Food & Drink A traditional Japanese seasoning, what 'M' is a thick paste produced by fermenting soybeans with salt and kōji, and sometimes rice, barley, seaweed, or other ingredients?
Miso (みそ or 味噌)
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On This Day Virgin Atlantic launched with its first flight from London to Newark on this day, 22nd June, in what year? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
1984
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Anagram UNNOTICED CROTCH FART is an anagram of what U.S. state capital and the state it is capital of?
Hartford, Connecticut
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Sweet - Block Buster! (1973)
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History What three countries signed the Tripartite Pact on 27th September 1940? (1pt for 3, ½pt for 2, ¼pt for 1)
Germany, Italy, and Japan
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Geography Switzerland is called Svizzera in what language?
Italian
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Science & Nature What 'T' is a precision optical instrument for measuring angles between designated visible points in the horizontal and vertical planes.
Theodolite
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Logos What beer brand is represented by this logo?
Leffe (Belgium)
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Music Party in the U.S.A. is a 2009 song by what artist?
Miley Cyrus
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Sport & Leisure Both played on Sunday, who won the UEFA Nations League final, and who won the CONCACAF Nations League final? (½ point for each)
Spain & the United States (beating Croatia & Canada)
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Entertainment Catherine Tramell is the main antagonist of what 1992 film and its 2006 sequel?
Basic Instinct (Sharon Stone)
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General Knowledge Who replaced Angela Merkel as chancellor of Germany in December 2021?
Food & Drink What popular dish is an Americanisation of the Chinese term for "stir-fried noodles"?
Chow mein
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In This Year In this year: Racing driver Jim Clark was killed in a Formula 2 race at Hockenheim; Richard Nixon won the U.S. presidential election; and the Beatles released their self-titled album, popularly known as the White Album. What year was it? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
1968
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Art & Literature Despite attempts by the UK government to ban it, what 1987 memoir by former MI5 Assistant Director Peter Wright became an international bestseller?
Spycatcher (The Candid Autobiography of a Senior Intelligence Officer)
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
R. Kelly - I Believe I Can Fly (1996)
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Anagram WIFE HAD HOT ARSE PLEA is an anagram of what 1967 song title?
A Whiter Shade of Pale (Procol Harum)
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Entertainment First aired between 1988 and 1993, what American TV series stars Fred Savage as teenager Kevin Arnold?
The Wonder Years
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Science & Nature Correctly spell the name of this dog breed.
Chihuahua
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Maps What is this, the largest landlocked country by area in Africa?
Chad
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Music What band was formed in 1972 in Paisley, Scotland by former school friends Joe Egan and Gerry Rafferty?
Stealers Wheel
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On This Day The famous "Hand of God" goal and the "Goal of the Century" were both scored by Diego Maradona against England in the quarter-finals of the FIFA World Cup on this day 22nd June, in what year?
1986
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Entertainment What 2020 film and its 2023 sequel star Chris Hemsworth as Tyler Rake, a former Australian SAS operator turned black ops mercenary?
Extraction
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.
A bit of this and a bit of that
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Current Affairs What is the name of the submersible operated by OceanGate Expeditions that went missing on Sunday in the North Atlantic Ocean?
Titan
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Art & Literature What is the British cartoon character, Andy Capp, known as in Germany?
C. Willi Wacker
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Dua Lipa feat. DaBaby - Levitating (2020)
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History Who was put on trial in northern France in January 1431 for capital crimes of public heresy that included wearing men's clothes?
Joan of Arc
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Geography What hotel in Las Vegas is named after a town on Lake Como in Italy?
Bellagio
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Science & Nature What is the largest moon of Saturn and the second-largest moon in the Solar System, after Jupiter's Ganymede?
Titan
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Landmarks Built in 30 AD, it is still in use today and is internationally famous for the large-scale opera performances given there; in what city is this Roman amphitheatre?
Verona (Arena di Verona)
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Music Who was Dizzy in 1969?
Tommy Roe
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Sport & Leisure No social media posts, no denim. What exclusive golf club opened its doors to host the US Open last week?
Los Angeles Country Club
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Entertainment Who stars as Kwai Chang Caine in the 1970s TV series Kung Fu?
David Carradine
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Ditloids Replace these initials with words to make a true statement: 15 P in a R U T
