Food & Drink With the addition of cherry liqueur, Cointreau, Bénédictine, Grenadine, pineapple juice, lime juice, and Angostura bitters; what is the main spirit ingredient of a Singapore Sling?
Gin
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On This Day John Logie Baird gave the first demonstration of the television on this day, 26th January, in what year? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
1926
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Anagram MASTURBATING SNAKE HAT is an anagram of what capital city and the Asian country it is capital of?
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
The Moody Blues - Nights in White Satin (1967)
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History Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1916 to 1922, who was nicknamed the "Welsh Wizard"?
David Lloyd George
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Geography Opened in Tennessee in 1961 as Rebel Railroad, renamed Goldrush Junction in 1970, and Silver Dollar City in 1977, by what name has it been known since 1986?
Dollywood
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Science & Nature Which of Saturn's moons is the only known body in the Solar System other than the Earth where liquid falls as rain on a solid surface?
Titan (Liquid methane)
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Logos What German international discount supermarket chain is represented by this logo?
Lidl
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Music Wild Horses and I Dreamed a Dream were worldwide hits in 2009 for what Britain's Got Talent winner?
Susan Boyle
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Sport & Leisure In women's gymnastics, a regulation balance beam is 5 metres long and how many centimetres wide? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
10
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Entertainment Who plays the title character, a 5,000-year-old genie, in the 1996 film Kazaam?
Shaquille O'Neal
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Brainteaser In a doctors' surgery the first 15 patients were only in the consulting room for an average of three minutes each. After a further 30 people had seen their doctor, the average number of minutes spent in the consulting room increased to nine minutes per patient. What was the average amount of time each of the last 30 patients spent in the consulting room?
Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a 1997 film title.
Men in Black
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Current Affairs What is the name of the election technology company that filed a $1.3 billion lawsuit against Rudy Giuliani this week over "Big Lie" election fraud claims?
Dominion
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Art & Literature Whose novels include A Room with a View (1908), Howards End (1910) and A Passage to India (1924)?
E. M. Forster
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Peaches & Herb - Reunited (1979)
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History Who was vice president of the United States under George W. Bush from 2001 to 2009?
Dick Cheney
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Geography In which English county is the UK government agency GCHQ based?
Gloucestershire (Benhall, Cheltenham)
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Science & Nature What is the name of the world's first "test tube baby", born on 25th July 1978 in Oldham, England?
Louise Brown
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Flags What Central American country has this as its national flag?
Panama
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Music Poison Arrow, The Look of Love, and When Smokey Sings are among worldwide hits in the 80s for what English pop band?
ABC
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Sport & Leisure What is the name of this tile-based game developed during the Qing dynasty in China?
Mahjong (Simplified Chinese: 麻将)
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Entertainment First appearing in 1961 as a segment on The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show, what is the name of this animated Canadian Mountie?
Dudley Do-Right
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General Knowledge What is Joseph R. Biden, Jr.'s middle name?
Food & Drink What 'S' describes a sweet dish in Cornish cuisine, made by curdling sweet cream or milk with an acid like wine or cider?
Syllabub
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In This Year Emily Blunt, Mo Farah, Chris Hemsworth, Pippa Middleton, Aaron Rodgers, and Edward Snowden were all born in what year? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
1983
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Art & Literature The last four in the series, arrange these Harry Potter novels in order of their first publication, earliest first: A. Deathly Hallows B. Goblet of Fire C. Half-Blood Prince D. Order of the Phoenix (¼ point for each)
B D C A (2000, 2003, 2005, 2007)
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
INXS - Need You Tonight (1987)
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Anagram GET X-RATED ANAL HERE is an anagram of what ancient figure?
Alexander the Great
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Entertainment What is the full name of the character played by Patrick Duffy in Dallas?
Bobby Ewing
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Science & Nature A group of gases banned in the late 1970s because of their impact on the ozone layer, what is CFC an abbreviation of?
Chlorofluorocarbon
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Thailand What province in Southern Thailand is this?
Chumphon - ชุมพร
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Music What soul dance band had a hit in 1977 with Native New Yorker?
Odyssey
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Sport & Leisure What two teams are set to play in Super Bowl LV on 7th February? (½ point for each)
Kansas City Chiefs & Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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Entertainment What actress stars in the Alfred Hitchcock films The Birds (1963) and Marnie (1964)?
Tippi Hedren
12.
Sudoku Solve this Sudoku puzzle to reveal the 3 digit figure highlighted.
Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a song title.
The Boys Are Back in Town (Thin Lizzy)
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On This Day Born on this day, 26th January 1958, what American comedian, television host, actress, writer, and producer provided the voice of Dory in Finding Nemo (2003) and Finding Dory (2016)?
Ellen DeGeneres
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Art & Literature The endemic species of what archipelago inspired Charles Darwin to write his 1859 book On the Origin of Species?
Galápagos Islands
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Alanis Morissette - You Oughta Know (1995)
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History According to Buddhist tradition, in what modern-day country was Siddhārtha Gautama (Buddha) born in 563 BC?
Nepal (Lumbini, Shakya Republic)
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Geography The main runway at Gisborne Airport on the East Coast of the North Island of New Zealand is one of only a few in the world with what unusual feature?
It has a railway line crossing it (Palmerston North-Gisborne Line)
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Science & Nature Charon, Styx, Nix, Kerberos, and Hydra are the five known moons of what?
Pluto
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Landmarks In what island in Europe are the Caves of Drach?
Majorca / Mallorca
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Music What solo artist said Can't Take My Eyes Off You in 1967?
Frankie Valli
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Sport & Leisure What two words describe this professional wrestling hold?
Camel clutch
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Entertainment Barbara Streisand plays the title role in the 1969 musical film Hello, Dolly! Who plays the rich, grouchy male lead, Horace Vandergelder?
Walter Matthau
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Ditloids Replace these initials with words to make a true statement: 1,852 M in a N M
