Food & Drink What 'P' describes this heavy, slightly sweet rye bread originating from Germany?
Pumpernickel
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On This Day In France, the former Gestapo chief nicknamed the "Butcher of Lyon" was convicted of crimes against humanity and sentenced to life imprisonment on this day, 4th July, 1987. What was his name?
Klaus Barbie
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Science & Nature Red, fennec, arctic and bat-eared are four types of what animal?
Fox
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
The Animals - It's My Life (1965)
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Sport & Leisure In what sport did Russian Irina Rodnina win 24 World, Olympic and European gold medals between 1969 and 1980?
Figure skating
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Geography Once one of the four largest lakes in the world, what body of water between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan has lost around 80% of its volume since the 1960s?
Aral Sea
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Anagram HEED TWO BENIGN VULVA is an anagram of what early 19th century celebrity?
Ludwig van Beethoven
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Logos The largest chemical producer in the world, what German company has this as its logo?
BASF
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Music What American band put a Man on the Moon in 1992 and asked What's the Frequency, Kenneth? in 1994?
R.E.M.
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History The first to sign the United States Declaration of Independence, whose name has become synonymous with the word signature?
John Hancock
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Entertainment What cult 1975 film features the characters of Brad Majors and Janet Weiss?
The Rocky Horror Picture Show (Barry Bostwick and Susan Sarandon)
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Thailand The 28th consonant in the Thai alphabet, what animal is used to represent this letter?
Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a well known term or phrase.
Unfinished business
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Current Affairs In what capital city did a police helicopter launch an attack on its Supreme Court and Interior Ministry last Thursday?
Caracas (Venezuela)
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Science & Nature What is the medical term for the largest bone in the human body?
Femur (thigh bone)
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Ramones - Blitzkrieg Bop (1976)
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Sport & Leisure Who is the current Number 1 in the Official World Golf Ranking?
Dustin Johnson (USA)
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Geography The Solomon Islands' largest island was the location of a famous World War II battle. What is its name?
Guadalcanal
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Art & Literature What film title is also the name of Arnold Schwarzenegger's autobiography, first published in 2012?
Total Recall
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Flags What island country has this as its national flag?
Fiji
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Music She Blinded Me with Science was a worldwide hit in 1982 for who?
Thomas Dolby
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History Below the title, "In CONGRESS, July 4, 1776. The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen United States of America", what is the first word in the text of the United States Declaration of Independence?
When (When in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people ...)
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Entertainment Name this 1985 film starring Anthony Michael Hall, Ilan Mitchell-Smith, and Kelly Le Brock.
Wierd Science
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Add/Deduct a Letter Change the necromancer. Answer with two words. The first part of the sentence is a clue to a six letter word. Deduct one letter from that word to give the answer to the second part of the sentence.
Food & Drink What fruit is known as "ananas" in French?
Pineapple
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In This Year Benedict Cumberbatch, Anna Faris, Peyton Manning, Ronaldo, Blake Shelton, and Reese Witherspoon were all born in what year? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
1976
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Science & Nature In this electrical circuit diagram, what device is represented by the symbol highlighted?
Diode
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
INXS - Never Tear Us Apart (1988)
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Sport & Leisure Who beat who in the FIFA Confederations Cup final on Sunday night? (½ point for each)
Germany beat Chile (1-0)
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Entertainment What type of zoo animal is Alex, the character voiced by Ben Stiller in the Madagascar film franchise?
Lion
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Art & Literature Who created the 15th century painting Primavera?
Sandro Botticelli
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Maps What U.S. state is this?
Alabama
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Music What well known singer was born Mark Feld in Hackney, East London in 1947?
Marc Bolan
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Anagram GENTLE SEMEN RIOT is an anagram of what 1980s TV series?
Remington Steele
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Entertainment What company represents itself on television with this short tune after the closing credits?
Warner Bros. Television
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Sudoku Solve this Sudoku puzzle to reveal the 3 digit figure highlighted.
Sergey Bubka held the pole vault world record for nearly 30 years before Renaud Lavillenie of France set a new record in February 2014. In centimetres, what is the current world record?
