Food & Drink What is the main spice traditionally used to flavour the Greek aperitif Ouzo?
Anise / Aniseed
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On This Day Who became King of England on this day, 26th June, 1483?
Richard III
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Science & Nature In geometry, what 'V' describes a point where two or more curves, lines, or edges meet?
Vertex (plural: vertices or vertexes)
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
The Who - I Can't Explain (1964)
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Sport & Leisure In baseball, what is the angle between the two foul lines extending out from the home plate?
90°
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Geography What city is the provincial capital of Nova Scotia, Canada?
Halifax
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Anagram RUM COME, ANAL MEN is an anagram of what incumbent world leader?
Emmanuel Macron (President of France)
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Logos What pharmaceutical company has this as its logo?
GlaxoSmithKline
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Music All That She Wants, The Sign and Don't Turn Around were worldwide hits in the 90s for what group?
Ace of Base
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History What were the first names of the German-American entrepreneur who founded the H. J. Heinz Company in 1869? (½ point for each)
Henry John
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Entertainment The first appearance of both Herbert Lom's Charles Dreyfus and Burt Kwouk's Cato, released in 1964, what is the title of the second film in The Pink Panther series starring Peter Sellers?
A Shot in the Dark
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General Knowledge Typically defined as those born from the early-to-mid 1960s to the early 1980s, what name is given to the demographic cohort that comes after the Baby Boomers and before the Millennials?
Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a well known term or phrase.
Mixed up kid
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Current Affairs Only the second to do so, what country legalised the recreational use of marijuana this week with effect from October 2018?
Canada
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Science & Nature A human profile measure, universally expressed in units of kg/m2, what do the initials BMI stand for? (1pt for 3, ½pt for 2, ¼pt for 1)
Body Mass Index
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Deep Purple - Black Night (1970)
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Sport & Leisure In professional boxing, what weight division is contested above 154 lb (70 kg) and up to 160 lb (73 kg)?
Middleweight
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Geography What river forms much of South Africa's borders with Botswana and Zimbabwe?
Limpopo
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Art & Literature In children's literature, who is the brother of Flopsy, Mopsy and Cottontail?
Peter Rabbit
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Flags What Middle East country has this as its national flag?
Jordan
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Music What Canadian band had a worldwide hit in 1983 with The Safety Dance?
Men Without Hats
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History Pope for just 33 days in 1978, by what papal name was Albino Luciani known?
Pope John Paul I
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Entertainment The Golden Bear is the highest prize given to a film at what annual film festival?
Berlin (German: Goldener Bär)
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Add/Deduct a Letter Everlasting evil. 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 Often listed among the top ten best-selling beers in the world, from what country does Brahma beer originate?
Brazil
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In This Year Björk, Kevin James, Jeremy Kyle, Martin Lawrence, Chris Rock, and Slash were all born in what year? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
1965
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Science & Nature Nepetalactone is the chemical compound that gives what species of plant its characteristic scent?
Catnip / Catswort / Catmint (Nepeta cataria)
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Devo - Whip It (1980)
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Sport & Leisure What city is set to host the 2024 Summer Olympic Games?
Paris (France)
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Entertainment What legendary actor played Superman's biological father in the 1978 film Superman?
Marlon Brando
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Art & Literature Set during the French and Indian War in 1757, what is the title of American author James Fenimore Cooper's most famous novel, first published in 1826?
The Last of the Mohicans
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Maps What U.S. state is this?
North Dakota
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Music Of what 1970s Californian soft rock band were David Gates and Jimmy Griffin co-lead singers?
Bread
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Anagram A JESTER'S TAMPON is an anagram of what American best-selling author?
James Patterson
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Entertainment What 1960s American TV series co-starred Don Adams and Barbara Feldon?
Get Smart (Agents 86 and 99)
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Sudoku Solve this Sudoku puzzle to reveal the 3 digit figure highlighted.
The fastest mile on a pogo stick was achieved by Drew McQuiston in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, on 24th June 2017. How many seconds is this world record?
