Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a well-known term or phrase.
Whiskey on the rocks
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Current Affairs Instant Brands Inc. of Illinois filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Monday. What 'P' is among its best known brand names?
Pyrex (also Corelle, CorningWare, SnapWare, and Visions)
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Art & Literature The Night Manager (1993), The Tailor of Panama (1996), and The Constant Gardener (2001) are among novels by what author?
John le Carré
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Phil Collins - Another Day in Paradise (1989)
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History On Christmas night 1776, what river did George Washington's troops cross to engage Hessian and British soldiers at the Battle of Trenton?
Delaware
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Geography What country's name means "two seas" in Arabic?
Bahrain (Arabic: البحرين, romanised: al-Baḥrayn "the two seas")
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Science & Nature What 7-letter word can be spelt using the chemical symbols for bismuth, technetium, hydrogen, and einsteinium?
Bitches
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Flags What Central American country has this as its national flag?
Honduras
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Music Who was married to David Bowie from 1992 until his death in 2016?
Iman (Iman Mohamed Abdulmajid)
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Sport & Leisure In tennis, who lost the men's and women's singles finals at the 2023 French Open this week? (½ point for each)
Casper Ruud & Karolína Muchová (to Novak Djokovic and Iga Świątek)
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Entertainment What 1980s TV series features the character of Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane?
The Dukes of Hazzard
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General Knowledge The second child and only son of 10th president and dictator Ferdinand Marcos Sr. and former first lady Imelda Marcos, what is the nickname of the current president of the Philippines, Ferdinand Marcos Jr.?
Food & Drink What 'K' is a fermented, lightly effervescent, sweetened black tea drink commonly consumed for its purported health benefits and often served with added juice, spices, fruit or other flavourings?
Kombucha
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In This Year Drake, Ellie Goulding, Lindsay Lohan, Rafael Nadal, Robert Pattinson, and Oscar Pistorius were all born in what year? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
1986
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Art & Literature The Moon and Sixpence (1919), The Painted Veil (1925), Cakes and Ale (1930) and The Razor's Edge (1944) are among novels by what English writer?
W. Somerset Maugham
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Spice Girls - Wannabe (1996)
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Anagram COOL WITH ACE BONER is an anagram of what popular confection?
Chocolate brownie
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Entertainment What accolades are bestowed annually by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association?
Golden Globe Awards
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Science & Nature Chinese for "sand skin", what breed of dog is this?
Shar-Pei (Cantonese: shā pèih or Mandarin: 沙皮 shā pí)
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Maps What country in Central Africa is this?
Cameroon
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Music Who said Love is a Battlefield in 1983?
Pat Benatar
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Sport & Leisure In cricket, who beat who in the 2023 ICC World Test Championship Final on Sunday? (½ point for each)
Australia beat India (by 209 runs)
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On This Day Courtney Cox was born on this day, 15th June 1964. What is the full name of her character in Friends?
Monica Geller
12.
Sudoku Solve this Sudoku puzzle to reveal the 3 digit figure highlighted.
Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal the name of a 19th-century English hymn.
Onward, Christian Soldiers
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On This Day The most mass produced British bomber of the Second World War, what is the name of this Vickers twin engine aircraft, first flown on this day, 15th June 1936?
Wellington
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Art & Literature What 1950 novel by Patricia Highsmith was adapted for film in 1951 by Alfred Hitchcock?
Strangers on a Train
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Jessie J feat. B.o.B - Price Tag (2011)
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History Who was commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet during World War II?
Chester W. Nimitz
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Geography One of the most active volcanoes in the United States since 1980, in what U.S. state is Pavlof Volcano?
Alaska
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Science & Nature The force that makes hurricanes rotate in different directions on either side of the Equator is is known as the ______ effect? (fill in the blank)
Coriolis
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Landmarks The largest bas-relief in the world depicts three Confederate figures: Stonewall Jackson, Robert E. Lee, and Jefferson Davis. On what mountain in the U.S. state of Georgia is it carved?
Stone Mountain
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Music Formed in Los Angeles in 1965, Denny Doherty and John Phillips comprised two of the four members of what group?
The Mamas & the Papas (with Michelle Phillips and Cass Elliot)
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Sport & Leisure What make of car won the 100th anniversary 24 Hours of Le Mans on Sunday?
Ferrari (AF Corse Ferrari team - Ferrari 499P)
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Entertainment In what 1996 film does Renée Zellweger say the iconic line "You had me at hello"?
Jerry Maguire
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Ditloids Replace these initials with words to make a true statement: S T 8 M and 20 S to R the E
Sunlight Takes 8 Minutes and 20 Seconds to Reach the Earth
