Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a well-known film title.
Singin' in the Rain
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Current Affairs On Saturday, Laura Churchley flew in space aboard a Blue Origin spaceship, 23 years after the death of her NASA astronaut father. What was his name?
Alan Shepard
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Art & Literature Complete this monologue from William Shakespeare's pastoral comedy As You Like It: "All the world's a stage, And all the men and women _____ _____" (½ point for each)
... merely players
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Althea & Donna - Uptown Top Ranking (1977)
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History What military leader led a failed attempt to invade Russia in 1812?
Napoléon Bonaparte (The French invasion of Russia)
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Geography The Central Criminal Court of England and Wales is located on what London street?
Old Bailey
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Science & Nature What 7-letter word can be spelt using the chemical symbols for iodine, rhenium, lanthanum, and neodymium?
Ireland
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Flags What West African country has this as its national flag?
Sierra Leone
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Music Who had a hit in 1984 with 99 Red Balloons?
Nena
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Sport & Leisure Numbered 6 and 7, what 'F' describes the positions that exist in rugby union, but not in rugby league?
Flanker (aka breakaway, flank, and flank forward)
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Entertainment Portrayed by Nancy Travis, what did Mike Myers' character marry in the title of a 1993 black comedy film?
.. an Axe Murderer (So I Married an Axe Murderer)
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General Knowledge What two words complete the following sequence: Juliet Mike, Tango Bravo, Golf Bravo, Delta Charlie, Tango Mike, ____ ____? (½ point for each)
Bravo Juliet (JM: John Major, TB: Tony Blair, GB: Gordon Brown, DC: David Cameron, TM: Theresa May, BJ: Boris Johnson)
Food & Drink Pan de muerto is a traditional sweet bread, baked annually in what country?
Mexico (for the Día de Muertos (Day of the Dead) on November 2nd)
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In This Year In this year: The first Sony PlayStation was released; Steve Fossett became the first to fly solo across the Pacific Ocean in a balloon; and Jacques Chirac was elected president of France. What year was it? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
1995
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Art & Literature In Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, which child is "the little brute" that goes "down the garbage chute"?
Veruca Salt
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Sting - If You Love Somebody Set Them Free (1985)
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Anagram FART IS NOT SAUCY is an anagram of what disappointing 14-letter word?
Unsatisfactory
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Entertainment Olivia Coleman plays Detective Sergeant Ellie Miller in what British crime drama TV series?
Broadchurch
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Science & Nature What is the more common name for Hansen's disease?
Leprosy
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Maps What island nation is this?
Fiji
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Music Who said Don't Take Away the Music in 1976?
Tavares
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Sport & Leisure In 2016, Hasbro replaced Cluedo's (Clue's) Mrs White with what new character?
Dr Orchid
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Entertainment What was the first sequel to win Best Picture at the Academy Awards?
The Godfather Part II (1974)
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Sudoku Solve this Sudoku puzzle to reveal the 6 letters highlighted.
Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a well-known term or phrase.
Assault and battery
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On This Day Opened in 2003, construction of this dam began on the Yangtze river on this day, 14th December, 1994. What is it called?
Three Gorges Dam
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Art & Literature What is the name of the fictional continent inhabited by J. R. R. Tolkien's Hobbits?
Middle-earth
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Oasis - Live Forever (1994)
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History The political slogan "I like Ike" was mainly used in what decade?
The 1950s (Dwight D. Eisenhower, US President from 1953-1961)
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Geography What superhero is also the name of a river, dam, city, and province in southeastern Turkey?
Batman
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Science & Nature What is the only species of penguin that lives north of the equator?
Galápagos
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Landmarks What is the name of this country house in Oxfordshire, England?
Blenheim Palace
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Music Later popularised by Carlton Banks in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, what was the title of Tom Jones' first UK number one, and US top 10, single in 1965?
It's Not Unusual
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Sport & Leisure What Tottenham Hotspur player was the first recipient of the Premier League Golden Boot award for the inaugural 1992-93 season?
Teddy Sheringham
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Entertainment What singer voices Shira in the films Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012)and Ice Age: Collision Course (2016)?
Jennifer Lopez
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Ditloids Replace these initials with words to make a true statement: 11 A A for B-H
