Food & Drink A traditional Welsh delicacy, what 'S' is the key ingredient of laverbread?
Seaweed (Laver seaweed)
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On This Day When a stand box collapsed at Ibrox Park in Glasgow, Scotland, killing 25 and injuring more than 500, on this day, 5th April 1902, who were playing who? (½ point for each)
Scotland v England
3.
Anagram BATH ABLEST FUCKER is an anagram of what 1985 film?
The Breakfast Club
4.
Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
The Righteous Brothers - Unchained Melody (1965)
5.
History Who was the last US President to die of natural causes while in office?
Franklin D. Roosevelt (12th April 1945, cerebral haemorrhage)
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Geography In which borough of New York City would you be if you took a stroll through Central Park?
Manhattan
7.
Science & Nature Which of the 8 major planets in our solar system comes fourth alphabetically?
Logos What Australian multinational bank is represented by this logo?
Commonwealth Bank (Commonwealth Bank of Australia)
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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)]
1998 (Britney Spears - ...Baby One More Time, Cher - Believe, Vengaboys - Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!, B*Witched - C'est la Vie, The Mavericks - Dance The Night Away, Aerosmith - I Don't Want to Miss a Thing, Manic Street Preachers - If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next)
10.
Sport & Leisure Rebranded as Washington Football Team in 2020, to what were the former Washington Redskins renamed in 2022?
Washington Commanders
11.
Entertainment In the 2000 British comedy-drama film Billy Elliot, what does the title character, a working-class coal miner's son, discover his passion for?
Ballet
12.
General Knowledge What 'I' describes this unconventional punctuation mark‽
Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a well-known term or phrase.
Weak excuse
2.
Current Affairs On the streets of what city in the Kyiv Oblast were hundreds of civilians found dead after being recaptured by Ukrainian forces on Saturday?
Bucha (Ukrainian: Буча)
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Art & Literature First published in 1952, what English author wrote The Borrowers series of children's fantasy novels?
Mary Norton
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Carly Simon - You're So Vain (1972)
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History Who was executed by hanging in York, England for horse theft on 7th April 1739?
Dick Turpin (together with John Stead, for the same offence)
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Geography Mount Everest is located on the border of what two countries? (½ point for each)
Nepal and Tibet (China)
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Science & Nature What 'R' is the name of the psychological test in which subjects' perceptions of inkblots are recorded and analysed?
Rorschach (created by Hermann Rorschach in 1921)
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Flags What landlocked country in the African Great Lakes region has this as its national flag?
Rwanda
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Music Who sang the first line of USA for Africa's 1985 song We Are The World?
Lionel Richie
10.
Sport & Leisure Name any two of the three England players who missed penalties at the Euro 2020 Final in July 2021. (½ point for each)
Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho, Bukayo Saka
11.
Entertainment Set in 2021, what 1995 sci-fi film stars Keanu Reeves in the title role as a data courier with a cybernetic brain implant designed to carry the information?
Johnny Mnemonic
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General Knowledge Brooklyn Joseph, Romeo James, Cruz David, and Harper Seven are the children of what celebrity couple?
Food & Drink What type of berries are used to flavour gin?
Juniper (Juniperus communis)
2.
In This Year Julie Christie, Bruce Lee, John Lennon, Chuck Norris, Al Pacino, and Pelé were all born in what year? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
1940
3.
Art & Literature In what 1883 novel do the characters of Jim Hawkins and Billy Bones first appear? (½ point each for Author and Title)
Treasure Island - Robert Louis Stevenson
4.
Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
David Bowie - Fashion (1980)
5.
Anagram ILL TAPEWORM is an anagram of what Scottish singer, born in 1965?
Marti Pellow (Wet Wet Wet)
6.
Entertainment In Disney's 1989 animated film The Little Mermaid, what is the name of the titular princess?
Ariel
7.
Science & Nature How many compartments are there in a cow's stomach?
4
8.
Maps What Southeast Asian country is this?
Laos
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Music What 1977 song was the UK's best-selling song of the decade, and reached number 1 in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, New Zealand, South Africa, and Switzerland? (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Wings - Mull of Kintyre
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Sport & Leisure Keshorn Walcott (Trinidad and Tobago), Thomas Röhler (Germany), and Neeraj Chopra (India) are men's gold medallists in what Summer Olympics event?
Javelin throw
11.
Entertainment What is the name of the local newspaper most prominently featured in the British soap opera Coronation Street? (½ point for each)(2 word answer)
Weatherfield Gazette
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.
Bad influence
2.
Current Affairs Who received the most nominations (11) and awards (5) at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards on Sunday night?
Jon Batiste
3.
Art & Literature Released posthumously in 1959, what Australian actor's autobiography is titled My Wicked, Wicked Ways?
Errol Flynn
4.
Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Eminem - My Name Is (1999)
5.
History Who was responsible for the Barings Bank collapse in 1995?
Nick Leeson
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Geography How many stars are there on the flag of Brazil? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
27
7.
Science & Nature What 'A' is a medical term describing the loss of hair from the head or body?
Alopecia
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Landmarks This 15.2 metres tall concrete ram, located in Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia is called the Big ____ what?
Merino
9.
Music "Walrus gumboot" and "spinal cracker" feature in the lyrics of what 1969 song? (½ point each for Artist and Title)
The Beatles - Come Together
10.
Sport & Leisure Launched as the Federation Cup in 1963, and renamed the Fed Cup in 1995, to what was the premier international team competition in women's tennis renamed in 2020?
Billie Jean King Cup
11.
Entertainment With regards to the American television and radio network, what did the 'C' in CBS originally stand for?
Columbia (Columbia Broadcasting System)
12.
Ditloids Replace these initials with words to make a true statement: 5 P for a T in R U
