Food & Drink First created in 1984 by Jean-Paul Bourguignon at Mietta's Restaurant in Melbourne, what is a Japanese Slipper?
Cocktail (Midori, cointreau, and lemon juice)
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On This Day Shot in the chest on this day, 11th May 1812, who is the only British prime minister to have been assassinated?
Spencer Perceval
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Anagram NERD ACHIEVES DILDO PORN is an anagram of what U.S. state capital and the state it is capital of?
Providence, Rhode Island
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Four Tops - It's the Same Old Song (1965)
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History Who became Ireland's first female president in December 1990?
Mary Robinson
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Geography What is the capital of Equador?
Quito (formally San Francisco de Quito)
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Science & Nature Which has a shorter wavelength, red light or blue light?
Blue
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Logos What multinational engineering and technology company is represented by this logo?
Bosch
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Music Anthony Kiedis is lead vocalist of what band, formed in Los Angeles in 1982?
Red Hot Chili Peppers
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Sport & Leisure What country is currently hosting the 2023 Southeast Asian Games?
Cambodia
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Entertainment Roberta Flack's cover of The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face reached number 1 in several countries after featuring in what 1971 film; Clint Eastwood's directorial debut?
Play Misty for Me
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General Knowledge Joko Widodo, popularly known as Jokowi, is the incumbent president of what Southeast Asian country?
Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a well-known term or phrase.
All in a day's work
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Current Affairs A nine-member jury in Manhattan federal court on Tuesday found Donald Trump liable for sexually abusing what journalist, author, and advice columnist in 1996?
E. Jean Carroll
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Art & Literature In the Harry Potter book series, what is the name of the small, winged golden ball that seekers are tasked to catch in a game of Quidditch?
Snitch (Golden Snitch)
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Soft Cell - Tainted Love (1981)
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History The _____ War was a derisive term coined by journalists to describe the six months (October 1939-March 1940), during which no land operations were undertaken, either by the Allies or the Germans after the German conquest of Poland in September 1939. (fill in the blank)
Phony
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Geography What capital city in Africa is nicknamed the "City of a Thousand Minarets"?
Cairo (Egypt)
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Science & Nature What 6-letter word can be spelt using the chemical symbols for tin, iodine, technetium, and hydrogen?
Snitch
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Flags What animal appears on the Revolutionary War-era Gadsden flag above the legend "DONT TREAD ON ME"?
Snake (Timber rattlesnake)
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Music What band had A Horse with No Name in the early 1970s?
America
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Sport & Leisure What horse won the 149th running of the Kentucky Derby on Saturday?
Mage
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Entertainment What 1999 film features a mouse called Mr. Jingles?
The Green Mile
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Thailand Krung Thep (กรุงเทพ) is the abbreviated name for Bangkok. To what is it translated literally into English?
Food & Drink Traditionally harvested by South Island Māori in New Zealand and Chilote people in Chile, what type of food is karengo in the Māori language and luche in the Spanish language?
Seaweed (Pyropia columbina)
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In This Year In this year: The world's tallest bridge, the Millau bridge, was opened in France; Chechen terrorists took more than 1,000 hostage in the Beslan school hostage crisis; and SpaceShipOne became the first privately funded, manned craft to achieve spaceflight. What year was it? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
2004
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Art & Literature The Kiss (Der Kuss) was painted by what Austrian symbolist painter between 1907 and 1908?
Gustav Klimt
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Beyoncé feat. Jay-Z - Crazy In Love (2003)
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Anagram CLENCHING HOT ANAL DOLLS is an anagram of what 1979 song? (½ point each for Artist and Title)
The Clash - London Calling
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Entertainment What film ends with James Bond (Sean Connery) and Tatiana Romanova (Daniela Bianchi) taking a romantic boat ride in Venice?
From Russia with Love (1963)
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Science & Nature What 'T' describes this genus of mammal?
Tapir (South American tapir)
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Maps The third largest in Greece, what island is this?
Lesbos (Λέσβος)
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Music What 1976 Eurovision Song Contest-winning song went on to reach number one in 33 different countries, including the UK where it became the biggest-selling song of the year? (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Brotherhood of Man - Save Your Kisses For Me
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Sport & Leisure The two-year-old daughter of what Tampa Bay Buccaneers NFL player drowned in a swimming pool at the family's home on Sunday?
Shaquil Barrett
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Entertainment In the 2020 American TV series Ted Lasso, what is the name of the fictional association football team coached by the title character?
AFC Richmond
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Sudoku Solve this Sudoku puzzle to reveal the 3 digit figure highlighted.
Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a well-known term or phrase.
Lean times
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On This Day Beating Garry Kasparov in the last game of a rematch on this day, 11th May 1997, what was the name of the first computer to beat a world-champion chess player in a classic match format?
Deep Blue
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Art & Literature "He loved Big Brother." is the last line of what 1949 novel? (½ point each for Author and Title)
George Orwell - Nineteen Eighty-Four
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Twenty One Pilots - Stressed Out (2014)
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History Who was killed in the Philippines in 1521 during an expedition he led that would become the first to circumnavigate the world?
Ferdinand Magellan
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Geography What is the capital of, and most populous city in, Greenland?
Nuuk
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Science & Nature What is the medical term for the breastbone?
Sternum
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Landmarks On what island are these moai figures located?
Easter Island / Rapa Nui (Spanish: Isla de Pascua)
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Music A one-hit wonder, originally recorded by session musicians, what city did The Flowerpot Men want to go to in 1967?
San Francisco (Let's Go to San Francisco)
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Sport & Leisure Opened in 1926, what is the name of, and in what city is, this iconic stadium? (½ point for each)
San Siro, Milan
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Entertainment Born in 1978, what American actress has appeared in all three of the highest-grossing films of all time?
Zoe Saldaña (Avatar 2009, Avengers: Endgame 2019, and Avatar: The Way of Water 2022)
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Ditloids Replace these initials with words to make a true statement: 13 L in a B D
Released in 2022, the third highest-grossing film of all time, how many million dollars has Avatar: The Way of Water grossed worldwide at the box office?
