Food & Drink Italian for "half moon", what 'M' describes this curved, double-handled chopping blade?
Mezzaluna
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On This Day What is the name of Thor Heyerdahl's balsa wood raft that, after a 101-day, 7,000 kilometre journey, smashed into a reef in the South Pacific Ocean on this day, 7th August, 1947?
Kon-Tiki
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Science & Nature What two body parts are connected by the Eustachian tube? (½ point for each)
Nose and ear
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Johnny Kidd & the Pirates - Shakin' All Over (1960)
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Sport & Leisure First won by Tiger Woods in 2007, what is the name of the corporate-sponsored championship trophy for the PGA Tour?
FedEx Cup
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Geography Which of the five Great Lakes of North America is the easternmost?
Lake Ontario
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Anagram FLOORS A PENIS is an anagram of what expert 12-letter word?
Professional
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Logos What association football club has this as its logo?
Paris Saint-Germain F.C.
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Music What American singer was born Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta on 28th March 1986?
Lady Gaga
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History In what century were the first permanent British settlements on American soil founded?
17th (Jamestown, Virginia, 14th May 1607)
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Entertainment What aircraft stars in the 1979 film Airport '79, released a year later in the UK as Airport '80?
Concorde
12.
General Knowledge What 'P' describes a word, phrase, or sequence that reads the same backward as forward?
Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a well known term or phrase.
Right under your nose
2.
Current Affairs In what country did a 79-year-old Junkers Ju 52 aircraft crash on Saturday, killing all 20 people on board?
Switzerland
3.
Science & Nature What is the common term for somnambulism?
Sleepwalking
4.
Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
The Boomtown Rats - I Don't Like Mondays (1979)
5.
Sport & Leisure What country hosted the 1930 inaugural FIFA World Cup?
Uruguay
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Geography Lake Maracaibo serves as a major shipping route in what South American country?
Venezuela
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Art & Literature Who wrote The Emperor's New Clothes (1837), The Nightingale (1843) and The Ice-Maiden (1863)?
Hans Christian Andersen
8.
Flags What South American country has this as its national flag?
Ecuador
9.
Music In the original gatefold sleeve of the 1982 album Thriller, Michael Jackson is posing with what animal on his leg?
Tiger cub
10.
History What continent was explored by the Burke and Wills expedition in 1860–61?
Australia
11.
Entertainment What American producer's TV credits include The Mod Squad (1968-1973), Charlie's Angels (1976–81), Fantasy Island (1977–84), The Love Boat (1977–86), Dynasty (1981–89), Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990–2000), 7th Heaven (1996–2007), and Charmed (1998–2006)?
Aaron Spelling
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Add/Deduct a Letter Dereliction of duty. 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 What name is given to a chocolate-flavoured variant of a caffè latte or cappuccino?
Mocha / Café mocha / Mocaccino
2.
In This Year In this year: The Summer of Love began in the U.S. and spread around the world; the supertanker Torrey Canyon ran aground between Land's End and the Scilly Isles; and Elvis Presley and Priscilla Beaulieu married in Las Vegas. What year was it? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
1967
3.
Science & Nature What was last visible with the naked eye from Earth in February 1986 and won't be seen again until July 2061?
Halley's Comet
4.
Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
U2 - New Year's Day (1983)
5.
Sport & Leisure Hosted in Athens, Greece, in what year were the first modern Summer Olympic Games held? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
1896
6.
Entertainment In filmmaking, what does a Foley artist do?
Sound effects (named after sound-effects artist Jack Foley)
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Art & Literature Complete the title of this Agatha Christie novel: And then there were ...?
None
8.
Maps What U.S. state is this?
Kentucky
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Music Quadrophenia, The Dark Side of the Moon, Houses of the Holy and Aladdin Sane were all released in what year? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
1973
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Anagram WELL FAT, MACHO LOT is an anagram of the title of what 1967 Carry On film?
Follow That Camel
11.
Entertainment What American comedian and actor was born William Claude Dukenfield in 1880?
W. C. Fields
12.
Sudoku Solve this Sudoku puzzle to reveal the 7 letters highlighted.
Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a well known term or phrase.
Little by little
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On This Day Due to negligently disposed toxic waste, what is the name of the neighbourhood in Niagara Falls, New York at which U.S. President Jimmy Carter declared a federal emergency on this day, 7th August, 1978?
Love Canal
3.
Science & Nature In medicine, what single word is abbreviated as ECG?
