Food & Drink What fruit is traditionally poached in sugar syrup and served with vanilla ice cream and chocolate syrup in a Belle Hélène?
Pear (Poire 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)]
1964
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Anagram THRASH INANE HARDNESS is an anagram of what Academy Award-winning 1986 film?
Hannah and Her Sisters
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
The Hollies - Bus Stop (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?
Cambridge Five (They were recruited during their education at the University of Cambridge in the 1930s.)
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Geography What landlocked Asian country is sometimes dubbed "The Thunder Dragon Kingdom"?
Bhutan
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Science & Nature According to the SI standard, how many bytes are there in a terabyte?
1 trillion or 1012
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Logos What luxury car brand is represented by this logo?
Maybach (Maybach-Motorenbau GmbH)
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Music Who performed a medley of hits at the Super Bowl Halftime Show on Sunday?
The Weeknd
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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)
Melbourne 1956
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Entertainment The Crimes of Grindelwald is the subtitle of what 2018 film?
Fantastic Beasts
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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.
Guest list
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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?
Benjamin Netanyahu
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Art & Literature Born in 1859, what English writer had the middle name Klapka?
Jerome K. Jerome
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Wings - Let 'Em In (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?
Wahine
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Geography Which U.S. state is the least populous?
Wyoming (582,328 as at 2020)
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Science & Nature What is the Latin name of the constellation known as the "Little Bear"?
Ursa Minor
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Flags What landlocked country in West Africa has this as its national flag?
Mali
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Music What British singer formed a duet with Kenny Rogers in 1983 to sing We've Got Tonight?
Sheena Easton
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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?
Catan
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Entertainment What Swedish-French actor plays Father Lankester Merrin in the 1973 film The Exorcist?
Max von Sydow
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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?
Maître d' / Maître d'hôtel (Master of the hotel)
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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)]
1974
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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?
Ellery Queen
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Foreigner - I Want to Know What Love Is (1984)
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Anagram BUM FART COLONY is an anagram of what disturbingly 13-letter word?
Uncomfortably
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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?
Colditz
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Science & Nature What family of primates are native only to the island of Madagascar?
Lemur
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Thailand What province in Southern Thailand is this?
Yala - ยะลา
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Music What chart-topping album did Pink Floyd release in 1975, two years after The Dark Side of the Moon?
Wish You Were Here
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Sport & Leisure What first did former college basketball player Sarah Thomas achieve on Sunday?
First woman to officiate a Super Bowl
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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?
Harrison Ford
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Sudoku Solve this Sudoku puzzle to reveal the 3 digit figure highlighted.
