Food & Drink What is the French term for a dessert consisting of a rich custard base topped with a layer of hardened caramelised sugar?
Crème brûlée (English: burnt cream)
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On This Day In England, a fire broke out in Windsor Castle, causing over £50 million worth of damage on this day, 20th November, in what year? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
1992
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Science & Nature In computing, what does the acronym ROM stand for? (1pt for 3, ½pt for 2, ¼pt for 1)
Read Only Memory
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
The Beatles - Lady Madonna (1968)
5.
Sport & Leisure With a time of 10.49 seconds, who has held the women's 100 metre world record since 1988?
Florence Griffith Joyner (United States)
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Geography Measured by area, what is the world's largest enclosed inland body of water?
Caspian Sea (371,000 km2)
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Anagram HARDY BUM, ANAL SIN is an anagram of what branch of agriculture?
Animal husbandry
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Logos What brand of male grooming products is represented by this logo?
Old Spice
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Music After English singer-songwriter Michael David Rosenberg's band dissolved in 2009, he opted to keep the band's name for his solo work. What is his stage name?
Passenger
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History In what century was Mary, Queen Of Scots executed?
16th (8th February 1587)
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Entertainment Winner of Britain's Got Talent 2018, by what pseudonym does English stand-up comedian Lee Ridley go by?
Lost Voice Guy
12.
General Knowledge How many calendar months have eight letters in their name?
Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a well known term or phrase.
Clerical error
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Current Affairs Name the Argentinian submarine whose wreck was found in the South Atlantic on Friday, one year and one day after it disappeared.
ARA San Juan (S-42)
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Science & Nature What key metal element is alloyed with steel to make stainless steel?
Chromium
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Blondie - Heart Of Glass (1979)
5.
Sport & Leisure At 46.78 seconds, Kevin Young of the United States holds the world record in what athletic event?
400 metres hurdles (1992 Summer Olympics)
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Geography In London, The Long Water is to Kensington Gardens as what is to Hyde Park?
The Serpentine
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Art & Literature For what 1900 novel is American author L. Frank Baum best known?
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
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Flags What island country has this as its national flag?
Cyprus
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Music Who released the album The Joshua Tree in 1987?
U2
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History What famous historical figure was born Temüjin in or around 1162?
Genghis Khan
11.
Entertainment Who plays Simon Templar in the 1997 film adaptation of The Saint?
Val Kilmer
12.
Add/Deduct a Letter A certificate for the attaché. Answer with two words. The first part of the sentence is a clue to a seven letter word. Add one letter to that word to give the answer to the second part of the sentence.
Food & Drink What almond flavoured liqueur is traditionally added to coffee to make an Italian classico?
Amaretto
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In This Year In this year: On the roof of Apple Records, London, The Beatles gave their last public performance; the Boeing 747 and Concorde both flew for the first time; and Willy Brandt became Chancellor of West Germany. What year was it? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
1969
3.
Science & Nature In geometry, a hendecagon (also undecagon or endecagon) is a polygon with how many sides?
11 (from Greek hendeka "eleven" / from Latin undecim "eleven")
4.
Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Twisted Sister - We're Not Gonna Take It (1984)
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Sport & Leisure The 32 national teams involved in the 2018 World Cup were each required to register a squad of how many players? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
23 (including three goalkeepers)
6.
Entertainment Marlon Brando plays a mature Vito Corleone in The Godfather. Who plays him as a young man in The Godfather Part II?
Robert De Niro
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Art & Literature Complete the title of this 1934 Agatha Christie detective novel: Why Didn't They Ask ... who?
Evans
8.
Maps What English county is this?
Wiltshire
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Music What 'C' describes a device used on the neck of a stringed instrument to raise the pitch by shortening the playable length of the strings?
Capo (short for capodastro, capo tasto or capotasto, Italian for "head of fretboard")
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Anagram SHIT, OILY TAP is an anagram of what entertaining 11-letter word?
Hospitality
11.
Entertainment One of the greatest romantic comedies in film history, who stars as Peter Warne, a recently fired newspaper reporter, in the 1934 film It Happened One Night?
Clark Gable
12.
Sudoku Solve this Sudoku puzzle to reveal the 3 digit figure highlighted.
Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a well known term or phrase.
Gross incompetence
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Current Affairs Name the Chicago hospital at which four people were killed in a shooting incident yesterday afternoon?
Mercy Hospital
3.
Science & Nature Also called the Continental Toy Spaniel, what 'P' describes this breed of dog?
Papillon (French for "butterfly" (ears))
4.
Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Will Smith - Men in Black (1997)
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Sport & Leisure What city hosted the 2018 Commonwealth Games?
Gold Coast (Queensland)
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Geography What is Canada's largest province by area?
Québec
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Art & Literature In The Lord of the Rings, what 'E' describes the species of tree-like creatures that live in Fangorn Forest?
Ents
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Landmarks Atop what world famous landmark would you find this statue?
Brandenburg Gate (Berlin, Germany)
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Music From the title of their 1968 album, who called themselves The Village Green Preservation Society?
The Kinks
10.
History What was the surname of French brothers Joseph-Michel and Jacques-Étienne, whose hot-air balloon made the first ever manned flight in 1783?
Montgolfier
11.
Entertainment Whose directing credits include Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998), Snatch (2000), RocknRolla (2008), and Sherlock Holmes (2009)?
Guy Ritchie
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General Knowledge What single 3-letter word goes after gall, and before hem to make one 7-letter and one 6-letter word?
