Food & Drink Jarlsberg is a Swiss-type cheese originating from what country?
Norway (also produced in Ohio and Ireland under licenses from Norwegian dairy producers)
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On This Day Making its first test-flight on this day, 27th July 1949, what is the name of the world's first jet-powered airliner?
Comet (de Havilland DH.106 Comet)
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Anagram ON AN ANAL THEME is an anagram of what U.S. state capital and the state it is capital of?
Helena, Montana
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
The Supremes - Where Did Our Love Go (1964)
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History Who was the fifth governor of the Roman province of Judaea, best known for being the official who ordered the crucifixion of Jesus?
Pontius Pilate
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Geography What is the official language of Bangladesh?
Bengali / Bangla (বাংলা)
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Science & Nature What 'E' is the medical term for inflammation of the brain?
Encephalitis
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Logos What national broadcaster is represented by this logo?
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corpoation)
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Music The Lexicon of Love is the 1982 debut studio album by what English pop band?
ABC
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Sport & Leisure At just 30 days, who holds the record for the shortest ever tenure for an English Premier League manager?
Sam Allardyce (Leeds United 3rd May to 2nd June 2023)
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Entertainment The seventh instalment in the series, complete the title of this 2023 film: Mission: Impossible – _____ _____ _____ _____(¼ point for each)
Dead Reckoning Part One
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General Knowledge Since 2003, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Limited has operated as a wholly owned subsidiary of what company?
Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a well-known term or phrase.
Floppy Disk
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Current Affairs Name the UK billionaire awaiting trial in New York City on charges of insider trading.
Joe Lewis
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Art & Literature What is the name of Harry Potter's pet snowy owl?
Hedwig
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Thin Lizzy - The Boys Are Back in Town (1976)
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History Following the Pleistocene around 11,700 years ago, what 'H' describes the current geological epoch?
Holocene
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Geography What English-language geographical term is the French for 'bag-bottom'?
Cul-de-sac
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Science & Nature With a longer and wider body, shorter legs, and probably less hair than a mammoth, what extinct genus of mammal, native to North America, is this?
Mastodon / Mammut
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Flags What twin island country has this as its national flag?
Trinidad and Tobago
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Music Who is the mother of Blue Ivy, Rumi and Sir?
Beyoncé
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Sport & Leisure Originally released in France in 1957 as La Conquête du Monde (The Conquest of the World), what is the English name of this Hasbro board game?
Risk
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Entertainment Name this 1988 film and the two actors speaking. (1pt for 3, ½pt for 2, ¼pt for 1)
The Naked Gun - Leslie Nielsen & Priscilla Presley
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Thailand In Thailand, the annual Nine Emperor Gods Festival is called เทศกาลกินเจ thetsakan kin che, translating into English as the _______ Festival. (fill in the blank)
Food & Drink In Italian cuisine, what 'B' are small mozzarella cheese balls?
Bocconcini
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In This Year In this year: The Sound of Music won Best Picture at the Academy Awards; Indira Gandhi was elected Prime Minister of India for the first time; and Patrick Troughton replaced William Hartnell as Doctor Who. What year was it? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
1966
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On This Day Dying two days later, what artist shot himself on this day, 27th July 1890?
Vincent van Gogh
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Toni Braxton - Un-Break My Heart (1996)
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Anagram ERUPTING BREASTS is an anagram of what major city in Europe?
Saint Petersburg
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Entertainment Who play Barbie and Ken in the 2023 film Barbie? (½ point for each)
Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling
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Science & Nature What does the emergency procedure CPR stand for? (½ point for each)(2 word answer)
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
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Maps What English county is this?
Hertfordshire
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Music Joe Perry (guitar), Tom Hamilton (bass), Joey Kramer (drums), and Brad Whitford (guitar) are four of the five members of what American rock band formed in Boston in 1970?
Aerosmith (with Steven Tyler (lead vocals, harmonica, piano))
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Sport & Leisure On Monday, what football team made a record €300 million bid for Paris Saint-Germain forward Kylian Mbappe?
Al-Hilal (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia)
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Entertainment Name this 1980s TV series.
Hill Street Blues
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 splitting headache
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On This Day The Bank of England was established by Royal charter on this day, 27th July, in what year? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
1694
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Art & Literature What is tattooed on Popeye's arm?
Anchor
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Glass Animals - Heat Waves (2020)
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History Who was the last prisoner to be held in Spandau Prison, West Berlin?
Rudolf Hess (the prison was demolished after his death in August 1987)
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Geography Ukraine is bordered by Belarus, Poland, Russia, and what four other countries? (¼ point for each)
Hungary, Moldova, Romania, Slovakia
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Science & Nature What 8-letter word can be spelt using the chemical symbols for tungsten, argon, manganese, einsteinium, and sulphur?
Warmness
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Landmarks What is the name of this, the world's third-tallest Ferris wheel? (½ point for each)(2 word answer)
Singapore Flyer (Marina Centre, Singapore)
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Music Mary Isobel Catherine Bernadette O'Brien died of cancer in March 1999, aged 59. By what name is she better known?
Dusty Springfield
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Sport & Leisure Who won the 2023 Open Championship at the Royal Liverpool Golf Course on Sunday?
Brian Harman (USA)
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Entertainment Who plays Phileas Fogg's valet Passepartout in the 2004 version of Around the World in 80 Days?
Jackie Chan
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Ditloids Replace these initials with words to make a true statement: 64 S on a C B
