Food & Drink In the UK, what brewer produces London Pride and Chiswick Bitter?
Fuller's Brewery (Fuller, Smith & Turner plc)
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On This Day The Space Shuttle Columbia took off on the fateful mission that was to be its last on this day, 16th January, in what year? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
2003
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Science & Nature Name a country, a capital city, and a province used to represent letters in the NATO phonetic alphabet. (1pt for 3, ½pt for 2, ¼pt for 1)
India, Lima, Quebec
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Sandie Shaw - Puppet On A String (1967)
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Sport & Leisure What Bundesliga team are nicknamed "Die Schwarzgelben" (The Black and Yellows)?
Borussia Dortmund
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Geography In terms of both area and population, what is the third largest island in the Mediterranean after Sicily and Sardinia?
Cyprus
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Anagram SMOKED THE CLOWNS is an anagram of what capital city and the country it is capital of?
Stockholm, Sweden
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Logos What automobile manufacturer has this as its logo?
Fiat
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Music English soul singer Heather Small is lead singer of what dance music band formed in 1990?
M People
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History What English noblewoman was de facto Queen of England and Ireland from 10th July until 19th July 1553, earning her the nickname Nine Days Queen?
Lady Jane Gray (Lady Jane Dudley)
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Entertainment Who stars as Peter Parker / Spider-Man in Captain America: Civil War (2016) and Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)?
Tom Holland
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General Knowledge What 'Y' describes a wooden crosspiece fastened over the necks of two animals and attached to the plough or cart they are to pull?
Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a well known term or phrase.
Skinny-dipping
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Current Affairs What did several hundred Saudi women do legally for the first time on Saturday night?
Spectate at a football match
3.
Science & Nature What is the common name for the physiological condition also called desynchronosis or circadian dysrhythmia?
Jet lag
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Blondie - Atomic (1980)
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Sport & Leisure In tennis, who was the year-end World No. 1 women's singles player a record eight times between 1987 and 1996?
Steffi Graf
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Geography What is the name of the large cable-stayed bridge that spans the gorge valley of the River Tarn in southern France?
Millau Viaduct
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Art & Literature In children's literature, by what name were Peter, Janet, Jack, Barbara, George, Pam and Colin collectively known?
The Secret Seven (Enid Blyton book series)
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Flags What country has this as its national flag?
South Africa
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Current Affairs Name the lead singer of Irish rock band The Cranberries, found dead in her London hotel room yesterday, aged 46?
Dolores O'Riordan
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History What religious movement was founded in 1954 by American author L. Ron Hubbard?
Scientology
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Entertainment What Scottish actor's film credits include Moulin Rouge! (2001), Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (2009), and Angels & Demons (2012)?
Ewan McGregor
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Add/Deduct a Letter Chief executive dweller. Answer with two words. The first part of the sentence is a clue to a nine letter word. Deduct one letter from that word to give the answer to the second part of the sentence.
Food & Drink What 'C' is used to describe a boned and rolled eye of lamb loin?
Cannon / Canon
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In This Year In this year: Idi Amin deposed Milton Obote in a coup to become president of Uganda; East Pakistan became Bangladesh after gaining independence from Pakistan; and Jim Morrison of The Doors was found dead in a bathtub in Paris, France. What year was it? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
1971
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Science & Nature How many of the eight major planets in our Solar System have no moons?
2 (Mercury and Venus)
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
The Soup Dragons - I'm Free (1990)
5.
Sport & Leisure What former professional boxer has served as the mayor of Kiev since June 2014?
Vitali Klitschko
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Entertainment "Making your way in the world today takes everything you've got" is the opening line of the theme tune to what 80s-90s TV series?
Cheers (Gary Portnoy - Where Everybody Knows Your Name)
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Art & Literature What is the fourth book of the Bible?
Numbers
8.
Thailand What province in Northeastern Thailand is this?
Yasothon - ยโสธร
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Music Who first recorded the song Don't Cry For Me Argentina in 1976?
Julie Covington (later Elaine Paige (West End 1978), Patti LuPone (Broadway 1979), and Madonna (film 1996))
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Anagram RUB HORSESHIT TOGETHER is an anagram of what musical group formed in 1962?
The Righteous Brothers
11.
Entertainment What British sitcom, first aired between 1968 and 1977, is based in the fictional seaside resort of Walmington-on-Sea?
Dad's Army
12.
Sudoku Solve this Sudoku puzzle to reveal the 7 letters highlighted.
Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a well known term or phrase.
Rub up the wrong way
2.
Current Affairs What British multinational construction company was liquidated this week after talks between the company, its lenders, and the UK government failed to reach a deal?
Carillion
3.
Science & Nature One of the largest of its kind in the world, with up to 21 limbs, what type of starfish is this?
Crown-of-thorns
4.
Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Taylor Swift - Look What You Made Me Do (2017)
5.
Sport & Leisure During an NHL game, what event traditionally prompts fans to throw their headgear onto the ice from the stands?
Hat-trick
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Geography The metropolitan area of what city accounts for more than half of the population of Alaska?
Anchorage
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Art & Literature What British author wrote the Inspector Morse novels?
Colin Dexter
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Landmarks What historic event is commemorated by The Monument in London? [Event and Year - ½ point for each]
Great Fire of London - 1666
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Music "I saw her today at the reception, a glass of wine in her hand" are the opening lyrics to what 1969 song? (½ point each for Artist and Title)
The Rolling Stones - You Can't Always Get What You Want
10.
History Who was President of the United States when Donald Trump was born?
Harry S. Truman (14th June 1946)
11.
Entertainment What is the nickname of the medical examiner played by David McCallum in the long-running TV series NCIS?
"Ducky" (Dr. Donald Mallard)
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General Knowledge What type of building is described as l'église in French and la chiesa in Italian?
