Food & Drink What "G" is a cocktail of equal parts crème de menthe, crème de cacao, and cream?
Grasshopper
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On This Day Of what was Al Capone convicted on this day, 17th October 1931?
Income tax evasion
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Anagram BONK BASTARD LABIA CHAP is an anagram of what band and 1970 song title? (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Black Sabbath - Paranoid
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
The Seekers - Georgy Girl (1966)
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History On 25th March, 1975, the king of what country was assassinated by his half-brother's son?
Saudi Arabia (King Faisal)
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Geography What was Ho Chi Minh City called before changing its name in 1976?
Saigon
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Science & Nature In battery technology terms, LiPo is an abbreviation of what? (½ point for each)
Lithium Polymer
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Logos What open-source operating system is represented by this logo?
Ubuntu
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Music Released in 1997, what is the title of Natalie Imbruglia's debut hit single?
Torn
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Sport & Leisure In the opening game of the T20 World Cup in Australia yesterday, who caused a historic upset by defeating former champions Sri Lanka by 55 runs?
Namibia (163-108)
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Entertainment For what 2016 film did Leonardo DiCaprio win his only Academy Award to date for Best Actor?
The Revenant
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Brainteaser Behind a bar, the bottle between the Gordons and the Jack Daniels is Sang Som. The Gordons is next to the Regency and the Bacardi is next to the Tequila. The Jack Daniels is in the centre of the seven bottles. The Hong Thong bottle, which is next to the Bacardi, is at the far right. What is the order of the seven bottles?
R G S J T B H (Regency, Gordons, Sang Som, Jack Daniels, Tequila, Bacardi, Hong Thong)
Food & Drink De Castellane, Heidsieck & Co Monopole, Mercier, Moët & Chandon, Perrier-Jouët, and Pol Roger are among the champagne houses located in what French town?
Épernay
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In This Year Belinda Carlisle, Michael Jackson, Joan Jett, Simon Le Bon, Madonna, and Gary Numan were all born in what year? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
1958
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On This Day What country legalised the recreational use of cannabis on this day, 17th October 2018?
Canada
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Lionel Richie - Say You, Say Me (1986)
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Anagram WANK ASS CHEAT is an anagram of what North American region?
Saskatchewan
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Entertainment First aired in 2019, what TV series follows the lives of the students, staff and parents of the fictional Moordale Secondary School?
Sex Education
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Science & Nature What planet has 27 known moons, most of which are named after William Shakespeare or Alexander Pope characters?
Uranus
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Maps What country is this?
New Zealand
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Music What group said So You Win Again in 1977?
Hot Chocolate
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Sport & Leisure With a 12-round unanimous decision, who retained the WBA (Super), WBC, IBF, WBO, and The Ring lightweight titles yesterday?
Devin Haney
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Entertainment Bill Conti's 1976 song Gonna Fly Now is the theme to what film series?
Rocky
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.
He rose out of nowhere (He came out of nowhere)
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On This Day Surpassed by the Burj Khalifa in 2010, what became the world's tallest high-rise on this day, 17th October 2003?
Taipei 101 (Taiwan)
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Art & Literature Home to works such as Madonna and Child, The Baptism of Christ, and The Birth of Venus; in what Italian city is the Uffizi Gallery?
Florence
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Gwen Stefani feat. Eve - Rich Girl (2004)
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History What denomination of pre-decimal coin are these?
3d ("thruppence" / threepenny bit)
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Geography What is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Djibouti?
Djibouti
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Science & Nature The second largest living fish, what type of shark is this?
Basking
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Landmarks Famous for its Upper Paleolithic cave paintings, in what country is the Cave of Altamira?
Spain (Spanish: La Cueva de Altamira)
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Music Eric, Alan, Chas, Hilton, and John were the original lineup of what band, formed in Newcastle in 1962?
The Animals (Eric Burdon, Alan Price, Chas Chandler, Hilton Valentine, and John Steel)
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Sport & Leisure Who is the world record holder in the marathon with a time of 2:01:09 set at the 2022 Berlin Marathon in September?
Eliud Kipchoge
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Entertainment What 2016 film stars Brad Pitt as a Canadian intelligence officer and Marion Cotillard as a French Resistance fighter who fall in love during a mission in Casablanca in 1942?
Allied
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Ditloids Replace these initials with words to make a true statement: 7 D S
