Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a well known term or phrase.
Too expensive
2.
Current Affairs What is the Māori and English name of the volcano that erupted in New Zealand yesterday? (½ point for each)
Whakaari/White Island
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Art & Literature Complete the title of Helen Fielding's 1999 sequel to her 1996 novel Bridget Jones's Diary: Bridget Jones: The ___ ___ ___
Edge of Reason
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Christie - Yellow River (1970)
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History Who gained worldwide fame in 1859 by crossing the Niagara Gorge on a tightrope?
Charles Blondin (Jean-François Gravelet)
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Geography The highest mountain in North America, to what was Mount McKinley officially renamed in 1975?
Denali
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Science & Nature In centimetres, what is the diameter of a standard CD, DVD, or Blu-ray disc?
12
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Flags What country has this as its national flag?
Republic of Ireland (Éire)
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Music Nicknamed "Mr Eurovision", who won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1980 and 1987, and wrote the winning song in 1992?
Johnny Logan (Ireland)
10.
Sport & Leisure In Poker, what hand is better than a straight but beaten by a full house?
Flush (Straight Flush and Royal Flush beat a full house)
11.
Entertainment Who, in 1963, became the first actress to receive $1 million for a film role?
Elizabeth Taylor (Cleopatra)
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Add/Deduct a Letter Most broad and most untamed. 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 What 'J' is the name given to a champagne bottle containing the equivalent of 4 standard bottles?
Jeroboam (a.k.a. Double Magnum)
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In This Year In this year: Three astronauts were killed when Apollo 1 caught fire during testing; Aretha Franklin released her signature song, Respect; and riots in Detroit resulted in 43 dead and 1,189 injured. What year was it? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
1967
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Art & Literature In 1786, who composed the comedy opera The Marriage of Figaro?
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
4.
Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Kenny Loggins - Footloose (1984)
5.
Anagram SATIRIC, ANAL MALE is an anagram of what 20th century novelist?
Alistair MacLean
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Entertainment First aired in 2013, what American comedy-drama TV series is set in the fictional Litchfield Penitentiary, a minimum-security women's federal prison in upstate New York?
Orange Is the New Black
7.
Science & Nature What is the correct medical term for the disease commonly known as German measles?
Rubella
8.
Thailand What province in South Central Thailand is this?
Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya - พระนครศรีอยุธยา (Ayutthaya)
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Music Who said You're So Vain in December 1972?
Carly Simon
10.
Sport & Leisure From what bridge does the Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race boat race start?
Putney Bridge
11.
Entertainment In what 1985 film does Harrison Ford star as the character Detective John Book?
Witness
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.
That is beside the point
2.
Current Affairs What is the name of the German cruiser that sank during the Battle of the Falkland Islands in December 1914, whose wreck was discovered on Sunday?
SMS Scharnhorst
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Art & Literature In the Lewis Carroll novel Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, what birds are used as mallets in a croquet game?
Flamingos
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Enrique Iglesias - Hero (2001)
5.
History What name is given to the World War II Boeing B-17 bomber?
Flying Fortress
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Geography On the shores of which of the Great Lakes is Chicago located?
Lake Michigan
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Science & Nature A gas above -269 °C, at -272.2° C, what chemical element has the lowest freezing point?
Helium
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Landmarks Name this world famous European landmark.
Colditz Castle (Schloss Colditz - Germany)
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Music What American soul and R&B duo had a worldwide hit in 1967 with Soul Man?
Sam & Dave
10.
Sport & Leisure In the board game Cluedo (Clue in North America), whose murder has to be solved?
Dr. Black's / Mr. Boddy's (North America)
11.
Entertainment Who plays Rosemary Woodhouse in the 1968 film Rosemary's Baby?
Mia Farrow
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Ditloids Replace these initials with words to make a true statement: 64 S on a C B
