Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a "timely" phrase.
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Current Affairs What European-based company announced on Sunday it is to cut roughly 18,000 jobs around the globe?
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Science & Nature Hallux is the medical term for what body part?
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
(1979)
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Sport & Leisure What is the national sport of Japan?
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Geography What is the name of the strait that separates Greenland and Nunavut, Canada?
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Art & Literature Who wrote the bestselling erotic romance trilogy Fifty Shades of Grey, Fifty Shades Darker, and Fifty Shades Freed?
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Flags What Arab country has this as its national flag?
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Music Born on this day, 9th July, 1957, who is the vocalist of English new wave duo Soft Cell?
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History Released by Atari in November 1979, what is the name of this classic arcade game?
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Entertainment Portrayed by Paul Rudd in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films, who is the alter ego of Scott Lang?
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Add/Deduct a Letter A heavy octogenarian. Answer with two words. The first part of the sentence is a clue to a seven letter word. Deduct one letter from that word to give the answer to the second part of the sentence.
Food & Drink Much smaller than an orange, what 'K' describes this fruit?
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In This Year In this year: The first DeLorean rolled off the production line; Pope John Paul II was shot and nearly killed; and NASA put the Space Shuttle into orbit for the first time. What year was it? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
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Science & Nature What 'B' describes an explosive event caused by the rapid re-introduction of oxygen to an oxygen-starved fire?
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
(1989)
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Sport & Leisure What country hosted the 2018 Ryder Cup?
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Entertainment The title of a British sitcom first aired between 2007 and 2010, who are friends of Smithy and Nessa?
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Art & Literature First published in 1969, what is Mario Puzo's most famous novel?
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Maps Highlighted in red, what Indonesian island is this?
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Music Who said Let Your Love Flow in 1976?
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Anagram I'M NO FART ICON is an anagram of what verified 12-letter word?
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Entertainment Portrayed by Richard Anderson, what is the name of Lee Majors' and Jaime Sommers' boss in the 1970s Six Million Dollar Man and Bionic Woman TV series?
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Sudoku Solve this Sudoku puzzle to reveal the 3 digit figure highlighted.
Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a British idiom.
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Current Affairs The UK's data privacy authority, the ICO, issued a notice of intention yesterday to fine what company a record £183m for infringements of the General Data Protection Regulation?
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Science & Nature In telecommunications, what does the 'G' stand for in 4G and 5G?
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
(2017)
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Sport & Leisure Who was awarded the Golden Ball and the Golden Boot at the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup finals at the weekend?
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Geography On what major river does Vienna stand?
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Art & Literature What is the first name of Agatha Christie's Miss Marple?
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Landmarks A UNESCO World Heritage Site, what is the name of this observatory in Cheshire, England?
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Music In 1962, shortly after Acker Bilk's Stranger on the Shore, what became the second U.S. No. 1 single by a British artist, and the first by a British group? (½ point each for Artist and Title)
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History Who was Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff during the First Gulf War?
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Entertainment First aired from 1979 to 1981, who stars as Audrey fforbes-Hamilton in the British television sitcom To the Manor Born?
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Ditloids Replace these initials with words to reveal a well known phrase: 6 D of S
