Food & Drink What 'R' describes a Swiss dish of coarsely grated, fried potatoes shaped into rounds or patties?
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On This Day For attempting to incite a revolution in Bolivia, Marxist revolutionary Ernesto "Che" Guevara was executed on this day, 9th October, in what year? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
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Science & Nature What unit of power is defined as a derived unit of 1 joule per second?
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
(1954)
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Sport & Leisure In what sport is a stimpmeter used?
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Geography New England is a north-eastern region of the United States comprising six states. Name any four of them. (¼ point for each)
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Anagram I'M IN, MR. GAY BITCH is an anagram of what English professional football club?
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Logos What American political party is represented by this logo?
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Music Formed in Las Vegas, Nevada, in 2001, what rock band's 2003 debut single is titled Mr. Brightside?
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History What English King was killed at the Battle of Hastings?
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Entertainment Who is the main protagonist of the video game franchise Tomb Raider?
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General Knowledge At what age does a person become a quinquagenarian?
Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a well known term or phrase.
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Current Affairs After selling for $1.4 million at Sotheby's in London on Saturday, what happened to Banksy's Girl with Balloon painting?
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Science & Nature In computing, most commonly, how many bits are there in a byte?
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
(1978)
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On This Day What name was given to the Major League Baseball match fixing incident in which eight members of the Chicago White Sox were accused of intentionally losing the World Series to the Cincinnati Reds on this day, 9th October, 1919?
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Geography What is the capital of Croatia?
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Art & Literature For what character is English novelist Helen Fielding best known?
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Flags What sovereign state in the southern portion of the Windward Islands has this as its national flag?
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Music What is the title of the 1980 anti-apartheid protest song by English rock musician Peter Gabriel?
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History Generally credited with inventing, building, and flying the world's first successful aeroplane, what were the first names of the Wright brothers? (½ point for each)
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Entertainment In 1985, 59-year-old Roy Harold Scherer Jr. became the first major celebrity to die from an AIDS-related illness. What was his stage name?
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Add/Deduct a Letter Wicked person or soul mate? Answer with two words. The first part of the sentence is a clue to a five letter word. Add one letter to that word to give the answer to the second part of the sentence.
Food & Drink From what country does the resinated wine Retsina originate?
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In This Year In this year: The Green Bay Packers won the first ever Super Bowl; Celtic became the first non-Latin football club to win the European Cup; and The Beatles released Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. What year was it? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
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Science & Nature What is another name for the large intestine?
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
(1983)
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Sport & Leisure In the UK, what sport is played by the London Mets, Southampton Mustangs and Essex Arrows?
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Entertainment Who plays Poison Ivy in the 1997 film Batman & Robin?
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Art & Literature Which member of the Monty Python team wrote the 1983 children's novel The Saga of Erik the Viking?
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Thailand What province in Northern Thailand is this?
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Music According to the lyrics of Don McLean's 1972 song, what two colours did Vincent van Gogh paint his pallete? (½ point for each)
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Anagram WET GROIN is an anagram of what colossal 8-letter word?
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Entertainment Which of Snow White's Seven Dwarfs comes last alphabetically?
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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.
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Current Affairs Best known to non-classical music audiences for her 1987 duet with Freddie Mercury singing Barcelona, name the Spanish operatic soprano who passed away on Saturday, aged 85?
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Science & Nature What is the most abundant metal in the Earth's crust?
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
(1990)
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Sport & Leisure Currently driving in Formula One with Williams, what nationality is racing driver Lance Stroll?
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Geography After Crete, in terms of both area and population, what is the second-largest Greek island?
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Art & Literature What American author wrote The Sound and the Fury (1929), As I Lay Dying (1930), and Light in August (1932)?
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Landmarks The Grand Lisboa hotel is the tallest building in what Asian city?
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Music Released on 24th May 1968, Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake is the fourth studio album by what English band?
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History At around 6 million, 17% of its population, what country suffered the highest percent of population deaths during World War II?
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Entertainment What 1998 film includes the characters Barry "the Baptist", "Hatchet" Harry, and Nick "the Greek"?
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General Knowledge What is the first prime number greater than 200?
