Food & Drink What main ingredient is cooked with onions in white wine to make a Moules Marinière?
Mussels
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On This Day Still holding the record for the highest viewership of a season finale, almost 106 million viewers watched the final episode of what TV show on this day, 28th February, 1983?
M*A*S*H
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Science & Nature What would you find in the sockets of your alveolar ridge?
Teeth
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Bob Dylan - Blowin' in The Wind (1963)
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Sport & Leisure What video game originally gave us the Mario character?
Donkey Kong
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Geography In what U.S. state is Area 51?
Nevada
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Anagram ARIDLY DRUNK PIG is an anagram of what English author and poet, born in 1865?
Rudyard Kipling
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Logos What chain of luxury hotels is represented by this logo?
Sheraton
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Music Who released an album in 1983 called simply War?
U2
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History The most shallow of the Great Lakes, what was the site of a September 1813 U.S. naval victory during the War of 1812?
Lake Erie (Battle of Lake Erie)
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Entertainment How many colours are used as "Mr." aliases in Reservoir Dogs? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
6 (Mr. Blonde, Mr. Blue, Mr. Brown, Mr. Orange, Mr. Pink, and Mr. White)
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General Knowledge Who is also known as Siddhārtha Gautama?
Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a well known term or phrase.
Hot under the collar
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Current Affairs Name the actor and actress who wrongly announced La La Land as winner of the Academy Award for Best Picture having been handed the wrong envelope on Sunday night. (½ point for each)
Warren Beatty & Faye Dunaway
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Science & Nature The Komodo Dragon, the world's largest lizard, can only be found in the wild in what country?
Indonesia (in the Lessa Sunda islands of Komodo, Rinca, Flores, Gili Motang, and Padar)
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Blue Swede - Hooked on a Feeling (1974)
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Sport & Leisure The modern pentathlon includes fencing, 200m freestyle swimming, pistol shooting, a 3200m cross-country run, and what else?
Show jumping
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Geography An anagram of Tokyo, what was the Imperial capital of Japan for more than one thousand years?
Kyoto
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Art & Literature Authors Dean Koontz, Clive Barker, Ramsey Campbell and Peter Straub are best known for their novels in what genre?
Horror
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Flags What African country has this as its national flag?
Niger
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Music Composed in 1791, Die Zauberflöte, or The Magic Flute, was the last completed opera by what composer?
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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History The annexation of Austria into Nazi Germany, in what year did the Anschluss take place? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
1938 (12th March)
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Entertainment Twins James and Oliver Phelps appeared in what series of films?
Harry Potter (Fred and George Weasley)
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General Knowledge A type of tree well liked. Answer with two words. The first part of the sentence is a clue to a six letter word. Add one letter to that word to give the answer to the second part of the sentence.
Food & Drink What do you add to Yorkshire pudding to get toad in the hole?
Sausage
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In This Year In this year: The centennial of the Statue of Liberty's dedication was celebrated in New York Harbor; British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher officially opened the M25 Motorway; and Mike Tyson won his first world boxing title by defeating Trevor Berbick in Las Vegas. What year was it? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
1986
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Science & Nature What is the name of the digital stylus pen introduced by Apple in November 2015?
Apple Pencil
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Madness - House of Fun (1982)
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Sport & Leisure George Herman was the real first and middle name of what world famous sportsman?
"Babe" Ruth
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Entertainment In what decade did Walt Disney first introduce Mickey Mouse?
1920s (a test screening of Plane Crazy to a theatre audience on 15th May 1928)
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Art & Literature What 17th century artist is thought to have created nearly 100 self-portraits?
Rembrandt
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Geography What "region" is depicted by this map?
Alaska
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Music Who was born John Simon Ritchie in Lewisham, London on 10th May 1957?
Sid Vicious
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Anagram IS A RUG OF LABIA is an anagram of what capital city and the country it is capital of?
Sofia, Bulgaria
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Entertainment What does HBO stand for?
Home Box Office
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Sudoku Solve this Sudoku puzzle to reveal the 3 digit figure highlighted.
