Food & Drink If you were served Pumpernickel in Germany, what would you be eating?
Bread (heavy, slightly sweet rye bread)
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On This Day The first non-stop transatlantic flight; what were the surnames of the two men who departed from St. John's, Newfoundland on this day, 14th June, 1919? (½ point for each)
Alcock & Brown (John Alcock & Arthur Whitten Brown)
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Anagram CHIC, ANAL BIRD HARMER is an anagram of what American actor, born in 1934?
Richard Chamberlain
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
John Lee Hooker - Boom Boom (1962)
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History What country has been ruled by the Chakri dynasty since 1782?
Thailand (ราชวงศ์จักรี)
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Geography Which three African countries have four-letter names? (1pt for 3, ½pt for 2, ¼pt for 1)
Chad, Mali, and Togo
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Science & Nature What is the only mammal naturally capable of true and sustained flight?
Bat
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Logos What major U.S. airline is represented by this logo?
Alaska Airlines
9.
Music What band was Pretty Fly (for a White Guy) in 1998?
The Offspring
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Sport & Leisure Mohamed El Shorbagy has won 44 titles in his career and spent 50 months at No. 1 in the world rankings, in what sport?
Squash
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Entertainment David Niven plays Sir Charles Lytton in the 1963 film The Pink Panther, but who plays his nephew, George, a brash American playboy drowning in gambling debts?
Robert Wagner
12.
Brainteaser One portion of king prawns and three portions of fried rice costs 410 baht. Two curry sauce and two portions of fried rice costs 360 baht. One portion of king prawns, two portions of fried rice and a curry sauce costs 430 baht. What are the individual prices for each portion of prawns, curry sauce, and fried rice?
Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a well-known term or phrase.
Close-knit community
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Current Affairs Previously held in March 2018, what name was given to the hundreds of student-led demonstrations around the United States on Saturday in support of gun control legislation?
March for Our Lives
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Art & Literature What best-selling British author wrote Chitty Chitty Bang Bang?
Ian Fleming
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway - Where Is the Love (1972)
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History Retired American Navy officer Robert Ballard was head of an expedition that discovered what in September 1985?
The wreck of RMS Titanic
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Geography What are the names of South Africa's three capital cities? (1pt for 3, ½pt for 2, ¼pt for 1)
Pretoria, Bloemfontein, and Cape Town (Executive, Judicial and Legislative)
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Science & Nature Who became the first American to orbit the Earth on 20th February 1962?
John Glenn (John H. Glenn, Jr.)
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Flags What Asian country has this as its national flag?
Philippines
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Music Kenny Loggins' Danger Zone is one of the hit singles from the soundtrack to what 1986 film?
Top Gun
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Sport & Leisure In golf on Sunday, following her win in the Scandinavian Mixed, who became the first female winner on the PGA European Tour?
Linn Grant (Sweden)
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Entertainment In the 1968 film Bullitt, what is the first name of Steve McQueen's title character?
Frank
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General Knowledge What letter comes next in the following sequence? G E L N D J J _
R (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Ruth)
Food & Drink What 'M' describes this traditional Greek dish usually made with sautéed aubergine (eggplant) and tomato, layered with minced meat?
Moussaka
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In This Year Alesha Dixon, James Franco, Katherine Heigl, Rachel McAdams, Zoe Saldana, and Usher were all born in what year? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
1978
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Art & Literature According to the popular nursery rhyme, "Monday's child is fair of face, Tuesday's child is full of grace." What is Wednesday's child?
Full of woe
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Stevie Wonder - I Just Called to Say I Love You (1984)
5.
Anagram BUT NO ENHANCED HYMEN is an anagram of what band, formed in 1978?
Echo and the Bunnymen
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Entertainment What 1994 film features the debut of a teenage Natalie Portman in the role of a trainee assassin?
Léon: The Professional
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Science & Nature What 'F' describes the plant whose fibres are used to make linen?
Flax
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Maps What English county is this?
Buckinghamshire
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Music What common name is given to Franz Schubert's Symphony No. 8 in B minor?
Unfinished Symphony
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Sport & Leisure In addition to qualifying in 1974, how many consecutive times have Australia now qualified for the FIFA World Cup?
5 (2006, 2010, 2014, 2018 and 2022)
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Entertainment Ted, Robin, Barney, Lily, and Marshall are the lead characters in what American TV sitcom, first aired between 2005 and 2014?
How I Met Your Mother
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.
Throw in the towel
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On This Day What was the name of the high-rise apartment building in North Kensington, London, in which a fire left 72 people dead and another 74 injured on this day, 14th June, 2017?
Grenfell Tower
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Art & Literature What is the name of Sherlock Holmes' landlady at 221B Baker Street?
Mrs. Hudson
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Dani California (2006)
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History What is the name of the Buckinghamshire estate that became home to Britain's code breaking operations during World War II?
Bletchley Park
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Geography Name any four of the five U.S. states that have a coastline on the Gulf of Mexico. (¼ point for each)
Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida
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Science & Nature What 'M' is the world's largest species of monkey?
Mandrill
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Landmarks Located in the Giant Forest of Sequoia National Park in California, what name has been given to this, the largest known living single stem tree in the world?
General Sherman (Named after the American Civil War general William Tecumseh Sherman)
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Music In 1967, who recorded their debut album, The Piper at the Gates of Dawn, at Abbey Road Studios in London at the same time as the Beatles were recording Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band?
Pink Floyd
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Sport & Leisure Scoring 13 in 1958, what French player holds the record for the most goals scored in a single World Cup?
Just Fontaine
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Entertainment "Toga! Toga!" is a line from what 1978 film?
National Lampoon's Animal House
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Ditloids Replace these initials with words to reveal a well known phrase: 13 is U F S
