Food & Drink How many gallons are there in a firkin?
9 (US=34 liters, imperial=41 litres)
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On This Day Who became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean on this day, 21st May, 1932?
Amelia Earhart
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Science & Nature What is the fastest animal on two legs?
Ostrich
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Dion - The Wanderer (1961)
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Sport & Leisure How many players are on the field for each team in a game of outdoor "field" hockey?
11
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Geography Into what sea does the River Jordan flow?
Dead Sea
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Anagram A FLAKING ANUS BATH is an anagram of what capital city and the country it is capital of?
Kabul, Afghanistan
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Logos What brand of artists' supplies is represented by this logo?
Crayola
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Music What was the name of the one-off supergroup project in 2011 consisting of Mick Jagger, Joss Stone, Dave Stewart, A. R. Rahman, and Damian Marley?
SuperHeavy
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History What is English teacher, inventor and social reformer Sir Rowland Hill credited with inventing in 1837?
Adhesive postage stamp (1840 Penny Black pictured)
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Entertainment What colour is the door at 280 Westbourne Park Road, London, made famous in the 1999 film Notting Hill?
Blue
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General Knowledge Solve this puzzle to reveal the two missing numbers. (½ point for each)
Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a well known term or phrase.
Cut and dried
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Current Affairs This coming Friday, what will become the first nation in Asia to legalise same-sex marriage?
Taiwan
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Science & Nature The interior angles of a triangle always add up to how many degrees?
180
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Free Bird (1974)
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Sport & Leisure What city is host to the Australian soccer club nicknamed The Roar?
Brisbane
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Geography What name is given to the large mountainous region in south west Germany close to the borders with France and Switzerland?
Black Forest (German: Schwarzwald)
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Art & Literature Later adapted for radio, TV and film; what is the title of a series of three novels and two interludes published between 1906 and 1921 by Nobel Prize–winning English author John Galsworthy?
The Forsyte Saga
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Flags What South American country has this as its national flag?
Colombia
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Music Who said Heaven Is a Place on Earth in 1987?
Belinda Carlisle
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History For his toughness as a General in the War of 1812, what future U.S. president was nicknamed "Old Hickory"?
Andrew Jackson
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Current Affairs What award-winning American TV series, at the end of its 12th season, aired its final two episodes last Thursday?
The Big Bang Theory
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Add/Deduct a Letter Evaporate the lacquer. Answer with two words. The first part of the sentence is a clue to a six letter word. Add one letter to that word to give the answer to the second part of the sentence.
Food & Drink What 'H' describes a traditional Cypriot cheese made from a mixture of goat's and sheep's milk?
Halloumi (Greek: χαλούμι)
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In This Year In this year: Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 disappeared over the Gulf of Thailand with 239 people on board; Russia were suspended from the G8 after formally annexing Crimea; and the Royal Thai Army overthrew Thailand's caretaker government after its failure to resolve political unrest. What year was it? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
2014
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Science & Nature What 'P' describes the small endocrine gland in the brain responsible for the production of melatonin?
Pineal
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Billy Joel - We Didn't Start the Fire (1989)
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Sport & Leisure What American jockey was nicknamed "The Shoe"?
Bill Shoemaker
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Entertainment In the 1960s cartoon series Wacky Races, what is the name of car number 00, driven by Dick Dastardly and Muttley?
The Mean Machine
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Art & Literature Introduced to the U.S. in 1940 as And Then There Were None and later appearing under the title Ten Little Indians, Agatha Christie's mystery novel was first published in the U.K. in 1939 as Ten Little... what?
Niggers (so named after the minstrel song, which serves as a major plot point)
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Maps What Southeast Asian country is this?
Cambodia
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Music Paul Stanley is an American musician born in 1952, best known for being the rhythm guitarist and co-lead vocalist of what rock band?
Kiss
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Anagram BUM LIKE SATAN is an anagram of what distinctive 12-letter word?
Unmistakable
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Entertainment In what 1988 film does Eddie Murphy play Akeem Joffer, the crown prince of the fictional African nation of Zamunda?
Coming to America
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.
Hunchback
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Current Affairs What name has been given to the political scandal that caused the collapse of the Austrian government this week, triggering a snap election?
The Ibiza affair (German: Ibiza-Affäre)
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Science & Nature Ishihara tests are used to determine what?
Colour Perception / Colour Blindness
4.
Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Can't Stop (2003)
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Sport & Leisure In what year did Allan Wells, Steve Ovett, Sebastian Coe, Daley Thompson and Duncan Goodhew all win Olympic gold medals for Great Britain?
1980 (Moscow)
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Geography Winnipeg is the largest city and capital of what Canadian prairie province?
Manitoba
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Art & Literature Adapted into film by Peter Jackson in 2009, what 2002 novel by American writer Alice Sebold tells the story of a teenage girl who comes to terms with her own death after being raped and murdered?
The Lovely Bones
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Landmarks Located in France and opened in 2004, what is the name of this, the tallest bridge in the world?
Millau Viaduct (French: le Viaduc de Millau)
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Music What American jazz pianist accompanies Frank Sinatra in his 1964 version of Fly Me to the Moon?
Count Basie
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History With the new Australian dollar equivalent to ten shillings or half an Australian pound, in what year did decimalisation take place in Australia? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
1966 (14th February)
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Entertainment Who plays a wax model of Theodore Roosevelt in the Night at the Museum film series?
Robin Williams
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Ditloids Replace these initials with words to reveal a well known phrase: 15 M on the D M C
