Thailand Native to Africa, what is the English name for this popular Thai fruit?
Tamarind (Thai: มะขาม makham)
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On This Day Exactly five years after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, what was the name of the treaty signed on this day, 28th June 1919, ending the state of war between Germany and the Allies of World War I?
Treaty of Versailles
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Anagram SHYLY OWNED SWEET ANUS is an anagram of what state capital and the state it is capital of?
Sydney, New South Wales (Australia)
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Jerry Lee Lewis - Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On (1955)
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History Completed in 1884 in the United States, what was briefly the tallest man made structure in the world until the 300m Eiffel Tower was completed in 1889?
Washington Monument (169m)
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Geography What country's flag features a green cedar tree in its centre?
Lebanon
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Science & Nature What valuable product can be gained by mining kimberlites or lamproites?
Diamond
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Logos What proprietary videotelephony product is represented by this icon?
FaceTime
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Music Whose hit singles include Cornflake Girl (1994), Professional Widow (It's Got to Be Big) (1996), and A Sorta Fairytale (2002)?
Tori Amos
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Sport & Leisure What footballer's recent five-episode documentary about his life has scored a record low 1.0 out of 10 on IMDb?
Paul Pogba (The Pogmentary)
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Entertainment On film, what character links Gene Hackman, Kevin Spacey, and Jesse Eisenberg?
Lex Luthor
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Brainteaser Five people are queueing to pay for their shopping at Tops. John is spending 330 baht more than Raffa and Raffa is spending 260 baht less than Shaun. Phil spends 70 baht more than Alan and Shaun spends 120 baht more than Phil. Raffa and Phil spend 780 baht between them. How much do the five people spend in total?
2400 baht (John 650, Raffa 320, Shaun 580, Alan 390, Phil 460)
Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a well-known term or phrase.
Water under the bridge
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Current Affairs On the outskirts of what US city were at least 46 migrants found dead in an abandoned lorry last night?
San Antonio (Texas)
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Art & Literature Created by Celtic monks around 800 AD, and currently on display at the Trinity College Library, Dublin; what name is given to this famous illuminated manuscript containing the four Gospels of the New Testament?
Book of Kells / Book of Columba (Irish: Leabhar Cheanannais)
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Stevie Wonder - Superstition (1972)
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History What did Harrison Schmitt and Eugene Cernan do in December 1972 that no-one has done since?
Set foot on the Moon (Apollo 17)
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Geography In what U.S. city might you land at Harry Reid International Airport?
Las Vegas (named McCarran International Airport until December 2021)
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Science & Nature What 'R' describes something relating to, involving, or located in the region of the kidneys?
Renal
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Flags What European country has this as its national flag?
Romania
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Music "If you should fall, into my arms and tremble like a flower" are lyrics from what 1983 song? (½ point each for Artist and Title)
David Bowie - Let's Dance
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Sport & Leisure What ''A" is the national martial art of the Philippines?
Arnis
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Entertainment Clint Eastwood won an Academy Award for Best Director and Hillary Swank won Best Actress for what 2004 film?
Million Dollar Baby
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General Knowledge What country uses the Juche calendar, in which 2022 is Juche year 111?
North Korea (Juche year 1 (1912) was the birth year of Kim Il-sung)
Food & Drink From what country does the coffee-flavoured rum liqueur Kahlúa originate?
Mexico
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In This Year Jarvis Cocker, Whitney Houston, James May, Mike Myers, Brigitte Nielsen, and Seal were all born in what year? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
1963
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Art & Literature "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, ..." famously begins what novel? (½ point each for Author and Title)
Charles Dickens - A Tale of Two Cities
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
The B-52's - Love Shack (1989)
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Anagram A NUDE CUM FART is an anagram of what contrived 12-letter word?
Manufactured
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Entertainment Starring Jon Voight, Burt Reynolds, Ned Beatty, and Ronny Cox, what 1972 survival thriller film follows four Atlanta businessmen canoeing down a river in a remote part of northern Georgia?
Deliverance
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Science & Nature What 7-letter word can be spelt using the chemical symbols for radium, iodine, niobium, oxygen, and tungsten?
Rainbow
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Maps What island nation is this?
Iceland
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Music Who had More Than a Feeling in 1976?
Boston
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Sport & Leisure In the third round of a WBA Heavyweight Championship fight on this day, 28th June, 1997, Mike Tyson was disqualified in the third round for biting a piece off whose ear?
Evander Holyfield
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Entertainment In The Big Bang Theory, what is the title of the vexillological podcast presented by Sheldon Cooper?
Fun with Flags
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.
Mad about you
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On This Day What name is given to the riots in New York City on this day, 28th June, 1969, often considered to have marked the start of the Gay Rights Movement?
Stonewall ( starting at the Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village, Lower Manhattan)
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Art & Literature What was the name of the marooned mariner found by Jim Hawkins in Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island?
Ben Gunn
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Cornershop - Brimful of Asha (Norman Cook Remix) (1998)
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History What battle in 490 BC, during the first Persian invasion of Greece, lends its name to an athletics event?
Battle of Marathon
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Geography What is the largest lake in both Sweden and the European Union?
Vänern
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Science & Nature Name the two long bones that make up the forearm? (½ point for each)
Radius and Ulna
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Landmarks The Beehive is a nickname for the Executive Wing of the Parliament Buildings of what country?
New Zealand (Wellington)
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Music The Dakotas are best known as the backing group for what singer in the 1960s?
Billy J. Kramer
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Sport & Leisure Before retiring in 1977, who amassed more Grand Slam singles titles than any other tennis player, male or female, in history?
Margaret Court (24)
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Entertainment Originally aired between 1977 and 1983, what American TV series features the characters Jonathan Baker and Francis Poncherello?
CHiPs (Larry Wilcox and Erik Estrada)
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Ditloids Replace these initials with words to make a true statement: 2 P in a Q
Set in Boston in 2004, Ernst van Dyk holds the current world record for the Marathon wheelchair division. How many seconds did it take him to complete the marathon?
