Food & Drink What type of cheese is most often included in a traditional Greek Salad?
Feta
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On This Day The Ford Motor Company shipped its first automobile, a Model A, on this day, 20th July, in what year? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
1903
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Anagram SLUTS HATE MARIA is an anagram of what 2003 film?
The Last Samurai
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Gary Puckett & The Union Gap - Young Girl (1968)
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History While conducting an autopsy in April 1955, what did pathologist Thomas Stoltz Harvey famously steal?
Albert Einstein's brain
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Geography What region of France is home to Europe's Spaceport?
French Guiana (Kourou)
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Science & Nature A second-level domain for universities, colleges, and research institutes in countries such as the United Kingdom, Thailand, India, Japan, and New Zealand; what two letters are missing from these domain names?
ac
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Logos What video game digital distribution service is represented by this logo?
Steam
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Music What song title is shared by hits for The Four Seasons in 1962 and Fergie in 2007?
Big Girls Don't Cry
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Sport & Leisure What MLS team announced they'd signed Lionel Messi on a two-and-a-half year contract on Saturday?
Inter Miami
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On This Day Born on this day, 20th July 1938, who plays Emma Peel in the 1960s TV series The Avengers?
Diana Rigg
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General Knowledge What 7-letter word describes the language that is a fusion of High German, Hebrew, and Aramaic?
Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a well-known term or phrase.
Uncle Sam Wants You
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Current Affairs Following surging prices and procurement issues, McDonald's India North & East announced last Friday that it was "temporarily" dropping what ingredient from its menu?
Tomatoes
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Art & Literature Sancho Panza is squire to the title character of what 1605 novel?
Don Quixote (Miguel de Cervantes)
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Starship - Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now (1987)
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History What Soviet Premier sent one of space dog Strelka's puppies, Pushinka, to first daughter Caroline Kennedy in 1961 as a present?
Nikita Khrushchev
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Geography With an average ground-level elevation of 1.5 metres above sea level, what archipelago state is the world's lowest-lying country?
Maldives
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Science & Nature Sometimes called a "living fossil", what name is given to this rare species of deep-sea shark?
Goblin shark
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Flags What country has this as its national flag?
South Africa
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Music Born in Oakland, California on 30th March 1962, by what name is rapper Stanley Kirk Burrell better known?
MC Hammer
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Sport & Leisure What golf club is hosting the 2023 Open Championship?
Royal Liverpool
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Entertainment Name this 1989 film and the two actors in the title role. (1pt for 3, ½pt for 2, ¼pt for 1)
When Harry Met Sally... - Billy Crystal & Meg Ryan (also Estelle Reiner with the famous line, "I'll have what she's having.")
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General Knowledge Bhārat is the English transliteration of what country's name?
Current Affairs Seized by the Russian government this week from its parent company Carlsberg, what is the name of the second largest brewing company in Europe?
Baltika (Балтика)
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In This Year Nadia Comăneci, Billy Ray Cyrus, Laurence Fishburne, Ricky Gervais, Wayne Gretzky, and Woody Harrelson were all born in what year? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
1961
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Art & Literature In Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, what is the name of the obese, greedy, 9-year-old boy who hails from the fictional town of Dusselheim, Germany?
Augustus Gloop
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Seal - Kiss from a Rose (1995)
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Anagram WANK GLOVES is an anagram of what global brand?
Volkswagen
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Entertainment First aired in 1977, name this TV series.
CHiPs
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Science & Nature In what decade did the world's first solid-state desktop electronic calculator go on sale?
1960s (Friden model EC-130 in June 1963)
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Maps What U.S. state is this?
Idaho
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On This Day Born in Mexico on this day, 20th July 1947, She's Not There (1977), Smooth (1999), and Maria Maria (1999) are among hits by whose self-titled band?
Carlos Santana
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Sport & Leisure What is the name and nationality of the Wimbledon 2023 men's singles champion? (½ point for each)
Carlos Alcaraz - Spanish
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On This Day Born in England on this day, 20th July 1943, whose TV roles include Miss Brahms in Are You Being Served and Pauline Fowler in EastEnders?
Wendy Richard
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.
Footloose and fancy free
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On This Day Sirimavo Bandaranaike became the world's first elected female head of government on this day, 20th July 1960, as Prime Minister of what country?
Ceylon / Sri Lanka
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On This Day _____ 1 made the first successful landing on Mars on this day, 20th July 1976. (fill in the blank)
Viking
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Clean Bandit feat. Sean Paul and Anne-Marie - Rockabye (2016)
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On This Day A UGM-27 A-1 missile was successfully launched from a submarine, the USS George Washington, for the first time on this day, 20th July 1960. By what name is it known?
Polaris
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Geography What river is this?
Yellow River (Chinese: 黄河 Huang He)
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Science & Nature What 'M' describes this large genus of squirrel?
Marmot
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Landmarks On what popular island destination is this, the Mother Temple of Besakih?
Bali (Indonesia)
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Music Originally written and recorded by Doris Troy in 1963, who took Just One Look in 1964?
The Hollies
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Sport & Leisure What is the name and nationality of the Wimbledon 2023 ladies' singles champion? (½ point for each)
Markéta Vondroušová - Czech
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On This Day Born on this day, 20th July 1938, what actress drowned, aged 43, while on a weekend boat trip with her husband Robert Wagner and friend Christopher Walken?
Natalie Wood
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Ditloids Replace these initials with words to make a true statement: 27 B in the N T
