Food & Drink In what country is Staropramen Brewery?
Czech Republic (Prague)
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On This Day What was the commonly used name of the Commission established on this day, 29th November 1963 by U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson to investigate the assassination of President John F. Kennedy?
Warren Commission (from its chairman, Chief Justice Earl Warren)
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Anagram ISOLATED A VEXED PENIS is an anagram of what 1989 film title?
Sex, Lies, and Videotape
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Elvis Presley - Heartbreak Hotel (1956)
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History Between 1951 and 1969, King Idris was the first and only king of what African country?
Libya
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Geography The Cape Cod peninsula is located in what US state?
Massachusetts
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Science & Nature An industry standard for cables and connectors, what does USB stand for? (1pt for 3, ½pt for 2, ¼pt for 1)
Universal Serial Bus
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Logos What Swedish sports car manufacturer is represented by this logo?
Koenigsegg
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Music Reaching number one in 35 countries, Bleeding Love was the best-selling single of 2008 worldwide. Who performed it?
Leona Lewis
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Sport & Leisure Why didn't the Spanish players sing their national anthem before their FIFA World Cup game against Germany last night?
It has no lyrics (The Marcha Real ("Royal March") is one of only four national anthems in the world that have no official lyrics.)
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Entertainment Who plays Professor Severus Snape in the Harry Potter film series?
Alan Rickman
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Brainteaser Rearrange the following letters to give two 10-letter words. What are they? A C D E I I M N O T(½ point for each)
Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a well-known term or phrase.
The square of the hypotenuse
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Current Affairs The world's largest active volcano began to erupt on Sunday night. What is it called, and on what island is it located? (½ point for each)
Mauna Loa, Hawaii / Big Island
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Art & Literature Written around 1601-1602, the full title of a romantic comedy by William Shakespeare ends with ..., or What You Will. Complete the title.
Twelfth Night
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Deep Purple - Child in Time (1970)
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History In the 20th century, the Great Depression took place mostly during what decade?
1930s (1929-1939)
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Geography The Massif Central is a highland region that covers about 15% of what country?
France
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Science & Nature The golden wattle (Acacia pycnantha) is the floral emblem of what country?
Australia
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Flags What nation, a former Soviet republic, has this as its national flag?
Azerbaijan
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Music Formed in Los Angeles in 1981, what band's classic line-up consisted of Susanna Hoffs, Vicki Peterson, Debbi Peterson, and Michael Steele?
The Bangles
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Sport & Leisure The Grey Cup is the championship trophy in the top league of what sport?
Canadian Football (French: Coupe Grey)
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Entertainment What TV franchise began in South Korea and is now hosted by Osher Günsberg in Australia, Guillaume Lemay-Thivierge in Canada, Clinton Randell in New Zealand, Kan Kantathavorn in Thailand, Joel Dommett in the UK, and Nick Cannon in the US, plus 50 other countries?
Masked Singer
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General Knowledge "Power Your Dreams" is a tagline for what gaming console?
Food & Drink Made from goat or sheep milk, Castelo Branco is a soft cheese named after a city in what country?
Portugal (Portuguese: Queijo de Castelo Branco)
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In This Year In this year: Burma gained independence from the United Kingdom; US President Harry S. Truman signed the Marshall Plan; and the first post-war Summer Olympics were held in London. What year was it? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
1948
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Art & Literature Painted between 1970 and 1971, Mr and Mrs Clark and Percy is a painting by what British artist?
David Hockney
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
U2 - I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For (1987)
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Anagram RATE PIANO SEX is an anagram of what irritated 12-letter noun?
Exasperation
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Entertainment One of the world's highest-grossing actors, who was born Mark Sinclair in Alameda County, California on 18th July 1967?
Vin Diesel
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Science & Nature On what temperature scale, at standard pressure, does pure ice melt at 273.15?
Kelvin (0 °C is equal to 273.15 K)
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Maps What East Mediterranean country is this?
Lebanon
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Music What group performed the theme song for the 1973 James Bond film Live and Let Die?
Wings
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Sport & Leisure What country is being disciplined by FIFA after its team hung a controversial flag in their dressing room at the World Cup last Thursday?
Serbia (The flag shows an outline of Kosovo filled with the Serbia flag, with the words 'no surrender'.)
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Entertainment In what TV series, first aired between 2005 and 2007, does Ricky Gervais play aspiring actor Andy Millman?
Extras
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Sudoku Solve this Sudoku puzzle to reveal the 3 digit figure highlighted.
Music Complete these lyrics to reveal the title of this 1960s blues song: "I was born, in a bunk. Mama died and daddy got drunk. Left me here, to die or grow. In the middle of ..."
Tobacco Road (John D. Loudermilk 1960 / The Nashville Teens 1964)
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Sport & Leisure In what year did Usain Bolt set the current 100 m world record of 9.58 seconds at the IAAF World Championships in Berlin? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
2009
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Entertainment Sadly now defunct, HandMade Films was formed by former Beatle George Harrison in 1978 to finance the making of what 1979 film?
Life of Brian
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Ditloids Replace these initials with words to make a true statement: 1 S U P is a B
