Food & Drink In culinary terms, what is the common name for a solution of roughly 5% acetic acid?
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On This Day The deadliest aviation accident in history: two Boeing 747 airliners collided on a foggy runway on Tenerife in the Canary Islands, killing 583 on this day, 27th March, in what year? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
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Science & Nature Stenosing tenosynovitis is a common disorder involving the catching, snapping or locking of a finger flexor tendon, causing dysfunction and pain. What is its more common name?
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
(1964)
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Sport & Leisure In English Football Association terms, what do the initials WSL stand for?
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Geography According to a 2015 U.N. estimate, what country is it predicted will have the largest population by 2025?
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Anagram NO ALIENS DARLING is an anagram of what American actress?
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Logos What brewery in Bremen, Germany is represented by this logo?
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Music What British band released their debut album Parachutes in July 2000?
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History To what was the city of Petrograd renamed in 1924?
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Entertainment Who, in 1962, became the first actress to win an Oscar for a non-English speaking performance?
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General Knowledge What 6 letter word is spelt out by these notes?
Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a well known term or phrase.
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Current Affairs Name the French police officer who died saving the lives of hostages in a supermarket siege by an Islamist gunman on Friday.
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Science & Nature The "Goliath birdeater" is, by mass, the largest known species of what?
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
(1976)
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Sport & Leisure Name the Australian cricketer who admitted to tampering with the ball on the third day of the third Test against South Africa on Saturday.
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Geography Which U.S. state comes third alphabetically?
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Art & Literature In the Oxford English Dictionary, what letter begins more words than any other?
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Flags What country in Western Asia has this as its national flag?
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Music "In the midnight hour. I can feel your power" are lyrics from what 1989 hit single? (½ point each for Artist and Title)
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History The First Kashmir War between 1947 and 1948 was fought between what two countries? (½ point for each)
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Entertainment Hi-Diddle-Dee-Dee is a song from what Walt Disney film?
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Add/Deduct a Letter Warehouse for a tyrant. 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 After water, in generic terms, what is the most consumed beverage worldwide?
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In This Year In this year: The Winter Olympics were held in Sarajevo; the Summer Olympics were held in Los Angeles; and U.S. President Ronald Reagan was re-elected for his second term in office. What year was it? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
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Science & Nature What 'W' describes the loose red fold of skin that hangs from the neck of a rooster?
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
(1986)
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Sport & Leisure FIDE is the international governing body of what?
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Entertainment How many countries share a land border with mainland France? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
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Art & Literature In Treasure Island, what is Long John Silver employed as on the Hispaniola?
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Thailand What province in Northeastern Thailand is this?
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Music "I said 'far out, what a day, a year, a life it is!'" are lyrics from what 1975 song? (½ point each for Artist and Title)
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Anagram ONLY A PONCE AND A TART is an anagram of what Shakespeare play?
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Entertainment Who plays Jean Valjean, the lead role in the 2012 film adaptation of Les Misérables?
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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 Name the former porn star who claimed this week that she was threatened in 2011 to keep quiet about an alleged sexual encounter with Donald Trump in 2006.
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Science & Nature Named after the French physicist who accidentally discovered it in 1896, what is the SI unit for radioactivity?
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
(2014)
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Sport & Leisure What Grand Slam tennis event switched from grass to hardcourt surface in 1988?
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Geography The Teide volcano is the highest mountain in Spain and the third tallest volcano on Earth. On what island is it located?
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Art & Literature What British comedian and actor published his memoirs, My Booky Wook, in 2007?
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Landmarks What name is given to this succession of streets forming the main thoroughfare in the Old Town of Edinburgh, Scotland?
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Music Who was born first: Johann Sebastian Bach, Ludwig van Beethoven, or Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart?
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History Whose unsupervised speculative trading caused the collapse of Barings Bank in the UK in February 1995?
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Entertainment When released in China, what 1997 British film had a title which translates as "Six Naked Pigs"?
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General Knowledge Seamaster and Speedmaster are two lines of watches by what manufacturer?
