Food & Drink What 'S' is the culinary name for langoustine?
Scampi (also called Norway Lobster or Dublin Bay Prawn)
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On This Day His reign of 72 years and 110 days is the longest recorded of any monarch of a sovereign country in history; who was crowned King of France on this day, 7th June, 1654?
Louis XIV
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Anagram BORING DEUTSCHLAND is an anagram of what capital city and the country it is capital of?
Edinburgh, Scotland
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Ned Miller - From a Jack to a King (1962)
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History Benjamin Franklin first thought of it in 1784, but it wasn't until 1916 in Europe that it was first adopted. It is still in use around the world today. What is it?
Daylight Saving Time
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Geography What, in Dublin, are Connolly, Heuston, and Pearse?
Railway stations
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Science & Nature The tallest and heaviest of its kind, what species of penguin is this?
Emperor
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Logos What English professional rugby union club is represented by this crest?
Northampton Saints (officially Northampton Rugby Football Club)
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Music At the "Platinum Party at the Palace" on Saturday, who performed Superwoman, Girl on Fire, City of Gods, and Empire State of Mind (Part II) Broken Down?
Alicia Keys
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Sport & Leisure In Major League Baseball , who won the 2021 World Series?
Atlanta Braves (beating Houston Astros 4-2)
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Entertainment Leatherface is a fictional character in what film series?
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
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Brainteaser A car covers its outward journey at 66 km/h. It returns, over exactly the same distance, at 33 km/h. What is the car's average speed over the entire journey?
Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a well-known term or phrase.
Right side up
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Current Affairs In a pre-recorded comedy segment for the "Platinum Party at the Palace" on Saturday, with whom did the Queen drink tea at Buckingham Palace?
Paddington Bear
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Art & Literature What is the name of the dog in the English language versions of The Adventures of Tintin comics series?
Snowy (French: Milou)
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Joni Mitchell - Big Yellow Taxi (1970)
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History Who was crowned King of Scotland on 25th March 1306?
Robert the Bruce
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Geography The Anatolia peninsula constitutes the major part of what modern-day country?
Turkey
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Science & Nature What 'A' describes an instrument used to measure wind speed?
Anemometer
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Flags What Arab state has this as its national flag?
Kuwait
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Music For which Rocky film was Eye of the Tiger the theme tune?
Rocky III (1982)
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Sport & Leisure Who beat who in the men's singles tennis final at the 2022 French Open on Sunday? (½ point for each)
Rafael Nadal beat Casper Ruud
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Entertainment From Monsters, Inc., voiced by Billy Crystal, what is the first name of this short, green, one-eyed monster?
Mike (Mike Wazowski)
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Thailand In what Thai district is Klai Kangwon Palace (Thai: วังไกลกังวล) located?
Food & Drink What juice is mixed with tomato juice to create a Caesar, Canada's answer to a Bloody Mary?
Clam
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In This Year In this year: Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, starring Gene Wilder, premiered around the world; President Richard Nixon declared the U.S. "War on Drugs"; and the first book in the Mr. Men series, Mr. Tickle, was first published. What year was it? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
1971
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Art & Literature How many books are there in the modern New Testament? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
27
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Eddy Grant - Electric Avenue (1983)
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Anagram SEE ONE WHORE STRIP is an anagram of what Academy Award winning actress?
Reese Witherspoon (Walk the Line - 2005)
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Entertainment How many EON Productions James Bond films star Sean Connery?
6 (Dr. No (1962), From Russia with Love (1963), Goldfinger (1964), Thunderball (1965), You Only Live Twice (1967) and Diamonds are Forever (1971) - plus the non-EON production Never Say Never Again (1983))
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Science & Nature Tocopherol is also known as vitamin what?
E
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Maps What European country is this?
Switzerland
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Music Who said Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine in 1970?
James Brown
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Sport & Leisure On Sunday, who qualified for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, the first time they've reached the finals since 1958?
Wales (after beating Ukraine 1-0)
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Entertainment What is the name the ship's computer in the TV sitcom Red Dwarf?
Holly (played by Norman Lovett (series I-II, VII-VIII, XII, The Promised Land) and Hattie Hayridge (series III-V))
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Sudoku Solve this Sudoku puzzle to reveal the 3 digit figure highlighted.
Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a well-known term or phrase.
Bottomless pit
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Current Affairs On its website this week, KFC Australia stated that, due to recent floods in New South Wales and Queensland, they are currently experiencing a shortage of what?
Lettuce
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Art & Literature What type of animal is the title character in Beatrix Potter's The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes?
Squirrel
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Coldplay - Clocks (2002)
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History Fulgencio Batista was overthrown as dictator of what country on 1st January 1959?
Cuba (Cuban Revolution / Fidel Castro)
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Geography Hobart, capital of Tasmania, is built on the banks of what river?
River Derwent
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Science & Nature What common technology is named after a 10th-century Danish king?
Bluetooth (Harald Bluetooth)
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Landmarks Built for the 1962 World's Fair, what is the name of this famous tower in Seattle, Washington?
Space Needle
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Music "When I'm drivin' in my car. And a man comes on the radio. He's tellin' me more and more. About some useless information. Supposed to fire my imagination." are lyrics from what 1965 song? (½ point each for Artist and Title)
The Rolling Stones - (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
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Sport & Leisure How many times did Red Rum run the Grand National?
5 (1st in 1973, 1974 and 1977; 2nd in 1975 and 1976)
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General Knowledge From tonight's Picture Round, in the correct order, what are the 6 missing numbers in the following paired sequence? 1-_ 2-_ 4-_ 7-_ 8-_ 11-_
5 3 12 10 9 6
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Ditloids Replace these initials with words to make a true statement: 6 P in an I H T
