Food & Drink What Scottish soup dish consists of leeks and peppered chicken stock, often thickened with oatmeal, rice, or pearl barley?
Cock-a-leekie
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Current Affairs Name the co-founder and CEO of OpenAI, fired on Friday, recruited by Microsoft on Monday, reinstated by OpenAI on Wednesday.
Sam Altman
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Anagram JOHN'S TRUSTFUL, WET VAGINA is an anagram of what 1983 song title?
Girls Just Want to Have Fun (Cyndi Lauper)
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Cat Stevens - Matthew & Son (1966)
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History Who did George W. Bush defeat in the December 2000 presidential election?
Al Gore
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Geography Maputo is the capital of what Southeast African country?
Mozambique
7.
Science & Nature What is the largest planet in our solar system?
Jupiter
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Logos What online dating and networking application is represented by this logo?
Bumble
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On This Day The biggest selling album worldwide in 2009, and the 2010 Billboard Album of the Year, who released I Dreamed a Dream on this day, 23rd November 2009?
Susan Boyle
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Sport & Leisure What country is hosting the 2024 UEFA European Football Championship?
Germany
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Entertainment Who plays the title role in Sir Ridley Scott's 2023 film Napoleon?
Joaquin Phoenix
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Brainteaser What comes last in this chronological sequence: TCOTBP DMC AWE OST _____?
DMTNT (Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) Dead Man's Chest (2006) At World's End (2007) On Stranger Tides (2011) Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017))
Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a well-known term or phrase.
Tower of London
2.
Current Affairs Sheynnis Palacios was crowned Miss Universe on Saturday, the first ever win by a contestant representing what country?
Nicaragua
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Art & Literature Adapted into a 2009 film of the same name, what 2002 novel by Alice Sebold follows 14-year-old Susie Salmon who, after being raped and murdered, watches from her personal Heaven as her family and friends struggle to move on with their lives while she comes to terms with her own death?
The Lovely Bones
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Adam and the Ants - Antmusic (1980)
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History Who was assassinated on 31st October 1984 while on her way to an interview with English actor Peter Ustinov?
Indira Gandhi
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Geography What region of New Zealand is officially named Te Waipounamu?
South Island
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Science & Nature What 9-letter word can be spelt using the chemical symbols for chromium, arsenic, tin, einsteinium, and sulfur?
Crassness
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Flags The smallest member of the Commonwealth of Nations by area, what island country in Micronesia is represented by this flag?
Nauru
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On This Day One day before his death, Queen lead singer Freddie Mercury announced that he was HIV-positive in a statement on this day, 23rd November, in what year? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
1991
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Sport & Leisure In 1904, what became the first U.S. city to host the Olympic Games?
St. Louis (Missouri)
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Entertainment Name this 1969 film and the actor speaking. (½ point for each)
Midnight Cowboy - Dustin Hoffman
12.
Thailand The standard purity of Thai gold is what percentage?
Current Affairs One of just 40 bottled in 1986 after 60 years maturing in dark oak sherry casks; a bottle of what 1926 single malt sold for a record £2.1 million at auction on Saturday?
Macallan
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In This Year Michael Caine, Jayne Mansfield, David McCallum, Willie Nelson, Joan Rivers, and Gene Wilder were all born in what year? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
1933
3.
Art & Literature Killing Floor (1997), Die Trying (1998), and Tripwire (1999) are the first three novels by Lee Child, starring what protagonist?
Jack Reacher
4.
Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Metallica - Enter Sandman (1991)
5.
Anagram LADY GROIN is an anagram of what longing 9-letter word?
Adoringly
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On This Day Doctor Who, the world's longest running science fiction drama, first aired on this day, 23rd November, in what year?
1963
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Current Affairs What name was given to the two turkeys ceremonially "pardoned" at the White House National Thanksgiving Turkey Presentation this week? (½ point for each)
Liberty & Bell
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Maps What African country is this?
Liberia
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Music "But if I stay here with you, girl. Things just couldn't be the same." are lyrics from what 1974 song? (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Freebird
10.
Sport & Leisure The most successful manager in British football history, how many Premier League titles did Alex Ferguson win with Manchester United? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
13
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Entertainment Name this TV series and the two actors speaking. (1pt for 3, ½pt for 2, ¼pt for 1)
Fawlty Towers - John Cleese & Andrew Sachs
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.
Through thick and thin
2.
Current Affairs Who postponed her second concert in Rio de Janiero last weekend after a fan died on Friday during a heat wave?
Taylor Swift
3.
Art & Literature In Samuel Taylor Coleridge's poem The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, what type of bird is killed?
Albatross
4.
Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Bruno Mars - 24K Magic (2016)
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History Signed on 28th June 1919, what was the name of the peace treaty that finally ended the state of war between Germany and the Allied Powers after the armistice of World War I?
The Treaty of Versailles
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Geography The Alps span across eight countries: Austria and Slovenia in the east, Italy and Monaco in the south. What four countries are to the north and west? (¼ point for each)
France, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Germany
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Science & Nature What type of animal is a Saluki?
Dog (Persian Greyhound / Royal Dog of Egypt)
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Landmarks In what French town is this, the Palais des Papes (Palace of the Popes)?
Avignon
9.
Music Commonly referred to as the "Fifth Beatle", who produced every Beatles' studio album from 1963 to 1969?
Sir George Martin
10.
Sport & Leisure Scoring 137, who was awarded player of the match in the 2023 Cricket World Cup final on Sunday?
Travis Head (Australia)
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Entertainment First aired between 2005 and 2017, what TV series stars Emily Deschanel as Dr. Temperance Brennan, Ph.D.?
Bones
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Ditloids Replace these initials with words to make a true statement: 100 C in a S A R
