Food & Drink What 'L' describes this type of pasta, about 4mm wide, similar to fettuccine and trenette but elliptical in section rather than flat?
Linguine
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On This Day What German-born high wire artist died on this day, 22nd March 1978, after falling off a tight-rope suspended between two hotels in San Juan, Puerto Rico?
Karl Wallenda
3.
Anagram MY BEST ARSE WIN BET is an anagram of what world-famous building?
Westminster Abbey
4.
Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Jackie Wilson - (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher (1967)
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History In Great Britain in 1714, George I became the first monarch of what royal house?
House of Hanover
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Geography More than any other city in the world, how many international airports make up the London airport system? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
Science & Nature What 'F' describes the mathematical series that starts 0,1,1,2,3,5,8,13,21?
Fibonacci
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Logos LVMH is a French Holding multinational corporation and conglomerate specialising in luxury goods, headquartered in Paris, France. What does LVMH stand for? (¼ point for each)
Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton
9.
Music Formed in Virginia in 1999, who is lead vocalist of the band N.E.R.D.?
Pharrell Williams
10.
Sport & Leisure Born in Manchester, Jamaica in 1992, what athlete is nicknamed the Sprint Queen?
Elaine Thompson-Herah
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Entertainment Name the two actors who portrayed fictional French detective Jules Maigret in British TV series both titled Maigret in 1992 and 2016? (½ point for each)
Michael Gambon & Rowan Atkinson (also Rupert Davies in 1960)
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General Knowledge The motto of the Monarch of the United Kingdom outside Scotland, "Dieu et mon droit" means "God and my ..." what?
Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a well-known term or phrase.
Peach Melba
2.
Current Affairs What company finalised its $8.45 billion acquisition of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer last Thursday?
Amazon
3.
Art & Literature Le Déjeuner sur l'herbe (The Luncheon on the Grass) is a large oil on canvas painting completed in 1863 by what French artist?
Édouard Manet
4.
Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Kate Bush - Wuthering Heights (1978)
5.
History In what German city did the Nazi war crime trials begin in November 1945?
Nuremberg (German: Nürnberg)
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Geography The state capital of Ohio is named after what explorer?
Columbus
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Science & Nature Orbiting 35,786 km above the equator, what 'G' describes satellites that remain above the same point on the Earth's surface?
Geostationary
8.
Flags What European country has this as its national flag?
Iceland
9.
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)]
1980 (Queen - Another One Bites the Dust, David Bowie - Ashes to Ashes, Blondie - Atomic, Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb, Bob Marley and the Wailers - Could You Be Loved, The Police - Don't Stand So Close to Me, OMD - Enola Gay, Visage - Fade to Grey, Peter Gabriel - Games Without Frontiers, Siouxsie and the Banshees - Happy House)
10.
Sport & Leisure By what name is Serbian professional football club Crvena zvezda better known in English?
Red Star Belgrade
11.
Entertainment What classic British sitcom is set in the fictional seaside town of Walmington-on-Sea?
Dad's Army
12.
General Knowledge The USPS abbreviation of what US state is also the chemical symbol for mendelevium?
Food & Drink First produced in the town of Angostura in modern-day Venezuela; since 1875, Angostura bitters have been produced in what country?
Trinidad and Tobago (Port of Spain, Trinidad)
2.
In This Year Gemma Arterton, Usain Bolt, Megan Fox, Lady Gaga, Amber Heard, and Shia LaBeouf were all born in what year? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
1986
3.
Art & Literature A pig named Wilbur features in what 1952 novel by American author E. B. White?
Charlotte's Web
4.
Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Huey Lewis and the News - Hip to Be Square (1986)
5.
Anagram GROIN ACNE is an anagram of what 9-letter word?
Ignorance
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Entertainment American ventriloquist Shari Lewis (1933-1998) was best known as the original puppeteer of what anthropomorphic sock puppet?
Lamb Chop (also Hush Puppy and Charlie Horse)
7.
Science & Nature What is the brightest star in the Earth's night sky?
Sirius (known colloquially as the "Dog Star")
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Maps What English county is this?
Northamptonshire
9.
Music Killing Me Softly With His Song was written in 1971, inspired by a live performance by what American singer-songwriter?
Don McLean
10.
Sport & Leisure What is the nearest city to Athens to have also hosted a modern Summer Olympic Games?
Rome (1960)
11.
Entertainment The leader of Electric Mayhem, the house band on The Muppet Show, what is the name of this Jim Henson character?
Dr Teeth
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.
Mac and cheese
2.
Current Affairs What was the flight number of the China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737 that crashed yesterday with 132 people on board presumed dead?
5735 (MU5735)
3.
Art & Literature The Hugo Award is an annual literary prize for the best novel in what genre?
Science fiction / Fantasy
4.
Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Kylie Minogue - Can't Get You Out of My Head (2001)
5.
History What incumbent lost the 1976 U.S. presidential election?
Gerald Ford (to Jimmy Carter)
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Geography Lilongwe is the capital of what landlocked country in southeastern Africa?
Malawi
7.
Science & Nature What chemical element, with the atomic number 31, is named after the Latin word for the region in and around modern-day France during the Roman Empire?
Gallium (Latin Gallia meaning Gaul)
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Landmarks The 297 metres tall Eureka Tower and Eureka Skydeck are located in what major city?
Melbourne (Australia)
9.
On This Day The Beatles released their debut album on this day, 22nd March 1963. What is it titled?
Please Please Me
10.
Sport & Leisure Achieved between 2002 and 2018, what Norwegian cross-country skier has won a record 15 Winter Olympic medals?
Marit Bjørgen
11.
Entertainment What 1995 film is an adaptation of Dick King-Smith's 1983 novel The Sheep-Pig?
Babe
12.
Ditloids Replace these initials with words to make a true statement: 9 R on a C B
