Food & Drink What variety of hard, green-skinned apple is named after a British-Australian woman who died in 1870?
Granny Smith (after Maria Ann "Granny" Smith)
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On This Day Alaska was admitted as the 49th U.S. state on this day, 3rd January, in what year? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
1959
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Science & Nature What 'F' describes the tubes leading from the ovaries of female mammals into the uterus?
Fallopian tubes (also known as uterine tubes, and salpinges)
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Barry Mann - Who Put the Bomp (in the Bomp, Bomp, Bomp) (1961)
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Sport & Leisure In alpine skiing and alpine snowboarding, a slalom course involves passing through a series of gates, formed by pairs of coloured poles. What two colours are they? (½ point for each)
Red and blue
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Geography The Alboran Sea is the westernmost portion of what major body of water?
Mediterranean Sea
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Anagram I WHINE AMID A KNOB is an anagram of what capital city and the African country it is capital of? (2 word answer)
Windhoek, Namibia
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Logos What social news website has this as its logo?
Reddit
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Music Natalie Cole's Wild Women Do is the opening song on the soundtrack to what 1990 Julia Roberts film?
Pretty Woman
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History What nationality was Christopher Columbus?
Italian (Genovesi / Genoese - born in Genoa, then part of the Republic of Genoa)
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Entertainment What is the name of the fictional planet that is the original home world of the Doctor, The Master, and The Rani, as well as other Time Lords in the British TV series Doctor Who?
Gallifrey
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General Knowledge Name the South African-born Canadian-American business magnate best known as the founder of SpaceX and co-founder of Tesla Motors.
Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a well known term or phrase. (2 word answer)
Eye shadow
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Current Affairs In a new year prank, the world-famous HOLLYWOOD sign was changed this weekend to read what?
Hollyweed
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Science & Nature Often used in deep diving, trimix is a breathing gas comprised of what three elements? (1pt for 3, ½pt for 2, ¼pt for 1)
Oxygen, Helium and Nitrogen
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Run Through the Jungle (1970)
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Sport & Leisure What European national football team is nicknamed The Red Devils?
Belgium (De Rode Duivels / Les Diables Rouges / Die Roten Teufel)
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Geography Cape Flattery is located on the Olympic Peninsula in what U.S. state?
Washington (Clallam County)
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Art & Literature What fictional police detective was created by Belgian author Georges Simenon?
Maigret (Commissaire Jules Maigret)
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Flags What sovereign archipelago island nation in the Indian Ocean has this as its national flag?
Comoros
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Music What 1985 song includes these lyrics? Oh I saw you by the wall Ten of your tin soldiers in a row(½ point each for Artist and Title)
Elton John - Nikita
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History What English king signed the Magna Carta at Runnymede, near Windsor, on 15th June 1215?
King John
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Entertainment The 1968 film The Thomas Crown Affair starred Steve McQueen and Faye Dunaway. Who played the same roles in the 1999 remake? (½ point for each)
Pierce Brosnan and Rene Russo
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General Knowledge Energy and momentum in a continuous flow. 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 Collected from several species of trees native to Central America, what 'C' describes the natural gum traditionally used in making chewing gum?
Chicle
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In This Year In this year: Ian Fleming published his first James Bond novel, Casino Royale; Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay became the first men to reach the summit of Mount Everest; and the Korean Armistice Agreement halted the Korean War. What year was it? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
1953
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Science & Nature By what name is the prehistoric Smilodon more commonly known?
Saber-toothed tiger
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
The Clash - Should I Stay or Should I Go (1982)
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Sport & Leisure What National Hockey League franchise won the 2016 Stanley Cup?
Pittsburgh Penguins
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Entertainment First aired in 2016, who plays the titular French detective in the British TV series Maigret?
Rowan Atkinson
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Art & Literature Who wrote the 1912 novel Tarzan of the Apes?
Edgar Rice Burroughs
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Geography What major city on the east coast of Far North Queensland is this?
Cairns
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Music Whose first solo work since the break-up of the Beatles was a 1970 triple-album titled All Things Must Pass?
George Harrison
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Anagram I DREADED ENEMY is an anagram of what Academy Award winning actor?
Eddie Redmayne (Best Actor 2015 - The Theory of Everything)
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Entertainment Born Mary Cathleen Collins on 20th November 1956, she gained worldwide fame in 1979 playing a character called Jenny Hanley. What is her stage name?
Bo Derek
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Sudoku Solve this Sudoku puzzle to reveal the 3 digit figure highlighted.
