Food & Drink What is primarily produced and sold at a French 'boulangerie'?
Bread
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On This Day Born on this day, 30th August, 1797, who wrote Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus?
Mary Shelley
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Anagram SAD, SHITE TOPIC is an anagram of what cosmopolitan 13-letter word?
Sophisticated
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Johnny Tillotson - Poetry in Motion (1960)
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History Passed by the U.S. Congress on 4th June 1919, and ratified on 18th August 1920, the 19th amendment granted what?
Women the right to vote
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Geography Not including Washington DC, what is the most densely populated U.S. state?
New Jersey
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Science & Nature In human beings, how many teeth normally make up a full adult set?
32
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Logos What global financial institution is represented by this logo?
ING
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Music Dreams, Linger, and Salvation are among hits in the 90s for what band?
The Cranberries
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Sport & Leisure In tennis last December, what country won the 2021 Davis Cup Finals?
Russia
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Entertainment Who is best known as the creator, head writer, and star of the BBC sitcom Fleabag (2016-2019)?
Phoebe Waller-Bridge
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Brainteaser Find an 11-letter word to fit each clue. All three words begin and end with 'H'. What are the words? a) A root vegetable b) Very small margin c) A textile pattern (1pt for 3, ½pt for 2, ¼pt for 1)
Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a well-known term or phrase.
The truth is right in front of you
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On This Day Commemorating a decisive victory at the Battle of Dumlupınar on 30th August 1922, what country celebrates its centennial Victory Day today?
Turkey (also observed in Northern Cyprus)
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Art & Literature Mike Hammer is the signature detective character of what American author?
Mickey Spillane
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Mungo Jerry - In The Summertime (1970)
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History What 'P' described the restructuring of the Soviet political and economic system, introduced by Mikhail Gorbachev in the 1980s?
Perestroika (перестройка)
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Geography Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of what Canadian province?
Manitoba
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Science & Nature What has the chemical symbol Pt?
Platinum (Plutonium is Pu)
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Flags What European country has this as its national flag?
Bulgaria
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Music Who released an album and single both titled Physical in 1981?
Olivia Newton-John
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On This Day The first of his 91 Formula One Grand Prix wins, Michael Schumacher won the Belgian Grand Prix on this day, 30th August, in what year? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
1992
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Entertainment What well known actress is killed off in the opening scene of the 1996 film Scream?
Drew Barrymore
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Thailand On Tuesday 11th September 2001 at 8:46 a.m. EDT, when American Airlines Flight 11 crashed into the World Trade Center's North Tower, what time was it in Thailand?
Food & Drink "All American Food" is a trade name of what fast food restaurant chain, founded in 1923?
A&W
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In This Year In this year: The tallest man-made structure to date, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, was officially opened; the Smolensk air disaster killed all 96 people on board, including President of Poland Lech Kaczyński; and the FIFA World Cup was won by Spain in South Africa. What year was it? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
2010
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Art & Literature Having sold more than two billion copies, who is the best-selling fiction writer of all time?
Agatha Christie
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Alphaville - Forever Young (1984)
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Anagram WANKS WADERS is an anagram of what uncomfortable 11-letter word?
Awkwardness
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Entertainment What actress is best known for her starring roles as Rita Wu on the comedy series Arliss (1996–2002), Dr. Cristina Yang on the medical drama series Grey's Anatomy (2005–2014) and Eve Polastri in the spy thriller series Killing Eve (2018–2022)?
Sandra Oh
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Science & Nature How many cycles per second are measured as 1 gigahertz?
1 billion - 109
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Maps What North African country is this?
Morocco
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Music "I’ve been walkin' these streets so long, singin' the same old song" are the opening lines to what 1975 song? (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Glen Campbell - Rhinestone Cowboy
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Sport & Leisure The "Miracle on Ice" was an ice hockey game during the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York on 22nd February 1980, during the medal round of the men's tournament. Who famously beat who? (½ point for each)
United States beat the Soviet Union
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Entertainment Who plays the "Unsinkable" Molly Brown in the 1997 film Titanic?
Kathy Bates
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.
Bend over backwards
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On This Day Born on this day, 30th August 1972, whose career was launched playing a jazz singer named Tina Carlyle in the 1994 film The Mask?
Cameron Diaz
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Art & Literature What 2001 novel, significantly, sold its 3,141,592nd copy in February 2013? (½ point each for Author and Title)
Yann Martel - Life of Pi
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Bloodhound Gang - The Bad Touch (1999)
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History What incumbent president was the first American to win a Nobel Peace Prize?
Theodore Roosevelt (1906 - "for his role in bringing to an end the bloody war recently waged between two of the world's great powers, Japan and Russia.)
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Geography Named after the river it crosses, what is the name of New Zealand's longest road bridge?
Rakaia Bridge (Canterbury)
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Science & Nature How many planets in our solar system are larger than the Earth?
4 (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune)
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Landmarks A former railway station, now an art museum, in what European city is the Hamburger Bahnhof?
Berlin
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Music Many of Petula Clark's biggest mid-60s hits, including Downtown, I Know a Place, and Sign of the Times were written and produced by who?
Tony Hatch
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Sport & Leisure More than any other team in the competition's history, how many times have Arsenal won the FA Cup? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
14
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Entertainment Aaron Sorkin won an Oscar for writing what 2010 drama about the creation of Facebook?
The Social Network
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Ditloids Replace these initials with words to make a true statement: 18 H on a G C
