On This Day Two students at Stanford University, Larry Page and Sergey Brin, founded Google on this day, 4th September, in what year? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
1998
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Science & Nature What is the name of the belt, beyond the orbit of Neptune, that is home to the dwarf planets Pluto, Haumea and Makemake?
Kuiper belt (occasionally called the Edgeworth–Kuiper belt,)
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Judy Street - What (1968)
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Sport & Leisure What country hosted the 18th Asian Games in 2018?
Indonesia (Jakarta and Palembang)
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Geography In what two countries does Mont Blanc stand? (½ point for each)
France & Italy
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Anagram DO LEAVE REWARD is an anagram of what U.S. state capital and the state it is capital of?
Dover, Delaware
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Logos A subsidiary of Walt Disney Studios, what film distribution label is represented by this logo?
Touchstone Pictures
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Music Born in Pennsylvania in 1979, by what name is singer, songwriter and musician Alecia Beth Moore better known?
P!nk
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History In the United Kingdom, who became the first monarch of the House of Windsor in 1910?
George V (renamed from the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha as a result of anti-German public sentiment)
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Entertainment What American-Irish film director and screenwriter's credits include The Maltese Falcon (1941), The African Queen (1951), The Misfits (1961), and The Man Who Would Be King (1975)?
John Huston
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General Knowledge What denomination of New Zealand banknote depicts Lord Rutherford of Nelson and his 1908 Nobel Prize medal on its obverse side?
Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a 1960s film title.
Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
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Current Affairs The Coca-Cola Company agreed on Friday to buy what British multinational chain for £3.9 billion?
Costa Coffee
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Science & Nature Invented at IBM by Alan Shugart in 1967, the first floppy drives introduced in 1971 used a disk that was how many inches in diameter? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
8 (evolving into the 5.25-inch disk that was used on the first IBM Personal Computer in August 1981)
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Daryl Hall and John Oates - Rich Girl (1977)
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On This Day Mark Spitz became the first competitor to win seven medals at a single Olympic Games on this day, 4th September, in what year? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
1972
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Geography What is the most populous city in India?
Mumbai
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Art & Literature What is the pen name of British spy novelist David John Moore Cornwell?
John le Carré
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Flags What West African country has this as its national flag?
Ivory Coast / Côte d'Ivoire
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Music Formed in London in 1979, what band includes brothers Gary and Martin Kemp?
Spandau Ballet
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History What name is given to the geologic period which spans 50.6 million years from the end of the Permian Period to the beginning of the Jurassic Period?
Triassic
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Entertainment What is the nickname of Major Margaret J Houlihan in the novel, film and TV series M*A*S*H?
Hot Lips
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Add/Deduct a Letter Make impossible before it starts. 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 In what French wine growing region are Beaujolais, Chablis and Mâcon produced?
Burgundy (Bourgogne)
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In This Year Tony Blair, Pierce Brosnan, Hulk Hogan, Cyndi Lauper, John Malkovich and Victoria Wood were all born in what year? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
1953
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Science & Nature Only five elements in the periodic table have four letters in their English language names. Iron is one. Name the other four. (¼ point for each)
Gold, Lead, Neon, Zinc
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
The Stranglers - Golden Brown (1981)
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Sport & Leisure Who is the current World Snooker Champion?
Mark Williams
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Entertainment Muskie Muskrat and Moley Mole are among the 'varmints' featured in what 1960s animated TV series?
Deputy Dawg
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Art & Literature What is the name of the anonymous England-based street artist whose work includes "Well Hung Lover", or "Naked Man Hanging from Window" in Frogmore Street, Bristol, England?
Banksy
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Maps What European country is this?
Czech Republic
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Music What American actor had a worldwide hit in the mid-70s with a mostly-spoken version of Bread's If?
Telly Savalas
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Anagram MODERN FARTS is an anagram of what 11-letter word you changed?
Transformed
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Entertainment Who plays Miss Jones in the 1970s British sitcom Rising Damp?
Frances de la Tour
12.
Sudoku Solve this Sudoku puzzle to reveal the 4 letters highlighted.
Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a well known term or phrase.
Lacking in imagination
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Current Affairs One of the largest museums of natural history and anthropology in the Americas, in what city did a fire destroy its country's National Museum on Sunday?
Rio de Janeiro
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Science & Nature What star is also known colloquially as the "Dog Star"?
Sirius (the brightest star in the Earth's night sky)
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
All Saints - Never Ever (1998)
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Sport & Leisure What was the last city in North America to host a Summer Olympic Games?
Atlanta (1996)
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Geography The dormant volcano Pico de Orizaba, also known as Citlaltépetl, is the highest mountain in what country?
Mexico
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Art & Literature What English artist painted The Blue Boy in 1779?
Thomas Gainsborough (now in the Huntington Library, San Marino, California)
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Landmarks The Tibidabo mountain, Sagrat Cor church and Tibidabo Amusement Park overlook what European city?
Barcelona (Spain)
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Music What was the name of Billy J. Kramer's backing group in the 1960s?
The Dakotas
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History What car brand is named after the French soldier who founded the city of Detroit, Michigan in 1701?
Cadillac (Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac)
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Entertainment What is the first name of Springfield Elementary School's bus driver in The Simpsons?
Otto (Otto Mann)
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General Knowledge What denomination of U.S. banknote depicts Ulysses S. Grant on its obverse side?
