Food & Drink Made by Carthusian monks since 1737, what 'C' is a yellow-green French liqueur composed of distilled alcohol aged with 130 herbs, plants and flowers?
Chartreuse
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On This Day What singer was born Gaynor Hopkins in Skewen, Wales on this day, 8th June 1951?
Bonnie Tyler
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Anagram HAWK SPOTS ODD ANAL INTERCOURSE is an anagram of what well known proverb?
Actions speak louder than words
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
The Cascades - Rhythm of the Rain (1962)
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History What city was the capital of the Byzantine Empire (330–1204 and 1261–1453), the Latin Empire (1204–1261), and the Ottoman Empire (1453–1922)?
Constantinople
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Geography The Intertropical Convergence Zone is an area where northeast and southeast trade winds converge near the equator. Because of its monotonous windless weather, what 'D' is the common name sailors use to describe it?
Doldrums
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Science & Nature In geometry, what 'C' describes two figures or objects that have the same shape and size, or if one has the same shape and size as the mirror image of the other?
Congruent
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Logos Founded in Janesville, Wisconsin in 1888, moved to the UK in 1986, and then France in 2011; what manufacturer is represented by this logo?
Parker (Parker Pen Company)
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Music Winning three Grammy Awards in 2003 for Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, Don't Know Why was the 2002 debut single of what American singer?
Norah Jones
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Sport & Leisure Earning more than $400 million from its use, what American ring announcer (or "MC") is known for his trademarked catchphrase "Let's get ready to rumble!"?
Michael Buffer
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Entertainment What is the name of the prospector Woody meets in Toy Story 2?
Stinky Pete
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General Knowledge Who has served as the 14th Prime Minister of India since 2014?
Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a well-known term or phrase.
Feeling on top of the world
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Current Affairs A devastating crash involving three trains on Friday killed at least 288 and injured around 1,000, in the Balasore district of what eastern Indian state?
Odisha
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Art & Literature Whose early science fiction works include The Time Machine (1895), The Island of Doctor Moreau (1896), and The Invisible Man (1897)?
H. G. Wells
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Diana Ross - Ain't No Mountain High Enough (1970)
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History Named after the dry lake it was found in, and dated to around 40,000 years old, _____ Man was discovered in New South Wales, Australia in 1974 by geomorphologist Jim Bowler. (fill in the blank)
Mungo
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General Knowledge What language is this?
Burmese / Myanmar language (Myăma Nainngandaw - Myanmar State)
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Science & Nature What 8-letter word can be spelt using the chemical symbols for chromium, osmium, antimony, oxygen, and tungsten?
Crossbow
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Flags What country has this as its national flag?
India
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Music Who said If I Could Turn Back Time in 1989?
Cher
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Sport & Leisure With 573 career goals from 988 appearances, what football player retired this week, aged 41?
Zlatan Ibrahimović
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Entertainment First aired between 2001 and 2010, name this TV series.
Scrubs
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General Knowledge What British royal is the current Duke of Edinburgh?
Food & Drink What was the first European country to incorporate chocolate into its cuisine?
Spain (16th century)
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In This Year In this year: The Great Train Robbery took place in Buckinghamshire, England; British prostitute Christine Keeler was arrested and convicted of perjury for her part in the Profumo Affair; and ZIP codes were introduced by the U.S. Postal Service. What year was it? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
1963
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Current Affairs Name the 55-year-old Australian woman unconditionally pardoned and released on Monday after spending 20 years in jail for the deaths of her four infant children between 1989 and 1999.
Kathleen Folbigg
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Céline Dion - Because You Loved Me (1996)
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Anagram TREATS AS BUM is an anagram of what self-serving 11-letter word?
Masturbates
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Entertainment Who directed the large-scale epics The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957), Lawrence of Arabia (1962), Doctor Zhivago (1965), and A Passage to India (1984)?
Sir David Lean
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Science & Nature A member of the auk family, what 'G' describes this genus of bird?
Guillemot
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Maps What is this, the largest and northernmost territory of Canada?
Nunavut
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Music What band said Miss You in 1978?
The Rolling Stones
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Sport & Leisure What 125-year-old top flight professional rugby union team are likely to be forced out of business after receiving winding up petitions from the UK taxman on Friday and being excluded from all professional leagues in England?
London Irish
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Entertainment Name this 1975 film: "Who's that then?""I dunno, must be a king.""Why?""He hasn't got shit all over him."
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (John Cleese and Eric Idle)
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.
An afterthought
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On This Day Born on this day, 8th June 1955, who invented the World Wide Web?
Sir Tim Berners-Lee
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Art & Literature In the third novel of the Harry Potter series, what is the name of the title character, .. the Prisoner of Azkaban?
Sirius Black
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Carly Rae Jepsen - I Really Like You (2015)
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History What number Amendment to the United States Constitution ended prohibition?
Twenty-first
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Geography Which is the most populous Nordic country; Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, or Sweden?
Sweden
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Science & Nature What 'G' describes the essential component of a sundial that casts a shadow onto the dial?
Gnomon
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Landmarks Originally built by the Romans around 1 AD, the Tower of Hercules is the oldest known lighthouse still in use today. In what country is it?
Spain (Galicia. Spanish: Torre de Hércules)
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Music "I took my troubles down to Madame Rue. You know that gypsy with the gold-capped tooth" are the opening lyrics to what song by the Clovers in 1959, covered by the Searchers in 1964?
Love Potion No. 9
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Sport & Leisure The women's downhill ski world champion of 1966, why did Austrian skier Erika Schinegger surrender her gold medal to the second placed competitor 22 years later?
She is a man (born and raised a girl, his male genitalia had grown inwards, something not discovered until medical tests were carried out in 1968)
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Entertainment Played by Dana Plato, what is Mr. Drummond's daughter's first name in Diff'rent Strokes?
Kimberly
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Ditloids Replace these initials with words to reveal a well known phrase: 99 B of B on the W
