Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a well known phrase. (4,3,1,4)
Time-and-a-half
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Current Affairs Name the South Korean president impeached by a vote of the National Assembly on Friday.
Park Geun-hye
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Science & Nature Typically consisting of a pollen-containing anther and a filament, what is the name of the male fertilising organ of a flower?
Stamen
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Andy Kim - Rock Me Gently (1974)
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Sport & Leisure How many consecutive touches is a volleyball team allowed?
Three
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Geography Ljubljana is the capital and largest city of what European country?
Slovenia
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Art & Literature What is the first name of Charlie Brown's blanket-toting best friend?
Linus (Linus van Pelt)
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Flags What landlocked country in Southern Africa has this as its national flag?
Zambia
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Music Who is dressed in pink and holding a trumpet on the cover of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band?
Ringo Starr
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History What began at Fort Sumter in 1861 and ended at Palmito Ranch in 1865?
American Civil War
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Entertainment What 1983 film features a red and white 1958 Plymouth Fury?
Christine
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Add/Deduct a Letter Wake up the game bird. 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 A lamington, made from squares of sponge cake coated in an outer layer of chocolate (or sometimes raspberry) sauce and rolled in desiccated coconut, originates from what country?
Australia
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On This Day What Dutch explorer became the first known European to reach New Zealand on this day, 13th December, 1642?
Abel Tasman
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Science & Nature What chemical element has the symbol As and atomic number 33?
Arsenic
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Erasure - A Little Respect (1988)
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Sport & Leisure Founded in 2009, what German football club achieved four promotions in seven seasons and are currently second in the Bundesliga?
RB Leipzig (RasenBallsport Leipzig)
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Entertainment What 2016 film stars Chris Pine and Ben Foster as two brothers who carry out a series of bank robberies, with Jeff Bridges and Gil Birmingham as two Texas Rangers in pursuit?
Hell or High Water
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Art & Literature What Irish novelist is best known for A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (1916), Ulysses (1922), and Finnegans Wake (1939)?
James Joyce
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Maps Geographically part of the larger island group of Micronesia, what island country is this?
Marshall Islands
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Music How many vestal virgins were leaving for the coast in Procol Harum's A Whiter Shade of Pale?
16
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Anagram CRAB A SWANKY BRAT is an anagram of what Hollywood actress born in 1907?
Barbara Stanwyck
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Entertainment Played by Telly Savalas from 1973 to 1978, what was Kojak's first name?
Theo
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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.
Rock Around the Clock
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Current Affairs What is the name of the Coptic Orthodox Cathedral in Cairo, Egypt, where a bombing killed at least 25 people and injured many others on Sunday?
St. Mark's
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Science & Nature Primarily used as cover glass for portable electronic devices, what is the brand name of the specialised toughened glass developed and manufactured by Corning?
Gorilla Glass
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Aerosmith - I Don't Want to Miss a Thing (1998)
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Sport & Leisure What Spanish city hosted the 1992 Summer Olympic Games?
Barcelona
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Geography After Asia, what continent has the second largest population?
Africa
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Art & Literature In the 1900 novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, and in stage and film adaptations since, what is Dorothy's surname?
Gale
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Landmarks Nicknamed the City of White Marble, Ashgabat is the capital and largest city of what country?
Turkmenistan
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Music Le quattro stagioni is a group of four violin concerti by what Italian composer?
Antonio Vivaldi (The Four Seasons)
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History In what century was Antarctica discovered? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
19th (first confirmed sighting in 1820, first documented landing in 1821)
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Entertainment Anna Maria Louisa Italiano was married to Melvin James Kaminsky from 1964 to her death in 2005. By what names are they better known? (½ point for each)
Anne Bancroft and Mel Brooks
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General Knowledge What number comes next in this sequence? 0,9,36,81,144,___
The worst maritime disaster of the 21st century to date, the MV Le Joola was a Senegalese roll-on/roll-off ferry that capsized on 26th September 2002, resulting in the deaths of how many people?
