Food & Drink An edible seed, what type of nut is this?
Pine nut / Pignoli
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On This Day Described as the biggest scientific experiment in history, the LHC at CERN was powered up in Geneva, Switzerland on this day, 10th September, 2008. What does LHC stand for? (1pt for 3, ½pt for 2, ¼pt for 1)
Large Hadron Collider
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Science & Nature In communications terms, what does VoIP stand for? (¼ point for each)
Voice over Internet Protocol
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Otis Redding - (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay (1968)
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Sport & Leisure With 16 titles each, what two teams have won the most Australian Football League premierships since its inauguration as the Victorian Football League in 1897? (½ point for each)
Carlton and Essendon
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Geography Measured by area, what is the largest country located entirely within Europe?
Ukraine
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Anagram AURIC GENITAL HAIRS is an anagram of what American singer-songwriter?
Christina Aguilera
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Logos What American multinational pharmaceutical corporation is represented by this logo?
Pfizer
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Music Run This Town and Empire State of Mind were hits in 2009 for what American rapper?
Jay-Z
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History What began with the coded message, "Climb Mount Niitaka"?
The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor (Japanese: ニイタカヤマノボレ Niitakayama Nobore)
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Entertainment What British TV series follows D.S. Steve Arnott, an Authorised Firearms Officer who refuses to cover-up an unlawful shooting by members of his own team, so is transferred to Anti-Corruption Unit 12 (AC-12) where he is partnered with D.C. Kate Fleming?
Line of Duty
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General Knowledge Included in the Great Seal of the United States, to what does "E pluribus unum" translate into English?
Out of many, one (also translated as "One out of many" or "One from many")
Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a well known term or phrase.
Sit down and shut up
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Current Affairs In what country was former Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe when he died in hospital on Friday, aged 95?
Singapore (Gleneagles Hospital)
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Science & Nature Ermine is a fur from the winter coat of what animal?
Stoat (weasel /short-tailed weasel)
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
The Kinks - Lola (1970)
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Sport & Leisure In tennis, who beat who in the final of the women's singles at the U.S. Open on Saturday? (½ point for each)
Bianca Andreescu beat Serena Williams (6–3 7–5)
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Geography What is the lowest point in Australia, and, on the rare occasions that it fills, the largest lake in Australia?
Lake Eyre (Kati Thanda)
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Art & Literature Complete the title of this 1960 Dr. Seuss novel: One Fish Two Fish ____ Fish ____ Fish? (½ point for each)
Red Fish Blue Fish
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Flags What Arab state has this as its national flag?
Qatar
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Music 1979, Tonight, Tonight, and The End Is the Beginning Is the End are among the hits in the 1990s for what American alternative rock band?
The Smashing Pumpkins
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History Who founded the Missionaries of Charity in Calcutta in 1950?
Mother Teresa
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Entertainment Who plays college professor Ariel Truax, the love interest of John Gustafson (Jack Lemmon) and Max Goldman (Walter Matthau) in the 1993 film Grumpy Old Men?
Ann-Margret
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Add/Deduct a Letter It should be being searched for. Answer with two words. The first part of the sentence is a clue to a five letter word. Add one letter to that word to give the answer to the second part of the sentence.
Food & Drink What 'R' describes a small glazed ceramic or glass bowl used for cooking and serving an individual portion of food?
Ramekin (derived from the French ramequin, and early modern Flemish rammeken)
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In This Year Tom Arnold, Rosanna Arquette, Pete Burns, John McEnroe, Mike Pence, and Tracey Ullman were all born in what year? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
1959
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Science & Nature What 'C' is the correct term for Siamese Twins?
Conjoined twins
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Stevie Wonder - Happy Birthday (1981)
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Sport & Leisure What nationality is professional golfer Minjee Lee?
Australian
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Entertainment What 2009 war film stars Brad Pitt as Lieutenant Aldo "The Apache" Raine and Christoph Waltz as SS Colonel Hans Landa?
Inglourious Basterds
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Art & Literature Antonio is the title character in what Shakespeare comedy?
The Merchant of Venice
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Thailand What province in South Central Thailand is this?
Saraburi - สระบุรี
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Music Complete these lyrics from a 1979 song with the three missing words: "I said, watch what you say or they'll be calling you a radical. Liberal, oh fanatical, criminal. Won't you sign up your name, we'd like to feel you're Acceptable. ______, oh ______, a ______!"(1pt for 3, ½pt for 2, ¼pt for 1)
Respectable, presentable, vegetable (Supertramp - The Logical Song)
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Anagram JAIL RULES, ARSE ME is an anagram of what capital city and the country it is capital of?
Jerusalem, Israel
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Entertainment Playing a village idiot, for what 1970 film was John Mills awarded an Oscar for Best Actor in a Supporting Role?
Ryan's Daughter
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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.
Back in 5 minutes
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Current Affairs What is the name of the typhoon that knocked out power to over 50,000 homes in South Korea on Saturday?
Lingling
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Science & Nature What two elements make up the alloy brass? (½ point for each)
Copper and Zinc
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Ke$ha - We R Who We R (2010)
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Sport & Leisure What historic track has held 69 Formula One Grands Prix, more than any other?
Monza (Italy)
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Geography On what continent are the Pensacola Mountains?
Antarctica
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Art & Literature What 1908 children's novel begins with Mole meeting Rat? (½ point each for Author and Title)
Kenneth Grahame - The Wind in the Willows
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Landmarks In what city would you find this famous landmark, the Spanish Steps?
Rome, Italy (Italian: Scalinata della Trinità dei Monti)
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Music "Well, let me tell you 'bout the way she looked. The way she acts and the colour of her hair." are lyrics from what 1964 song? (½ point each for Artist and Title)
The Zombies - She's Not There
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History Between 1892 and 1954, what island hosted the main entry facility for immigrants entering the United States?
Ellis Island (New York City)
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Entertainment Fill in the blanks: In Doctor Who, TARDIS stands for ____ And ____ ____ In ____.(¼ point for each)
Time And RelativeDimension In Space
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Ditloids Replace these initials with words to make a true statement: 88 K on a G P
Five years after perfecting the process, in what year did Charles Goodyear receive patent number 3633 from the United States Patent Office for his rubber vulcanisation process?
