Food & Drink Adopted in 1937, and used for the next 50 years, what beer was promoted with the slogan "Brewed With Pure Rocky Mountain Spring Water"?
Coors
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On This Day The Boeing 747 entered commercial service with its maiden voyage from JFK to Heathrow on this day, 22nd January, in what year? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
1970
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Science & Nature In Einstein's famous equation e=mc², what does the letter c represent?
The speed of light
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
The Stooges - I Wanna Be Your Dog (1969)
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Sport & Leisure What nationality is professional tennis player Juan Martín del Potro?
Argentine
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Geography In what archipelago are the islands of La Palma, La Gomera, and El Hierro?
Canary Islands (Islas Canarias)
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Anagram OVERKILL ENDS ON FART is an anagram of what 20th century world leader?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Logos What multinational luxury fashion company has this as its logo?
Coach
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Music Who won a Grammy Award for My Father's Eyes in 1998?
Eric Clapton
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History In what century was Scottish knight Sir William Wallace born?
13th (3rd April 1270)
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Entertainment Who plays the title role in the 2018 film Mary Poppins Returns?
Emily Blunt
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General Knowledge Relating to financial affairs, what non-hyphenated word in the English language contains three consecutive double letters?
Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a well known term or phrase.
Fair and square
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Current Affairs Shortly after the airing of a six-part documentary series detailing sexual abuse allegations, who was dropped by his record label, RCA Records, this week?
R. Kelly (Surviving R. Kelly)
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Science & Nature What was the name of the video cassette format introduced by Sony in May 1975?
Betamax
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Sweet Home Alabama (1974)
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Sport & Leisure What two teams are set to meet at Super Bowl LIII on 2nd February? (½ point for each)
Los Angeles Rams and New England Patriots
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Geography Formerly number one, what has been Paris and France's second largest airport since the opening of Charles de Gaulle Airport in 1976?
Orly
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Art & Literature Published in 1852, what is the title of the best-selling anti-slavery novel by American author Harriet Beecher Stowe?
Uncle Tom's Cabin
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Flags What North African country has this as its national flag?
Algeria
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Music Most successful in the early 80s, what English singer and group frontman was born Stuart Leslie Goddard on 3rd November 1954?
Adam Ant
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History Best known for his prophecies, what nationality was Nostradamus?
French
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Entertainment What 1980s TV series is set in the fictional Wentworth Detention Centre?
Prisoner / Prisoner: Cell Block H / Caged Women (Australian, US and UK, and Canadian titles)
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Add/Deduct a Letter Show the way to clear someone's name. 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 The name of what type of pasta translates literally from Italian to English as "little worms"?
Vermicelli
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In This Year David Duchovny, Hugh Grant, Nigella Lawson, Ayrton Senna, Tilda Swinton, and Bradley Walsh were all born in what year? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
1960
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Science & Nature Soporific drugs are more commonly known as what?
Sleeping pills (from Latin sopor 'sleep' and fic make - also Hypnotic: from Greek hypnos 'sleep' and tic pertaining to)
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Phil Collins - In the Air Tonight (1981)
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Sport & Leisure With 71 goals, who is the Germany national football team's all-time top goalscorer?
Miroslav Klose
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Entertainment He is married to Jane and together they have two children, Judy and Elroy; what is the first name of the senior member of the Jetson family?
George
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Art & Literature What is the title of Washington Irving's 1819 short story about a man who sleeps for 20 years?
Rip Van Winkle
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Thailand What province in Western Thailand is this?
Tak - ตาก
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Music In 1978, who narrated Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds?
Richard Burton
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Anagram FIEND ON A CLIT is an anagram of what undisclosed 12-letter word?
Confidential
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Entertainment What 1954 Alfred Hitchcock film features a wheelchair bound James Stewart convinced that a neighbour has committed murder?
Rear Window
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.
I before E except after C
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On This Day The Apple Macintosh was introduced in a Super Bowl television commercial on this day, 22nd January, in what year? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
1984
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Science & Nature In what household item are you most likely to find a cavity magnetron?
Microwave oven
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Eternal - Stay (1993)
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Sport & Leisure The only New Zealander ever to do so, who won the Formula One World Drivers' Championship in 1967?
Denny Hulme
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Geography The motto "Ordem e Progresso" features on the flag of what country?
Brazil ("Order and Progress")
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Art & Literature In the award-winning 1998 novel by Giles Foden, who is portrayed as The Last King of Scotland?
Idi Amin
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Landmarks In what European capital city would you find this grandiose parliament building?
Budapest (Hungarian Parliament Building)
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Music According to the lyrics of House of the Rising Sun by The Animals, what is the occupation of the narrator's mother?
Tailor
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History Who was U.S. President at the start of the Korean War?
Harry S. Truman
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Entertainment The world's longest-serving actor in a televised soap opera, who plays Coronation Street's Ken Barlow?
William Roache (1960-present)
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Ditloids Replace these initials with words to make a true statement: 39 B of the O T
