Food & Drink What two spices are derived from the seed and aril of the fruit of this dark-leaved evergreen tree? (½ point for each)
Nutmeg and Mace (Myristica fragrans. Nutmeg from the seed, mace from the aril around the seed.)
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On This Day Name the co-founder of the Guinness Book of Records, shot dead by IRA gunmen on this day, 27th November, 1975?
Ross McWhirter
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Science & Nature Name the British Royal Air Force officer credited with single-handedly inventing the turbojet engine.
Frank Whittle (Air Commodore Sir Frank Whittle)
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Roy Orbison - Only the Lonely (Know the Way I Feel) (1960)
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Sport & Leisure What American boxer was nicknamed "Smokin' .."?
Joe Frazier ("Smokin' Joe")
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Geography Containing around 22% of the world's unfrozen surface fresh water, what is the deepest and most voluminous freshwater lake in the world?
Lake Baikal (Siberia, Russia)
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Anagram IT IS SLY BONER is an anagram of what 20th century world leader?
Boris Yeltsin
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Logos One of the largest companies in the world by revenue and the most profitable company in the world, what state-owned enterprise is represented by this logo?
Saudi Aramco (Saudi Arabian Oil Company)
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Music Who released the album Swing When You're Winning in November 2001?
Robbie Williams
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History In what year did the Pilgrims sail from Plymouth to Cape Cod on the Mayflower? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
1620 (6th September - 11th November)
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Entertainment In what film does Kevin Costner play former New Orleans district attorney Jim Garrison?
JFK (1991)
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General Knowledge What single 3-letter word goes after tar, and before gent to make one 6-letter and one 7-letter word?
Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a well known term or phrase.
Turned inside out
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Current Affairs Name the British academic who was jailed for life in the United Arab Emirates last week on espionage charges, and pardoned and released by authorities yesterday.
Matthew Hedges
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Science & Nature Hyperopia is a medical term for what?
Far-sightedness / Longsightedness (Myopia is nearsightedness / shortsightedness)
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Gladys Knight & the Pips - Midnight Train to Georgia (1973)
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Sport & Leisure Nicknamed the Magpies, the Australian rules football club Collingwood is based in what city?
Melbourne
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Geography In what modern-day capital city are the remains of the ancient city of Carthage?
Tunis (Tunisia)
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Art & Literature What is the fifth book of the Old Testament?
Deuteronomy
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Flags Nicknamed the "Island of Spice", what southeastern Caribbean country has this as its national flag?
Grenada
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Music Who said Never Gonna Give You Up in 1987?
Rick Astley
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History In 1840, 18-year-old Edward Oxford became the first of seven people to try, and fail, to assassinate who?
Queen Victoria
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Entertainment On a TV show first aired in 1968, by what name are Fleegle, Bingo, Drooper and Snorky collectively known?
The Banana Splits
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Add/Deduct a Letter Disrespectful and bankrupt. 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 What name is given to this layered cocktail of almond or coffee liqueur, Irish cream liqueur, and whipped cream?
Blow Job
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In This Year Tyra Banks, Kate Beckinsale, Ryan Giggs, Monica Lewinsky, Paul Walker, and Pharrell Williams were all born in what year? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
1973
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Science & Nature Chondrichthyes, including sharks, rays, skates, and sawfish, all have skeletons made of what?
Cartilage
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Billy Idol - White Wedding (1982)
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Sport & Leisure Old Father Time, the Grace Gates, the Nursery End, and the Pavilion End are all features of what well known sporting venue?
Lord's Cricket Ground
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Entertainment Who plays private detective David Addison in a 1980s TV series?
Bruce Willis (Moonlighting)
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Art & Literature What nationality was expressionist painter Edvard Munch?
Norwegian
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Thailand What province in Western Thailand is this?
Kanchanaburi - กาญจนบุรี
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Music Featuring vocals from Rod Stewart, what Australian band had a worldwide hit in 1972 with In a Broken Dream?
Python Lee Jackson
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Anagram RITUAL CRAP is an anagram of what distinct 10-letter word?
Particular
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Entertainment What is the title of the 1999 biographical film starring Jim Carrey as the late American entertainer Andy Kaufman?
Man on the Moon
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.
West Indies
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On This Day Who became New Zealand's first elected female Prime Minister on this day, 27th November, 1999?
Helen Clark
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Science & Nature Hypoglycemia is caused by low levels of what in the blood?
Sugar
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Manic Street Preachers - A Design for Life (1996)
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Sport & Leisure On 9th June 1993, who became the first black player to captain the England national football team?
Paul Ince (USA 2-0 England)
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Geography Asunción is the capital of what South American country?
Paraguay
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Art & Literature What 1886 novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett features Cedric Errol, a poor American boy from New York City who finds that he is the sole heir to a wealthy British estate?
Little Lord Fauntleroy
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Landmarks Originally built for the 1958 World's Fair (EXPO 58), in what capital city is the Atomium located?
Brussels (Belgium)
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Music Matt Monro sang the theme tune to what 1960s Bond film?
From Russia With Love
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History In the early morning of 22nd August 1961, German nurse Ida Siekmann became the first known person to die doing what?
Crossing the Berlin Wall
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Entertainment In the 1980s animated TV series, does Danger Mouse wear an eye patch on his left or right eye?
Left
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General Knowledge What letter comes next in this sequence? Z, X, C, V, B, N, _?
