Food & Drink In the USA, what are Cougar Gold, Humboldt Fog and Red Hawk?
Cheese
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On This Day Venezuelan terrorist Ilich Ramírez Sánchez was captured on this day, 14th August, 1994 and is currently serving a life sentence in France. What is his nickname?
Carlos the Jackal
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Science & Nature What four letter acronym describes the computerised anti-collision instrument compulsory on most commercial aircraft today?
TCAS (Traffic Collision Avoidance System)
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
The Kinks - All Day and All of the Night (1964)
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Sport & Leisure Blinky, Inky, Pinky, and Clyde are characters in what popular arcade video game?
Pac-Man (the four multi-colored ghosts)
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Geography What two countries share land borders with Bangladesh? (½ point for each)
India and Myanmar/Burma
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Anagram HAS VULGAR IDENTITY is an anagram of what popular American TV show?
Saturday Night Live
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Logos What cloud-based instant messaging service is represented by this logo?
Telegram
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Music "She came from Greece she had a thirst for knowledge. She studied sculpture at Saint Martin's College," is the opening line from what 1995 song? (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Pulp - Common People
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History An act of non-violent civil disobedience, who led the Salt March in 1930?
Mahatma Gandhi (Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi)
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Entertainment What American glamour model was born Tara Leigh Patrick on 20th April 1972?
Carmen Electra
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General Knowledge Introduced in March 2017, how many sides does a British bimetallic £1 coin have?
Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a 9-letter word.
Countdown
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Current Affairs What is the name of the NASA robotic spacecraft launched this week on a mission to probe the outer corona of the Sun?
Parker Solar Probe (named after physicist Eugene Parker, professor emeritus at the University of Chicago)
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Science & Nature What 'G' describes a machine used to separate cotton fibres from their seeds?
Gin
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
John Lennon - Jealous Guy (1971)
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Sport & Leisure Brazil were eliminated from the 2018 FIFA World Cup in the quarter-finals, by what team?
Belgium (2-1)
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Geography After Los Angeles, what is the second most populous city in California?
San Diego
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Art & Literature What 1945 Evelyn Waugh novel is subtitled The Sacred & Profane Memories of Captain Charles Ryder?
Brideshead Revisited
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Flags What dual-island nation situated between the Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea has this as its national flag?
Saint Kitts and Nevis
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Music "Loving would be easy if your colours were like my dreams" is a chorus line from Culture Club's Karma Chameleon. What three colours are mentioned in the next line? (1pt for 3, ½pt for 2, ¼pt for 1)
Red, Gold and Green
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History Who, to date, is the only British politician to have served in all four of the "Great Offices of State": Chancellor of the Exchequer, Home Secretary, Foreign Secretary, and Prime Minister?
James Callaghan
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Entertainment In the Back to the Future trilogy, including the year the first film starts, in what four years does Marty McFly make an appearance? (¼ point for each)
1885, 1955, 1985, 2015
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General Knowledge The title Duke or Duchess of Brabant is given to the heir to the throne of what European country?
Belgium (currently Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Brabant)
Food & Drink From what country does Castle Lager originate?
South Africa (South African Breweries, Johannesburg)
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In This Year In this year: Sid Vicious was found dead of a heroin overdose, aged 21, in New York City; the first Sony Walkman went on sale in Japan; and the Iran hostage crisis began with 90 hostages being taken at the U.S. Embassy in Tehran. What year was it? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
1979
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Science & Nature What is the medical term for the bone in your upper arm, that runs from the shoulder to the elbow?
Humerus
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Queen - Another One Bites the Dust (1980)
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Sport & Leisure With 7 gold, 5 silver and 6 bronze, what team topped the medal table at the 2018 European Athletics Championships in Berlin last week?
Great Britain
6.
Entertainment Who plays Sirius Black in the Harry Potter film series?
Gary Oldman
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Art & Literature In literature, what wizard has a horse called Shadowfax?
Gandalf (Lord of the Rings)
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Thailand What province in Northern Thailand is this?
Nan - น่าน
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Music What band, formed in 1973, got their name from something their sister, Margaret, saw written on the nameplate of a sewing machine motor?
AC/DC
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Anagram LOST PENIS is an anagram of what futile 9-letter word?
Pointless
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Entertainment What Academy Award-winning actor was born Krishna Pandit Bhanji in Yorkshire, England on 31st December 1943?
Sir Ben Kingsley
12.
Sudoku Solve this Sudoku puzzle to reveal the 3 digit figure highlighted.
Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a 10-letter word.
Grandstand
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On This Day What U.S. President signed the Social Security Act, creating a government pension system for the retired on this day, 14th August 1935?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Science & Nature What is the common term for hydrogen nitride gas?
Ammonia
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
U2 and Green Day - The Saints are Coming (2006)
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Sport & Leisure In what year did Roger Bannister become the first to break the 4-minute mile? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
1954 (3 minutes and 59.4 seconds)
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Geography What former capital is the most populous city in the Philippines?
Quezon City
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Art & Literature In the Arthur Conan Doyle stories, Dr. Watson first met Sherlock Holmes after returning from a war in what country?
Afghanistan
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Landmarks The Monument to the People's Heroes, the Great Hall of the People, the National Museum of China, and the Mausoleum of Mao Zedong can all be found in what famous location in the centre of Beijing, China?
Tiananmen Square
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Music The Tokens are best known for what 1961 international hit single?
The Lion Sleeps Tonight
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History Hannibal was a Carthaginian general, considered one of the greatest military commanders in history. What was his surname?
Barca
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Entertainment In the title of a film, characters played by Harvey Keitel, Tim Roth, Chris Penn, Steve Buscemi, Lawrence Tierney, Michael Madsen, Quentin Tarantino, and Edward Bunker are collectively known as what?
Reservoir Dogs
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General Knowledge What is the name of these collectible animal figurines made of flocked plastic by the Japanese gaming company Epoch?
