Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a film title.
Ratatouille
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Current Affairs What name was given to the typhoon responsible for the deaths of nearly 400 people in the Philippines last week?
Typhoon Rai (known in the Philippines as Typhoon Odette)
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Art & Literature First published in 1991, the main title of Jung Chang's worldwide bestseller, recounting the lives of three female generations of her family in China is Wild _____ what?
Swans (Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China)
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Ian Dury - Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll (1977)
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History What was the first name of the founder of the frozen foods brand Birds Eye?
Clarence (Clarence Frank Birdseye II)
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Geography The de facto states of Abkhazia and South Ossetia are recognised by most countries as being part of what country?
Georgia
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Science & Nature One of the most valuable raw materials in perfumery, what 'A' describes the solid waxy substance produced in the digestive system of sperm whales?
Ambergris (aka ambergrease, or grey amber)
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Flags Adopted in 1838, Saint Piran's Flag represents what region of the United Kingdom?
Cornwall
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Music In what year were all the songs in this medley first released as singles? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
1982 (Steve Miller Band - Abracadabra, Toto - Africa, Dexy's Midnight Runners - Come On Eileen, Survivor - Eye of the Tiger, Bow Wow Wow - Go Wild in the Country - Billy Idol - Hot in the City, Madness - House of Fun, Weather Girls - It's Raining Men)
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Sport & Leisure A sports stadium used for cricket, Australian rules football, rugby league and rugby union, in what city is the Gabba?
Entertainment Of the nine main Star Wars films (Episodes I-IX), what is the longest single word to appear in any of their subtitles?
Skywalker (Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker (2019))
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General Knowledge Indicating an intentional omission of a word, sentence, or whole section from a text without altering its original meaning, what 'E' describes this series of … dots?
Food & Drink What 'K' is a cocktail of equal parts vodka, triple sec and lime juice?
Kamikaze
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In This Year Lewis Hamilton, Carly Rae Jepsen, Keira Knightley, Rooney Mara, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Deontay Wilder were all born in what year? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
1985
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Art & Literature What 1908 novel by Canadian author Lucy Maud Montgomery recounts the adventures of an 11-year-old orphan girl who is mistakenly sent to live with two middle-aged siblings?
Anne of Green Gables
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Genesis - Land of Confusion (1986)
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Anagram BUM NOISES is an anagram of what 9-letter word?
Omnibuses
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Entertainment The resident pianist on the The Muppet Show, what is the name of this character?
Rowlf
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Science & Nature What two-word nickname is given to a fixed-wing aircraft that provides brief near-weightless environments for training astronauts, conducting research and making gravity-free movie shots?
Vomit comet
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Maps What U.S. state is this?
Tennessee
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Music Between 1975 and 1976, who performed as the Thin White Duke?
David Bowie
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Sport & Leisure "The Run for the Roses" is a nickname for what major sporting event?
Kentucky Derby
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Entertainment In a series of Monty Python's Flying Circus sketches, first broadcast in 1970, "Nobody expects the ____ ____" what? (½ point for each)
Spanish Inquisition!
12.
Sudoku Solve this Sudoku puzzle to reveal the 3 digit figure highlighted.
Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a well-known term or phrase.
No time to lose
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On This Day The Lancaster House Agreement was signed in London on this day, 21st December, 1979. It declared a cease fire and set out terms for the independence of what country?
Rhodesia (Zimbabwe)
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Art & Literature A criminal mastermind in Gotham City, by what alter ego is DC comics' supervillain Edward Nigma better known?
Riddler
4.
Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Portishead - Glory Box (1995)
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History On the day they each took office as US president, was Bill Clinton younger or older than Barack Obama?
Younger (46y 158d v. 47y 169d)
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Geography Patagonia is a geographical region governed by what two countries? (½ point for each)
Argentina & Chile
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Science & Nature More than any other letter of the alphabet, twelve chemical symbols in the periodic table begin with what letter?
C (C, Ca, Cd, Ce, Cf, Cl, Cm, Cn, Co, Cr, Cs, Cu)
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Landmarks Opened in 1854, in what major city is the historic Flinders Street railway station?
Melbourne (Victoria, Australia)
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Music Formed in London in 1962, what band had two different lead vocalists, Paul Jones from 1962 to 1966, and Mike d'Abo from 1966 to 1969?
Manfred Mann
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Sport & Leisure The site of three Super Bowls to date, the Raymond James Stadium is home to what NFL team?
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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Entertainment Who plays Nigel Powers, Austin and Dr. Evil's father, in the 2002 film Austin Powers in Goldmember?
Michael Caine
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Ditloids Replace these initials with words to make a true statement: 1952 is E M to E
In total, how many seats of voting members are there in the British House of Commons, Parliament of Australia, New Zealand Parliament, and United States Congress?
