Food & Drink What French red wine roughly translates into English as "The Pope's new castle"?
Châteauneuf-du-Pape
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On This Day The iconic photograph of six Marines raising the U.S. flag was taken on this day, 23rd February 1945, on what island?
Iwo Jima
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Anagram NOVEL, OLD, FAT TESTICLE is an anagram of what 1965 Northern soul song title and the band who covered it in 1981? (½ point for each)
Tainted Love - Soft Cell ( originally released by Gloria Jones)
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Patsy Cline - I Fall to Pieces (1961)
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History Who made history 4 miles south of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina on 17th December 1903?
Wright Brothers (The first controlled, sustained flight of a powered, heavier-than-air aircraft)
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Geography Cusco was once the capital of the Inca Empire. In what modern-day country is it?
Peru
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Science & Nature What name is given to the two instants of time each year when the centre of the visible Sun is directly above the equator?
Equinox (around 20 March and 23 September)
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Logos What global, internet-based travel website is represented by this logo?
Expedia
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Music In the same family as the more widely known tuba, what 'S' describes this instrument?
Sousaphone
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Sport & Leisure The New Zealand All Blacks are undefeated at Eden Park since they lost on 3rd July 1994, to who?
France (20-23)
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Entertainment Released as a film in 1982, in what Los Angeles amphitheatre did Monty Python perform for four nights live in September 1980?
Hollywood Bowl
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General Knowledge In a wallet you have ฿5,130. It is made up of three different denominations of notes. There is exactly the same number of each note. How many of each note is there and what are their values?
Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a well-known term or phrase.
Getting up at the crack of dawn
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Current Affairs On Saturday, debris from the damaged engine of a Boeing 777 fell onto a nearby residential area shortly after it took off from Denver International Airport. What was its scheduled destination?
Honolulu (Hawaii)
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Art & Literature Regarded as one of the major figures of 20th-century literature, who wrote Die Verwandlung ("The Metamorphosis"), Der Process ("The Trial"), and Das Schloss ("The Castle").
Franz Kafka
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
The Bellamy Brothers - Let Your Love Flow (1976)
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History Who succeeded Javier Pérez de Cuéllar as Secretary-General of the United Nations in 1992 and succeeded by Kofi Annan in 1997?
Boutros Boutros-Ghali
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Geography South of the Tropic of Capricorn, what kingdom is the southernmost landlocked country?
Lesotho
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Science & Nature Notable for its large "tusk" from a protruding canine tooth, what type of whale is this?
Narwhal / Narwhale
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Flags Independent from the United Kingdom since 1978, what Caribbean island nation has this as its national flag?
Dominica
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Music Formed in 1978, complete the name of this American hip hop group: Grandmaster Flash and the ____ ____? (½ point for each)(2 word answer)
Furious Five
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Sport & Leisure The world high jump record of 2.45 metres was set in 1993 by Javier Sotomayor, representing what country?
Cuba
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Entertainment What 1970s TV series stars Dennis Weaver in the title role as a New Mexico Deputy Marshal on loan to the NYPD as a special investigator?
McCloud
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Add/Deduct a Letter A currency in ruins. 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 The French word for "goat", what 'C' is the generic term for goat's milk cheese made in France?
Chèvre
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In This Year Chester Bennington, Cat Deeley, Cillian Murphy, Ross Noble, Ryan Reynolds, and Alicia Silverstone were all born in what year? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
1976
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Art & Literature First published in 1988, who wrote A Brief History of Time?
Stephen Hawking
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Eric Clapton - Tears in Heaven (1992)
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Anagram LIAISE IN BDSM is an anagram of what prohibited 12-letter word?
Inadmissible
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Entertainment The highest-earning American game show contestant of all time, who became the host of Jeopardy! in January 2021 following the death of Alex Trebek on 8th November 2020?
Ken Jennings
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Science & Nature What is the chemical symbol for Arsenic?
As (Ar is the symbol for Argon)
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Maps What Southeast Asian country is this?
Singapore
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Music Meaty Beaty Big and Bouncy is a 1971 compilation album of singles by what British rock band?
The Who
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Sport & Leisure Beaten by Novak Djokovic and Naomi Osaka, who were the losing men's and women's singles finalists at the Australian Open this weekend? (½ point for each)
Daniil Medvedev & Jennifer Brady
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Entertainment In what 1987 film does Arnold Schwarzenegger say "Run... Go... Get to the chopper!"?
Predator
12.
Sudoku Solve this Sudoku puzzle to reveal the 3 digit figure highlighted.
Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal the title of a 1960s Academy Award winning film.
A Man for All Seasons
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Current Affairs NASA's Perseverance rover successfully landed on Mars last week. What is the name of the Mars helicopter it is carrying?
Ingenuity
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Art & Literature The three volumes of The Lord of the Rings, arrange these in order of first publication, earliest first: A. The Fellowship of the Ring B. The Return of the King C. The Two Towers
A C B (July 1954, November 1954, October 1955)
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Savage Garden - I Knew I Loved You (2000)
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History On what day of the week was Pearl Harbor attacked in 1941?
Sunday (7th December)
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Geography Mahón is the largest city and capital of what Mediterranean island?
Menorca / Minorca
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Science & Nature What company developed the ill-fated Betamax video format in the mid-1970s?
Sony
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Landmarks Commemorating people who have made important contributions to fashion, design, and costume, the "Walk of Style" is located on what street in Beverly Hills, California?
Rodeo Drive
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Music What 1966 song by The Supremes was covered by Phil Collins in 1982?
You Can't Hurry Love
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Sport & Leisure What 'V' is the name of the plastic horns that gained worldwide notoriety at the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup and 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa?
Vuvuzela
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Entertainment Based on a 1961 film of the same name, what 1960s TV series stars Richard Basehart as Admiral Harriman Nelson and David Hedison as Captain Lee Crane?
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
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Ditloids Replace these initials with words to make a true statement: 26 M in a M
Achieved at the Chicago Marathon in October 2019, Brigid Kosgei is the current marathon world record holder for women running in a mixed-sex race. In how many seconds did she complete it?
