Food & Drink Italian for "slipper", what 'C' describes this bread?
Ciabatta
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On This Day Who murdered John Lennon in front of the Dakota Apartments in New York City on this day, 8th December 1980?
Mark David Chapman
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Anagram SHE TENDER, HE ANAL THUG is an anagram of what country and its de facto capital city?
Netherlands, The Hague
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Aretha Franklin - Respect (1967)
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History Suleiman the Magnificent was the tenth and longest-reigning Sultan of what empire?
Ottoman (1520-1566)
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Geography What north-south mountain range forms the traditional dividing line between Europe and Asia?
Ural Mountains
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Science & Nature What 'C' is a large cauldron-like hollow that forms shortly after the emptying of a magma chamber in a volcanic eruption?
Caldera
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Logos What is the name of this NFL team? (2 word answer)
Seattle Seahawks
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Music What is the sum of the titles of Adele's first four studio albums? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
95 (19+21+25+30)
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Sport & Leisure With more votes from BBC viewers than the combined total of the five other contenders, in 1999, a one-off award voted for by the British public selected what American as Sports Personality of the Century?
Muhammad Ali
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Entertainment What TV detective owns a Basset Hound called "Dog"?
Columbo
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Brainteaser Each letter is related to its preceding digits. What number and letter continues this sequence? 12 T 17 E 22 F 27 N ? ?(½ point for each)
32 F (The numbers increase by five. The letters are the first letter of the number found by adding the two digits together.)
Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a well-known term or phrase.
Bold as brass
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Current Affairs The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) released their Worldwide Cost of Living 2022 survey last week. Of the 172 cities studied worldwide, which two rank as the world's most expensive to live in? (½ point for each)
New York & Singapore
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Art & Literature Monday's child is fair of face, Tuesday's child is full of grace. Wednesday's child is full of woe, Thursday's child ___ ___ ___ ___. What are the missing four words? (¼ point for each)
... has far to go
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Fleetwood Mac - Go Your Own Way (1977)
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History A worldwide news story, what happened at the West Wing of the White House in Washington, D.C. on Christmas Eve 1929?
Fire
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Geography Libreville is the capital of what country on the west coast of Central Africa?
Gabon
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Science & Nature What is the most common collective name for the three bright stars Mintaka, Alnilam and Alnitak?
Orion's Belt (Three Kings / Three Sisters)
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Flags What country has this as its national flag?
Malaysia
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On This Day With an hour-long set in Antarctica on this day, 8th December 2013, what heavy metal band became the first to perform on all seven continents?
Metallica
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Sport & Leisure The highest number of points attained at the group stage of the 2022 FIFA World Cup: Which three teams finished on 7 points? (1pt for 3, ½pt for 2, ¼pt for 1)
Netherlands, England, and Morocco
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Entertainment What American TV show includes the sketch Weekend Update, a satirical news program with co-anchors Colin Jost and Michael Che?
Saturday Night Live
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Thailand What is the most simple English translation of this?
Food & Drink What 'B' describes a French sauce made of clarified butter emulsified in egg yolks, white wine vinegar, and flavoured with herbs?
Béarnaise
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In This Year Shirley Bassey, Jane Fonda, Morgan Freeman, Dustin Hoffman, Anthony Hopkins, and Jack Nicholson were all born in what year? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
1937
3.
Art & Literature Published in Graham's Magazine in 1841, The Murders in the Rue Morgue is a short story that has been described as the first modern detective story. What famous author and poet wrote it?
Edgar Allan Poe
4.
Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Bananarama - Venus (1986)
5.
Anagram A WEANED CRAP is an anagram of what epic novel?
War and Peace
6.
Entertainment First aired between 2018 and 2022, what comedy series follows a group of friends as they navigate their teens amidst the Northern Ireland Troubles in the early 1990s?
Derry Girls
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Science & Nature What 'H' describes this genus of over 75 species of flowering plants native to Asia and the Americas?
Hydrangea / Hortensia
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Maps What U.S. state is this?
North Carolina
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Music "We all have pain. We all have sorrow. But if we are wise. We know that there's always tomorrow" are lyrics from what 1972 song? (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Bill Withers - Lean on Me
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Sport & Leisure Without losing a set throughout the tournament, what else made Serena Williams' singles title at the 2017 Australian Open extra ordinary?
She was pregnant (8 weeks)
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Entertainment The title of a 2011 film, what collective name describes the characters played by Kristen Wiig, Rose Byrne, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Ellie Kemper, and Melissa McCarthy?
Bridesmaids (with Maya Rudolph as the bride)
12.
Sudoku Solve this Sudoku puzzle to reveal the 5 letters highlighted.
Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a well-known term or phrase.
Pride comes before a fall
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On This Day The leaders of Russia, Belarus and Ukraine signed an agreement dissolving the Soviet Union and establishing the Commonwealth of Independent States on this day, 8th December, in what year? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
1991
3.
Art & Literature Purporting to be a true account of the life of the eponymous character, detailing her exploits from birth until old age, who wrote the 1722 novel Moll Flanders?
Daniel Defoe
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Madonna - Music (2000)
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History What British monarch was the target of the Gunpowder Plot of 1605?
James I
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Geography Connecting the Andaman Sea (Indian Ocean) and the South China Sea (Pacific Ocean), what is the name of this strait between the Malay Peninsula and the Indonesian island of Sumatra?
Strait of Malacca
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Science & Nature In the diagram below, What are the axes labelled A. and B. called? (½ point for each)
A. Pitch B. Yaw
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Landmarks What city in the southern hemisphere is this?
Auckland (New Zealand)
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Music Who said Baby I Need Your Loving in 1964?
The Four Tops
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Sport & Leisure Jesse Owens won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympic Games. Three were for track events (100 m, 200 m, 4×100 m relay.) For what event did he win the fourth medal?
Long jump
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Entertainment In the 1983 film starring Roy Schneider, what is Blue Thunder?
Helicopter
12.
Ditloids Replace these initials with words to make a true statement: 21 D on a D
In the EIU's Worldwide Cost Of Living 2022 survey, the biggest mover up the rankings in the past 12 months was Moscow. Of the 172 cities listed, what is its current rank?
