Food & Drink What name is given to this thick Scottish soup made of smoked haddock (finnan haddie,) potatoes and onions?
Cullen skink
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On This Day Arguably the most famous comet in history, Halley's Comet last appeared in the inner Solar System on this day, 9th February, in what year? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
1986 (projected to return in 2061)
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Anagram ROTTEN WHORE, WITH ETHNIC BALDHEAD is an anagram of what classic children's book title?
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Bill Haley and His Comets - Rock Around the Clock (1955)
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History In an address to a joint session of Congress in 1941, who said, "No matter how long it may take us to overcome this premeditated invasion, the American people in their righteous might will win through to absolute victory."?
Franklin D. Roosevelt (Day of Infamy speech, the day after the attack on Pearl Harbor)
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Geography What country is bordered by Togo, Burkina Faso, Niger, and Nigeria?
Benin
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Science & Nature Native to the deserts of North Africa, what 'F' describes this species of fox?
Fennec (Vulpes zerda)
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Logos What designer, manufacturer, and retailer of surfing sportswear is represented by this logo?
Rip Curl
9.
Current Affairs Despite never winning Album of the Year, who picked up a record-breaking 32nd trophy at the 2023 Grammy Awards on Sunday?
Beyoncé
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On This Day Established on this day, 9th February 1539, the oldest racecourse still in operation in the world is located in what English city?
Chester (The Roodee)
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Entertainment Bluto, Otter, Boon, Pinto, Flounder, and D-Day are the lead characters in what 1978 comedy film?
Animal House
12.
Brainteaser Karen is a baker, Elsie is a clerk and Ruben is a nurse. Is Linda an actor, a nanny, or a pilot?
Pilot (The first two letters of the name are the third and second letters of the profession.)
Food & Drink What 'C' is a cocktail made with vodka, Cointreau, cranberry juice, and freshly squeezed or sweetened lime juice?
Cosmopolitan / Cosmo
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In This Year In this year: The body of publishing tycoon Robert Maxwell was found floating in the Atlantic Ocean; President George H. W. Bush ordered a cease-fire and declared victory over Iraq in the Gulf War; and Slovenia and Croatia became the first republics to declare independence from Yugoslavia. What year was it? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
1991
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Art & Literature First published in 1996, and adapted into a 1999 film of the same name, what Pulitzer Prize winning novel by Irish-American author Frank McCourt chronicled his impoverished childhood and early adulthood in Brooklyn, New York?
Angela's Ashes
4.
Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
The Smiths - How Soon Is Now (1985)
5.
Anagram SOD FLAILS FOUL FART is an anagram of what 1964 film?
A Fistful of Dollars
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On This Day Born on this day, 9th February 1945, who stars as Rosemary Woodhouse in the 1968 film Rosemary's Baby?
Mia Farrow
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Science & Nature What colourless, flammable gas with a sweet taste and odour is an important natural plant hormone and is used in agriculture to force the ripening of fruits?
Ethylene / Ethene
8.
Maps What country is this?
Latvia
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On This Day On this day, 9th February 1964, before a record-setting audience of 73 million viewers across the United States, the Beatles made their first appearance on what TV show?
The Ed Sullivan Show
10.
Sport & Leisure What British doctor and athlete was the first to break the four-minute mile?
Roger Bannister
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Entertainment What multilingual science fiction TV series, first streamed in November 2022, follows a group of European emigrants travelling from Southampton on a steamship named Kerberos to start new lives in New York City?
1899
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.
Double or nothing
2.
Current Affairs Name the ex-military ruler, and president of Pakistan from 2001-2008, who died in Dubai on Sunday after a long illness?
Pervez Musharraf
3.
Art & Literature Whose 1998 autobiography is titled Losing My Virginity?
Richard Branson
4.
Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
The Black Eyed Peas - The Time (Dirty Bit) (2010)
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History Triggering the Clean Air Act four years later, in what year did the Great Smog of London occur? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
1952
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Geography Bratislava is the capital of what country?
Slovakia
7.
Science & Nature What is a more formal term for the disease called pinkeye?
Conjunctivitis
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Landmarks The Bacardi Building is one of the principal landmarks of what capital city?
Havana (Cuba)
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On This Day Born on this day, 9th February 1942; in 1962, Carole King wrote and recorded, It Might as Well Rain Until ____ ... when?
September
10.
Sport & Leisure In 1986, Jack Nicklaus won the last of his record __ major championships at age 46. (How many? Fill in the blank.) [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
18
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Entertainment A vagabond Viking adventurer (Richard Widmark) and a Moor (Sidney Poitier) both compete to find "The Mother of Voices", a legendary golden bell near the Pillars of Hercules, in what 1964 film?
The Long Ships
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Ditloids Replace these initials with words to make a true statement: 6 S on a H
