Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a well known term or phrase.
Out on a limb
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Current Affairs What is the name of the reservoir in the Ozarks of southwestern Missouri on which an amphibious "duck boat" sank on Thursday, killing 17 people?
Table Rock Lake
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Science & Nature What alkaline earth metal has the atomic number 12 in the periodic table?
Magnesium
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Pink Floyd - Shine On You Crazy Diamond (1975)
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Sport & Leisure Who has scored a record 16 goals in FIFA World Cup Finals, achieved across four consecutive tournaments between 2002 and 2014?
Miroslav Klose (Germany)
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Geography Logan Airport serves what U.S. city?
Boston (Massachusetts)
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Art & Literature Whose series of novels, beginning in 1950 with I, Robot, first introduced the "Three Laws of Robotics"?
Isaac Asimov
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Flags What sovereign island country in the West Indies has this as its national flag?
Saint Lucia
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Music Here Comes the Rain Again was a 1984 hit for what duo?
Eurythmics (Annie Lennox & David A. Stewart)
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History In Roman religion and mythology, what god is depicted with winged sandals?
Mercury (Hermes is the Greek equivalent)
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Entertainment What long-running British television series, aired since 1997, is set in the fictional town of Causton?
Midsomer Murders
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Add/Deduct a Letter Severe distress when you lack vitality. 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 salad traditionally made of fresh apples, celery and walnuts, dressed in mayonnaise, and usually served on a bed of lettuce as an appetiser or a light meal?
Waldorf salad
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In This Year In this year: Italian Prime Minister Aldo Moro was kidnapped and killed by the Red Brigades; Argentina beat the Netherlands 3–1 after extra time to win the FIFA World Cup; and Louise Brown, the world's first test tube baby, was born in the UK. What year was it? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
1978
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Science & Nature In radio communication terms, what does A.M. stand for? (½ point for each)
Amplitude Modulation
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
ZZ Top - Legs (1984)
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Sport & Leisure Who beat who in the final of the 2018 men's Rugby World Cup Sevens on Sunday? (½ point for each)
New Zealand beat England (33-12)
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Entertainment What was the real first name of American silent film actor "Fatty" Arbuckle?
Roscoe (Roscoe Conkling Arbuckle)
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Art & Literature What is the name of Dorothy's dog in the 1900 novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz?
Toto
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Maps What European country is this?
Denmark
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Music What are the first names of The Carpenters siblings? (½ point for each)
Karen and Richard
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Anagram SLIP IN HOT ARSE is an anagram of what 13-letter word? You've probably had several.
Relationships
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Entertainment For what 1965 film did composer Maurice Jarre write Lara's Theme?
Doctor Zhivago
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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.
A life of ease
2.
Current Affairs Name the street in the Greektown district of Toronto, Ontario in which a gunman killed two people and wounded thirteen on Sunday night.
Danforth Avenue
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Science & Nature With toxic foliage and berries, by what name is Atropa belladonna more commonly known?
Deadly Nightshade
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Los del Río - Macarena (1995)
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Sport & Leisure Michael Phelps is the most decorated Olympian of all time. How many Olympic gold medals does he have in total? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
23 (Athens 6 - Beijing 8 - London 4 - Rio de Janeiro 5)
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Geography After Paris, what is the second most populous city in France?
Marseille
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Art & Literature First published in 1961, Joseph Heller's satirical novel Catch 22 is set during what war?
World War II (1942-1944)
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Landmarks Phoenix Park is the location of the official residence of the president of what European country?
Republic of Ireland (Áras an Uachtaráin, Dublin)
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Music Who had a worldwide hit in 1966 with the traditional Cuban song Guantanamera?
The Sandpipers
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History At the start of World War II in 1939, in what month did Germany invade Poland?
September (1st September 1939, 4:45 am)
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Entertainment What is the surname of the family that stars in the American sitcom Roseanne?
Conner
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General Knowledge Complete this sequence: Blue, Red, Yellow, Blue, Green, ____?
