Food & Drink Swede in Commonwealth English, neep in Scottish, and snagger in Northern English; what 'R' describes it in American English?
Rutabaga
2.
On This Day Who became the first person to fly solo around the world non-stop in a balloon on this day, 2nd July, 2005?
Steve Fossett
3.
Science & Nature What 6-letter word is a short form description of a medical device for injecting a measured dose of adrenaline, most often used for the treatment of anaphylaxis?
EpiPen (Epinephrine autoinjector)
4.
Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Little Eva - The Loco-Motion (1962)
5.
Sport & Leisure In what city is the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez Grand Prix race track?
Mexico City
6.
Geography San Juan is the capital city of what Caribbean island?
Puerto Rico
7.
Anagram OVERALL VANDAL, OR SAD ASS is an anagram of what capital city and the country it is capital of?
San Salvador, El Salvador
8.
Logos What brand of shampoo is represented by this logo?
Head & Shoulders
9.
Music Whose hits in the 2000s include Clint Eastwood, Feel Good Inc., Dare, and Dirty Harry?
Gorillaz
10.
History Born in 1920, by what name was Karol Józef Wojtyła better known?
Pope John Paul II
11.
Entertainment Portrayed by Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels, what are the first names of the lead characters in Dumb and Dumber? (½ point for each)
Lloyd and Harry
12.
General Knowledge What two numbers come next in this series? 1 10 3 9 5 8 7 7 9 6 ? ? (½ point for each)
Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a 10-letter word.
Crossroads
2.
Current Affairs What was the name of Kim Kardashian West's latest fashion line before she dropped it yesterday following accusations of cultural appropriation?
Kimono
3.
Science & Nature What 6-letter word can be made using the chemical symbols for Tin, Iodine, Phosphorus, and Erbium?
Sniper
4.
Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Led Zeppelin - Kashmir (1975)
5.
Sport & Leisure At Wimbledon this week, name the 15-year-old American who beat five-time Wimbledon champion Venus Williams in the first round yesterday.
Cori "Coco" Gauff
6.
Geography What European country is a federal republic divided into 26 Cantons?
Switzerland
7.
Art & Literature What is the alter ego of DC Comics' fictional superhero Barbara Gordon?
Batgirl / Oracle
8.
Flags What South East Asian country has this as its national flag?
Brunei
9.
Music What English band was formed on the Isle of Wight in 1979 by Mark King, Mike Lindup, and brothers Phil and Rowland "Boon" Gould?
Level 42
10.
History The English Civil Wars took place in what century?
17th (1642-1651)
11.
Entertainment What is the name of the murder victim at the beginning of the 1990s TV series Twin Peaks?
Laura Palmer (played by Sheryl Lee)
12.
Add/Deduct a Letter Cautiously, with extreme tiredness. 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 Vanilla pods are dried fruit from the Vanilla genus of what family of plant?
Orchid (Vanilla planifolia)
2.
In This Year Boris Johnson, Ross Kemp, Jürgen Klinsmann, Elle Macpherson, Clive Owen, and Sarah Palin were all born in what year? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
1964
3.
Science & Nature What 'H' describes a mostly inherited genetic disorder that impairs the body's ability to make blood clots?
Haemophilia / Hemophilia
4.
Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
The Communards - Don't Leave Me This Way (1986)
5.
Sport & Leisure This coming Saturday sees the start of the 2019 Tour de France (known as the Grand Départ), in what city?
Brussels (Belgium)
6.
Entertainment What British journalist famously interviewed Diana, Princess of Wales for BBC Panorama in 1995, and Michael Jackson for an ITV documentary in 2003?
Martin Bashir
7.
Art & Literature First published in 1984, So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish is the fourth book of what famous series?
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
8.
Thailand What province in North Central Thailand is this?
Phichit - พิจิตร
9.
Music Marie Antoinette, Kruschev, and Kennedy are all mentioned in the opening verse of what 1974 song by Queen?
Killer Queen
10.
Anagram SLAG IF CRUDE is an anagram of what objectionable 11-letter word?
Disgraceful
11.
Entertainment To whom has actress Rita Wilson been married since 1988?
Tom Hanks
12.
Sudoku Solve this Sudoku puzzle to reveal the 3 digit figure highlighted.
Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal an 11-letter word.
Assassinate
2.
On This Day Fourteen months after the Fall of Saigon, Communist North Vietnam declared a union with South Vietnam to form the Socialist Republic of Vietnam on this day, 2nd July, in what year? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
1976
3.
Science & Nature What metal element is combined with a halogen to produce a light-sensitive chemical compound, most commonly used in photographic film and paper?
Silver
4.
Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Sinéad O'Connor - Nothing Compares 2 U (1990)
5.
Sport & Leisure Name the four teams competing in the semi-finals of the FIFA Women's World Cup this week? (¼ point for each)
England and United States, Netherlands and Sweden
6.
Geography At around 261 million, Indonesia is the most populous island nation in the world. What is the second most populous?
Japan (126 million)
7.
Art & Literature From the British comic strip which first appeared in "The Beano" in 1951, what is the name of Dennis the Menace's Abyssinian wire-haired tripe hound?
Gnasher
8.
Landmarks Washington, __________, __________, Lincoln. Fill in the blanks from this world famous landmark. (½ point for each)
Jefferson, Roosevelt (Mount Rushmore National Memorial)
9.
Music What Australian folk-influenced pop quartet were formed in Melbourne in 1962 and, by 1963, consisted of Athol Guy, Keith Potger, Bruce Woodley, and Judith Durham?
The Seekers
10.
History In December 1642, who became the first known European explorer to sight New Zealand?
Abel Tasman
11.
Entertainment Who plays the title role in the 1979 film The Life of Brian?
Graham Chapman
12.
Ditloids Replace these initials with words to make a true statement: 4 C in a Q.
