Food & Drink Into what are sponge fingers (ladyfingers) dipped to make a traditional Italian Tiramisu?
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On This Day Name the Twenty-One game show contestant who admitted to a Congressional committee on this day, 2nd November 1959, that he had been given questions and answers in advance.
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Anagram ANAL COKE HAMMER is an anagram of what 1983 song title?
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
(1963)
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History Controversially supported by the U.S. in the 1980s, in what country did right-wing rebel groups known as "Contras" operate?
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Geography Including border regions, through how many countries does the Mekong River flow?
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Science & Nature What does a heliologist study?
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Logos What American multinational manufacturer of domestic appliances is represented by this logo?
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Music What 2017 song by Luis Fonsi featuring Daddy Yankee was the first primarily Spanish-language song to top the Billboard Hot 100 since Macarena by Los Del Rio in 1996?
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Current Affairs What player missed his English Premier League team game last weekend after news broke of his parents being kidnapped in Columbia?
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Entertainment What 1988 movie was Alan Rickman’s debut film role?
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Brainteaser Three volumes of Lord of the Rings sit in order on a shelf. Each is 30 mm thick, with 26 mm of pages and 2 mm for each cover. A bookworm munches from page 1 of the first volume through to the last page of the third volume. How far does it travel?
Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a well-known term or phrase.
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Current Affairs What was the name of the suspect found dead on Friday, two days after a mass shooting that killed 18 people in Lewiston, Maine?
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Art & Literature What is the name of the fictional land in C. S. Lewis' The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe?
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
(1979)
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History In 2008, what two countries fought a war over South Ossetia, a political entity now partly recognised as an independent republic?
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Geography On which of the Hawaiian islands is the capital Honolulu?
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Science & Nature Sulphuric acid contains sulphur, oxygen, and what other element?
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Flags What South American country has this as its national flag?
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Music Identify this 1981 song from the muted video. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
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On This Day Who defeated the Cleveland Indians in the World Series on this day, 2nd November 2016, ending the longest Major League Baseball championship drought at 108 years?
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Entertainment Name this 1992 film and the male actor speaking. (½ point for each)
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Thailand What is the name of this temple complex in Bangkok, famous for its 46-metre-long reclining Buddha?
Food & Drink What fruit, indigenous to tropical Africa, is an ingredient of both Worcestershire sauce and HP sauce?
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In This Year In this year: Shakespeare in Love won Best Picture at the Academy Awards; the withdrawal of Yugoslav forces ended the Kosovo War; and Abdullah II inherited the throne after King Hussein of Jordan died from cancer. What year was it? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
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Art & Literature Who sculpted The Kiss in 1889?
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
(1999)
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Anagram PISSED GIN TILT is an anagram of what hilarious 13-letter word?
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Entertainment First appearing in Star Trek: The Next Generation, what is the name of the android Lieutenant Commander portrayed by actor Brent Spiner?
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Science & Nature What 'G' is also called a woodchuck, whistle-pig, or land-beaver?
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Maps What English county is this?
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Music Born Angela Trimble in Miami, Florida on 1st July 1945, her name was changed at 3 months old when adopted by a couple in New Jersey. She was co-founder and lead singer of a New York City band whose first chart success came in 1978 when she was 32. What is her name?
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Sport & Leisure The Belfast Giants are the current British league champions and Challenge Cup holders in what sport?
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Entertainment Name this TV series, first aired between 1976 and 1983.
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Sudoku Solve this Sudoku puzzle to reveal the 3 digit figure highlighted.
Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a well-known term or phrase.
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On This Day In California on this day, 2nd November 1947, designer Howard Hughes performed the maiden (and only) flight of the Hughes H-4 Hercules, commonly known as what?
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Art & Literature In the Harry Potter novels, to which House at Hogwarts School do Draco Malfoy and his accomplices, Vincent Crabbe and Gregory Goyle, belong?
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
(2008)
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History On 3rd March 1991, who was videotaped being severely beaten by Los Angeles police officers, causing a public outcry?
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Geography 85 miles from Sioux City, Iowa, in what U.S. state is Sioux Falls?
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Science & Nature What 'A' is the collective noun for a group of frogs?
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Landmarks In what U.S. city is this popular attraction, Faneuil Hall Marketplace?
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Music Whose self-titled 1967 album is this?
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Sport & Leisure Who is the only Frenchman to have been Formula One World Drivers' Champion?
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Entertainment Who stars as German fighter pilot Leutnant Bruno Stachel in the 1966 World War I film The Blue Max?
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Ditloids Replace these initials with words to make a true statement: 66 B of the K J B
