Food & Drink If you ordered un sandwich au jambon in France, what would you get?
Ham sandwich
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On This Day On this day, 27th December, 1831, Charles Darwin embarked on his famous journey aboard what Royal Navy ship?
HMS Beagle
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Science & Nature What name is given to the scientific device used to separate substances of different densities by rotating them at speed around a fixed axis?
Centrifuge
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Simon & Garfunkel - A Hazy Shade of Winter (1966)
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Sport & Leisure What country topped the medal table at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio?
China (239 - 107 gold 81 silver 51 bronze)
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Geography The Ganges flows through India and what other country?
Bangladesh
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Anagram CRABBY AS CUTE APEMAN is an anagram of what NFL team?
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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Logos Founded in 1965, what worldwide restaurant chain has this as its logo?
T.G.I. Friday's
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Music Whose biggest hits in the 90s were I Want You, To the Moon and Back, and Truly Madly Deeply?
Savage Garden
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Year in Review The world's longest and deepest railway tunnel, the Gotthard Base Tunnel, was opened in June 2016 following two decades of construction work. In what country is it?
Switzerland
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Entertainment In TV and film, what character links Cesar Romero, Jack Nicholson, and Heath Ledger?
The Joker
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General Knowledge How many rows of stars are there on the flag of the United States?
Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a location. (7 letter word)
Hungary
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Current Affairs In order to defuse a huge World War II bomb, more than 50,000 residents were evacuated from what German city on Sunday?
Augsburg
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Science & Nature The asteroid belt in our Solar System is located roughly between the orbits of what two planets? (½ point for each)
Mars and Jupiter
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Starland Vocal Band - Afternoon Delight (1976)
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Sport & Leisure What did Svetlana Kuznetsova do to herself midway through her WTA finals match against Agnieszka Radwańska in October?
Cut her hair
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Geography The largest and deepest artesian basin in the world is the Great Artesian Basin. In what country is it?
Australia
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Art & Literature Seascape at Scheveningen and Congregation Leaving the Reformed Church in Nuenen, two paintings stolen in December 2002 worth US$100 million, were recovered in Italy in September 2016. Who painted them?
Vincent Van Gogh
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Flags What country in West Africa has this as its national flag?
Senegal
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Music What 1973 Stevie Wonder song was covered by the Red Hot Chili Peppers in 1989?
Higher Ground
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Year in Review In July 2016, what became the first solar-powered aircraft to circumnavigate the Earth?
Solar Impulse 2
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Entertainment From what 1964 film is this line? "Close your mouth, please, Michael. We are not a codfish."
Mary Poppins
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Add/Deduct a Letter Virtuous but deadly. 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 French chicken dish is named after a Napoleonic victory of June 1800?
Chicken Marengo (named to celebrate the Battle of Marengo)
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In This Year In this year: Dwight D. Eisenhower was sworn in as President of the United States; Joseph Stalin died after suffering a stroke; and the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II took place at Westminster Abbey. What year was it? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
1953
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Science & Nature Nephrology is the study of what internal organ?
Kidney
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
The Bangles - Hazy Shade of Winter (1987)
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Sport & Leisure Sam Allardyce's one and only game during his 67 days as England manager was a 1-0 away win versus what team?
Slovakia
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Entertainment Actor Gil Gerard is best known for what character in a 1979–1981 sci-fi TV series?
Buck Rogers (Captain William "Buck" Rogers in Buck Rogers in the 25th Century)
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Art & Literature In the 1964 Roald Dahl book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, how many golden tickets were hidden in the wrappers of Wonka chocolate bars?
5
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Maps What U.S. state is this?
Connecticut
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Music What 1979 song includes these lyrics? So please believe me My heart is in your hands And I'll be missing you(½ point each for Artist and Title)
Styx - Babe
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Anagram HUMPBACK ANGELICA is an anagram of what world famous European tourist attraction?
Buckingham Palace
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Entertainment Who played Mary Goodnight in The Man with the Golden Gun?
Britt Ekland
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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.
Second to none
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Current Affairs Name the Tunisian-born man, suspected of the lorry attack on a Berlin Christmas market, shot and killed by Italian police on Friday.
Anis Amri
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Science & Nature What family of seabirds include species called White, Spectacled, Common, Black, and Arctic?
Tern
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Kaiser Chiefs - Ruby (2007)
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Sport & Leisure In what American city did the Chicago Cubs win the 2016 World Series?
Cleveland (Game 7 at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio)
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Geography In the United States, the "Twin Cities" usually refers to what two cities?
Minneapolis–Saint Paul
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Art & Literature Completed in 1837, what was the name of the first full novel written by Charles Dickens?
The Pickwick Papers (The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club)
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Landmarks What capital city is this?
Riyadh (Saudi Arabia)
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Music From what 1945 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical does the famous football anthem You'll Never Walk Alone originate?
Carousel
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Year in Review What airline operated the flight that crashed with 66 people on board over the Mediterranean in May 2016?
EgyptAir (Flight 804)
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Entertainment Also the subject of a 2016 film, what is the name of Ricky Gervais' character in the original British TV series The Office?
David Brent
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General Knowledge There are 28 member states of the European Union. In English language terms, how many begin with the letter S? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
