Food & Drink The world's largest brewer of cask ale, what UK brewery produces Pedigree and Owd Rodger?
Marston's
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On This Day Eleven months after filing for bankruptcy protection, what major U.S. air carrier ceased operations on this day, 4th December, 1991?
Pan Am (Pan American World Airways)
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Science & Nature The world's first synthetic plastic, polyoxybenzylmethylene-glycolanhydride, was patented in 1909 under what name?
Bakelite
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
The Tremeloes - Silence is Golden (1964)
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Sport & Leisure When Spanish athletes stand for their national anthem, La Marcha Real ("The Royal March",) why are they never punished for not singing?
It has no lyrics (also those of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, and San Marino)
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Geography The easternmost point of mainland Africa lies in what country?
Somalia (Ras Hafun - 51°27'52"E)
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Anagram MISERABLE TIT JUNK is an anagram of what American singer-songwriter and actor?
Justin Timberlake
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Logos What association football club has this as its logo?
Internazionale / Inter Milan
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Music Who had a worldwide hit with her debut album The Fame in 2008?
Lady Gaga
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History In April 1865, shortly after the shooting of Abraham Lincoln, what future British Prime Minister declared that "assassination has never changed the history of the world"?
Benjamin Disraeli
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Entertainment Who plays Tinkerbell in the 1991 Steven Spielberg film Hook?
Julia Roberts
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General Knowledge Next in line of succession after the U.S. Vice President, who is the current Speaker of the House of Representatives?
Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a well known term or phrase.
Until death do us part
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Current Affairs In France, the gilets jaunes protests over fuel prices turned into full-scale riots on Saturday. What is the English translation of gilets jaunes?
Yellow vests
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Science & Nature In human biology, what is a more common synonym for the term climacteric?
Menopause
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Boomtown Rats - Rat Trap (1978)
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Sport & Leisure In the 2018 AFF Championship, who are Thailand playing on Wednesday night in the second leg of their semi-final tie?
Malaysia (First leg 0-0)
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Geography By what name is the Welsh island of Ynys Môn better known?
Anglesey
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Art & Literature In Roger Hargreaves' Mr. Men series, what colour is Mr. Bump?
Blue
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Flags A former British territory consisting of a large number of islands in Oceania, what sovereign country has this as its national flag?
Solomon Islands
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Music Released posthumously in May 1984, Legend is a greatest hits collection of singles by who?
Bob Marley and the Wailers
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History Since 1933, three U.S. Presidents have lost their second-term elections. George H. W. Bush is one. Name the other two. (½ point for each)
Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter
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Entertainment Who plays the title role in the 1976 horror film Carrie?
Sissy Spacek
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Add/Deduct a Letter Deep trench in a boatyard. Answer with two words. The first part of the sentence is a clue to a seven letter word. Deduct one letter from that word to give the answer to the second part of the sentence.
Food & Drink What 'P' describes the dimple at the bottom of a wine bottle?
Punt
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In This Year In this year: English humanitarian Terry Waite was kidnapped in Beirut; New Zealand beat France 29-9 in the first ever Rugby World Cup Final; and Michael Jackson released his hit album Bad. What year was it? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
1987
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Science & Nature Name the 18th century Swedish botanist and zoologist who pioneered the practice of assigning a two-part Latin name to plants and animals.
Carl Linnaeus
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Rod Stewart - Baby Jane (1983)
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Sport & Leisure Who won the World Chess Championship 2018 last Wednesday?
Magnus Carlsen
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Entertainment Who plays Lance Corporal Jack Jones in the original Dad's Army TV sitcom?
Clive Dunn
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Art & Literature In the Bible, what were the names of Noah's three sons? (1pt for 3, ½pt for 2, ¼pt for 1)
Shem, Ham and Japheth
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Maps What U.S. state is this?
Wyoming
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Music Who played drums for The Police?
Stewart Copeland
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Anagram SATAN-LIKE BUM is an anagram of what distinctive 12-letter word?
Unmistakable
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Entertainment Who provides the voice of the title character in the Shrek film franchise?
Mike Myers
12.
Sudoku Solve this Sudoku puzzle to reveal the 5 letters highlighted.
Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a well known term or phrase.
Free for all
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On This Day Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, and Johnny Cash got together at Sun Studio for the first and last time on this day, 4th December, 1956. By what name were they collectively known?
Million Dollar Quartet
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Science & Nature In computing, what does the acronym WYSIWYG stand for?
What you see is what you get
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Passenger - Let Her Go (2012)
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Sport & Leisure Not including the two empty outside spaces, how many lanes are there in a FINA regulation Olympic-size pool?
8
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Geography The Chinese city of Guangzhou is often referred to by what English name?
Canton
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Art & Literature In an 1839 Charles Dickens' novel, what is Jack Dawkins' nickname?
Artful Dodger (Oliver Twist)
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Landmarks Name this UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Machu Picchu (Peru)
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Music Mike Smith, Lenny Davidson, Rick Huxley, and Denis Payton were four of the five members of what English band, formed in 1957?
The Dave Clark Five
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History Who married who at Westminster Abbey, London on 29th April 2011? (½ point for each)
Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Catherine Middleton
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Entertainment Who plays gym manager and boxing trainer Mickey Goldmill in the Rocky film series?
Burgess Meredith
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General Knowledge What comes next in the following sequence? ST ND RD TH ..?
