Food & Drink According to an International Bartenders Association recipe, what two sauces are added to vodka, tomato juice and lemon juice to make a Bloody Mary? (½ point for each)
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On This Day Made available to the public on this day, 6th August 1991, who invented the World Wide Web?
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Science & Nature By what common name is acetylsalicylic acid known?
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
(1969)
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Sport & Leisure Fred Morrison was awarded a U.S. Design Patent in 1958 for his "Pluto Platter". By what name has it since become most commonly known?
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Geography What is the largest city in the U.S. region of New England?
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Anagram NOW OF GENITAL PRAISE is an anagram of what world famous landmark?
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Logos What brand of beauty and health care products is represented by this logo?
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Music Whose hits in the 2010s include Stressed Out, Ride, and Heathens?
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History In what British city did the Peterloo Massacre take place on 16th August 1819?
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Entertainment Who plays the title role in the Academy Award winning 1969 musical film Hello, Dolly!?
Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a 12-letter word.
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Current Affairs This weekend, 30 people were killed and 53 others injured during separate mass shootings in what two U.S. cities? (½ point for each)
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Science & Nature What 8-letter word can be spelt using the chemical symbols for lithium, iron, sulphur, protactinium, and nitrogen?
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
(1982)
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Sport & Leisure What is the face value of a letter K in English-language editions of Scrabble?
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Geography The Hindu Kush is an 800-kilometre-long mountain range primarily located in what country?
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Art & Literature Gaining international fame as Lawrence of Arabia, what were the first names of archaeologist, army officer, diplomat, and writer T. E. Lawrence? (½ point for each)
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Flags What country in in West Africa has this as its national flag?
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Music Complete these song lyrics: "Baby, you're the one. You still turn me on. You can ___ ___ ___ ___."(¼ point for each)
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History Who took office on 14th September 1901 as the youngest ever U.S. President, aged 42 years, 322 days?
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Entertainment Nancy Cartwright is an American actress best known as the voice of who?
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Add/Deduct a Letter A friendly association for frolicking. 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 With what vegetable is a savoury Florentine dish prepared?
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In This Year Kevin Costner, Jeff Daniels, Billy Idol, Penn Jillette, Brendan O'Carroll, and Bruce Willis were all born in what year? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
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Science & Nature What 'D' describes ethyl alcohol that has additives to make it poisonous, bad-tasting, foul-smelling, or nauseating to discourage recreational consumption?
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
(2001)
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Sport & Leisure Who was suspended from his national team for three months and fined US$50,000 this week for criticizing the South American Football Confederation?
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Entertainment Who is actress Melanie Griffith's mother?
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Art & Literature What 'O' describes the process of creating a word that phonetically imitates, resembles, or suggests the sound that it describes?
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Maps What U.S. state is this?
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Music Who sang about a "Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress" in 1972?
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Anagram WIN MELON SHAG is an anagram of what female 12-letter word?
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Entertainment I was born in 1917, crowned Miss Hungary in 1936, and emigrated to the United States in 1941 where, through my acting career, I became a household name. I died at the age of 99 in 2016. What is my name?
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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 What iconic Belfast company went into administration yesterday, likely to cease trading after 158 years?
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Science & Nature At more than 11 inches in diameter, what creature has the largest eyes documented in the animal kingdom?
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
(2018)
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Sport & Leisure Under IAAF rules, what is 2kg for men and 1kg for women?
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Geography What three countries border Luxembourg? (1pt for 3, ½pt for 2, ¼pt for 1)
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Art & Literature First published in 1936, who wrote the American Civil War-era novel Gone with the Wind?
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Landmarks This impressive landmark is often called White Heron Castle. In what country is it?
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Music Complete these song lyrics: "Now the only thing a gambler needs. Is a ___ and a ___."(½ point for each)
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History Who took office on 19th December 1783 as the youngest ever British Prime Minister, aged 24 years, 205 days?
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Entertainment What 2011 film stars Bradley Cooper as Edward Morra, a struggling writer who is introduced to a nootropic drug called NZT-48, which gives him the ability to fully utilise his brain and vastly improve his lifestyle?
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Ditloids Replace these initials with words to make a true statement: 3 H in a B B.
