On This Day On this day, 20th April 1999, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold killed 13 people and injured 24 others before committing suicide at what Colorado High School?
Columbine
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Anagram ADMITS A LABIA SPANK is an anagram of what capital city and the country it is capital of?
Islamabad, Pakistan
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Cliff Richard - Please Don't Tease (1960)
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History While travelling from New York to Liverpool, what British ocean liner was sunk by a German submarine on 7th May 1915, contributing indirectly to the entry of the United States into World War I?
RMS Lusitania
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Geography Within continental Europe, which is larger by area, Denmark, the Netherlands, or Switzerland?
Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a 9-letter word.
Broadband
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Current Affairs What 5-letter abbreviation has been given to the interplanetary spacecraft launched last Friday by the European Space Agency?
JUICE (Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer)
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Art & Literature The subject of 17 novels and 6 films, what is the adopted name of the fictional character whose real name is David Webb?
Jason Bourne
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Whitesnake - Is This Love (1987)
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History What name is given to the political movement that supported the restoration of the senior line of the House of Stuart to the British throne between 1688 and 1807?
Jacobites
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Geography In what U.S. state is the 1,340 acre public park known as the Garden of the Gods?
Colorado
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Science & Nature What 'P' describes this genus of flower?
Peony (Paeonia)
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Flags What English speaking country has this as its national flag?
The Bahamas
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Music Boyz II Men had a worldwide hit in 1992 with End of the ____. (fill in the blank)
Road
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Sport & Leisure What horse won the Grand National at Aintree Racecourse on Saturday?
Corach Rambler
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On This Day Born on this day, 20th April 1949, who made her professional film debut co-starring in the 1976 remake of King Kong?
Jessica Lange
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Thailand In Bangkok, BTS passengers on the Sukhumwit and Silom Lines interchange at what station?
Food & Drink Growing wild in cool temperate, alpine, and arctic regions, and a delicacy in parts of Canada, Alaska, and Scandinavia, what is the name of this rare fruit?
In This Year Jessica Biel, Kirsten Dunst, Billie Piper, Seth Rogan, Yvonne Strahovski, and Prince William were all born in what year? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
1982
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Art & Literature Complete the last word in this statement with just four letters: A person who knows and is able to use more than three languages is a poly___ what?
.. glot
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Gala - Freed from Desire (1997)
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Anagram ETHIC WANKER is an anagram of what household 11-letter word?
Kitchenware
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On This Day Born Tara Leigh Patrick in Ohio on this day, 20th April 1972, what model, singer, and actress married Dennis Rodman at Little Chapel of the Flowers in Las Vegas in 1999 only for it to be mutually annulled five months later?
Carmen Electra
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Science & Nature Estimated to have been anything from 10 to 20 metres long, what is the name of this extinct species of mackerel shark?
Megalodon
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Maps Formerly known as the New Hebrides, what Pacific island nation is this?
Vanuatu
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Music Betty Everett (1963), The Swinging Blue Jeans (1964), and Linda Ronstadt (1974) all charted with covers of what single?
You're No Good
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Sport & Leisure Wrexham AFC are one win away from securing the National League title and a return to the English Football League. What two North American actors bought the club in November 2020? (½ point for each)
Ryan Reynolds & Rob McElhenney
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Entertainment Who plays Frankenstein's monster in Frankenstein (1931) and the sequels Bride of Frankenstein (1935) and Son of Frankenstein (1939)?
Boris Karloff
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Sudoku Solve this Sudoku puzzle to reveal the 3 digit figure highlighted.
Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a military term.
Quick march
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On This Day Killing eleven workers and beginning the largest marine oil spill in history, what was the name of the drilling rig that exploded in the Gulf of Mexico on this day, 20th April 2010?
Deepwater Horizon
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Art & Literature Shakespeare's character, Hamlet, is the prince of what European country?
Denmark (The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark)
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Bruno Mars - 24K Magic (2016)
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History In August 1926, American Olympic champion Gertrude Ederle became the first woman to do what?
Swim the English Channel
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Geography What mountainous kingdom in South Asia is known locally as "Druk Yul" or "Land of the Thunder Dragon"?
Bhutan
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Science & Nature What English chemist invented the miners' safety lamp and also discovered sodium and potassium?
Sir Humphry Davy
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Landmarks Known for the banded layers of its landscape, in what U.S. state is Badlands National Park?
South Dakota
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Music "You say that you love me (Say you love me) All of the time (All of the time)" are the opening lyrics to what 1963 song? (½ point each for Artist and Title)
The Dave Clark Five - Glad All Over
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Sport & Leisure Of what competition was Giuseppe Farina the first champion in 1950?
Formula One
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Entertainment Zendaya has won two Primetime Emmy Awards (2020 & 2022) and a Golden Globe Award (2023) for her portrayal of teenage drug addict Rue Bennett in what American teen drama TV series?
Euphoria
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Ditloids Replace these initials with words to make a true statement: 12 is a H on the B S
