Food & Drink In what decade was Diet Coke first introduced in the United States?
1980s (8th July 1982. From 1963 to 1982, Tab was Coca Cola's leading diet brand.)
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On This Day From what English city did RMS Titanic set sail on her maiden and only voyage, on this day, 10th April, 1912?
Southampton
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Science & Nature Named for the markings on its back and sides, what name is given to this, the smallest and most common seal in the Arctic?
Ringed seal
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Zager and Evans - In the Year 2525 (1969)
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Sport & Leisure What team has won the top flight league of Belgian football more times than any other?
R.S.C. Anderlecht
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Geography JFK and LaGuardia airports are both located in which New York borough?
Queens
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Anagram ADORN A NUN'S ASS is an anagram of what 1995 Oscar winning actress?
Susan Sarandon (Best Actress - Dead Man Walking)
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Logos What publishing company is represented by this logo?
Simon & Schuster
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Music If you arranged all five Spice Girls in order of age, who would be in the middle?
Posh Spice / Victoria Beckham
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History What was Malcolm X's surname?
Little (Malcolm Little)
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Entertainment Who was the last person to win the Academy Award for Best Actor two years running?
Tom Hanks (1993 and 1994 for his roles in Philadelphia and Forrest Gump)
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General Knowledge What New York City-based fashion designer has made wedding gowns for public figures such as Chelsea Clinton, Ivanka Trump, Alicia Keys, Mariah Carey, Victoria Beckham, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Avril Lavigne, Hilary Duff, Khloe Kardashian, and Kim Kardashian?
Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal the name of a well known band.
Coldplay
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Current Affairs What is the name of the junior ice hockey team involved in a bus crash that killed 15 people in Saskatchewan, Canada on Friday?
Humboldt Broncos
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Science & Nature A bone found in many placental mammals, where is the baculum located?
Penis (the baculum in female mammals is known as the baubellum, a bone in the clitoris)
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Bonnie Tyler - It's a Heartache (1977)
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Sport & Leisure In the game of Operation, what object is located in the patient's stomach?
Butterfly (Butterflies in Stomach)
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Geography What desert in Chile is the driest in the world and the only true desert to receive less precipitation than the polar deserts?
Atacama Desert
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Art & Literature What is the name of Linus' and Lucy's younger brother in Charles M. Schulz's comic strip Peanuts?
Rerun
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Flags What South American country has this as its national flag?
Peru
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Music American duo Daryl Hall & John Oates were Out of .. what in 1984?
Touch
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History Previously only available in selected universities and high schools, in what year was Facebook opened to everyone at least 13 years old with a valid email address? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
2006 (28th September 2006)
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Entertainment Which Friends star played lawyer Robert Kardashian in the 2016 TV drama The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story?
David Schwimmer
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Add/Deduct a Letter Shake involuntarily with a high pitch. Answer with two words. The first part of the sentence is a clue to a seven letter word. Deduct one letter from that word to give the answer to the second part of the sentence.
Food & Drink What drink is sometimes referred to as Adam's ale or Adam's wine?
Water
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In This Year In this year: Georges Pompidou succeeded Charles de Gaulle as president of France; John Lennon and Yoko Ono conducted their Bed-In at a hotel in Montreal, Quebec; and Neil Armstrong took his historic first steps on the Moon. What year was it? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
1969
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Science & Nature How many nanoseconds are there in 1 millisecond?
1 million ((1 second = 1 billion nanoseconds) / 1000 milliseconds)
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Fiction Factory - (Feels Like) Heaven (1983)
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Sport & Leisure What water sport has been approved to make its debut in the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo?
Surfing
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Entertainment Benny the Ball and Choo-Choo are characters featured in what 1960s animated TV series?
Top Cat
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Art & Literature Who painted Portrait of Gala with Two Lamb Chops Balanced on Her Shoulder?
Salvador Dali
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Thailand What province in Northeastern Thailand is this?
Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a well known term or phrase.
A month of Sundays
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On This Day What name was given to the peace agreement signed in Northern Ireland on this day, 10th April, 1998?
The Good Friday Agreement (Belfast Agreement)
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Science & Nature Which two vowels are not used on their own as symbols for chemical elements? (½ point for each)
A and E
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
John Newman - Love Me Again (2013)
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Sport & Leisure In golf, who won the Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club on Sunday?
Patrick Reed
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Geography HND and NRT are IATA codes for international airports located in what capital city?
Tokyo (Haneda and Narita)
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Art & Literature Who wrote the story that Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is based on?
Brothers Grimm
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Landmarks The Amalienborg palace is the primary residence of the royal family of what country?
Denmark (Copenhagen)
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Music Feelin' Groovy is the subtitle of what 1967 song by Simon & Garfunkel?
The 59th Street Bridge Song
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History On 23rd April 2005, site co-founder Jawed Karim uploaded the very first video to YouTube titled 'Me at the ..' what?
Zoo
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Entertainment What 1990s TV series features a brothel and casino called One-Eyed Jack's?
Twin Peaks
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General Knowledge Measured by fleet size, revenue, scheduled passengers carried, scheduled passenger-kilometres flown, and number of destinations served, what is the largest airline in the world?
