Food & Drink What fruit is traditionally poached in sugar syrup and served with vanilla ice cream and chocolate syrup in a Belle Hélène?
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On This Day A "record-busting" 73 million viewers across the USA watched the Beatles' first appearence on The Ed Sullivan Show on this day, 9th February, in what year? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
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Anagram THRASH INANE HARDNESS is an anagram of what Academy Award-winning 1986 film?
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
(1966)
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History What collective name is given to Soviet spies Donald Maclean, Guy Burgess, "Kim" Philby, Anthony Blunt, and John Cairncross?
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Geography What landlocked Asian country is sometimes dubbed "The Thunder Dragon Kingdom"?
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Science & Nature According to the SI standard, how many bytes are there in a terabyte?
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Logos What luxury car brand is represented by this logo?
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Music Who performed a medley of hits at the Super Bowl Halftime Show on Sunday?
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Sport & Leisure What was the first Australian city to host the Olympic games, and in what year? (½ point for each)
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Entertainment The Crimes of Grindelwald is the subtitle of what 2018 film?
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Brainteaser John bought 4 mangoes and 3 limes for 69 baht. The next day, he bought 3 mangoes and 4 limes for 64 baht. How much did each mango and lime cost? (½ point for each)
Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a well-known term or phrase.
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Current Affairs Who pleaded not guilty to charges of bribery, breach of trust and fraud at the Jerusalem District Court yesterday?
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Art & Literature Born in 1859, what English writer had the middle name Klapka?
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
(1976)
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History Māori for "woman", what was the name of the roll-on/roll-off ferry that sank near Wellington Harbour during a storm on 10th April 1968, killing 53 people?
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Geography Which U.S. state is the least populous?
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Science & Nature What is the Latin name of the constellation known as the "Little Bear"?
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Flags What landlocked country in West Africa has this as its national flag?
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Music What British singer formed a duet with Kenny Rogers in 1983 to sing We've Got Tonight?
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Sport & Leisure First published in Germany in 1995, since selling over 32 million worldwide, what is the name of this multiplayer board game?
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Entertainment What Swedish-French actor plays Father Lankester Merrin in the 1973 film The Exorcist?
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General Knowledge Born in 1977, Victoria is Crown Princess, and heir apparent to the throne, of what European country?
Food & Drink What is the head waiter or host at a French restaurant called?
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In This Year Amy Adams, Victoria Beckham, James Blunt, Leonardo DiCaprio, Bear Grylls, and Hilary Swank were all born in what year? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
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Art & Literature Also the name of their main fictional character, what pseudonym was created in 1929 by American crime fiction writers Frederic Dannay and Manfred Bennington Lee?
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
(1984)
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Anagram BUM FART COLONY is an anagram of what disturbingly 13-letter word?
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Entertainment First aired between 1972 and 1974, what British TV series stars David McCallum as RAF Flight Lieutenant Simon Carter and Robert Wagner as USAF Flight Lieutenant Phil Carrington?
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Science & Nature What family of primates are native only to the island of Madagascar?
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Thailand What province in Southern Thailand is this?
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Music What chart-topping album did Pink Floyd release in 1975, two years after The Dark Side of the Moon?
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Sport & Leisure What first did former college basketball player Sarah Thomas achieve on Sunday?
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Entertainment Based on Jack London's 1903 novel of the same name, who stars as frontiersman John Thornton in the 2020 film The Call of the Wild?
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Sudoku Solve this Sudoku puzzle to reveal the 3 digit figure highlighted.
