Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a 1998 film title.
Mercury Rising (Bruce Willis and Alec Baldwin)
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Current Affairs After a successful lift-off in Japan, what country began its first mission to Mars yesterday?
United Arab Emirates (Hope orbiter)
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Art & Literature The Persistence of Memory is a 1931 painting by what artist?
Salvador Dalí
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
AC/DC - Let There Be Rock (1977)
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History What is the name of the treaty first signed on 6th February 1840 by representatives of the British Crown and Māori chiefs from the North Island of New Zealand?
Treaty of Waitangi
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Geography Asunción is the capital and largest city of what South American country?
Paraguay
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Science & Nature What organ of the body is affected by Bright's Disease?
Kidney
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Flags An archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean, what country has this as its national flag?
Samoa (Western Samoa)
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Music Formed in London in 1988, what group consists of singer Damon Albarn, guitarist Graham Coxon, bassist Alex James and drummer Dave Rowntree?
Blur
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Sport & Leisure Achieved between 1996 and 2019, who holds NFL career records for most points scored (2,673), most postseason points scored (238), most field goals made (599), and most overtime field goals made (12)?
Adam Vinatieri
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Entertainment Played by Gary Coleman and Todd Bridges, what are the first names of the Jackson brothers in the 1978-1985 TV series Diff'rent Strokes? (½ point for each)
Arnold & Willis
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Add/Deduct a Letter Cowardly black bird. Answer with two words. The first part of the sentence is a clue to a six letter word. Deduct one letter from that word to give the answer to the second part of the sentence.
Food & Drink What European country is the world's largest consumer of olive oil per capita?
Greece (20 litres in 2015, followed by Spain 13, and Italy 11.)
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In This Year In this year: John Lennon said that The Beatles were "more popular than Jesus now"; Paint It Black by The Rolling Stones was released; and actor Ronald Reagan was elected Governor of California. What year was it? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
1966
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Art & Literature What is the title of Michelle Obama's best-selling memoir, first published in November 2018?
Becoming
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
The B-52's - Roam (1989)
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Anagram HYPED, BOARISH MOAN is an anagram of what 1975 song title?
Bohemian Rhapsody
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Entertainment What is the surname of twin brothers Matt and Ross, best known as creators of the Netflix science fiction-horror series Stranger Things?
Duffer
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Science & Nature In computing, what do the initials ISP stand for? (1pt for 3, ½pt for 2, ¼pt for 1)
Internet service provider
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Maps Enclosed on three sides by northern Australia, what is the name of this large, shallow sea?
Gulf of Carpentaria
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Music "It seemed like the real thing but I was so blind. Mucho mistrust, love's gone behind." are lyrics from what 1979 song? (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Blondie - Heart of Glass
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Sport & Leisure In England, who are set to play at Wembley Stadium on 1st August in the final of the FA Cup? (½ point for each)
Arsenal & Chelsea
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Entertainment What 2000 film stars Clint Eastwood, Tommy Lee Jones, Donald Sutherland, and James Garner as four ageing "ex-test pilots" sent into space to repair an old Soviet satellite?
Space Cowboys
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Sudoku Solve this Sudoku puzzle to reveal the 3 digit figure highlighted.
