Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a well known term or phrase.
Back alley
2.
Current Affairs Name the Nobel Peace Prize winner and prominent Northern Ireland politician who died on Monday aged 83.
John Hume
3.
Art & Literature What are the names of the three 'Darling' children in J.M. Barrie’s Peter Pan? (1pt for 3, ½pt for 2, ¼pt for 1)
Wendy, John & Michael
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Kool & the Gang - Ladies' Night (1979)
5.
History In December 1970, a Soviet spacecraft became the first to soft land on another planet and transmit data back to Earth. What major planet did it land on?
Venus (Venera 7)
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Geography In New Zealand, by what name is Te Waipounamu known in English?
South Island
7.
Science & Nature What 5-letter word can be spelt using the chemical symbols for tin, actinium, and potassium?
Snack
8.
Flags What microstate has this as its national flag?
San Marino
9.
Music In what year were the Live Aid concerts held? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
1985 (13th July)
10.
Sport & Leisure Which two teams share the record for each having won the Super Bowl six times? (½ point for each)
New England Patriots & Pittsburgh Steelers
11.
Entertainment What 1996 film stars Geena Davis as an amnesiatic schoolteacher who sets out on a journey to find out who she is with the help of a private detective played by Samuel L. Jackson?
The Long Kiss Goodnight
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Add/Deduct a Letter A liquid measure and a large sailing ship. 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 is the name of this Yorkshire gingerbread cake traditionally made with oatmeal and black treacle?
Parkin
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In This Year In this year: David Lean's film of Doctor Zhivago was released; The Rolling Stones' (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction became their first number-one single in America; and Ferdinand Marcos became President of the Philippines. What year was it? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
1965
3.
Art & Literature Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life (2011) and Middle School: Get Me Out of Here! (2012) are novels by what best-selling author?
James Patterson (and Chris Tebbetts)
4.
Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Mr. Mister - Kyrie (1985)
5.
Anagram EERIE, BAD SLAG is an anagram of what unpleasant 12-letter word?
Disagreeable
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Entertainment First aired between 1982 and 1993, in what sitcom does Rhea Perlman play cocktail waitress Carla Tortelli?
Cheers
7.
Science & Nature Native to the tropical forests of New Guinea and northeastern Australia, what type of bird is this?
Cassowary
8.
Maps What European country is this?
Romania
9.
Music "Ah giddy-up and giddy-up and get away. We're going crazy and we're going today" are lyrics from what 1975 song? (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Status Quo - Rockin' All Over the World
10.
Sport & Leisure What was unusual about Lewis Hamilton's winning Formula 1 finish at Silverstone on Sunday?
He had a puncture (after a front left tyre failure in the final lap)
11.
Entertainment Who plays the title character in the 2020 film Dolittle?
Robert Downey Jr.
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.
Middle of the road
2.
Current Affairs Name the former Malaysian prime minister found guilty this week on all seven charges in the first trial related to the 1MDB scandal.
Najib Razak
3.
Art & Literature The Sound and the Fury (1928), As I Lay Dying (1930), Light in August (1932), and Absalom, Absalom! (1936) are notable novels by what American writer and Nobel Prize laureate?
William Faulkner
4.
Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello - Señorita (2019)
5.
History What year marked the end of British rule on the Indian subcontinent? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
1947
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Geography The name of what Western European capital city translates into English as "black pool"?
Dublin (from dubh meaning "black, dark", and lind "pool")
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Science & Nature The second cervical vertebra of the spine (C2), what 'A' describes this bone?
Axis
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Landmarks In what English county is the prehistoric monument of Stonehenge?
Wiltshire
9.
Music What park is the title of a Small Faces single released in August 1967?
Itchycoo Park
10.
Sport & Leisure In the AFL and AFLW, what Australian rules football club is nicknamed the Crows?
Adelaide
11.
Entertainment The Frosty Palace is a malt shop featured in what 1978 musical film?
Grease
12.
Ditloids Replace these initials with words to make a true statement: 7 C on E
One of the longest sentences in English literature can be found in Chapter 6 of William Faulkner's Absalom, Absalom! (1936). The sentence is composed of how many words?
