Food & Drink Ossetra and Sevruga are varieties of what?
Caviar / Sturgeon
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On This Day Crash-landing on New Zealand's west coast, who flew the first solo non-stop flight between Australia and New Zealand on this day, 7th January, 1931?
Guy Menzies
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Anagram TARTY, CHIC SEMEN is an anagram of what association football team?
Manchester City
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Dion - Runaround Sue (1961)
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History Who was military dictator of Panama between 1983 and 1989?
Manuel Noriega
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Geography In what European country are the Vosges Mountains?
France
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Science & Nature What is the largest organ of the human body?
Skin
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Logos What multinational financial services company has this as its logo?
Standard Chartered
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Music God's Plan, Nice For What, In My Feelings, and Nonstop are among the 2018 hits by what artist?
Drake
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Sport & Leisure What tennis player has pledged AU$200 to bushfire relief efforts for every ace he hits in January?
Nick Kyrgios
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Entertainment What film won the most awards (three), including Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, at the 77th Golden Globe Awards on Sunday?
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
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General Knowledge A lottery cage contains 10 balls, numbered 0 to 9. Four balls are drawn and placed in the order they were drawn to reveal a 4-digit winning number. What are the odds of winning?
Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a well known term or phrase.
Up to you
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Current Affairs Name the 36-year-old Indonesian student, sentenced to life in prison on Monday for 159 sex offences against young men in Manchester, England.
Reynhard Sinaga
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Art & Literature In what land does Puff The Magic Dragon live?
Honalee
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Kansas - Dust in the Wind (1978)
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History From the throne of what country did Queen Juliana abdicate in April 1980?
Netherlands
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Geography Measured by area, what is the smallest U.S. State?
Rhode Island (1,214 sq mi / 3,140 km2)
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Science & Nature What chemical element takes its name from the Ancient Greek word for pale green?
Chlorine (Ancient Greek: χλωρóς khlôros)
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Flags What region is represented by this flag?
Macau (Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China)
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Music Who directed the 1983 Michael Jackson's Thriller video?
John Landis
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Sport & Leisure Who beat who in the final of the 2020 PDC World Darts Championship last Wednesday? (½ point for each)
Peter Wright beat Michael van Gerwen
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Entertainment What film director, knighted in the 2020 New Year Honours, won Best Drama Film and Best Director at the 77th Golden Globe Awards on Sunday?
Sir Sam Mendes
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Add/Deduct a Letter A sweet escape. 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 What 'R' describes a yoghurt based Indian sauce or dip often mixed with cucumber and seasoned with coriander, cumin, mint, cayenne pepper, and other herbs and spices?
Raita
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In This Year In this year: George W. Bush began his second term as President of the United States; Pope John Paul II died; and the Prince of Wales married Camilla Parker Bowles. What year was it? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
2005
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Art & Literature First published in 1902, who wrote the Just So Stories for Little Children?
Rudyard Kipling
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Bobby Brown - My Prerogative (1988)
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Anagram RAT HITS OPPRESSOR is an anagram of what 1997 sci-fi film?
Starship Troopers
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Entertainment In what English seaside town is Fawlty Towers set?
Torquay
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Science & Nature Ascorbic acid is the base constituent of what essential vitamin?
Vitamin C
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Thailand What province in Eastern Thailand is this?
Chonburi - ชลบุรี
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Music Killing Me Softly With His Song (Roberta Flack), My Love (Paul McCartney and Wings), and Let's Get It On (Marvin Gaye) were all released in what year? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
1973
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Sport & Leisure The Panthers, Hurricanes, and Hornets are top flight teams located in what U.S. state?
North Carolina (Carolina Panthers (NFL), Carolina Hurricanes (NHL), and Charlotte Hornets (NBA))
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Entertainment Who hosted the 77th Golden Globe Awards on Sunday?
Ricky Gervais (for the fifth and final time)
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.
Outnumbered 3 to 1
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Current Affairs What was the name of the General, commander of the Iranian Quds Force, killed by a U.S. drone strike on Friday?
Qasem Soleimani
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Art & Literature Born in 1541, by what name is painter Doménikos Theotokópoulos better known?
El Greco
4.
Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Coldplay - In My Place (2002)
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History In what year was the Twenty-first Amendment ratified, officially ending prohibition in the United States? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
1933 (5th December)
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Geography After World War II, to what was the Dutch East Indies renamed?
Indonesia
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Science & Nature In audio-visual terms, what does HDMI stand for? (¼ point for each)
High-Definition Multimedia Interface
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Landmarks The Manneken Pis is a small bronze fountain sculpture; a famous landmark in what European capital city?
Brussels (Belgium)
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Music The Beatles' Lady Madonna (1968) was inspired by what famous pianist, who released a cover version later the same year?
Fat's Domino
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Sport & Leisure To date, what player has scored the most goals in the 2019/20 English Premier League season?
Jamie Vardy (Leicester - 17 goals)
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Entertainment Who has hosted the U.S. game show Jeopardy! since 1984?
Alex Trebek
12.
Ditloids Replace these initials with words to make a true statement: 32 D F at which W F
