Food & Drink What fortified wine is named after a Portuguese archipelago in the North Atlantic Ocean?
Madeira
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On This Day The first ocean-going craft with both an iron hull and screw propeller, and the largest vessel afloat in the world at the time, what was the name of Brunel's second steamship, launched on this day, 19th July, 1843?
SS Great Britain (The The Great Western was a wooden, paddle-wheel steamship. The Great Eastern was launched in 1858.)
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Anagram SLAG HEALED ULCER is an anagram of what 20th century world leader?
Charles de Gaulle (President of France 1959-1969)
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
James Brown - Please, Please, Please (1956)
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History What was the make and model of the modified 1961 limousine in which John F. Kennedy was assassinated in 1963? (½ point for each)
Lincoln Continental
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Geography Combined, the Canadian federation consists of how many provinces and territories? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
13 (10 provinces and 3 territories)
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Science & Nature What name is given to the change in frequency of a sound wave when the source and the listener are in motion relative to one another?
Doppler effect / Doppler shift
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Logos To what American video game publisher does this partial logo belong?
Activision
9.
Music What is the title of the song released in February 2016 by Australian singer and songwriter Sia, featuring Jamaican singer Sean Paul?
Cheap Thrills
10.
Sport & Leisure With what partner did John McEnroe win seven of his nine Grand Slam men's doubles titles?
Peter Fleming
11.
Entertainment Ark, Crusade, Kingdom, Temple. Rearrange these four words from Indiana Jones film titles in order of each films release, earliest first.
Ark, Temple, Crusade, Kingdom ( Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), The Temple of Doom (1984), The Last Crusade (1989), The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008))
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Brainteaser Which of the following words is the odd one out? WON BUS SET TAP BUT BOY
SET (. The others give another word reading backwards.)
Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a well-known term or phrase.
Excuse me
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Current Affairs After protesters stormed the President's House in Colombo, Sri Lanka, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa initially fled to the Maldives last Wednesday, further retreating to what country the following day?
Singapore
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Art & Literature What surrealist artist created this, the Lobster Telephone?
Salvador Dalí
4.
Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Sly and the Family Stone - Family Affair (1971)
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History Who succeeded Nikita Khrushchev as Communist Party leader in 1964?
Leonid Brežněv
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Geography What is the largest desert in Australia?
Great Victoria Desert
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Science & Nature A common medication, what is the function of calcium channel blockers?
Reduce blood pressure (Antihypertensive)
8.
Flags What landlocked country in Southern Africa has this as its national flag?
Botswana
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Music "Eisenhower, Vaccine, England's got a new queen," are lyrics from what 1989 song? (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Billy Joel - We Didn't Start the Fire
10.
Sport & Leisure In rugby union, there were four huge international fixtures on Saturday. In the correct order, fill in the blanks ... 1. New Zealand v _____ 2. Australia v _____ 3. South Africa v _____ 4. Argentina v _____ (¼ point for each)
1. Ireland 2. England 3. Wales 4. Scotland
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Entertainment Complete the title of this 2022 film: _____ _____ in the Multiverse of _____. (1pt for 3, ½pt for 2, ¼pt for 1)
Doctor Strange ... Madness
12.
Thailand In Thailand, what are Ping (ปิง), Nan (น่าน), Wang (วัง), and Yom (ยม)?
Rivers (North Thailand, tributaries of the Chao Phraya River)
Food & Drink What 'C' is the English-language name for a type of rice porridge or gruel popular in many Asian countries?
Congee/ Conjee (Thai: โจ๊ก chok)
2.
In This Year Bob Dylan, Alex Ferguson, Gorden Kaye, Ryan O'Neal, Bernie Sanders, and Paul Simon were all born in what year? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
1941
3.
Art & Literature The Lancet is a world-renowned journal for what profession?
Medical
4.
Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time (1984)
5.
Anagram LICK ME SIR is an anagram of what poetic 9-letter word?
Limericks
6.
Entertainment According to its theme song, in what neighbourhood was The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air born and raised? (2 word answer)
West Philadelphia
7.
Science & Nature Which is larger, a US fluid ounce or an Imperial fluid ounce?
US fluid ounce (29.57 mL vs 28.41 mL)
8.
Maps What U.S. state is this?
Washington
9.
Music "Whether, times are good or bad, happy or sad." are lyrics from what 1971 song? (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Al Green - Let's Stay Together
10.
Sport & Leisure In golf, who won the British Open on Sunday?
Cameron Smith (Australia)
11.
Entertainment First aired between 1977 and 1981, what American TV series focuses on two families, the Tates and the Campbells?
Soap
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.
Made to measure
2.
On This Day The government of the Somoza family were overthrown by Sandinista rebels on this day, 19th July, 1979, in what country?
Nicaragua
3.
Art & Literature What is the title of Alistair MacLean's 1968 sequel to The Guns of Navarone?
Force 10 From Navarone
4.
Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Christina Aguilera - Genie In A Bottle (1999)
5.
History Leading up to and during World War II, what name was given to the German defence line opposite France's Maginot Line?
Siegfried Line (named Westwall by the Germans)
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Geography Rounded to the nearest 10%, what percentage of Earth's human population live in the Northern Hemisphere? 50, 60, 70, 80, or 90?
90 (≈ 88%)
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Science & Nature What is the more common name for the medical condition pityriasis capitis?
Dandruff
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Landmarks The name of this 75-million-year-old rock formation protruding out of a mountain in Bueng Kan Province, Thailand, translates into English as Three _____ Rock. (fill in the blank.)
Whales (Thai: หินสามวาฬ hin sam wan)
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Music Chapel of Love is a song written by Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich and Phil Spector, made famous by what group in 1964?
The Dixie Cups
10.
Sport & Leisure For what domestic club did Michel Platini play when he was three times European Footballer of the Year and twice World Soccer Player of the Year during the 1980s?
Juventus
11.
Entertainment Who plays the title role in the 2022 film The Batman?
Robert Pattinson
12.
Ditloids Replace these initials with words to reveal a well known phrase: 3 B M (S H T R)
