Food & Drink 'Ail' in French, 'Ajo' in Spanish, and 'Knoblauch' in German. What is it in English?
Garlic
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On This Day Who was appointed first Director of the United States' Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on this day, 10th May, 1924?
J. Edgar Hoover
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Anagram EARNS OFF PENILE JAR is an anagram of what band, formed in 1965?
Jefferson Airplane
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
The Monkees - I'm A Believer (1966)
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History Who was Commander-in-Chief of the Luftwaffe throughout the Second World War?
Hermann Göring
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Geography What is the highest mountain in the Alps?
Mont Blanc
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Science & Nature What is the chemical symbol for lead?
Pb (Latin: plumbum)
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Logos What e-commerce company is represented by this logo?
Lazada
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Music What boy band was founded in London in 1997, originally consisting of Sean Conlon, Ritchie Neville, Scott Robinson, Abz Love and Jason "J" Brown?
5ive
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Sport & Leisure What country has won the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup five times?
Australia (1987, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2015)
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Entertainment In The Simpsons, what colour dress does Marge normally wear?
Green
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General Knowledge What worldwide chain takes its name from the chief mate in the book Moby-Dick?
Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a well-known term or phrase.
Rising damp
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Current Affairs What company has the Thai military banned its 245,000 members from using, over an advert that is being investigated for allegedly insulting the Thai royal family?
Lazada
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Art & Literature For what 1866 novel is Russian author Fyodor Dostoyevsky best known?
Crime and Punishment (Преступлéние и наказáние)
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Bob Marley - No Woman, No Cry (1975)
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History Who married Margaret Hilda Roberts on 13th December 1951?
Denis Thatcher
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Geography Capital of the Central Macedonia region, what is the second most populous city in Greece?
Thessaloniki (Greek: Θεσσαλονίκη - also familiarly known as Thessalonica, Salonica, or Salonika)
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Science & Nature What is the SI unit of electrical resistance, and what symbol is used to represent it? (½ point for each)
Ohm Ω
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Flags What North African country has this as its national flag?
Morocco
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Music What song title links Frankie Goes to Hollywood (1984), Jennifer Rush (1984), and Huey Lewis and the News (1985)?
The Power of Love
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Sport & Leisure What is the name of the 80-1 outsider that won the Kentucky Derby on Saturday?
Rich Strike
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Entertainment Complete the names of these four Transformers sequels: Revenge of the _____ (2009), Dark of the _____ (2011), Age of _____ (2014), The Last _____ (2017). (¼ point for each)
Fallen, Moon, Extinction, Knight
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General Knowledge Dame Nellie Melba and Sir John Monash appear on what denomination of Australian banknote?
Food & Drink Popular in Southeast Asian cuisine, what 'G' describes this root in the ginger family?
Galangal (Thai: ข่า kha)
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In This Year In this year: 125 million people watched the final episode of M*A*S*H, the most watched television broadcast in American history; Michael Jackson's Thriller video was aired on MTV for the first time; and Return of the Jedi opened in theatres worldwide. What year was it? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
1983
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Art & Literature What number and letter is the Baker Street, London address of the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes?
221B
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
The Cure - The Love Cats (1983)
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Anagram TENTH MEDAL ON PORN is an anagram of what Summer Olympic sport?
Modern pentathlon
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Entertainment Portrayed by Kathy Bates in the 1990 film of the same name, in what 1987 Stephen King novel does the character Annie Wilkes feature?
Misery
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Science & Nature Native to Australia and New Guinea, what 'Q' describes this animal?
Quoll
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Maps What English county is this?
Derbyshire
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Music Who said Accidents Will Happen in 1979?
Elvis Costello & the Attractions
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Sport & Leisure By what name is the Formula One Brazilian (São Paulo) Grand Prix circuit most commonly called?
Interlagos (Autódromo José Carlos Pace)
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Entertainment Who holds the record for having won the most Academy Awards?
Walt Disney (26)
12.
Sudoku Solve this Sudoku puzzle to reveal the 3 digit figure highlighted.
Geography Known as Salisbury until 1982, Harare is the capital of what African country?
Zimbabwe
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Science & Nature How many limbs does a lobster have?
10
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Landmarks What U.S. city is this?
Chicago (Illinois)
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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)]
1963 (Billy J. Kramer with the Dakotas - Bad to Me, The Ronettes - Be My Baby, The Beatles - Do You Want to Know a Secret?, Gerry & the Pacemakers - I Like It, Freddie and the Dreamers - I'm Telling You Now, Lesley Gore - It's My Party, The Kingsmen - Louie Louie, Johnny Cash - Ring of Fire)
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Sport & Leisure Who, in 1955, made the first officially recognised maximum snooker break of 147 during an exhibition match at Leicester Square Hall?
Joe Davis
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Entertainment In the 70s and 80s sitcom Happy Days, what is Fonzie's first name?
Arthur (Arthur Herbert Fonzarelli - Henry Winkler)
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Ditloids Replace these initials with words to make a true statement: 8 S on a S S
Russia's Aleksander Lesun holds the Olympic record for most points in the men's modern pentathlon. How many points did he achieve at the 2016 Rio Olympics?
