Food & Drink What 'F' describes cuisine that combines the elements of two or more different culinary traditions?
Fusion
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On This Day On this day, 16th November 2000, Bill Clinton became the first serving U.S. President to visit what Asian capital city?
Hanoi (Vietnam)
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Anagram FILED PAEDOPHILE HARM is an anagram of what 1975 song title?
Philadelphia Freedom (Elton John)
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
The Stylistics - You Make Me Feel Brand New (1974)
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History Part of the Hundred Years' War, in what century was the Battle of Agincourt?
15th (25th October 1415)
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Geography What major river flows through Paris, France?
Seine
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Science & Nature Aurum is the latin name for what precious metal?
Gold (Au)
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Logos What Spanish sports equipment manufacturer is represented by this logo?
Kelme (New Millennium Sports, S.L., trading as ...)
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On This Day On this day, 16th November 1990, what pop group were stripped of their Grammy Award because the duo did not sing at all on the Girl You Know It's True album?
Milli Vanilli (Session musicians had provided all the vocals.)
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Sport & Leisure What Major League Baseball team are nicknamed the "Guardians"?
Cleveland (Ohio)
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Entertainment What is the name of the Detective Inspector played by John Thaw in the British TV series The Sweeney?
Jack Regan (John "Jack" Albert Regan)
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Brainteaser I am a popular drink. Add one letter and I am a blue-green colour. Change one letter and I am a business agreement. Change another letter and I am a small valley. Change one final letter and I am a percussion instrument. What did I start as, and what did I become? (½ point for each)
Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a well-known term or phrase.
Shrinking violet
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Current Affairs In the UK, following the sacking of Suella Braverman, name the former Foreign Secretary appointed Home Secretary this week and the politician who took their place as Foreign Secretary. (½ point for each)
James Cleverly & David Cameron
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Art & Literature What Nobel prize winning author wrote the 1952 novel East of Eden?
John Steinbeck
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Erasure - Sometimes (1986)
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History In Greek mythology, what is the name of the giant huntsman placed among the stars by Zeus as a constellation?
Orion
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Geography What is the capital of Kenya?
Nairobi
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On This Day LSD was first synthesised by Albert Hofmann at the Sandoz Laboratories in Basel, Switzerland on this day, 16th November 1938. What is its full name? (1pt for 3, ½pt for 2, ¼pt for 1)
Food & Drink Bordering with Germany, grapes grown in what French wine region include Riesling, Gewurztraminer, Pinot gris, Pinot blanc, Pinot noir, and Muscat?
Alsace
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In This Year In this year: Murderers Gwynne Owen Evans and Peter Anthony Allen became the last people to be executed in the UK; the Winter Olympics were held in Innsbruck, Austria; and the Beatles made their first live American TV performance on The Ed Sullivan Show. What year was it? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
1964
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Art & Literature Siblings Jacob and Wilhelm were well known 19th century authors. What was their surname?
Grimm (Brothers Grimm)
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
The Outhere Brothers - Don't Stop (Wiggle Wiggle) (1994)
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Anagram ORAL PARTY is an anagram of what depicting 9-letter word?
Portrayal
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Entertainment Who stars as High school senior Andie Walsh in the 1986 film Pretty in Pink?
Molly Ringwald
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Current Affairs After a worldwide campaign by HBO host John Oliver, the Australasian great crested grebe won Bird of the Century this week in a New Zealand run poll. What is its Māori name?
Pūteketeke
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Maps What African country is this?
South Sudan
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Music What 1973 Bob Marley song features a character named John Brown?
I Shot the Sheriff (Sheriff John Brown)
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Sport & Leisure After commemorative matches in Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay, what three countries are set to host the 2030 FIFA World Cup? (1pt for 3, ½pt for 2, ¼pt for 1)
Morocco, Portugal, Spain
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Entertainment Name this TV series, first aired between 2008 and 2013.
Breaking Bad
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.
Bend over backwards
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On This Day Qantas, Australia's national airline, was founded on this day, 16th November 1920. An acronym of the airline's original name, what does QANTAS stand for?
Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services
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Art & Literature Andy, Marbles, Spike, Olaf, Molly, Rover and Belle are the siblings of what comic strip character?
Snoopy
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
The Weeknd feat. Daft Punk - I Feel It Coming (2016)
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History Named after the mother of the pilot, what was the name of the Boeing B-29 Superfortress that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima?
Enola Gay (after Enola Gay Tibbets, mother of Colonel Paul Tibbets)
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Geography What, approximately, is the circumference of the Earth at the equator? A. 25,000 km B. 30,000 km C. 35,000 km D. 40,000 km
D. 40,000 km (40,075 km / 24 901 miles)
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Science & Nature Smelling of rotten eggs, what colourless gas is sometimes referred to as sewer gas or stinkdamp?
Hydrogen sulfide / Sulfane (H2S)
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Landmarks What is the name of this world-renowned opera house in Milan, Italy?
La Scala (Teatro alla Scala)
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Music "When I'm watchin' my TV. And a man comes on and tells me. How white my shirts can be. But he can't be a man 'cause he doesn't smoke. The same cigarettes as me." are lyrics from what 1965 song? (½ point each for Artist and Title)
The Rolling Stones - (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
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Sport & Leisure What Australian Football League club are nicknamed the "Bombers"?
Essendon (Melbourne, Victoria)
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Entertainment In The Simpsons, what is the first name of the eponymous founder of Springfield?
Jebediah
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Ditloids Replace these initials with words to make a true statement: 13 S on the A F
