Food & Drink French for "fat liver", what controversial delicacy is made from fattened duck or goose livers?
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On This Day Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Old Man and the Sea was first published on this day, 1st September 1952. Name the author.
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Anagram DRUNK, DATABLE WHORE is an anagram of what 1964 song title?
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
(1969)
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History To what was Madras State in India renamed in 1969?
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Geography The highest mountain in Africa, in what country is Mount Kilimanjaro?
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Science & Nature In computing, colloquially termed a web address, what does URL stand for? (1pt for 3, ½pt for 2, ¼pt for 1)
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Logos What German multinational tyre and automotive parts manufacturer is represented by this logo?
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Music Drop It Like It's Hot, That's That Shit, and Sensual Seduction are among hits in the 2000s for who?
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Sport & Leisure In eight-ball pool using standard solids and stripes, what type and colour is the number 1 ball? (½ point for each)
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Entertainment Until his final appearance in 2019, who was the mayor of Quahog in Family Guy?
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General Knowledge A man walks east for 4 km. Then south for 3 km. Then west for 2 km. Then north for 1 km. Then west for 2 km. In which direction and for how far should he walk to return to his starting point? (½ point for each)
Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a well known term or phrase.
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Current Affairs With over 7½ million likes to date, a tweet by the family of what actor announcing his death this week became the most-liked tweet in history?
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General Knowledge What four-letter acronym describes the automated system that determines the eligibility of visitors to travel to the United States under the Visa Waiver Program?
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
(1982)
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History What was the code-name of the Allied evacuation at Dunkirk in 1940?
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Geography How many countries share land borders with Myanmar (Burma)? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
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Science & Nature Native to the Himalayas, what type of animal is this?
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Flags What European country has this as its national flag?
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Music Which member of the Electric Light Orchestra left to form Wizzard in July 1972?
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Sport & Leisure What city has a Major League Soccer team called the Impact?
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Entertainment Originally aired between 1979 and 1986, what spin-off of Soap stars Robert Guillaume in the title role?
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Add/Deduct a Letter A discussion of terms over a garden herb. 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 Breede River Valley is a wine-producing region in what country?
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In This Year In this year: The Summer Olympics were held in Seoul, South Korea; Australian soap opera Home and Away was aired for the first time; and Pan Am Flight 103 was blown up over Lockerbie, Scotland, killing a total of 270 people. What year was it? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
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Art & Literature Mary Anne Evans was the real name of what 19th century British author?
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
(1993)
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Anagram CAMEL SHIT is an anagram of what pseudoscientific 9-letter word?
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Entertainment In what 1980s TV series does the title character live in the guest house of "Robin's Nest", a beachfront estate whose caretakers are Jonathan Quayle Higgins III and his Doberman Pinschers, Zeus and Apollo?
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Science & Nature What 7-letter word can be spelt using the chemical symbols for lanthanum, sulphur, silver, and sodium?
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Maps East of the main island of Puerto Rico, what is the name of this archipelago?
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Music What band is best known for their 1970 hit single, Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)?
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Sport & Leisure How many vacant intersections ("points") are there on a standard Go board?
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Entertainment Who plays Foxxy Cleopatra, Austin's new sidekick, in the 2002 film Austin Powers in Goldmember?
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Sudoku Solve this Sudoku puzzle to reveal the 3 digit figure highlighted.
Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a well known term or phrase.
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Current Affairs What was the name of the hurricane that killed 57 people across the Caribbean and the United States last week?
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Art & Literature What 'S' describes a speech in a play in which the character speaks to himself or herself or to the audience rather than to the other characters?
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
(2015)
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History In what century did the Spanish Inquisition begin?
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Geography Flowing through Russia and Kazakhstan in Eurasia, discharging into the Caspian Sea, what is the name of this river?
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Science & Nature Approximately 2.5 million light-years from Earth, what is the nearest major galaxy to the Milky Way?
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Landmarks Located in Walt Disney World Resort in Florida, Spaceship Earth is the icon of what theme park?
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Music In Roger Miller's 1965 song King of the Road, how much are rooms to let?
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Sport & Leisure Which English Premier League team play at Falmer Stadium, currently known for sponsorship purposes as the American Express Community Stadium?
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Entertainment What 1975 film stars the characters of "R.P." McMurphy, Nurse Ratched, and Dale Harding?
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Ditloids Replace these initials with words to make a true statement: 54 C in a D (with the J)
