Food & Drink What common name for a foodstuff is also the name of a character in Trainspotting by Irvine Welsh, the scarecrow in Bob the Builder, and a bird in the Australian comic strip Beyond the Black Stump?
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On This Day Who shot John Lennon in front of the Dakota Apartments in New York City on this day, 8th December 1980?
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Anagram ANAL HUNDREDS TOLD is an anagram of what Canadian actor, born in 1935?
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
(1960)
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History The youngest person ever to succeed to the English throne, who was less than 9 months old when he became King of England in 1422?
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Geography What common name is shared by the currencies of Egypt, Syria, and Lebanon?
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Science & Nature What 'F' describes the lowest temperature at which the vapours of a volatile material ignite if given an ignition source?
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Logos What Belgian-German-Dutch chain of fast-fashion retail clothing stores is represented by this logo?
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Music Bryan Adams' (Everything I Do) I Do It For You features on the soundtrack of what 1991 film?
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Sport & Leisure In cricket, what two words describe the situation when a batsman is "out" for no runs on the second ball they face? (½ point for each)(2 word answer)
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Entertainment First aired between 2000 and 2015, the original CSI: Crime Scene Investigation is set in what city?
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Brainteaser A clock was correct at midnight. From that moment it began to lose four minutes per hour. The clock stopped three hours ago showing 12:08pm. The clock ran for less than 24 hours. What is the correct time now?
Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a well known term or phrase.
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Current Affairs Found and recovered on Sunday, a capsule containing asteroid samples collected by a Japanese spacecraft landed in what country on Saturday?
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Art & Literature Cyclops, Jean Grey, Beast, Angel, and Iceman were the original members of what 1963 Marvel Comics' team of superheroes?
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
(1974)
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History In what country were 29 miners killed after two methane explosions at the Pike River Mine in November 2010, making it the most deadly mining disaster there in 96 years?
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Geography In what capital city is Mountjoy Prison?
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Science & Nature The asteroid belt is a series of rocks that orbit the sun, roughly between the orbits of Mars and which other planet?
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Flags What country has this as its national flag?
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Music In what iconic 1984 video do Queen parody the British soap opera Coronation Street?
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Sport & Leisure The Hills Golf Club, Clearwater Golf Club, and Millbrook Resort are among recent hosts of what annual golf competition?
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Entertainment On TV and film, who is the younger sister of Patricia and Selma Bouvier?
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Brainteaser Find three words hidden in the coded message below: kind itch oven when keep emma even bean quad tofu icon jazz
Food & Drink What 'C' describes the edible flower buds of the Flinders rose bush?
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In This Year In this year: Hogan's Heroes actor Bob Crane was found bludgeoned to death in his Scottsdale, Arizona, apartment; a bomb explosion at Northwestern University, Illinois marked the Unabomber's first attack; and Grease, starring John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John, was released worldwide. What year was it? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
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Art & Literature What William Shakespeare play is largely set in the town of Elsinore?
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
(1988)
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Anagram SPEW HER DICK is an anagram of what ruined 11-letter word?
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Entertainment What animated Disney film features the song Give a Little Whistle?
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Science & Nature What radioactive chemical element did Marie Curie name in honour of her homeland?
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Maps Located off the Pomeranian coast in the Baltic Sea, what is Germany's largest island by area?
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Music Notable for featuring Stairway to Heaven, what is the adopted title of this album, released in November 1971?
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Sport & Leisure Of what sport did Buddy Rogers become the inaugural world champion in April 1963?
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Entertainment RAF Group Captain Lionel Mandrake and U.S. President Merkin Muffley. Name the actor and the film. (½ point for each)
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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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On This Day At a hospital in Coventry, England this morning, name the 90-year-old grandmother who became the first patient in the world to receive the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine.
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Art & Literature In The Adventures of Tintin, what is the surname of the Merchant Marine sea captain, Tintin's best friend?
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
(2006)
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History A bilateral agreement first signed by the USA and the USSR on 31st July 1991 and entered into force on 5th December 1994, what does START stand for? (¼ point for each)
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Geography The parliament of what European country has met at the Binnenhof since 1584?
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Science & Nature In the SI system, what is the basic unit for the measurement of electric current?
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Landmarks What is the name of the harbour in front of this skyline?
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Music What band said Hello, I Love You in 1968?
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Sport & Leisure What nationality is tennis player Dominic Thiem?
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Entertainment First aired between 1978 and 1992, what British TV courtroom drama series stars Leo McKern in the title role?
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Ditloids Replace these initials with words to reveal a well known phrase: 42 is the A to the U Q of L, the U, and E
