On This Day The Soufrière Hills volcano erupted on this day, 18th July, 1995. Over the course of several years it would go on to destroy much of what island?
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Science & Nature In this electrical circuit diagram, what device is represented by the symbol highlighted?
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
(1963)
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Sport & Leisure Who won the mixed doubles final at Wimbledon on Sunday? (½ point for each)
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Geography What major ferry port in England shares its name with the state capital of Delaware?
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Anagram SINCERE VAGINA is an anagram of what famous fashion designer?
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Logos With what English rock band, formed in 1964, is this logo most associated?
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Music What two female singers did Madonna famously kiss on stage at the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards? (½ point for each)
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History What two countries were the primary belligerents in the First Indochina War between 1946 and 1954? (½ point for each)
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Entertainment Who won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Jimmy Malone in the 1987 film The Untouchables?
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Thailand The 40th 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.
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On This Day Adolf Hitler published Mein Kampf on this day, 18th July, in what year? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
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Science & Nature Which has more bones; a human hand or a human foot?
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
(1978)
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On This Day Nadia Comăneci became the first person in Olympic Games history to score a perfect 10 in gymnastics on this day, 18th July, in what year? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
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Geography After the Big Island of Hawai'i, what is the second largest island in the United States?
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Art & Literature What two cities are the subject of Charles Dickens' 1859 novel, A Tale of Two Cities? (½ point for each)
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Flags What Eurasian country has this as its national flag?
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Music Taken from their album The Luxury Gap, whose hits in the early 80s include Let Me Go!, Temptation, and Come Live with Me?
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History What war was fought in the mid-17th century between the Cavaliers and the Roundheads?
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Entertainment What 2001 David Lynch film stars Naomi Watts as an aspiring actress named Betty Elms, newly arrived in Los Angeles, who meets and befriends an amnesiac woman hiding in her Aunt's apartment?
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Add/Deduct a Letter Feel deep respect then go backward. 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 Native to India, what is the name of this spice?
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On This Day What was the name of U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy's campaign specialist, killed when he crashed his car into a tidal basin at Chappaquiddick Island, Massachusetts on this day, 18th July, 1969?
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Science & Nature What Englishman, born in 1791, is credited with inventing the first mechanical computer?
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
(1993)
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Sport & Leisure What NFL team play its home games at FedExField?
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Entertainment Name this 1987 film.
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Art & Literature The basis of a 2000 film starring Leonardo DiCaprio; who wrote The Beach, a 1996 novel about backpackers in Thailand?
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Maps What country is this?
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Music Who sang about The Most Beautiful Girl in 1973?
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Anagram CRAP AGAIN YÓU ANUS is an anagram of what capital city and the country it is capital of?
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Entertainment First aired between 1985 and 1992, what American sitcom starred Beatrice Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan, and Estelle Getty?
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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.
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Current Affairs With more than 2.9 billion views, what 2015 song surpassed Psy's Gangam Style last week as the most watched video on YouTube? (½ point each for Artist and Title)
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Science & Nature What is the medical term for your breastbone?
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
(2008)
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Sport & Leisure Currently the longest-standing individual world record in athletics, for what event has Jarmila Kratochvílová held the women's world record of 1 minute 53.28 seconds since 1983?
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Geography Mount Elbrus is the highest mountain in what country?
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Art & Literature What 1975 bestseller, made into a 1976 film starring Michael Caine and Donald Sutherland, tells the story of a 1943 attempt by German paratroopers to kidnap Winston Churchill in a Norfolk village? (½ point each for Author and Title)
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Landmarks In what modern day country are the ruins of the 15th-century Inca city Machu Picchu?
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Music What Rodgers and Hammerstein musical includes the songs Oh What a Beautiful Mornin' and People Will Say We're in Love?
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History Until his death in 323 BC, who was King of Macedonia, Pharaoh of Egypt, King of Persia, and Lord of Asia?
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Entertainment What soap opera regularly features the fictional Erinsborough High School?
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General Knowledge One of the world's oldest trademarks, what company is represented by a character originally called Bibendum?
'Hope' the whale replaced 'Dippy' the dinosaur as the centrepiece of the atrium of London's Natural History Museum last week. In inches, how long is this 126-year-old skeleton of a young blue whale?
