Food & Drink What 'B' describes this beetroot soup of Ukrainian origin, popular in Eastern Europe and Northern Asia?
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On This Day Released 5 months earlier in Japan, the Compact Disc was introduced to much of the rest of the world on this day, 2nd March, in what year? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
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Anagram ENGAGING TO WHORES is an anagram of what historical figure?
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
(1969)
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History What company demonstrated the first ever elevator at the 1853 New York World's Fair?
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Geography What capital city is served by Nikola Tesla Airport?
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Science & Nature In both Imperial and U.S. customary units, what single unit is equal to a quarter of a pint?
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Logos What British based, multinational company is represented by this logo?
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Music In 2018, what American rapper became the first non-classical or jazz artist to be awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Music?
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Sport & Leisure Designated by the 1994 National Sports of Canada Act, what is Canada's National Summer Sport?
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Entertainment First aired between 1976 and 1983, what Australian TV series tells the story of a fictional middle-class Melbourne family and the effect that the Second World War and the immediate post-war events had on their lives?
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Brainteaser Insert the missing vowels and spaces in the following to reveal a well-known proverb: PPRNCSCNBDCPTV
Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a well-known term or phrase.
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Current Affairs In the news last week, who are Koji and Gustav?
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Art & Literature What is the name of this Mr. Men character?
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
(1979)
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History Who became Queen consort of the United Kingdom in 1901?
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Geography What Irish county comes last alphabetically?
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Science & Nature Beovision is a line of televisions by what company?
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Flags The only one to feature the Union flag of the United Kingdom, what U.S. state is represented by this flag?
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Music What American guitarist owns a Fender Stratocaster nicknamed The Hitmaker?
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Sport & Leisure What landlocked country has competed the most times in the Summer Olympics without ever winning a medal?
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Entertainment Tony Barber in Australia (1980-1991), Steve Parr in New Zealand (1989-1995), Nicholas Parsons in the UK (1971-1983), and Jack Kelly in the US (1969-1971) were all original hosts of what TV game show?
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General Knowledge What 'S' describes a group of Uralic languages spoken in parts of northern Finland, Norway, Sweden and extreme northwestern Russia, and also the people who speak them?
Food & Drink Produced by Arnott's Biscuits since 1964, what has been marketed by Pepperidge Farm in the U.S. since 2008 as "Australia's favourite cookie"?
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In This Year In this year: Prime Minister of Thailand Chatichai Choonhavan was deposed in a bloodless coup d'état; the Gulf War ended with Operation Desert Storm and the Liberation of Kuwait; and the Provisional IRA launched a mortar attack on 10 Downing Street during a cabinet meeting. What year was it? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
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Art & Literature The Gunslinger, The Drawing of the Three, The Waste Lands, and Wizard and Glass are the first four of eight volumes in what Stephen King book series?
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
(1989)
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Anagram SHAG VOID OWNER is an anagram of what outweighing 13-letter word?
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Entertainment Starring Frances McDormand as a homeless woman travelling through the American West, what won Best Drama Film at the Golden Globe Awards on Sunday?
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Science & Nature What 6-letter word can be spelt using the chemical symbols for vanadium, silver, iodine, and sodium?
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Maps What body of water is this?
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Music Written by Roger Nichols and Paul Williams, who had a worldwide hit in 1970 with We've Only Just Begun?
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Sport & Leisure Veikkausliiga is the premier association football league in what European country?
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Entertainment In The Matrix, does Neo take the red pill or the blue pill?
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Sudoku Solve this Sudoku puzzle to reveal the 3 digit figure highlighted.
Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a well-known term or phrase.
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Current Affairs Whose Genesis GV80 made headlines last week?
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Art & Literature Ben and his grandmother try to steal the Crown Jewels in what 2011 children's comedy fiction book by David Walliams?
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
(2001)
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History What U.K. government-owned company moved from Tower Hill, London to Llantrisant, Glamorgan in 1967?
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Geography A U.S. state capital since 1805, its name begins with the last four letters of the name of the state it is capital of. Name them both. (½ point for each)
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Science & Nature Named after a Greek god, what is the largest moon of Neptune?
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Landmarks What city is this?
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Music "You keep sayin' you got somethin' for me. Somethin' you call love but confess." are the opening lines to what 1965 song? (½ point each for Artist and Title)
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Sport & Leisure In ten-pin bowling, what 'T' is a common name for a "triple", or three strikes in a row?
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Entertainment Assault on Precinct 13 (1976), Halloween (1978), The Fog (1980), Escape from New York (1981), and Christine (1983) all feature soundtracks composed by who?
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Ditloids Replace these initials with words to reveal a well known phrase: 9 L of a C
