Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a well known term or phrase.
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Current Affairs Who replaced Shinzo Abe as Prime Minister of Japan last week?
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Art & Literature The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp is a 1632 oil painting on canvas by what Dutch artist?
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
(1972)
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History Between 1642 and 1643, who became the first known European explorer to reach the islands of Van Diemen's Land, New Zealand, and Fiji?
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Geography What English county is this?
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Science & Nature What 7-letter word can be spelt using the chemical symbols for rhenium, sulphur, copper, and einsteinium?
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Flags What Australian external territory is represented by this flag?
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Music Who said Love Is a Battlefield in 1983?
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Sport & Leisure What is the name of the golf club in Mamaroneck, New York that hosted the U.S. Open last week?
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Entertainment Who plays Doctor Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik in the 2020 film Sonic the Hedgehog?
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Add/Deduct a Letter A more polished pacifier. Answer with two words. The first part of the sentence is a clue to an eight letter word. Deduct one letter from that word to give the answer to the second part of the sentence.
Food & Drink What confectionery is advertised with the slogan, "Taste the rainbow"?
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In This Year Petr Čech, Anne Hathaway, Kate Middleton, Nicki Minaj, Eddie Redmayne, and Matt Smith were all born in what year? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
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Art & Literature Opening line: "My father's family name being Pirrip, and my christian name Philip, my infant tongue could make of both names nothing longer or more explicit than Pip. So, I called myself Pip, and came to be called Pip." What classic novel? (½ point each for Author and Title)
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
(1988)
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Anagram FACILE DWARFS is an anagram of what capital city and the country it is capital of?
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Entertainment Who plays the title role in the 1970 film Patton?
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Science & Nature In underwater diving, what does the letter 'C' stand for in the acronym 'scuba'?
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Thailand What province in Southern Thailand is this?
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Music "We go to a party and everyone turns to see. This beautiful lady that's walking around with me." are lyrics from what 1977 song? (½ point each for Artist and Title)
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Sport & Leisure With 96 caps to date, who holds the record for playing more games for the Wales men's national football team than anyone else?
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Entertainment Opening line: "After I killed him, I dropped the gun in the Thames, washed the residue off me hands in the bathroom of a Burger King, and walked home to await instructions." Name the 2008 film and the actor speaking. (½ point for each)
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Sudoku Solve this Sudoku puzzle to reveal the 5 letters highlighted.
Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a well known term or phrase.
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Current Affairs Name the U.S. Supreme Court justice who succumbed to cancer, aged 87, on Friday?
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Art & Literature According to the Deep Thought supercomputer, what is the Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything?
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
(2004)
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History What was the currency of the Netherlands before being replaced by the euro in 2002?
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Geography What is the English language name of the Italian city of Firenze?
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Science & Nature How is 16 feet 4.85 inches expressed in centimetres?
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Landmarks Named after a former Confederate brigadier general, U.S. senator, and leader of the Alabama Ku Klux Klan, and the site of Bloody Sunday on 7th March 1965; the Edmund Pettus Bridge is located in what Alabama city?
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Music "He say I know you, you know me. One thing I can tell you is you got to be free." are lyrics from what 1969 song? (½ point each for Artist and Title)
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Sport & Leisure With a 72-hole score of 274 (-6), who won the U.S. Open on Sunday?
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Entertainment What 1982 horror film stars Kurt Russell as helicopter pilot R.J. MacReady?
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Ditloids Replace these initials with words to make a true statement: 23 P of C in the H G
