Food & Drink What 'P' is used to describe the large, heart-shaped sweet chili pepper used to make the familiar red filling found in Spanish stuffed green olives?
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On This Day Macau was handed over to China by Portugal on this day, 20th December, in what year? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
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Science & Nature What two body parts are connected by the Eustachian tube? (½ point for each)
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
(1968)
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Sport & Leisure Following his death in June 2016, whose pallbearers included Lennox Lewis, Mike Tyson and Will Smith?
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Geography The Weddell Sea is located off the coast of what continent?
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Anagram A HACK, IT IS A PRANK is an anagram of what major city and the country in which it is the largest?
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Logos What well known brand name is represented by this logo?
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Music What 1983 song includes these lyrics? Some of them want to abuse you. Some of them want to be abused.(½ point each for Artist and Title)
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History What name is given to the line surveyed between 1763 and 1767 in the resolution of a border dispute involving Maryland, Pennsylvania and Delaware in Colonial America?
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Entertainment A multinational corporation specialising in televised home shopping, what does the acronym QVC stand for?
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General Knowledge What 'R' is used to describe the Muslim minority people originating from the Rakhine State on the western coast of Myanmar?
Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a well known phrase.
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In This Year In this year: Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom died aged 81; U.S. President William McKinley was assassinated in Buffalo, New York; and Guglielmo Marconi received the first trans-Atlantic radio signal, a Morse code letter 'S' sent from England to Newfoundland. What year was it? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
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Science & Nature Silk, wool, starch, DNA, cellulose, and proteins are all examples of naturally occurring what?
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
(1980)
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Sport & Leisure In August 2016, what athlete was quoted as saying, "There you go, I'm the greatest"?
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Geography What country is bordered by Turkey to the west, Georgia to the north, Azerbaijan to the east, and Iran to the south?
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Art & Literature With what type of spoon did The Owl and the Pussycat dine on mince and slices of quince?
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Flags What country has this as its national flag?
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Music What is Ozzy Osborne's real first name?
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History Who succeeded Georges Pompidou as French President in 1974?
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Entertainment Who played Crockett and Tubbs in the 2006 film adaptation of the 1980s' TV series Miami Vice? (½ point for each)
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Add/Deduct a Letter Astute in a small, narrow space. 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 In British cuisine, what North England town gives its name to a double loin lamb chop?
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On This Day After serving just one year of a five year jail sentence, who was released from Landsberg Prison on this day, 20th December, 1924?
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Science & Nature What name is given to the female reproductive organs of a flower, comprising the stigma, style, and ovary?
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
(1994)
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Sport & Leisure Who won the 2016 FIFA Club World Cup on Sunday?
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Entertainment In TV and film, who live at 742 Evergreen Terrace?
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Art & Literature Who wrote the 1988 best-seller A Brief History of Time?
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Maps What South American country is this?
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Music What 1969 Creedence Clearwater Revival song was a hit for Ike and Tina Turner in 1971?
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Anagram THE COKE ANIMAL is an anagram of what American actor born in 1951?
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Entertainment In the 2016 film Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie, who is presumed dead after falling off a balcony into the Thames when Edina accidentally bumps into her?
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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.
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Current Affairs One of the biggest in Africa, the Gibe III hydroelectric dam was officially opened on Saturday. It is expected to more than double the electricity output of what country?
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Science & Nature What 'D' is used to describe indehiscent fleshy fruits with a central stone containing the seed?
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
(2011)
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Sport & Leisure Name the rookie who secured the winning point for the U.S. at Hazeltine in the 2016 Ryder Cup?
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Geography Where are the Ocean Of Storms and the Sea of Clouds?
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Art & Literature What is the name of Captain Hook's ship in the J.M. Barrie play Peter Pan?
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Landmarks What is the name of this famous estate in Buckinghamshire, England?
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Music What stage and film musical features Barbra Streisand's 1964 hit Don't Rain On My Parade?
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History Never caught, nor identified, and claiming to have killed 37, what nickname was given to the serial killer who operated in northern California in the late 1960s and early 1970s?
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Entertainment What 1977 film stars the characters of Tony Manero and Stephanie Mangano?
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General Knowledge How many numbers without a zero in them are there on a roulette wheel?
The highest top speed ever achieved in a Formula 1 competition was set by Valtteri Bottas during qualifying at the 2016 European Grand Prix. In km/h, what was his top speed?
