Food & Drink The dried rhizomes of what member of the ginger family are used as both a spice and a food colouring?
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In This Year Eddie Cochran, Brian Dennehy, Oliver Reed, Jon Voight, Bill Withers, and Natalie Wood were all born in what year? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
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Art & Literature Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption is a 1982 novella by what best-selling author?
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
(1991)
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Anagram CUM? LOUSY LIAR is an anagram of what unbelievably 12-letter word?
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Entertainment In 1945, British Army nurse Claire Randall is visiting Inverness, Scotland, when she is carried back in time to 1743 by the standing stones at Craigh na Dun. Based on a series of novels first published in 1991, a TV series of the same name first aired in 2014. What are they called?
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Science & Nature Native to the Andes mountains in South America, what 'C' describes this rodent?
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Maps What African country is this?
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Music What are the first names of the two male members of ABBA? (½ point for each)
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Sport & Leisure What promising 19-year-old lit the Olympic Flame at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne and, between 1965 and 1968, broke eight different world records?
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Entertainment First aired between 2010 and 2019, Idris Elba plays the title character in what British psychological crime thriller TV series?
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Sudoku Solve this Sudoku puzzle to reveal the 3 digit figure highlighted.
Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a 5-letter word.
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On This Day Following a botched bank robbery on this day, 23rd August, 1973, hostages over the next five days began to sympathise with their captors, leading to what well-known term?
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Art & Literature First published in 1726, for what novel is Jonathan Swift best known?
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
(2010)
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History Beginning in June 1941, what 'B' was the codename used for the German invasion of the Soviet Union during World War II?
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Geography At 1,435 metres, Mount Woodroffe is the highest peak of what Australian state?
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Science & Nature Dactyloscopy is the science of identifying what?
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Landmarks Dubbed "Dracula's Castle", Bran Castle is located in what European country?
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Music What British pop duo achieved international fame in 1964 with their first single, A World Without Love?
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Sport & Leisure What 'N' describes the various types of skiing that allow the heel to rise off the ski?
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Entertainment The Breakfast Club, Weird Science, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Planes, Trains and Automobiles, and Uncle Buck were all written and directed by who?
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Ditloids Replace these initials with words to make a true statement: 6 P on the S of D
