Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a well known term or phrase.
Dead ringer
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Current Affairs Part of NATO's Operation Atlantic Resolve: 3,500 U.S. troops, 87 tanks, and 144 Bradley fighting vehicles were deployed in what country last Thursday?
Poland
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Science & Nature What boy's name is also the SI derived unit of electrical inductance?
Henry
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Elton John - Crocodile Rock (1972)
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Sport & Leisure Tennis player Pete Sampras' precise serve earned him what nickname?
Pistol Pete
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Geography In Bavaria, if you travelled on the Wankbahn to the Wankhaus, what type of natural feature would you be visiting?
Mountain (Mount Wank)
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Art & Literature According to the Queen of Hearts in Lewis Carroll's Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There, "The rule is, ___ to-morrow and ___ yesterday — but never __ to-day." What word is missing?
Jam
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Flags What landlocked country in Southern Africa has this as its national flag?
Botswana
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Music What 1981 song includes these lyrics? And you may ask yourself Well ... How did I get here? (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Talking Heads - Once in a Lifetime
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History To what was the Canadian city of York renamed on 6th March 1834?
Toronto
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Entertainment Who played John Doe, the serial killer being tracked down by Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman, in the 1995 film Se7en?
Kevin Spacey
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General Knowledge Hit the spare tyre. 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 Chablis, the famous French dry white wine, is made from what variety of grape?
Chardonnay (Beaunois)
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On This Day The United States paid US$25 million in gold for the Danish West Indies on this day, 17th January, 1917. By what name have they been known since?
United States Virgin Islands
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Science & Nature What is the chemical symbol for gold?
Au
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
The Blow Monkeys - Digging Your Scene (1986)
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Sport & Leisure What former world boxing champion was nicknamed the "Celtic Warrior"?
Steve Collins
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Entertainment Who directed Trainspotting, The Beach, 28 Days Later, Slumdog Millionaire, 127 Hours, and Steve Jobs?
Danny Boyle
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Art & Literature For what red-haired, freckled character in a children's book series is Swedish author Astrid Lindgren best known?
Pippi Longstocking (Swedish: Pippi Långstrump)
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Geography What U.S. state is this?
Massachusetts
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Music What band was formed by Ralf Hütter and Florian Schneider in 1970?
Kraftwerk
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Anagram CANCEL THAT BET is an anagram of what Academy Award winning actress?
Cate Blanchett
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Entertainment Who played the title role in the 1965 comedy Western musical Cat Ballou?
Jane Fonda
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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 term or phrase.
A dark horse
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On This Day In the Gulf War, Operation Desert Storm began on this day, 17th January, in what year? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
1991
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Science & Nature Translate the following Morse Code into a four letter word: --‧- ‧‧- ‧‧ --‧‧
QUIZ
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
U2 - Staring at the Sun (1997)
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Sport & Leisure In a basketball career spanning 19 seasons from 1985 to 2004, who was nicknamed "The Mailman"?
Karl Malone
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Geography Mount Wilhelm is often listed as the highest mountain in Oceania. In what country is it?
Papua New Guinea
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Art & Literature What type of animal stars in the 1960 novel Ring of Bright Water by Gavin Maxwell?
Otter (called Mijbil)
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Landmarks In what country would you find the Cliffs of Moher?
Ireland (Irish: Aillte an Mhothair)
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Music What American singer's 1960s hits include Roses Are Red (My Love), Blue Velvet, and There! I've Said It Again?
Bobby Vinton
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History In what year did U.S. President Richard Nixon resign from office?
1974
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Entertainment First aired in 2012, what is the title of the American TV series starring Jonny Lee Miller as Sherlock Holmes and Lucy Liu as Dr. Joan Watson?
Elementary
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Thailand If travelling in a straight line from Hanoi, Vietnam to Bangkok, Thailand, what other country would you pass through?