Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a well-known piece of writing.
Paradise Lost
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Current Affairs Name the Indonesian airline whose Boeing 737-500 crashed shortly after taking off from Jakarta on Saturday.
Sriwijaya Air
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Art & Literature In the Old Testament, what book comes between Leviticus and Deuteronomy?
Numbers
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Frankie Goes to Hollywood - Two Tribes (1984)
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History Transported to Britain in the early 19th century, from what country do the Elgin Marbles originate?
Greece (Parthenon, Athens)
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Geography Andalusia is the southernmost mainland region of what European country?
Spain
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Science & Nature In what century was Sir Isaac Newton born?
17th (1643)
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Flags What U.S. state is represented by this flag?
Alabama
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Music What 1973 album has been certified 14× platinum in the UK and Australia, 16× platinum in New Zealand, and has spent a record total of 955 weeks on the US Billboard 200? (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Pink Floyd - The Dark Side of the Moon
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Sport & Leisure In what game might you "flop the nuts"?
Poker (When a player flops (the first three face-up cards dealt) the absolute best hand.)
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Entertainment Arrange these Harrison Ford characters in order of first appearance, earliest first: A. Rick Deckard B. Indiana Jones C. Jack Ryan D. Han Solo
D B A C (Star Wars 1977, Raiders of the Lost Ark 1981, Blade Runner 1982, Patriot Games 1992)
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General Knowledge Name any four of the eight EU member countries who do not use the Euro as their currency. (¼ point for each)
Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Sweden
Food & Drink What Arabic word is attributed to food permissible under Islamic law?
Halal (Arabic: حلال ḥalāl, "permissible")
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Current Affairs What microblogging and social networking service was booted by Google, Amazon and Apple this weekend following complaints that it was used to coordinate the storming of the United States Capitol?
Parler
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Art & Literature What type of animal is the title character in Roald Dahl's 1990 novel Esio Trot?
Tortoise (spelt backwards)
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Under the Bridge (1992)
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Anagram LOONY PAT, TINY ASS is an anagram of what electronic device?
Sony PlayStation
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Entertainment Debra Morgan, Angel Batista, María LaGuerta, and Vince Masuka are among the supporting characters in what TV series, first aired between 2006 and 2013?
Dexter
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Science & Nature What 8-letter word can be spelt out using the chemical symbols for tin, astatine, carbon, helium, and sulphur?
Snatches
8.
Thailand What province in Southern Thailand is this?
Surat Thani - สุราษฎร์ธานี
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Music Originally released in 1966, what British band, led by Eddy Grant, had a worldwide hit in 1968 with Baby, Come Back?
The Equals
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Sport & Leisure What retired professional wrestler goes by the name of "Stone Cold .."?
Steve Austin
11.
Entertainment What actress was crowned Miss Hungary in 1936, aged 19?
Zsa Zsa Gabor (born Sári Gábor)
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.
Fifty-yard line
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In This Year Aisling Bea, LeBron James, Scarlett Johansson, Trevor Noah, Katy Perry, and Mark Zuckerberg were all born in what year? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
1984
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Art & Literature Name the French Impressionist artist best known for incorporating dance into much of his work.
Edgar Degas
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
50 Cent - In da Club (2003)
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History Who was Sandra Rivett's well-known employer at the time of her murder in Belgravia, London in November 1974?
Lord Lucan (Richard John Bingham, 7th Earl of Lucan)
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Geography What European language is the majority language spoken in Angola, Mozambique, and Guinea-Bissau?
Portuguese
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Science & Nature The alpaca is a camelid mammal native to what continent?
South America
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Landmarks What famous battle is commemorated by this well known landmark?
Battle of Waterloo (Belgium - Butte du Lion / The Lion's Mound)
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Music Who said Breaking Up Is Hard to Do in 1962?
Neil Sedaka
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Sport & Leisure Winning the French Open in 1989, aged 17 years 110 days, what American tennis player is the youngest to win a men's Open Era Grand Slam title?
Michael Chang
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Entertainment What 2013 film stars Leonardo DiCaprio as Jordan Belfort, Jonah Hill as Donnie Azoff, and Margot Robbie as Naomi Lapaglia?
The Wolf of Wall Street
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Ditloids Replace these initials with words to make a true statement: 168 H in a W
In a recent survey of more than 3,500 film scripts to find which has the most swear words, Martin Scorsese's The Wolf of Wall Street tops the list with how many expletives?
