Food & Drink What name is given to a cocktail of white rum, coconut cream, and pineapple juice?
Piña colada
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On This Day The "Butcher of Lyon" was arrested in Bolivia on this day, 19th January 1983. What was his real name?
Klaus Barbie (Nikolaus "Klaus" Barbie)
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Anagram EROTIC MAN DEMON is an anagram of what approved 14-letter word?
Recommendation
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Small Faces - Tin Soldier (1967)
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History Between 1968 and 1986, what nickname was given to the Glienicke Bridge between Potsdam and Berlin?
Bridge of Spies (Captured spies were exchanged there between the US and the Soviets during the Cold War)
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Geography What is the only country through which both the Equator and Tropic of Capricorn pass?
Brazil
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Science & Nature What is the name of the two tubes that propel urine from the kidneys to the bladder?
Ureter
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Logos What worldwide American restaurant chain is represented by this logo?
Hooters
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Music There's No Other Way, Girls & Boys, and Song 2 were among hits in the 90s for what band?
Blur
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Sport & Leisure What is "Tiger" Woods given first name?
Eldrick (Eldrick Tont Woods)
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Entertainment What 1962 film starring Frank Sinatra was remade in 2004 with Denzel Washington in the same role?
The Manchurian Candidate (Major Bennett Marco)
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General Knowledge Athena is going to the Halloween party dressed as a bat, Chris is going as a witch, Eric is going as a spider, and Steve is going as a ghost. Is Rebecca going to the party dressed as a zombie or a vampire?
Vampire (The first two letters of their name match the last two letters of the character)
Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a well known term or phrase.
Snake in the grass
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Current Affairs On which Indonesian island did a magnitude 6.2 earthquake kill at least 84 people and injure more than 900 others on Friday?
Sulawesi
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Art & Literature Author Clifford Irving was jailed for 30 months in 1972 for writing a fake autobiography of what millionaire?
Howard Hughes
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Glen Campbell - Rhinestone Cowboy (1975)
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History Ernest Shackleton's ship was crushed by pack ice and sank off Antarctica in 1915. What was its name?
Endurance
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Geography Based on cargo throughput, what major city is home to the busiest seaport in the world?
Shanghai
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Science & Nature Native to the mountains of southern Europe, what 'L' describes this small tree?
Laburnum
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Flags What African country has this as its national flag?
Ethiopia
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Music Something About You, Leaving Me Now, and Lessons in Love were hits in the mid-80s for what band?
Level 42
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Sport & Leisure Whose right breast was exposed to 140 million viewers at the 2004 Super Bowl, and who tore open her costume? (½ point for each)
Janet Jackson & Justin Timberlake
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Entertainment Who stars as U.S. Army Sergeant Nick Morton in the 2017 reboot film The Mummy?
Tom Cruise
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Add/Deduct a Letter Out-and-out golfing tool. Answer with two words. The first part of the sentence is a clue to a five letter word. Add one letter to that word to give the answer to the second part of the sentence.
Food & Drink Côte de Beaune, Mâconnais, and Beaujolais are sub-regions of what French wine growing region?
Burgundy
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In This Year In this year: Euro notes and coins were introduced for the first time; at least 170 people were killed when Chechen rebels held the audience hostage in the Nord-Ost theatre in Moscow; and Brazil won the FIFA World Cup, hosted in South Korea and Japan. What year was it? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
2002
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Art & Literature The title of a 1952 children's fantasy novel; by what name are Arrietty, Pod, Homily, Hendreary, Lupy and Eggletina collectively known?
The Borrowers (Mary Norton)
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Run-DMC - Walk This Way (1986)
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Anagram A BONER GIVER is an anagram of what domineering 11-letter word?
Overbearing
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Entertainment Arrange these actors in order of their first appearance on film as Batman, earliest first: A. Ben Affleck B. Christian Bale C. George Clooney D. Michael Keaton E. Val Kilmer
D E C B A (Batman 1989, Batman Forever 1995, Batman & Robin 1997, Batman Begins 2005, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice 2016)
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Science & Nature Running from 1958 through 1963, what was the name of the first human spaceflight program of the United States?
Project Mercury
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Maps What South American country is this?
Colombia
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Music "The devil bowed his head because he knew that he'd been beat. And he laid that golden fiddle on the ground at Johnny's feet" are lyrics from what 1979 country hit? (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Charlie Daniels Band - The Devil Went Down to Georgia
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Sport & Leisure What is the name of the trophy awarded to the winner of the men's Rugby World Cup Sevens?
Melrose Cup
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Entertainment In what 1976 film does Dustin Hoffmann star as graduate student Thomas Babbington 'Babe' Levy?
Marathon Man
12.
Sudoku Solve this Sudoku puzzle to reveal the 3 digit figure highlighted.
Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a 2010s TV series.
Orange is the New Black
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Current Affairs Previously poisoned and flown to a hospital in Berlin, name the Russian anti-corruption activist arrested upon his return to Moscow on Sunday.
Alexei Navalny
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Art & Literature Nell Trent, Richard "Dick" Swiveller and Daniel Quilp are characters from what 1841 Dickens' novel?
The Old Curiosity Shop
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
50 Cent feat. Olivia - Candy Shop (2005)
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History One of several indiscretions that were to stall his political career that year, in 1987, Senator Joe Biden plagiarised a speech by what British politician?
Neil Kinnock
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Geography The River Dee runs through which British city?
Chester
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Science & Nature To the nearest whole number, how many times stronger is Earth's gravity compared to that of the Moon?
6 (9.807 m/s2 / 1.622 m/s2)
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Landmarks Opened in April 2017 and nicknamed "the spaceship", what is the official name of this corporate headquarters in Santa Clara County, California?
Apple Park
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Music What band was formed in Jacksonville, Florida in 1969 by brothers Duane and Gregg?
The Allman Brothers Band
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Sport & Leisure The distance between the wickets, what is the length, in yards, of a cricket pitch?
22
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Entertainment "Big Pussy", "Paulie Walnuts", and "Johnny Sack" are among supporting characters in what TV series, first aired between 1999 and 2007?
The Sopranos
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Ditloids Replace these initials with words to make a true statement: 6 M W in a G of C
