Food & Drink What is the key alcoholic ingredient of any Daiquiri cocktail?
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On This Day Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman were murdered in Los Angeles on this day, 12th June, in what year? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
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Science & Nature Alces alces is the largest extant species in the deer family. What is its common name?
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
(1962)
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Sport & Leisure Invented in China more than 2,500 years ago, what is the name of this board game?
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Geography What 'I' describes a narrow piece of land connecting two larger areas across an expanse of water by which they are otherwise separated?
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Anagram GENES CHEATER is an anagram of what capital city and the country it is capital of?
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Logos What four letter acronym describes the international organisation represented by this logo?
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Music What American rapper was born Robert Matthew Van Winkle in 1967?
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History All Boys Should Come Home Please is a mnemonic aimed at helping history students remember what?
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Entertainment A three-time winner, who holds the record for the most Academy Award nominations in the acting categories, with a total of 21?
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General Knowledge Along with Haitian Creole, what European language is an official language of Haiti?
Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a well known term or phrase.
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Current Affairs What is the name of the hotel on Singapore's Sentosa Island at which Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un met today?
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Science & Nature Would a strong acid have a pH value nearer to 0 or 14?
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
(1979)
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Sport & Leisure In tennis, who won the men's and women's singles titles at the French Open this weekend? (½ point for each)
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Geography What Australian city lies on the east coast of the Gulf of St Vincent?
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Art & Literature Cogito, ergo sum is a Latin philosophical proposition by René Descartes, usually translated into English as what?
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Flags What country in West Africa has this as its national flag?
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Music What band were formed in 1980 in Basildon, Essex and currently comprises founder members Dave Gahan, Martin Gore and Andy Fletcher?
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History The first cinematograph to allow simultaneous viewing by multiple parties was patented in the 1890s by French brothers Auguste and Louis ... what?
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Entertainment Written by Sergei Prokofiev in 1936, what musical composition was adapted into a Disney animated short in 1946?
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Add/Deduct a Letter Cook gently with a sparkle. 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 Mela is Italian for what popular fruit?
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In This Year Eric Clapton, Goldie Hawn, Bob Marley, Steve Martin, Tom Selleck, and Rod Stewart were all born in what year? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
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Science & Nature What is the SI derived unit of electric potential and electromotive force?
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
(1984)
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Sport & Leisure The Football Association of what African country was dissolved last week amid revelations of widespread corruption?
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Entertainment First aired between 1995 and 1998, who plays the title role in the British comedy TV series Father Ted?
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Art & Literature Published in 1870, The Mystery of Edwin Drood is the unfinished last novel by what author?
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Maps What U.S. state is this?
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Music "We all came out to Montreux, on the Lake Geneva shoreline" are the opening lyrics to what 1973 song? (½ point each for Artist and Title)
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Anagram ARSEHOLE AILS FAT LAD is an anagram of what U.S. state capital and the state it is capital of?
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Entertainment Who pilots Thunderbird 1?
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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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On This Day At the Brandenburg Gate, U.S. President Ronald Reagan publicly challenged Mikhail Gorbachev to tear down the Berlin Wall on this day, 12th June, in what year? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
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Science & Nature What is the only moon in our solar system known to have a dense atmosphere?
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
(1997)
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Sport & Leisure Who beat who in the 2018 Stanley Cup Finals last week? (½ point for each)
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Geography What is the most populous city in New Zealand?
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Art & Literature Whose bibliography includes Surfacing (1972), The Handmaid's Tale (1985), and The Blind Assassin (2000)?
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Landmarks Cape Angela is a rocky headland whose tip is considered to be the northernmost point in the African continent. In what country is it?
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Music Complete these lyrics to Simon and Garfunkel's Sound of Silence: "When my eyes were stabbed by the flash of a _____ _____. That split the night." (½ point for each)
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History Between 1912 and 1943, Libya was a colony of what country?
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Entertainment Who plays the lead role in Sherlock Jr. (1924), The General (1926), and The Cameraman (1928)?
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General Knowledge In Greek mythology, what name is given to the monstrous multi-headed dog that guards the gates of the Underworld to prevent the dead from leaving?
