Food & Drink What is added to whisky to make a Whisky Mac?
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On This Day Two-year-old James Bulger was abducted in Bootle, Liverpool by two ten-year-old boys who later tortured and murdered him on this day, 12th February, in what year? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
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Science & Nature What 'U' is the medical term for the conic projection hanging from the soft palate at the back of the mouth?
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
(1964)
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Sport & Leisure The only quintuple hundred in first-class cricket history, who scored 501 not out for Warwickshire against Durham at Edgbaston in 1994?
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Geography At 3,454 m above sea level, the Jungfraujoch underground railway station is the highest in Europe. In what country is it?
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Anagram FLIRTED IN CHOIRS is an anagram of what former British athlete?
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Logos One of the world's largest publishing companies, who is represented by this logo?
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Music What American singer's hits in the 2000s include Since U Been Gone, Behind These Hazel Eyes, Because of You, and My Life Would Suck Without You?
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History A formal break of communion between what are now the Catholic Church and Eastern Orthodox churches in 1085 is commonly known as the Great what?
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Entertainment Who co-wrote BBC2's Fawlty Towers with her then-husband John Cleese?
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General Knowledge Domenico and Stefano founded a luxury fashion house in 1985. What are their surnames? (½ point for each)
Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a well known term or phrase.
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Current Affairs The oldest known sexually motivated serial killer in Canadian history, who was sentenced on Friday to life imprisonment for eight murders in Toronto?
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Science & Nature Often considered pests because of their ability to damage and kill crops, what type of insect are weevils?
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
(1968)
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Sport & Leisure What Formula One team announced a new driver line-up this week with the return of Russian Daniil Kvyat and a debut for Thai-British Alexander Albon?
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Geography Beneath what Paris tourist attraction is France's "Tomb of the Unknown Soldier"?
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Art & Literature Who wrote the 1974 novel Jaws?
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Flags What South American country has this as its national flag?
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Music What band gave rise to a worldwide spate of VW emblem thefts in the 1980s?
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History In March 1912, whose last words were, "I am just going outside and may be some time"?
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Entertainment In a 1970s British TV sitcom, what character is driven to bizarre behaviour by the pointlessness of his job at Sunshine Desserts?
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Add/Deduct a Letter A rickety town in Bedfordshire, England. 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 First produced in Dublin in 1994, what is the name of this uniquely bottled coffee liqueur?
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In This Year Jeff Goldblum, David Hasselhoff, Imran Khan, Liam Neeson, Mr. T, and Harvey Weinstein were all born in what year? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
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Science & Nature What 6-letter word can be spelt out using the chemical symbols for Molybdenum, Sodium and Cobalt?
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
(1982)
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Sport & Leisure Ten people were left dead and three injured in a fire on Friday at the youth training camp of what Brazilian football club?
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Entertainment Steve McQueen stars in the title role of the 1968 American film Bullitt. What is the character's first name?
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Art & Literature What Dutch artist painted Girl with a Pearl Earring in 1665?
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Maps What body of water is this?
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Music The original Woodstock Festival was held in the town of Bethel, New York, between 15th and 18th August, in what year? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
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Anagram COSY IN CRAP is an anagram of what scheming 10-letter word?
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Entertainment What is the name of the family dog in the 1960s animated TV series The Jetsons?
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Sudoku Solve this Sudoku puzzle to reveal the 3 digit figure highlighted.
Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a well known term or phrase.
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Current Affairs Name the Argentine football player whose body was recovered from the wreckage of a Piper Malibu light aircraft in the English Channel on Thursday.
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Science & Nature Which came first? The kilogram, the litre, or the metre?
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
(2005)
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Sport & Leisure In competitive swimming, what does the acronym DPS stand for? (1pt for 3, ½pt for 2, ¼pt for 1)
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Geography In what country is the Tanami Desert?
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Art & Literature First published between 1946 and 1951, Malory Towers is a series of six novels by what English children's author?
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Landmarks What is the name of this monumental country house in Oxfordshire, England?
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Music Several items owned by Elvis Presley bear a logo or emblem with a lightning bolt and the initials TCB. What does TCB stand for?
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History The Battle of Moscow was fought during the coldest European winter of the 20th Century, having begun in October of what year? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
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Entertainment In the 1983 film Curse of the Pink Panther, filmed after Peter Sellers' death, who makes a cameo at the end of the film as Inspector Clouseau after very extensive plastic surgery?
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Ditloids Replace these initials with words to make a true statement: 3 W on a T T
