Food & Drink Tapas in Spain. Banchan in Korea. Dim Sum in China. What 'M' is the equivalent in Greece?
Mezé / Mezés / Mezee (A selection of small dishes)
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On This Day Onboard Space Shuttle Discovery, what 77-year-old astronaut became the oldest person to go into space on this day, 29th October, 1998?
John Glenn
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Science & Nature In what organ of the body is insulin produced?
Pancreas
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Martha and the Vandellas - Dancing in the Street (1964)
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Sport & Leisure In golf, Tiger Woods equalled Sam Snead's all-time record PGA tournament wins at the inaugural Zozo Championship in Japan on Sunday. How many PGA Tour titles have they each won? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
82
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Geography Measured by area, what is the largest country in Scandinavia?
Sweden
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Anagram DREDGE GENITAL BOG is an anagram of what world famous North American landmark?
Golden Gate Bridge
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Logos What American record label is represented by this logo?
Atlantic Records
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Music I Get Around, Dear Mama, and California Love are among the hits in the 90s for what American rapper?
Tupac Shakur (2Pac / Makaveli)
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History A major British naval base until the late 1950s, what is the name of the body of water in the Orkney Islands, Scotland in which the German fleet was scuttled at the end of World War I?
Scapa Flow
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Entertainment In what famous sci-fi film did Leonard Rossiter play the part of Russian scientist, Dr. Andrei Smyslov?
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
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General Knowledge Introduced in 2017, what is the name of the Facebook button that blocks the posts of a person, page or group in your News Feed for 30 days?
Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a well known term or phrase.
It doesn't add up
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Current Affairs What former rock star's cardigan was sold at auction in New York for a record $334,000 on Saturday?
Kurt Cobain
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Science & Nature Where in the human body are your malleus, incus and stapes?
Ear (the ossicles: the three tiny bones in your middle ear)
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Queen - Crazy Little Thing Called Love (1979)
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Sport & Leisure In motor racing, Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja won the World Rally Championship on Sunday. What country are they from?
Estonia
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Geography What 'E' describes a country that is landlocked and surrounded on all sides by just one country?
Enclave (Lesotho, South Africa - San Marino, Italy - Vatican City, Italy)
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Art & Literature First published as a novel in 1911, for what book is J. M. Barrie best known?
Peter Pan
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Flags What African country has this as its national flag?
Nigeria
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Music If You Leave, (Forever) Live and Die, and We Love You were hits in 1986 for what English synth-pop band?
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD)
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History Between 1991 and 1992, who was the first, and so far only, female Prime Minister of France?
Édith Cresson
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Entertainment Who stars as Harry Palmer in the 1965 film, The Ipcress File?
Michael Caine
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Add/Deduct a Letter The location of a broad street. 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 From what country do Crown Royal, Forty Creek, and Glen Breton whisky brands originate?
Canada
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In This Year In this year: The Herald of Free Enterprise capsized off Zeebrugge harbour in Belgium, killing 180; Irish rock band U2 released their album The Joshua Tree; and former Gestapo boss Klaus Barbie was sentenced to life imprisonment. What year was it? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
1987
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Science & Nature In the Domain Name System of the Internet, what country has the top-level domain .ch?
Switzerland
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Fugees - Ready or Not (1996)
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Sport & Leisure What city hosted the Summer Olympics in the same year Martin Luther King was assassinated?
Mexico City (1968)
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Entertainment What well known animated duo live at 62 West Wallaby Street?
Wallace and Gromit (Wigan, Lancashire)
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Art & Literature What is the name of the game played on broomsticks by Harry Potter and his team mates?
Quidditch
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Thailand What province in South Central Thailand is this?
Suphan Buri - สุพรรณบุรี
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Music Who declared No More Mr. Nice Guy in 1973?
Alice Cooper
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Anagram EVER ANAL TIT is an anagram of what different 11-letter word?
Alternative
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Entertainment First aired in 5 seasons from 2010 to 2018, and adapted into and American TV series in 2014, what Australian TV series stars Richard Roxburgh as Cleaver Greene, a brilliant but self-destructive Sydney barrister?
Rake
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.
First thing in the morning
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Current Affairs Between what two European ports did the refrigerated container, in which 39 people were found dead, travel last Wednesday? (½ point for each)
Zeebrugge and Purfleet (Belgium and UK)
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Science & Nature What is the Latin medical term for your shoulder blade?
Scapula
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Leona Lewis - Bleeding Love (2007)
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Sport & Leisure On Friday, Leicester City achieved the biggest ever victory by an away side in English football top-flight history. Also Southampton's worst ever defeat in all competitions in their history, what was the score?
Southampton 0-9 Leicester
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Geography Including the disputed Kosovo, into how many countries is the former Yugoslavia now divided? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
7 (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Slovenia and Kosovo. )
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Art & Literature Name the American novelist and short story writer best known for her debut best-selling Divergent trilogy.
Veronica Roth
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Landmarks What Roman numerals are inscribed on the bottom line of the tablet held by the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor?
MDCCLXXVI (1776)
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Music "Where you goin' with that gun in your hand?" are lyrics from what 1966 song? (½ point each for Artist and Title)
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Hey Joe
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History What is the name of the territorial police force in the U.K. formed on 1st April 1968 with the amalgamation of Buckinghamshire Constabulary, Oxfordshire Constabulary, Berkshire Constabulary, Reading Borough Police and Oxford City Police?
Thames Valley
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Entertainment What 1994 drama film stars the characters of Andy Dufresne and Ellis Boyd 'Red' Redding?
The Shawshank Redemption (Tim Robbins & Morgan Freeman)
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Ditloids Replace these initials with words to make a true statement: 27 B in the N T
The shortest married couple in the world are Paulo Gabriel da Silva Barros and Katyucia Lie Hoshino, both from Brazil. In millimetres, what is their combined height?
