Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a well known phrase.
Jack in the Box
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Current Affairs What was the name of the 5½-tonne Israeli communications satellite destroyed last Thursday when a Spacex Falcon 9 rocket exploded on the launchpad during a test-fire?
Amos-6
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Science & Nature GRID was the name first proposed in 1982 to describe an "unexpected cluster of cases" of a disease now known as what?
AIDS (Gay-Related Immune Deficiency)
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel - Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me) (1975)
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On This Day Nine Israeli athletes taken hostage at the Munich Olympic Games died at the hands of their kidnappers during a failed rescue attempt on this day, 6th September, in what year? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
1972
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Geography On what island is the holiday resort of Kuta?
Bali (Indonesia)
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Art & Literature Who wrote the 1960s bestsellers Hotel and Airport?
Arthur Hailey
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Flags It has an extensive coastline along the Red Sea and its capital is Asmara; what African country has this as its national flag?
Eritrea
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Music For what song was Bruce Springsteen awarded an Oscar in 1994?
Streets of Philadelphia (Best Original Song - from the 1993 film Philadelphia)
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History How many full years did Nelson Mandela spend in prison? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
27 (5th August 1962 - 11th February 1990)
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Entertainment Birds called Blu and Jewel star in what 2011 animated film and its 2014 sequel?
Rio
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Add/Deduct a Letter Workers' association all together. Answer with two words. The first part of the sentence is a clue to a five letter word. Add one letter to that word to give the answer to the second part of the sentence.
Food & Drink What two ingredients make a Black Velvet cocktail?
Stout/Guinness & Sparkling wine/Champagne
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On This Day The name Saint Petersburg was restored to Russia's second largest city on this day, 6th September, 1991. To what was it previously renamed in 1914, and again in 1924? (½ point for each)
Science & Nature Native to Madagascar, what is this animal called?
Aye-aye
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Guns N' Roses - Welcome to the Jungle (1987)
5.
Sport & Leisure Excluding the ball (which has a core made from cork), how many pieces of wooden equipment are necessary for a game of cricket?
12 (6 stumps, 4 bails & 2 bats)
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Entertainment In what 1973 horror film did Ellen Burstyn play the mother of Linda Blair?
The Exorcist
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Art & Literature What is the name of the title character and protagonist in J. R. R. Tolkien's 1937 novel The Hobbit?
Bilbo Baggins
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Maps What Central American country is this?
Costa Rica
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Music I feel it in my fingers, I feel it in my toes is the opening line to what 1967 song by the Troggs, covered in 1994 by Wet Wet Wet?
Love Is All Around
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Anagram HARK LATRINE FAN is an anagram of what American singer–songwriter born in 1942?
Aretha Franklin
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Entertainment In what 1960s film did Blondie say to Tuco, "You see in this world there's two kinds of people my friend - those with loaded guns, and those who dig. You dig."?
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (Clint Eastwood to Eli Wallach)
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Sudoku Solve this Sudoku puzzle to reveal the 3 digit figure highlighted.
Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a well known phrase.
Feeling on top of the world
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Current Affairs Who was canonized (officially made a saint) in a ceremony at the Vatican on Sunday?
Mother Teresa
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Science & Nature What chemical element takes its name from the Greek word for pale green?
Chlorine (Greek: χλωρóς khlôros)
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Avicii - Wake Me Up (2013)
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Sport & Leisure How many players are there in a Canadian Football team?
12
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Geography What is the second most populous city in Switzerland?
Geneva (1. Zurich 2. Geneva 3. Basel)
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Art & Literature What is the name of the £50,000 literary prize awarded each year for the best original novel, written in the English language, and published in the UK?
Booker Prize (since 2002, it's full name is the Man Booker Prize)
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Landmarks What major city is this?
Rio de Janeiro (Complexo do Alemão Favelas)
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Music In Silvia's Mother, the 1972 single by Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show, what was the family name of Silvia and her mother?
Avery
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History For what did the United States pay the Russian Empire $7.2million on 30th March 1867?
Alaska
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Entertainment In what 2004 film did Johnny Depp play 17th century poet John Wilmot, the egotistical second Earl of Rochester?
The Libertine
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General Knowledge A caterpillar covers its outward journey to a vegetable patch at a speed of 114 metres per hour. After filling up with his favourite foods the caterpillar returns, over exactly the same distance, at 38 metres per hour. What is the caterpillar’s average speed over the entire journey?
57 metres per hour (38m/h takes 3 times longer than 114m/h, so (114+38+38+38)/4)
The Bailong Elevator (literally Hundred Dragons Elevator) is a glass elevator built onto the side of a huge cliff in Hunan province, China. Claiming to be the tallest outdoor elevator in the world, how tall, in feet, is it?
