Food & Drink Who debuted on British television in 1999 as The Naked Chef?
Jamie Oliver
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On This Day McDonald's opened its first restaurant in San Bernardino, California on this day, 15th May, in what year? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
1940
3.
Science & Nature The largest object in the asteroid belt, what minor planet lies between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter?
Ceres
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Al Martino - I Love You Because (1963)
5.
Sport & Leisure 16 minutes and 19 seconds is the current record for what race held annually in England since 1856?
The Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race (record set by Cambridge in 1998)
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Geography After the Sahara, what is the second largest sub-tropical desert in the world?
Arabian desert
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Anagram A ROPE ENDS IT is an anagram of what 11 letter word?
Desperation
8.
Logos What independent agency of the United States federal government is represented by this logo?
United States Postal Service
9.
Music By what name is Sir Thomas John Woodward OBE better known?
Tom Jones
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History What company bought YouTube for US$1.65 billion in 2006?
Google
11.
Entertainment Released in 2016, what is the highest grossing R-rated film of all time?
Deadpool
12.
General Knowledge Hun Sen has served as Prime Minister of what country since 1985?
Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a well known term or phrase.
Line up in alphabetical order
2.
Current Affairs What Indonesian city was hit with a series of suicide bombings this week?
Surabaya
3.
Science & Nature What 'S' describes the monoamine neurotransmitters popularly thought to be a contributor to feelings of well-being and happiness?
Seratonin
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Have You Ever Seen the Rain? (1971)
5.
Sport & Leisure Who won the European Rugby Champions Cup for the fourth time on Saturday?
Leinster (beating Racing 92 of France, 15-12)
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Geography What name is given to the Syrian territory, northeast of the Sea of Galilee, captured by Israel in 1967 and annexed in 1981?
Golan Heights
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Art & Literature What book was published in 1678 by John Bunyan?
The Pilgrim's Progress (The Pilgrim's Progress from This World, to That Which Is to Come )
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Flags What Central African country has this as its national flag?
Cameroon
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Music Whose cover of Simon & Garfunkel's Hazy Shade of Winter was recorded for the soundtrack to the 1987 film Less Than Zero?
The Bangles
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History What war was ended by the Treaty of Ghent in 1814?
War of 1812 (between the United States of America and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland)
11.
Entertainment Born Richard Whitman, Don Draper is the lead character in what TV series, first aired between 2007 and 2015?
Mad Men (portrayed by Jon Hamm)
12.
Add/Deduct a Letter Hard to find and misleading. Answer with two words. The first part of the sentence is a clue to a seven letter word. Add one letter to that word to give the answer to the second part of the sentence.
Food & Drink What name is given to a Japanese cooking technique in which foods are broiled or grilled with a glaze of soy sauce, mirin, and sugar?
Teriyaki (Kanji: 照り焼き )
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In This Year Richard Branson, Robbie Coltrane, Agnetha Faltskog, Tom Petty, Martin Short, and Stevie Wonder were all born in what year? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
1950
3.
Science & Nature Affecting mainly children and teenagers, what does the 'H' in ADHD stand for?
Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Deniece Williams - Let's Hear It for the Boy (1984)
5.
Sport & Leisure As at the end of the 2017/2018 season, what team has lost more games than any other in the history of the English Premier League?
Everton (351 - followed by West Ham, 348, and Aston Villa, 333)
6.
Entertainment What was newspaper magnate Charles Foster Kane's dying word in the 1941 film Citizen Kane?
Rosebud
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Art & Literature What trilogy of young adult dystopian novels, written by American novelist Suzanne Collins, is set in the fictional nation of Panem?
The Hunger Games
8.
Maps What is the name of this national park in South West England?
Exmoor
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Music Who said Rock Me Gently in 1974?
Andy Kim
10.
Anagram THE CLASSROOM is an anagram of what job title?
Schoolmaster
11.
Entertainment First broadcast on 25th May 1992, what is the name of the fictional hospital that gives its name to New Zealand's longest-running drama and soap opera?
Shortland Street
12.
Sudoku Solve this Sudoku puzzle to reveal the 7 letters highlighted.
Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a well known term or phrase.
Shape up or ship out
2.
Current Affairs What country has been selected as host of the June 12 summit between Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un?
Singapore
3.
Science & Nature What four letter acronym describes the organisation in charge of the Large Hadron Collider beneath the France-Switzerland border near Geneva?
CERN (Conseil Européen pour la Recherche Nucléaire)
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Moby - Porcelain (2000)
5.
Sport & Leisure The FEI is the international governing body of what sports?
Equestrian (International Federation for Equestrian Sports - French: Fédération Equestre Internationale?)
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Geography Zanzibar is a semi-autonomous region of what country?
Tanzania
7.
Art & Literature What famous painter committed suicide in 1890?
Vincent van Gogh
8.
Landmarks Karlu Karlu, or the Devils Marbles Conservation Reserve, is located in what region of Australia?
Northern Territory (Tennant Creek)
9.
Music "Please allow me to introduce myself. I'm a man of wealth and taste" are the opening lyrics to what 1968 song? (½ point each for Artist and Title)
The Rolling Stones - Sympathy for the Devil
10.
History The Mannerheim Line was a defensive structure built after World War I to defend what country?
Finland (from the Soviet Union)
11.
Entertainment What is the name of the fictional public house featured on the British soap opera Emmerdale?
The Woolpack
12.
General Knowledge Prathet thai is to Thailand as Zhōng guó is to where?
Made from 3860 tonnes of sand, the tallest sandcastle in the world was constructed in Duisburg, Germany, in September 2017. In centimetres, how tall is it?
