Food & Drink What 7-letter word describes a sweet substance made by boiling nuts in sugar, often ground to a paste and used as a filling for chocolates?
Praline
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On This Day Name the English engineer, inventor and RAF officer who ground-tested the world's first jet engine designed to power an aircraft on this day, 12th April 1937.
Sir Frank Whittle
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Anagram KEPT ARSE AND ERECT PENIS is an anagram of what 1990s TV series?
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Manfred Mann - Do Wah Diddy Diddy (1964)
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History In what century did the Ottoman Empire capture Constantinople? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
15th (29th May 1453)
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Geography At 3,640m above sea level, what Bolivian city is the highest administrative capital in the world?
La Paz
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Science & Nature In the human body, what is the more common name for the tympanic membrane, or myringa?
Eardrum
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Logos What car manufacturer is represented by this logo?
Alfa Romeo
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Music By the Way (2002) and Stadium Arcadium (2006) are the eighth and ninth studio albums by what band?
Red Hot Chili Peppers
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Sport & Leisure In ten-pin bowling, what 'P' describes the ideal place for the ball to hit the pins in order to maximize strike probability?
Pocket
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Entertainment An unsuccessful 1978 remake of the The Wizard of Oz, who plays Dorothy Gale in the The Wiz?
Diana Ross
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General Knowledge Élisabeth Borne is the incumbent Prime Minister of what country?
Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a well-known term or phrase.
Too funny for words
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On This Day Yuri Gagarin became the first human to travel into outer space on this day, 12th April, in what year? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
1961
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Art & Literature What comic book character swears vengeance against criminals after witnessing the murder of his parents Thomas and Martha as a child?
Bruce Wayne / Batman
4.
Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Electric Light Orchestra - Don't Bring Me Down (1979)
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History In what century did Philip II send the Spanish Armada to invade England? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
16th (May 1588)
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Geography The kyat is the currency of what Asian country?
Myanmar / Burma
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Science & Nature What 7-letter word can be spelt using the chemical symbols for tungsten, rhenium, astatine, and hassium?
Wreaths
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Flags What country has this as its national flag?
Laos
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Music The Look and Listen to Your Heart were worldwide hits in the 80s for what Swedish pop duo?
Roxette
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Sport & Leisure In golf, who won the 2023 Masters Tournament on Sunday?
Jon Rahm
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Entertainment Who plays Cosmo Kramer in the American TV sitcom Seinfeld (1989-1998)?
Michael Richards
12.
Thailand The island of Ko Samui (เกาะสมุย) is located in what province?
Food & Drink What 'S' is a Russian dish of sautéed pieces of meat (usually beef) in a sauce of mustard and sour cream?
Stroganoff / Stroganov
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In This Year In this year: Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman married; McDonald's opened restaurants in Russia and Mainland China for the first time; and a U.S. District Court acquitted Imelda Marcos on racketeering and fraud charges. What year was it? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
1990
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Art & Literature In ancient Greek mythology, who is the sky and thunder god who rules as king of the gods on Mount Olympus?
Zeus
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Moloko - Sing It Back (1999)
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History On 15th June 1921, who became the first African-American woman and first Native American to hold a pilot license?
Bessie Coleman
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Entertainment First aired between 2012 and 2023, what British TV series is a prequel to the long-running Inspector Morse?
Endeavour
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Science & Nature A silkworm's preferred food are white ______ leaves. (fill in the blank)
Mulberry
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Maps What European country is this?
Estonia
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Music Johnny Fingers is a keyboardist and co-founding member of what band formed in Dublin in 1975?
The Boomtown Rats
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Sport & Leisure Beginning in July, what two countries will jointly host the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup? (½ point for each)
Australia and New Zealand
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Entertainment Who plays the title role in the 1966 spy-fi comedy film Our Man Flint?
James Coburn
12.
Sudoku Solve this Sudoku puzzle to reveal the 3 digit figure highlighted.
