On This Day What did 2½ billion people watch on television on this day, 6th September 1997?
The funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales
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Anagram FART ANXIOUSLY AGED HAG is an anagram of what 2014 film?
Guardians of the Galaxy
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Howlin' Wolf - Smokestack Lightnin' (1956)
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History What was the name of the acting lieutenant who led the Mutiny on the Bounty in 1789?
Fletcher Christian
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Geography Before South Sudan gained independence in July 2011, Sudan was the largest country by area in Africa. What country took its place?
Algeria
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Science & Nature What number is represented in Morse Code by a dot and four dashes?
1
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Logos What oral hygiene brand is represented by this logo?
Colgate
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Music Released in 2000, spawning four singles, Parachutes is the debut studio album by what British band?
Coldplay
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Sport & Leisure Which two countries compete for the Puma Trophy during the annual Rugby Championship? (½ point for each)
Australia & Argentina
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Entertainment What two words are written on the knuckles of "Reverend" Harry Powell (Robert Mitchum) in the 1955 film The Night of the Hunter? (½ point for each)
Love & Hate
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Brainteaser Stu has three times as many items in his shopping basket as Andy has. Trev has nine more than Andy and Brian has five less than Trev. Brian has 10 items. How many does Stu have?
Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a well-known term or phrase.
Act as a go-between
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Current Affairs In what Canadian province were 11 people killed and 19 injured in a series of stabbing attacks on Sunday?
Saskatchewan
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Art & Literature What American writer is the author of some of the 1970s' biggest sellers, including Jonathan Livingston Seagull (1970) and Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah (1977)?
Richard Bach
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
The Rolling Stones - Miss You (1978)
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History During his voyage of 1605-1606, Willem Janszoon became the first European known to have seen the coast of what modern-day country?
Australia
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Geography What large desert covers much of Botswana and parts of Namibia and South Africa?
Kalahari
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Science & Nature The adductor pollicis muscle moves what body part?
Thumb
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Flags What country has this as its national flag?
Nepal
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Music What comedian lip-syncs Paul Simon's vocals in the music video to the 1986 song You Can Call Me Al?
Chevy Chase
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Sport & Leisure In what year did this satirical obituary appear in the weekly British newspaper The Sporting Times? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
1882
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Entertainment What is the first name of this book and TV series character?
Arthur (Arthur Timothy Read)
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Thailand How many square metres are there in 1 rai (ไร่)?
Food & Drink What fortified wine is made from white grapes grown near the city of Jerez de la Frontera in Andalusia, Spain?
Sherry
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In This Year Adam Ant, Ellen Barkin, Hugo Chavez, Angela Merkel, Jerry Seinfeld, and John Travolta were all born in what year? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
1954
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Current Affairs What province in China was struck by a 6.8 magnitude earthquake yesterday, killing at least 65 people?
Sichuan (Luding County)
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Guns N' Roses - Sweet Child o' Mine (1988)
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Anagram TASERED MINGE is an anagram of what bickering 12-letter word?
Disagreement
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Entertainment First aired in 1963, what is the longest-running American TV soap opera in production today?
General Hospital
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Science & Nature 9,842½ inches is roughly equal to how many metres?
250
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Maps What U.S. state is this?
Virginia
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Music What singer-songwriter was born Stevland Hardaway Judkins in Michegan on 13th May 1950?
Stevie Wonder
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Sport & Leisure In tennis, who ended Daniil Medvedev's defence of the US Open title with a four-set win in the fourth round on Sunday?
Nick Kyrgios (Australia)
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Entertainment In Groundhog Day, Phil Connors wakes up repeatedly at 6 a.m. to an alarm clock playing what song? (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Sonny and Cher - I Got You Babe
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Sudoku Solve this Sudoku puzzle to reveal the 3 digit figure highlighted.
Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a well-known term or phrase.
Take it out of the equation
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On This Day Swaziland gained independence from the United Kingdom on this day, 6th September 1968. To what was it renamed in April 2018?
Eswatini
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Art & Literature What retired MI5 officer emigrated to Tasmania in 1976 where he wrote his memoir, the 1987 bestseller Spycatcher?
Peter Wright
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Sonique - It Feels So Good (1998)
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History Launched on 6th June 1944 (D-Day) with the Normandy landings, what 'O' was the codename for the Battle of Normandy?
Operation Overlord
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Geography What is the largest island in Asia?
Borneo (divided among Brunei, Indonesia and Malaysia)
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Science & Nature Lupine is to wolf as vulpine is to what?
Fox
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Landmarks In front of the Palazzo Poli in Rome, what is the name of this famous landmark?
Trevi Fountain (Italian: Fontana di Trevi)
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Music The Beatles' We Can Work It Out was first issued as a double A-side single in December 1965, with what song?
Day Tripper
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Sport & Leisure What professional darts player is nicknamed "Snakebite"?
Peter Wright (Scotland)
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Entertainment Played by John Schneider and Tom Wopat in the original TV series, what are the first names of the two male cousins in The Dukes of Hazzard? (½ point for each)
Bo & Luke
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Ditloids Replace these initials with words to make a true statement: 6 W of H the E
