Food & Drink What name is given to a salad traditionally made of lettuce and croutons dressed with lemon juice, olive oil, egg, Worcestershire sauce, anchovies, garlic, Dijon mustard, Parmesan cheese, and black pepper?
Caesar salad
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On This Day On this day, 6th July 1885, who successfully tested his vaccine against rabies on a 9-year-old boy bitten by a rabid dog?
Louis Pasteur
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Anagram I'M AN ANAL, DEMONIC CREEP is an anagram of what 1971 song? (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Don McLean - American Pie
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
The Four Seasons - Rag Doll (1964)
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History What Italian explorer set sail from Bristol, England in 1497 on a voyage to the coast of North America?
John Cabot (Giovanni Caboto / Zuan Caboto)
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Geography With the yuan as its basic unit, what "R" describes the official currency of the People's Republic of China?
Logos What online social media and social networking service is represented by this logo?
Threads
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Music Who recorded Can't Stop the Feeling! for the 2016 film The Trolls and also voiced the character "Branch" in the same film?
Justin Timberlake
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Sport & Leisure On 22nd June 2023, what boxing organisation was banished from the Olympics by the International Olympic Committee?
International Boxing Association
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Entertainment What 'W' describes the fictional continent of Seven Kingdoms in which Game of Thrones is set?
Westeros
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Current Affairs Born Sak Surin (ศักดิ์สุรินทร์) in Thailand, 29-year-old Muthu Raja was repatriated on Sunday after spending 22 years in Sri Lanka. What is Muthu Raja?
Elephant (Returned after allegations of abuse in Sri Lanka)
On This Day The world's worst offshore oil disaster in terms of direct loss of life, the Piper Alpha drilling platform in the North Sea was destroyed by explosions and fires on this day, 6th July, in what year? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
1988
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Art & Literature With what superhero is Alfred Thaddeus Crane Pennyworth most commonly associated?
Batman (Bruce Wayne's butler)
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Hot Chocolate - So You Win Again (1977)
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History Named after the region over which it exploded, what is the name of the meteor that entered Earth's atmosphere over the southern Ural region in Russia on 15th February 2013?
Chelyabinsk meteor
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Geography In what country is the Bataan Peninsula?
The Philippines (Central Luzon)
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Science & Nature In service since 1956, what English name is given the Tupolev TU-95 strategic bomber?
Bear
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Flags What African country has this as its national flag?
Uganda
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Music "And if I stare too long, I'd probably break down and cry." are lyrics from what 1988 song? (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Guns N' Roses - Sweet Child o' Mine
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Sport & Leisure Who headlined the Super Bowl LVII halftime show in February?
Rihanna
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Entertainment What two people complete this sequence? Steve Allen, Jack Paar, Johnny Carson, Jay Leno, _____ _____, Jay Leno, _____ _____. (½ point for each)
Conan O'Brien, Jimmy Fallon (The Tonight Show presenters)
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General Knowledge Everyone on tonight's picture round was born on this day, 6th July. Between 1 and 12, write down two numbers: The person with most recent birth date and the person with the oldest birth date. (½ point for each)
Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a well-known term or phrase (American English).
The check is in the mail
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Current Affairs What is the name of the European space telescope launched on a Falcon-9 rocket from Cape Canaveral on Saturday?
Euclid
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Art & Literature What 1934 children's book introduces the Banks family of 17 Cherry Tree Lane? (½ point each for Author and Title)
P. L. Travers - Mary Poppins
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Linkin Park - New Divide (2009)
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On This Day Hong Kong International Airport opened in Chek Lap Kok on this day, 6th July 1998. What was the name of the airport it replaced?
Kai Tak (啟德)
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Geography Florence is the capital city of what region of Italy?
Tuscany
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Science & Nature Astronauts Franklin Chang-Diaz and Jerry Ross jointly hold the NASA record for each having flown how many shuttle missions? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
7
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Landmarks Often listed among the Seven Natural Wonders of the World, in what country is the Parícutin volcano?
Mexico
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Music Released in 1963, Be My Baby was the biggest hit for what American girl group?
The Ronettes
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Sport & Leisure What city is set to host the 2028 Olympic Games?
Los Angeles
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Entertainment Name this 1988 film and the actor speaking. (½ point for each)
A Fish Called Wanda - Kevin Kline
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Ditloids Replace these initials with words to make a true statement: 12 D of C
Cosmonaut Gennady Padalka holds the record for most time spent in space over multiple missions. In five space flights between 1998 and 2015, he spent a total of how many days in space?
