Food & Drink If you were served leche in Spain, what would you be drinking?
Milk
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On This Day Who resigned as head of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union on this day, 24th August 1991?
Mikhail Gorbachev
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Anagram LACKING A CHEAP BUM is an anagram of what world famous landmark?
Buckingham Palace
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Roy Orbison - Crying (1961)
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History What 'H' were French Protestants in the 16th and 17th centuries frequently embroiled in religious wars with the Catholics?
Huguenots
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Geography What city is served by Changi Airport?
Singapore
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Science & Nature What 'P' describes the female organs of a flower, comprising the stigma, style, and ovary?
Pistil
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Logos What video game publisher is represented by this logo?
Ubisoft
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Music Born on 16th October 1962, by what name is bassist Michael Peter Balzary better known?
Flea (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
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Sport & Leisure What American former professional baseball player is nicknamed "the Big Hurt"?
Frank Thomas
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Entertainment In the 2001 Steven Spielberg film A.I. Artificial Intelligence, who plays David, a childlike android uniquely programmed with the ability to love?
Haley Joel Osment
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General Knowledge Alain Berset is the current president of what European country?
Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a well-known term or phrase.
Between the devil and the deep blue sea
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Current Affairs Sentenced to 14 terms of whole life imprisonment this week; from 2015 to 2016, what neonatal nurse committed 14 attacks on 13 babies, killing seven of them, at the Countess of Chester Hospital in North West England?
Lucy Letby
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Art & Literature From the Big Bang to Black Holes is the subtitle of what 1988 book? (½ point each for Author and Title)
Stephen W. Hawking - A Brief History of Time
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Bryan Ferry - Let's Stick Together (1976)
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History What country declared independence from the Netherlands on 4th October 1830?
Belgium
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Geography What is the largest island nation in the West Indies?
Cuba
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Science & Nature What household name began life in 1996 as "BackRub"?
Google
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Flags What Middle East country has this as its national flag?
Yemen
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Music Released in 1982, what studio album is this? (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Duran Duran - Rio
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Sport & Leisure What Spanish professional golfer is nicknamed "El Niño"?
Sergio García
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Entertainment Name this 1999 film and the actress speaking. (½ point for each)
Notting Hill - Julia Roberts
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General Knowledge The three colours of the flag of Thailand represent ชาติ - ศาสนา - พระมหากษัตริย์ (chat - satsana - phra maha kasat). In three words, in the correct order, translate those into English. (1pt for 3, ½pt for 2, ¼pt for 1)
Food & Drink In an Italian pizzeria, what would you be ordering if you asked for an extra topping of cipolle?
Onions
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In This Year In this year: The Winter Olympics were held in Lillehammer, Norway; Schindler's List won seven Oscars including Best Picture and Best Director; and the car ferry MS Estonia sank in the Baltic Sea, killing 852 people. What year was it? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
1994
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Art & Literature First appearing in 1919, for what fictional character is New York–based writer Johnston McCulley best known?
Zorro (Don Diego de la Vega)
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
The Prodigy - Firestarter (1996)
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History What British Overseas Territory was devastated by a series of volcanic eruptions between 1995 and 1999?
Montserrat
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Entertainment Name this 1970s TV series.
Space 1999
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Science & Nature What 8-letter word can be spelt using the chemical symbols for rhenium, cerium, nitrogen, thallium, and yttrium?
Recently
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Maps What country is this?
Antigua and Barbuda
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Music "There's a lady who's sure all that glitters is gold" is the opening line to what 1971 song? (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven
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Sport & Leisure Rainbow Six, Ghost Recon, and The Division are series of Ubisoft video games under what franchise?
Tom Clancy's
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Entertainment Who plays Q in the Bond films Skyfall (2012), Spectre (2015), and No Time to Die (2021), and is the voice of the title character in Paddington (2014), its sequel Paddington 2 (2017), and the follow-up television series?
Ben Whishaw
12.
Sudoku Solve this Sudoku puzzle to reveal the 3 digit figure highlighted.
Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a well-known phrase.
Uphill struggle
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Current Affairs What name was given to the hurricane that brought torrential rainfall and gusty winds to the Pacific Coast of Mexico, the Baja California Peninsula and the Southwestern United States last week?
Hurricane Hilary
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Art & Literature What Man Booker Prize-winning 2001 novel by Yann Martel was adapted into a 2012 Academy Award-winning film?
Life of Pi
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Harry Styles - As It Was (2022)
5.
Anagram RIPE, STINKY SHIT is an anagram of what 1970 hit song title?
Spirit in the Sky (Norman Greenbaum)
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Geography What capital city lies on the western shore of the Caspian Sea?
Baku (Azerbaijan)
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Science & Nature A scale used to specify the acidity or basicity of an aqueous solution, pH stands for ____ of ____?(fill in the blanks)(½ point for each)
Power/Potential of Hydrogen
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Landmarks What nickname is given to the 52-storey Leadenhall Building in London?
The Cheesegrater
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Music In 1960, who reached No. 2 in the US and No. 1 in the UK with Poetry in Motion?
Johnny Tillotson
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Sport & Leisure Name the two players awarded the Golden Ball (best player) and Golden Glove (best goalkeeper) at the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup Finals. (½ point for each)
Aitana Bonmatí & Mary Earps (Spain & England)
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Entertainment Originally aired from 1982 to 1987, what Australian TV soap opera revolves primarily around two families; the wealthy Hamilton family who live in Sydney, and the Palmers, a working-class family from Melbourne?
Sons and Daughters
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Ditloids Replace these initials with words to reveal a well known phrase: 76 T led the B P
