Food & Drink What well known brand name began life as "Brad's Drink" in New Bern, North Carolina, in 1893?
Pepsi
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On This Day The Rubik's Cube made its international debut at a toy fair in Earl's Court, London on this day, 29th January, in what year? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
1980
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Science & Nature What is the common name for the anatomical term axilla?
Armpit
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
The Doors - Hello, I Love You (1968)
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Sport & Leisure In most modern Judo standards worldwide, what colour belt follows after blue?
Brown
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Geography Which of these Australian cities is furthest west? Adelaide, Brisbane, or Melbourne?
Adelaide
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Anagram ARSE HEALING PLOT is an anagram of what long-running American TV series?
General Hospital
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Logos What clothing brand is represented by this emblem?
Guess
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Music What Scottish indie rock band had a worldwide hit in 2004 with Take Me Out?
Franz Ferdinand
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History Which of Henry VIII's wives was Queen Elizabeth I's mother?
Anne Boleyn
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Entertainment What 1934 Cole Porter musical is set on board the ocean liner SS American?
Anything Goes
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General Knowledge "10,000 Lakes" is the slogan on vehicle license plates issued in what U.S. state?
Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a well known term or phrase.
Take from the rich and give to the poor
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Current Affairs In what country did a tailings dam at an iron ore mine suffer a catastrophic failure last Friday, killing 65 people?
Brazil (Brumadinho, Minas Gerais)
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Science & Nature What name is given to a non-working male bee, without a stinger, whose primary role is to mate with an unfertilised queen?
Drone
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Siouxsie and the Banshees - Hong Kong Garden (1978)
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Sport & Leisure For how many minutes is a golfer allowed to search for a ball before it is declared lost?
3 (5 minutes prior to 1st January 2019)
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Geography What is the name of the harbour that separates Hong Kong Island in the south from the mainland to the north?
Victoria Harbour
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Art & Literature In Enid Blyton's series of "Noddy" books, what is the name of the policeman?
Mr. Plod / P.C. Plod
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Flags What North African country has this as its national flag?
Tunisia
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Music "The trench is dug within our hearts. And mothers, children, brothers, sisters torn apart" are lyrics from what 1983 song? (½ point each for Artist and Title)
U2 - Sunday Bloody Sunday
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History Who was Chancellor of Germany at the turn of the 21st century?
Gerhard Schröder (1998–2005)
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Entertainment Who won a record four Academy Awards for Best Director for the films The Informer (1935), Stagecoach (1939), The Grapes of Wrath (1940), and The Quiet Man (1952)?
John Ford
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Add/Deduct a Letter A fragment of a piece of writing. Answer with two words. The first part of the sentence is a clue to an eight letter word. Deduct one letter from that word to give the answer to the second part of the sentence.
Food & Drink From the south of France, Roquefort cheese is made from the milk of what animal?
Sheep (Ewe's milk)
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In This Year In this year: Cassius Clay was crowned heavyweight champion of the world after beating Sonny Liston; Nelson Mandela was sentenced to life imprisonment and sent to Robben Island prison; and Walt Disney's Mary Poppins premièred worldwide. What year was it? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
1964
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Science & Nature What is the generic British English name for the medicinal drug acetaminophen?
Paracetamol
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Spandau Ballet - True (1983)
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Sport & Leisure In tennis, who beat who in the men's singles final at the 2019 Australian Open on Sunday? (½ point for each)
Novak Djokovic beat Rafael Nadal (6–3, 6–2, 6–3)
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Entertainment What are the names of the two main female characters in the 1960s TV series Stingray? (½ point for each)
Atlanta and Marina
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Art & Literature What classic novel did Mark David Chapman cite as his manifesto when arrested for the assassination of John Lennon?
The Catcher in the Rye (J. D. Salinger)
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Maps Straddling the border between France and Spain on the coast of the Bay of Biscay, what name is given to this region, its people, and its language?
Basque
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Music Jailbreak, Johnny the Fox, and Bad Reputation are among albums released in the 1970s by what rock band?
Thin Lizzy
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Anagram TWAT GAMES is an anagram of what electrifying 9-letter word?
Megawatts
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Entertainment Who co-starred with Meryl Streep in the 1985 film Out of Africa?
Robert Redford
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.
Hole in my underwear
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Current Affairs Ending a 27-year naming dispute, the parliament of Greece voted last Friday 153-146 in approval of changing the name of the Republic of Macedonia, to what?
Republic of North Macedonia
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Science & Nature What name is given to an elementary particle of light?
Photon
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Khalid - Young Dumb & Broke (2017)
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Sport & Leisure What U.S. city is home to the Raiders NFL team?
Oakland (California)
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Geography The Mackenzie River is the longest river system in what country?
Canada
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Art & Literature First created in 1908 by Charles Hamilton using the pen name Frank Richards, what overweight schoolboy features in stories set at Greyfriars School?
Billy Bunter
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Landmarks This is the Piazza dei Miracoli or "Square of Miracles". In what Italian city is it?
Pisa (Tuscany, Italy)
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Music Jorma Kaukonen, Grace Slick, Paul Kantner, Marty Balin, Spencer Dryden, and Jack Casady formed the "classic" lineup of what rock band during the late 1960s and early 1970s?
Jefferson Airplane
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History Who was Prime Minister of Australia at the turn of the 21st century?
John Howard (1996-2007)
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Entertainment In the British soap opera Coronation Street, what is the name of the cafe located at 16 Victoria Street, Weatherfield?
Roy's Rolls
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Ditloids Replace these initials with words to make a true statement: 4 P on M R
