Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a well known term or phrase.
A round of drinks
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Current Affairs In what South American country have severe floods this week killed scores of people and caused thousands to be evacuated from their homes?
Peru
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Science & Nature What famous astronomer was born in Pisa, Italy in 1564?
Galileo Galilei
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Toto - Hold the Line (1978)
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Sport & Leisure In 1972, who became Sports Illustrated's first Sportswoman of the Year?
Billie Jean King
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Geography Other than Iceland, name the only other Nordic country that is not a monarchy?
Finland
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Art & Literature Leonardo da Vinci spent much of his earlier working life in the service of Ludovico il Moro in what Italian city?
Milan
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Flags What disputed territory and partially recognised state is represented by this flag?
Kosovo
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Music Pink Floyd's 1975 album Wish You Were Here was a tribute to their former frontman, whose mental breakdown had forced him to leave the group seven years earlier. What was his name?
Syd Barrett
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History At what law school did Bill Clinton and Hillary Rodham meet in 1971?
Yale
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Entertainment Who played Phileas Fogg in the 1956 comedy-adventure film Around the World in 80 Days?
David Niven
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Add/Deduct a Letter Cured meat in a signal fire. 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 Traditionally found in various European cuisines, what 'R' is the French term for a dish of filled rolled meat or pastry?
Roulade
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In This Year In this year: George W. Bush succeeded Bill Clinton as President of the United States; the Russian Mir space station re-entered the atmosphere to end its 15 year service in the Pacific Ocean; and English politician and author Jeffrey Archer was sentenced to 4 years in prison. What year was it? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
2001
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Science & Nature What element did Joseph Priestley become the first to isolate in its gaseous state in 1774?
Oxygen
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Cutting Crew - (I Just) Died in Your Arms (1986)
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Sport & Leisure What nationality is former tennis player Björn Borg?
Swedish
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Entertainment Who plays the role of Dominic "Dom" Toretto in The Fast and the Furious film series?
Vin Diesel
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Art & Literature Born in 1948, what international best-selling British writer of crime fiction uses his home town of Brighton as the setting for many of his novels?
Peter James
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Maps What country is this?
Georgia
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Music What singer songwriter was born LaDonna Adrian Gaines on 31st December 1948?
Donna Summer
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Anagram PHONY SKIN ON HAT is an anagram of what Oscar winning actor?
Anthony Hopkins (Academy Award for Best Actor - The Silence of the Lambs, 1991)
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Entertainment What 1971 satirical comedy film stars Woody Allen as bumbling New Yorker, Fielding Mellish?
Bananas
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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.
No idea
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On This Day Born on this day, 21st March, 1906, name the American businessman who helped revitalise the Thai silk industry in the 1950s and 1960s, and who disappeared without a trace in Malaysia in March 1967.
Jim Thompson (James Harrison Wilson Thompson)
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Science & Nature Around what organ of the body would you find your circle of Willis?
Brain (a group of arteries that supply blood to the brain and surrounding structures)
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Deep Blue Something - Breakfast at Tiffany's (1995)
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Sport & Leisure What do the letters SC in NASCAR stand for? (½ point for each)
Stock Car
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Geography Most of the Orinoco River is located in what South American country?
Venezuela (also Columbia 24%)
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Art & Literature The line "Double, double toil and trouble" comes from what Shakespeare play?
Macbeth
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Landmarks Offa's Dyke is a large linear earthwork that roughly follows the current border between what two countries?
England and Wales (Welsh: Clawdd Offa)
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Music What Psychedelic Furs song became the theme tune for a 1986 John Hughes film of the same name?
Pretty in Pink
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History The Yalta Conference decided on the post-war partition of what nation?
Germany (February 1945)
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Entertainment What 1987 film has the tagline "Born to Kill"?
Full Metal Jacket
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General Knowledge What do the letters H.W. stand for in the name of former president George H.W. Bush? (½ point for each)
