Food & Drink Its Latin name is Harpadon nehereus. What two words most commonly describe this small elongated lizard fish of southern Asian coasts which is dried and used as food?
Bombay duck
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On This Day What was the name of the railway bridge in Scotland that collapsed on this day, 28th December, 1879, killing 75 people?
Tay Bridge
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Anagram A CLEAN BUM is an anagram of what 9-letter word, a mode of transport?
Ambulance
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Johnny Cash - Ring of Fire (1963)
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History Name the three ships of the English Virginia Company that set sail from London for the New World in December 1606. (1pt for 3, ½pt for 2, ¼pt for 1)
Discovery, Godspeed, Susan Constant
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Geography Listed here alphabetically, arrange these British rivers in order of length, longest first: A. Severn B. Thames C. Trent D. Wye
A B C D (354km 346km 297km 250km)
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Science & Nature What single unit of measure equals one-millionth of a metre or one-thousandth of a millimetre?
Micron (also Micrometre/Micrometer)
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Logos What American wireless network operator is represented by this logo?
Verizon
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Music What American singer/songwriter did actress Jessica Biel marry in 2012?
Justin Timberlake
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Sport & Leisure What winged Greek goddess of victory has featured on the obverse of Summer Olympic medals since 2004?
Nike
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Entertainment Antz (1988), Chicken Run (2000), Shrek (2001), and Shark Tale (2004) are among early productions by what American animation studio?
DreamWorks
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General Knowledge The USPS abbreviation of what US state is also the chemical symbol for aluminium?
Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a well-known term or phrase.
A dime a dozen
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Current Affairs This week, the latest instalment of the Spider-Man franchise became the first pandemic-era movie to make more than $1bn at the global box office. What is its subtitle?
No Way Home
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Art & Literature So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish (1984), Mostly Harmless (1992), and And Another Thing... (2009) are the last three books in what hexology, first published in 1979?
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (also The Restaurant at the End of the Universe (1980), and Life, the Universe and Everything (1982))
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
John Lennon - Imagine (1971)
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History News of Mother Teresa's death on 5th September 1997 was overshadowed by continued media coverage of whose unexpected death five days earlier?
Lady Diana
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Geography Which of these covers the largest area? A. Australia B. The Amazon rainforest C. The Mediterranean Sea D. The Sahara
D (A 7.6, B 5.5, C 2.5, D 9.2 million km2)
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Science & Nature Distributed in the US by BellSouth between August 1994 and February 1995 and retrospectively referred to as the first true smartphone, what male first name was given to this, IBM's Personal Communicator?
Simon
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Flags What country is represented by this flag?
Taiwan / Republic of China
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Music "We're talking away. I don't know what I'm to say. I'll say it anyway" are the opening lyrics to what 1984 song? (½ point each for Artist and Title)
A-ha - Take On Me
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Sport & Leisure The internal dimensions of a FIFA regulation football goal are 8 feet high and how many feet wide?
24 (8 yards)
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Entertainment Which of these six actors was oldest when they first appeared on-screen in the role of Batman? Adam West, Michael Keating, Val Kilmer, George Clooney, Christian Bale, or Ben Affleck?
Ben Affleck (37, 37, 35, 36, 31, 43)
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General Knowledge What paper size measures 297 x 420 mm?
Food & Drink What name is given to a mix, typically, of Chinese cinnamon, fennel seeds, star anise, Sichuan peppercorn and cloves?
Five-spice
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In This Year In this year: A bomb exploded at the top of the Post Office Tower in London; "D. B. Cooper" parachuted from a plane he had hijacked, with US$200,000 in ransom money, never to be seen again; and Apollo 15 astronauts David Scott and James Irwin became the first to ride in a Lunar Roving Vehicle. What year was it? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
1971
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Art & Literature From J. R. R. Tolkien's The Fellowship of the Ring, name any four of the nine walkers who make up the titular Fellowship. (¼ point for each)
Frodo, Sam, Merry, Pippin, Aragorn, Gandalf, Gimli, Legolas, and Boromir
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
T'Pau - Heart and Soul (1987)
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Anagram IDIOT ANUS is an anagram of what 9-letter word, testing your ability?
Auditions
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Entertainment What anthropomorphic cartoon character was created in 1919 by Pat Sullivan and Otto Messmer during the silent film era?
Felix the Cat
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Science & Nature What is the common name for a periorbital hematoma?
Black eye
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Maps What English county is this?
Worcestershire
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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)]
1974 (Helen Reddy - Angie Baby, Paul McCartney & Wings - Band on the Run, Elton John - Bennie And The Jets, Supertramp - Bloody Well Right, Harry Chapin - Cat's in the Cradle, Suzi Quatro - Devil Gate Drive, Lynyrd Skynyrd - Free Bird, Eric Clapton - I Shot the Sheriff, Nazareth - Love Hurts)
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Sport & Leisure Which four of the nine murder rooms in Cluedo (Clue) have the letter 'I' in their name? (¼ point for each)
Billiard Room, Dining Room, Library, Kitchen
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Entertainment What British TV series, first aired in 2004, is set in the fictional seaside village of Portwenn?
Doc Martin (filmed on location in the village of Port Isaac, Cornwall)
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.
Chequered past (Checkered past)
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Current Affairs Ariane flight VA256 was launched from the Guiana Space Centre on Saturday carrying a replacement for the Hubble space telescope. After what former NASA administrator is the new space telescope named?
James Webb
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Art & Literature What is the surname of Susan, Edmund, and Lucy in C.S. Lewis' Narnia book series?
Pevensie
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande - Rain on Me (2020)
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History Responsible for a series of murders in Los Angeles during the late spring and early summer of 1980, by what name were Carol Bundy and Doug Clark collectively known?
Sunset Strip Killers
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Geography The successor to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), what does the 'C' in UTC stand for?
Coordinated (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Science & Nature Related to sandpipers and curlews, what 'S' describes this family of wading birds?
Landmarks From the ground up, which is tallest: St. Paul's Cathedral or the Statue of Liberty?
St. Paul's Cathedral (111m v. 93m)
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Music Who sang lead vocals on Yellow Submarine and With a Little Help from My Friends?
Ringo Starr
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Sport & Leisure In the 21st century to date, only two footballers have been awarded BBC Sports Personality of the Year. Name them. (½ point for each)
David Beckham & Ryan Giggs (2001 & 2009)
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Entertainment Described by the New Yorker magazine as revelatory, in what classic 1969 TV documentary series does Sir Kenneth Clark outline the history of Western art, architecture and philosophy since the Dark Ages?
Civilisation (in full, Civilisation: A Personal View by Kenneth Clark)
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Ditloids Replace these initials with words to make a true statement: 8 F O in a C
