Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a well known term or phrase.
Fingers crossed
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Current Affairs Name the 19-year-old expelled student who killed 17 people and injured 15 others at a school in Parkland, Florida last Wednesday.
Nikolas Jacob Cruz
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Science & Nature Where on the human body is the common carotid artery?
Neck
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Bee Gees - How Can You Mend a Broken Heart (1971)
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Sport & Leisure What snowboarding event made its Olympic debut this week at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang?
Big air
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Geography At 4,677 km, what country shares the longest land border with China?
Mongolia (Russia 3,645 km, India 3,380 km [disputed])
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Art & Literature In literature, what name did Commander Caractacus Pott give to his 12-cylinder, eight-litre, supercharged Paragon Panther?
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (Chitty Chitty Bang Bang: The Magical Car - Ian Fleming - 1964)
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Flags Which of these is the correct obverse ("front") view of the flag of Wales?
C
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Music Originally written and recorded by Bruce Springsteen in 1978, who had a worldwide hit in 1979 with Fire?
The Pointer Sisters
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History In what country did the Rum Rebellion take place in 1808?
Australia (New South Wales)
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Entertainment Who played the title role in the 1964 film Zorba the Greek?
Anthony Quinn
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Add/Deduct a Letter Friendly farmer. Answer with two words. The first part of the sentence is a clue to an eight letter word. Deduct one letter from that word to give the answer to the second part of the sentence.
Food & Drink In Greek cuisine, what 'K' is a dish of lamb, marinated in garlic and lemon juice, then slow-baked on the bone?
Kleftiko
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In This Year In this year: Margaret Thatcher became leader of the UK Conservative Party; NASA launched the Viking 1 planetary probe toward Mars; and U.S. President Gerald Ford survived two assassination attempts. What year was it? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
1975
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Science & Nature What 'S' describes the process of changing directly from a solid to a gas without entering the liquid phase?
Sublimation
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Laura Branigan - Self Control (1984)
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Sport & Leisure Part of Rugby Union's Six Nations Championship, what two countries compete annually for the Calcutta Cup? (½ point for each)
England and Scotland
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Entertainment In TV, what title character worked for the fictional Boston law firm Cage and Fish?
Ally McBeal (Calista Flockhart)
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Art & Literature What English author wrote the children's stories Adventures of the Wishing-Chair (1937) and The Wishing-Chair Again (1950)?
Enid Blyton
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Maps What is the name of this river?
Zambezi
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Music Estimated to have sold in excess of 15 million copies worldwide, on 25th May 1973, what mainly instrumental album was the first ever release on the Virgin label? (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells
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Anagram BUGGERS LAKE WHORE is an anagram of the full name of what former U.S. president?
George Walker Bush
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Entertainment Who played the role of villain Howard Payne in the 1994 film Speed?
Dennis Hopper
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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.
Woman's intuition
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Current Affairs Who succeeded as South African president after the long-awaited resignation of Jacob Zuma last week?
Cyril Ramaphosa
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Science & Nature What 'R' describes the change in direction of wave propagation due to a change in its transmission medium?
Refraction
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Dido - White Flag (2003)
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Sport & Leisure Whose previous record for the most Formula 1 Grand Prix victories did Michael Schumacher surpass in 2001?
Alain Prost (also surpassed by Lewis Hamilton in 2016)
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Geography What is the de facto capital of Switzerland?
Bern / Berne
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Art & Literature In the original (Genus & Genus II) editions of Trivial Pursuit, what colour represents Art & Literature?
Brown
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Landmarks Launched in 1797, and nicknamed Old Ironsides, she is the world's oldest commissioned naval vessel still afloat. What is the name of this famous ship?
U.S.S. Constitution
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Music From the opening words to Dusty Springfield's 1968 hit Son of a Preacher Man, what is the son's name?
Billy Ray
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History Who was President of France at the outbreak of World War II?
Albert Lebrun
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Entertainment What actor was one of The Dirty Dozen in 1967, Kelly's Heroes in 1970 and the Space Cowboys in 2000?
Donald Sutherland
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General Knowledge Between 2007 and 2015, what brand was promoted with the slogan "Das Auto"?