Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a well known phrase.
An afterthought
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Current Affairs Name the New Zealand coastal town where thousand of tourists and hundreds of residents were stranded after an earthquake cut off train and vehicle access this weekend.
Kaikoura
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Science & Nature What type of insect is this?
Mantis / Praying mantis
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Tina Charles - I Love to Love (But My Baby Loves to Dance) (1976)
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Sport & Leisure In tennis, what city is hosting the ATP World Tour Finals this week?
London (The O2 Arena)
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Geography With a population of 4.3 million, what is the largest city in Myanmar (Burma)?
Yangon (Rangoon)
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Art & Literature What were the first names of French painters Monet and Manet? (½ point for each)
Claude and Édouard
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Flags What country has this as its national flag?
Jamaica
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Music What 1965 song, more famously covered in 1981, includes these lyrics? The love we share seems to go nowhere and I've lost my light
Tainted Love
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History In what Northern Ireland city did "Bloody Sunday" take place on 30th January 1972?
Derry / Londonderry (County Londonderry)
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Entertainment In what U.S. city was the award-winning TV series Breaking Bad filmed and set?
Albuquerque (New Mexico)
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Add/Deduct a Letter Nonsense line. 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 For what foodstuff is the Périgord region of France most well known?
Truffle (Black Périgord truffle)
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In This Year In this year: George W. Bush was sworn into office, succeeding Bill Clinton as President of the United States; Russian space station Mir re-entered the atmosphere to end its 15 year service in the Pacific Ocean; and the first iPod was introduced by Apple. What year was it? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
2001
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Science & Nature What is the common name for this genus of plant?
Marigold (Tagetes)
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Tracy Chapman - Fast Car (1988)
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Sport & Leisure Who is the current holder of the World Rally Drivers' Championship, having won the titles in 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016?
Sébastien Ogier
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Entertainment Who played the title role in the 2008 film Slumdog Millionaire?
Dev Patel
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Art & Literature Whose 1996 novel of the same name was adapted into the 1999 film The Green Mile?
Stephen King
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Maps What U.S. state is this?
Maryland
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Music By what nickname is American singer Harry Wayne Casey better known?
K.C.
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Anagram HE IS THE ILL MENACE is an anagram of what former Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom?
Michael Heseltine
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Entertainment Who starred in the 1970s films American Graffiti, Jaws, and Close Encounters of the Third Kind?
Richard Dreyfuss
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Sudoku Solve this Sudoku puzzle to reveal the 3 digit figure highlighted.
