Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a well known term or phrase.
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Current Affairs Whose TV show was cancelled last week after tweeting that former Barack Obama aide Valerie Jarrett was the child of the Muslim Brotherhood and the Planet of the Apes?
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Science & Nature What is a sphygmomanometer used to measure?
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
(1971)
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Sport & Leisure With what swimming stroke did Team GB's Adam Peaty break the men's 100m Olympic and World record in Rio de Janeiro in 2016?
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Geography What major river begins in the Swiss Alps and enters the sea at Rotterdam, Netherlands?
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Art & Literature In what Shakespeare play do we learn "All that glisters is not gold"?
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Flags What country in East Asia has this as its national flag?
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Music "All the bazaar men by the Nile. They got the money on a bet. Gold crocodiles. They snap their teeth on your cigarette" are lyrics from what 1986 song? (½ point each for Artist and Title)
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History Who was British monarch at the outbreak of World War I?
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Entertainment Who plays Barings Bank employee Nick Leeson in the 1999 British biographical drama film Rogue Trader?
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Add/Deduct a Letter Legally responsible yet flexible. 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 Literally meaning "little meats", Carnitas is a dish of Mexican cuisine made by slowly braising what meat in oil or lard until tender?
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In This Year In this year: The Summer Olympics were held in Moscow; Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back was released; and Ronald Reagan defeated Jimmy Carter in the U.S. presidential election. What year was it? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
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Science & Nature What is the chemical symbol for copper?
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
(1984)
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Sport & Leisure What horse won the 239th Derby in Epsom, Surrey, England on Saturday?
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Entertainment What 1996 film stars Wesley Snipes as career criminal Simon Phoenix and Sylvester Stallone as LAPD Sgt. John Spartan?
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Art & Literature Both adapted into 1993 films, The Firm and The Pelican Brief were based on novels by what American author?
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Thailand What province in Northeastern Thailand is this?
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Music "Tell me no secrets, tell me some lies. Give me no reasons, give me alibis" are lyrics from what 1977 song? (½ point each for Artist and Title)
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Anagram TESTIS NOW IN MAN is an anagram of what Major League Baseball team?
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Entertainment Blackadder II, the second series of the BBC sitcom Blackadder, is set during the reign of what British monarch?
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Sudoku Solve this Sudoku puzzle to reveal the 6 letters highlighted.
Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a well known term or phrase.
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Current Affairs What is the name of the volcano in Guatemala which erupted violently on Sunday?
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Science & Nature The heaviest known bony fish in the world, with adults weighing up to 1,000 kg, what species of fish is this?
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
(2017)
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Sport & Leisure Post World War II, what is the only year in which neither England, Scotland, Northern Ireland nor Wales qualified for the FIFA World Cup finals?
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Geography The northernmost point in the 48 contiguous states, in what U.S. state is the Northwest Angle?
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Art & Literature What phrase describes the biblical location of the Land of Nod where Cain was exiled?
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Landmarks With the San Gabriel Mountains in the background, what U.S. city is this?
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Music Who asked What Becomes of the Brokenhearted in 1966?
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History In what country were up to 3 million communist sympathizers, ethnic Chinese and alleged leftists killed in a mass genocide from 1965 to 1966?
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Entertainment Who played Mexican artist Frida Kahlo in the 2002 biopic drama film Frida?
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General Knowledge Katy Perry was first in June 2017. Justin Bieber second in August 2017. In February 2018, what politician became the third person ever to reach 100 million followers on Twitter?
