Food & Drink In Chinese cuisine, of what popular dish is the saliva of cave swifts a key ingredient?
Bird's nest soup
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On This Day The successor to Windows 98, what version of Microsoft Windows was released on this day, 14th September 2000?
Me
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Anagram THE DAD RIMMING MUM'S ARSE is an anagram of what Shakespeare comedy?
A Midsummer Night's Dream
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Sam Cooke - Twistin' the Night Away (1962)
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History From what country did Panama gain independence on 3rd November 1903?
Columbia
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Geography What Swiss city has suburbs in both France and Germany?
Basel / Basle
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Science & Nature Oncology is the study of what?
Cancer
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Logos What Italian sports equipment manufacturer is represented by this logo?
Lotto
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Music "I hate to turn up out of the blue, uninvited. But I couldn't stay away, I couldn't fight it" are lyrics from what 2011 song? (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Adele - Someone Like You
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On This Day A strike forced the cancellation of the Major League Baseball series for the first time in 90 years, on this day, 14th September, in what year? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
1994
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Entertainment What is Samuel L. Jackson's middle name?
Leroy
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Brainteaser What comes next in this sequence? 16, 8, 11, 14, 9, 12, 5, __?
Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a song title.
Bridge over Troubled Water (Simon & Garfunkel)
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On This Day After an assassination attempt 8 days earlier, what U.S. President died on this day, 14th September 1901?
William McKinley
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Art & Literature According to the Bible, the Qur'an and the Torah, who was the firstborn son of Adam and Eve?
Cain
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
McFadden & Whitehead - Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now (1979)
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History What day of the week was September 11, 2001?
Tuesday
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Geography The metropolitan area of what city accounts for more than half of the population of Alaska?
Anchorage
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Science & Nature What sort of animal is a Rhodesian Ridgeback?
Dog
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Flags What island country has this as its national flag?
Madagascar
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Music "One man on a lonely platform. One case sitting by his side." are opening lyrics to what 1980 song? (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Visage - Fade to Grey
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Sport & Leisure After the latest UEFA Euro Qualifying round, only three countries have maximum points to date. Name them. (1pt for 3, ½pt for 2, ¼pt for 1)
Scotland, France, Portugal
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Entertainment Originally aired from 1978 to 1982, name this TV series.
Taxi
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Thailand Nicknamed Nid (นิด), who is the current Prime Minister of Thailand?
Food & Drink Nicknamed the "Queen of Fruit", what is the English name for this popular Southeast Asian fruit?
Mangosteen (Thai: mangkhut - มังคุด )
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In This Year Josh Duhamel, Geri Halliwell, Alyssa Milano, Thandiwe Newton, Vanessa Paradis, and Karl Urban were all born in what year? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
1972
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Art & Literature From the opening line of T. S. Eliot's The Waste Land, what is the cruellest month?
April (April is the cruellest month, breeding Lilacs out of the dead land, ..)
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Rozalla - Everybody's Free (To Feel Good) (1991)
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Anagram THE RARE BONK is an anagram of what inconsolable 11-letter word?
Heartbroken
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On This Day Born in Northern Ireland on this day, 14th September 1947, what actor is best known for his role as Dr. Alan Grant in the Jurassic Park franchise?
Sir Sam Neill
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Science & Nature What 'D' describes a medical device used to apply electric shocks to restore the rhythm of an irregular heartbeat?
Defibrillator
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Maps What English county is this?
Shropshire
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Music Born in 1952, by what name was British singer-songwriter and musician John Graham Mellor better known?
Joe Strummer
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Sport & Leisure Novak Djokovic and Coco Gauff won the men's and women's singles titles at the US Open last weekend. Who were the runners up? (½ point for each)
Daniil Medvedev & Aryna Sabalenka
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Entertainment Name this 1994 film and the actor speaking. (½ point for each)
Pulp Fiction - Samuel L. Jackson
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Sudoku Solve this Sudoku puzzle to reveal the 3 digit figure highlighted.
