Food & Drink Since adopted by many countries around the world, the chequered pattern of high-visibility markings developed in the UK in the 1990s is named after the cross-section of what British cake?
Battenberg (Battenberg markings)
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On This Day In Toulouse, France, the first test flight of the Anglo-French Concorde was conducted on this day, 2nd March, in what year? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
1969
3.
Anagram YANK IF FAT BEAST FARTS is an anagram of what 1961 film title?
Breakfast at Tiffany's
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
The Hollies - Just One Look (1964)
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History What country was invaded by 300,000 Chinese troops in February 1979?
Vietnam (Sino-Vietnamese War)
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Geography What South American country is named after an Italian City?
Venezuela (In contemporary Tuscan, "Veneziola" meant "little Venice")
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Science & Nature What would you use to send a heliographic message?
A mirror (Greek: Ἥλιος helios, meaning "sun", and γραφειν graphein, meaning "write")
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Logos What American footwear company is represented by this logo?
Converse
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On This Day Blaze of Glory is the title of the 1990 debut solo album and single by what artist born on this day, 2nd March 1962?
Jon Bon Jovi
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Sport & Leisure Who currently holds the WBA (Super), IBF, and WBO heavyweight boxing titles?
Oleksandr Usyk (Ukraine)
11.
Entertainment Who plays experimental physicist Leonard Hofstadter in The Big Bang Theory?
Johnny Galecki
12.
General Knowledge What denomination of U.S. banknote features Ulysses S. Grant?
Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a well-known term or phrase.
Innocent bystander
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Current Affairs The death of a 12-year-old girl in Cambodia last Wednesday is the first confirmed death since 2014 from what virus?
H5N1 / Avian influenza / Bird flu
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Art & Literature Up until 2016, George Bernard Shaw was the only person to have received both a Nobel Prize in Literature and an Academy Award. Who is the second to achieve it?
Bob Dylan (2001 Academy Awards, Best Original Song - 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature)
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Roxy Music - Love Is The Drug (1975)
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History In what year did Harrison Schmitt become the twelfth and last man to date to set foot on the moon? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
1972 (December)
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Geography An uninhabited external territory of Australia, the Ashmore and Cartier Islands are situated in which ocean?
Indian Ocean
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Science & Nature What 10-letter word can be spelt using the chemical symbols for carbon, iridium, copper, moscovium, iodine, and selenium?
Circumcise
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Flags What country in central Asia has this as its national flag?
Kazakhstan
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On This Day Born on this day, 2nd March 1977, Chris Martin is best known as the co-founder of what band?
Coldplay
10.
Sport & Leisure At the 2023 EFL Cup final at Wembley on Sunday, what was allowed for the first time in 34 years at a major domestic English men's final?
Safe standing
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Entertainment Who directed the first two films in the Home Alone series and the first two films in the Harry Potter series?
Chris Columbus
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Thailand The maritime border between India and Thailand, established as a Thai National Park in 1982, what is the name of this archipelago in the Andaman Sea?
Food & Drink Pomodoro is a popular name for Italian restaurants worldwide. To what single word does it translate in English?
Tomato
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In This Year Kate Hudson, Adam Levine, Jennifer Love-Hewitt, Jason Momoa, Chris Pratt, and Maggie Q were all born in what year? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
1979
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Art & Literature In the Brothers Grimm fairy tale, what is the name of Snow-White's sister?
Rose-Red (German: Schneeweißchen und Rosenrot)
4.
Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Madonna - Justify My Love (1990)
5.
Anagram CUM ON TEENAGER is an anagram of what cheering 13-letter word?
Encouragement
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Entertainment Born on this day, 2nd March 1980, what Australian actress' Hollywood career began with the 2011 comedy films Bridesmaids and A Few Best Men?
Rebel Wilson
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Current Affairs Which two planets appeared to 'kiss' in the night sky last night? (½ point for each)
Jupiter & Venus
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Maps What country in West Africa is this?
Mauritania
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Music Roberta Flack (1974) and the Fugees (1997) both won Grammy Awards for what song?
Killing Me Softly (with His Song)
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On This Day Unbeaten to this day, who set the National Basketball Association single-game scoring record of 100 points on this day, 2nd March 1962?
Wilt Chamberlain (Philadelphia Warriors)
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Entertainment From series 11 to 13, following the departure of Sandi Toksvig, who presents The Great British Bake Off alongside Noel Fielding?
Matt Lucas
12.
Sudoku Solve this Sudoku puzzle to reveal the 3 digit figure highlighted.
Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal an 8-letter word.
Backhand
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On This Day Previously only available in Japan, compact discs and players were released for the first time around the world on this day, 2nd March, in what year? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
1983
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Art & Literature What is the name of the remote Yorkshire farmhouse in Emily Brontë's 1847 novel Wuthering Heights?
Wuthering Heights
4.
Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Sugababes - Freak like Me (2002)
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History Who comes next in this sequence? John McCain, Mitt Romney, Hillary Clinton, _______
Donald Trump (US Presidential Election Runners-Up 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020)
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Geography Ngerulmud is the least-populous capital city of a sovereign nation in the world. Of what island country in the western Pacific is it the capital?
Palau
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Science & Nature By what name is the tablet form of the drug MDMA (3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine) more commonly known?
Ecstasy ("E", "X", or "XTC" - known as Molly or Mandy in crystal form)
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Landmarks In what city is this, the world's biggest and tallest Ferris wheel?
Dubai (Ain Dubai)
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Music A double album released in May 1969, what album is this? (½ point each for Artist and Title)
The Who - Tommy
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Sport & Leisure What country is hosting the opening round of the 2023 Formula One World Championship this weekend?
Bahrain
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Entertainment Born on this day, 2nd March 1968, who plays Detective Benoit Blanc in the comedy mystery films Knives Out (2019) and Glass Onion (2022)?
Daniel Craig
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Ditloids Replace these initials with words to make a true statement: 44 C in the T A
The world's first commercial CD player, the Sony CDP-101, was first sold in the U.S. on this day, 2nd March 1983 for around $1000. How many dollars is that in today's money?
