Food & Drink What 'R' describes a Swiss dish of coarsely grated, fried potatoes shaped into rounds or patties?
Rösti
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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)]
1967
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Science & Nature What unit of power is defined as a derived unit of 1 joule per second?
Watt
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Rosemary Clooney - Mambo Italiano (1954)
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Sport & Leisure In what sport is a stimpmeter used?
Golf (used to measure the pace of the green by applying a known force to a golf ball and measuring the distance travelled)
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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)
Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont
7.
Anagram I'M IN, MR. GAY BITCH is an anagram of what English professional football club?
Birmingham City
8.
Logos What American political party is represented by this logo?
Republican Party (GOP - Grand Old Party)
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Music Formed in Las Vegas, Nevada, in 2001, what rock band's 2003 debut single is titled Mr. Brightside?
The Killers
10.
History What English King was killed at the Battle of Hastings?
Harold II / Harold Godwinson
11.
Entertainment Who is the main protagonist of the video game franchise Tomb Raider?
Lara Croft
12.
General Knowledge At what age does a person become a quinquagenarian?
Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a well known term or phrase.
Think it over
2.
Current Affairs After selling for $1.4 million at Sotheby's in London on Saturday, what happened to Banksy's Girl with Balloon painting?
It shredded itself (through a built-in shredder hidden in the frame)
3.
Science & Nature In computing, most commonly, how many bits are there in a byte?
8
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
The Motors - Airport (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?
Black Sox Scandal
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Geography What is the capital of Croatia?
Zagreb
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Art & Literature For what character is English novelist Helen Fielding best known?
Bridget Jones
8.
Flags What sovereign state in the southern portion of the Windward Islands has this as its national flag?
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
9.
Music What is the title of the 1980 anti-apartheid protest song by English rock musician Peter Gabriel?
Biko (inspired by the death of the black South African anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko in police custody on 12th September 1977)
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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)
Orville and Wilbur
11.
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?
Rock Hudson
12.
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?
Greece (Greek: Ρετσίνα)
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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)]
1967
3.
Science & Nature What is another name for the large intestine?
Colon / Large bowel
4.
Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Stray Cats - (She's) Sexy + 17 (1983)
5.
Sport & Leisure In the UK, what sport is played by the London Mets, Southampton Mustangs and Essex Arrows?
Baseball
6.
Entertainment Who plays Poison Ivy in the 1997 film Batman & Robin?
Uma Thurman
7.
Art & Literature Which member of the Monty Python team wrote the 1983 children's novel The Saga of Erik the Viking?
Terry Jones
8.
Thailand What province in Northern Thailand is this?
Phayao - พะเยา
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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)
Blue and grey
10.
Anagram WET GROIN is an anagram of what colossal 8-letter word?
Towering
11.
Entertainment Which of Snow White's Seven Dwarfs comes last alphabetically?
Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a well known term or phrase.
Without a doubt
2.
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?
Montserrat Caballé
3.
Science & Nature What is the most abundant metal in the Earth's crust?
Aluminium / Aluminum
4.
Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Kylie Minogue - Step Back in Time (1990)
5.
Sport & Leisure Currently driving in Formula One with Williams, what nationality is racing driver Lance Stroll?
Canadian
6.
Geography After Crete, in terms of both area and population, what is the second-largest Greek island?
Euboea
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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)?
William Faulkner
8.
Landmarks The Grand Lisboa hotel is the tallest building in what Asian city?
Macau
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Music Released on 24th May 1968, Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake is the fourth studio album by what English band?
Small Faces
10.
History At around 6 million, 17% of its population, what country suffered the highest percent of population deaths during World War II?
Poland
11.
Entertainment What 1998 film includes the characters Barry "the Baptist", "Hatchet" Harry, and Nick "the Greek"?
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (played by Lenny McLean, P. H. Moriarty, and Stephen Marcus)
12.
General Knowledge What is the first prime number greater than 200?
