Food & Drink What sauce traditionally consists of crushed garlic, basil, European pine nuts, olive oil, and Parmesan cheese?
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On This Day Name the Labour and Liberal leaders that lost to Margaret Thatcher in the UK general election on this day, 3rd May, 1979. (½ point for each)
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Anagram IS GRAVE LADS ARSE is an anagram of what professional American football team?
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
(1968)
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History What volcano destroyed the cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum in 79 AD?
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Geography In what European country are the Dolomite Mountains?
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Science & Nature Native to eastern Australia, what animal was historically known as a "Laughing Jack-Ass"?
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Logos What Australian multinational bank and financial services provider is represented by this logo?
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Music To promote the soundtrack of her film The Next Best Thing, who released a cover version of Don McLean's American Pie in March 2000?
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Sport & Leisure In poker, what ranks between a two pair and a straight?
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Entertainment In the British TV sitcom 'Allo 'Allo!, what is the first name of Rene Artois' wife?
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General Knowledge What 'G' is a term used to describe the process of conveying a false impression or providing misleading information about how a company's products are more environmentally sound than they really are?
Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a well-known term or phrase.
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Current Affairs What nickname has been given to a fictitious Ukrainian MiG-29 flying ace credited with shooting down up to 40 Russian planes during the defense of Ukraine?
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Art & Literature What 1971 novel by William Peter Blatty was adapted into a 1973 classic horror film for which he won an Academy Award for the screenplay?
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
(1979)
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History Born around 1430, what 'I' is a nickname given to Vlad III, Prince of Wallachia?
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Geography What is the capital of the U.S. state of California?
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Science & Nature What 8-letter word can be spelt using the chemical symbols for barium, rubidium, tungsten, iodine, and rhenium?
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Flags What microstate has this as its national flag?
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Music Which Friends star did Bruce Springsteen invite onto the stage in the music video for his 1984 song Dancing in the Dark?
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Sport & Leisure Who beat who in the final of the World Snooker Championship on Monday? (½ point for each)
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Entertainment Apart from the pilot and the final show, what two words begin the title of each episode of Friends?
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General Knowledge What is the meaning of the small arrow next to the fuel pump symbol on a vehicle's fuel gauge?
Food & Drink In French cuisine, what 'N' describes a mixed salad traditionally made of tomatoes, hard-boiled eggs, olives and anchovies or tuna, dressed with olive oil?
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In This Year Roseanne Barr, Vladimir Putin, Christopher Reeve, Mickey Rourke, Steven Seagal, and Louis Walsh were all born in what year? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
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Art & Literature What 2010 prison memoir by Piper Kerman was adapted into a TV series of the same name, first broadcast in 2013?
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
(1990)
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Anagram I RANKLESS BUM is an anagram of what capital city and the country it is capital of?
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Entertainment A satirical comedy programme on the BBC from 1962 to 1963 and on NBC from 1964 to 1965, what TV series was often abbreviated as TW3?
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Science & Nature What is the medical term for your shinbone?
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Maps What U.S. state is this?
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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)]
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Sport & Leisure What capital city is scheduled to be the starting point of the Tour de France on 1st July 2022?
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Entertainment A name of Latin origin, meaning 'lost', what is the mother Dalmatian called in the film 101 Dalmatians?
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.
2.
On This Day "The most heavily reported missing-person case in modern history," name the three-year-old British girl who disappeared in Praia da Luz, Portugal, on this day, 3rd May 2007.
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Art & Literature In the Garfield comic strips, what is the name of Garfield's teddy bear?
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
(2000)
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History What took place on 28th March 1979 in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, making news headlines worldwide?
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Geography What two land masses are separated by the Bass Strait? (½ point for each)
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Science & Nature What 'D' is the medical term used to describe any substance that promotes the production of urine?
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Landmarks Formerly referred to as the Royal Castle, in what European capital city is this ancient citadel?
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Music Born Virginia Patterson Hensley in September 1932, what acclaimed American singer died in a plane crash on 5th March 1963?
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Sport & Leisure What name was given to scandalous events in baseball during the 1919 World Series?
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Entertainment Who plays the original Zorro, Don Diego de la Vega, in the 1998 film The Mask of Zorro?
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Ditloids Replace these initials with words to make a true statement: 16 O in a P
