Food & Drink Eaten whole in its pod while still unripe, what 'S' describes this variety of thin, flat pea?
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On This Day Cafés, restaurants, a football match, and a live concert were all targeted by a series of coordinated terrorist attacks in Paris, killing 130 people on this day, 13th November, in what year? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
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Science & Nature This is the Great Crested species of what family of bird?
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
(1960)
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Sport & Leisure The name of what sport means "empty hand" in Japanese?
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Geography Measured by land area, which is largest? California or the Kingdom of Norway?
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Anagram BRONZE DEVIL HEN is an anagram of what 20th century world leader?
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Logos What American film production company is represented by this logo?
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Music What British group charted worldwide in 1991 with Unfinished Sympathy?
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History In the UK, who succeeded David Steel as leader of the Liberal Democrats in 1988?
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Entertainment First aired from 1979 to 1982, who played the title roles in the British sci-fi TV series Sapphire & Steel? (½ point for each)
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General Knowledge What comes next in this sequence: DN, FRWL, G, T, YOLT, ___?
Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a well known term or phrase.
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Current Affairs In what small city in California were 13 people killed in a mass shooting at the Borderline Bar and Grill last Wednesday?
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Science & Nature What 4-letter word can be spelt out using the chemical symbols for lithium, nitrogen, and potassium?
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
(1976)
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Sport & Leisure 1½ metres high, but with a 2 metre drop on landing, what is the name of this famously difficult fence at Aintree Racecourse in Liverpool, England?
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Geography In what British Overseas Territory is RAF Mount Pleasant located?
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Art & Literature What female novelist's books include Body of Evidence (1991), Point of Origin (1998) and Scarpetta (2008)?
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Flags What country was represented by this flag from 1945 to 1992?
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Music Elton John's 1982 song Empty Garden is a tribute to who?
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History The 1812 Overture was written in 1880 to commemorate the defeat of Napoleon in what city?
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Entertainment From 1966 to 1969, what actor played the second incarnation of the Doctor in Doctor Who?
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Add/Deduct a Letter Inheritance in a hideaway. Answer with two words. The first part of the sentence is a clue to an eight letter word. Add one letter to that word to give the answer to the second part of the sentence.
Food & Drink At 119 million metric tonnes per year (2018 estimate), what is the most widely eaten meat in the world?
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In This Year In this year: George H. W. Bush succeeded Ronald Reagan as President of the United States; the Soviet Union withdrew its troops from Afghanistan, ending a 9 year long war; and Iran's Ayatollah Khomeini placed a US$3m bounty on the head of The Satanic Verses author Salman Rushdie. What year was it? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
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Science & Nature Present in most mammals, where is the vestibular system located?
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
(1986)
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Sport & Leisure Drafted in London in 1865 and published in 1867, what name is given to the code of generally accepted rules in the sport of boxing?
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Entertainment In what 1971 film did Roy Kinnear play Mr. Henry Salt?
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Art & Literature Name the 18th century English artist best known for his paintings of horses.
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Thailand What province in Northern Thailand is this?
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Music Name the AC/DC lead singer and co-songwriter who died of "acute alcohol poisoning" in 1980?
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Anagram SHAG INTO SIN is an anagram of what 11-letter word, stopping you in your tracks?
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Entertainment The Island of Lost Dreams is the subtitle of the 2002 second instalment of what film series?
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Sudoku Solve this Sudoku puzzle to reveal the 3 digit figure highlighted.
Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a 9-letter word.
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Current Affairs What 'W' is the name given to a fire which has been burning swathes of Los Angeles and Ventura counties in Southern California since Thursday, and forced evacuations and threatened thousands of homes from Thousand Oaks to Malibu?
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Science & Nature What 'R' describes any quadrilateral whose four sides all have the same length?
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
(2004)
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Sport & Leisure Clocked at 105.1 mph (169.1 km/h) on 24th September 2010 while playing for the Cincinnati Reds, who achieved the fastest pitch ever recorded in Major League Baseball?
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Geography What major city is served by Pudong International Airport?
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Art & Literature According to the nursery rhyme, who cut off the tails of the three blind mice?
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Landmarks The second-oldest operating amusement park in the world, Tivoli Gardens is located in what European capital city?
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Music From the opening lyrics to Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds, what colour are the skies?
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History To whom did Sitting Bull give the nickname "Watanya Cicilla", or "Little Sure Shot"?
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Entertainment Isabella Jane (born December 1992) and Connor Anthony (born January 1995) were adopted by what (now divorced) celebrity couple? (½ point for each)
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General Knowledge How many vowels are there on the top row of a standard English language QWERTY keyboard?
