Food & Drink What cheese is traditionally used in the Italian dessert Tiramisu?
Mascarpone
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On This Day Who was elected first secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union on this day, 7th September 1953?
Nikita Khrushchev
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Anagram RANDOMLY ANAL PAINS is an anagram of what U.S. state capital and the state it is capital of?
Annapolis, Maryland
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
The Byrds - Turn! Turn! Turn! (1965)
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History Between 1800 and 1815, Marengo was a war horse belonging to who?
Napoleon Bonaparte
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Geography What is the world's most sparsely populated sovereign state?
Mongolia (Only Greenland (Denmark), the Falkland Islands (UK), Pitcairn Islands (UK), and Western Sahara (disputed) are less densely populated)
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Science & Nature In what century did pioneering Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus live?
18th (1707-1778)
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Logos What NBA team is represented by this logo?
Washington Wizards
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Music Bruno Mars, Bette Midler, and Nicole Scherzinger were all born in what U.S. state capital?
Honolulu (Hawaii)
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Sport & Leisure The 2023 Rugby World Cup begins tomorrow, hosted by what country?
France
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Entertainment Played by Sally Kellerman on film and Loretta Swit on TV, what is the first and last name of the M*A*S*H character nicknamed "Hot Lips"? (½ point for each)
Margaret Houlihan
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Brainteaser At a fitness centre there are three times as many people on a Rowing Machine as there are doing Dumbbells. There are 10 more people on a Treadmill than doing Dumbbells and 7 less on an Exercise Bike than on a Treadmill. 9 people are working out on an Exercise Bike. How many are on a Rowing Machine?
Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a well-known term or phrase.
Arm in arm
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Current Affairs What is the name of the annual festival in Nevada that saw torrential rain turn it into a mudbath this week, trapping tens of thousands of festivalgoers?
Burning Man
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Art & Literature What fictional detective first appears in the 1887 novel A Study In Scarlet?
Sherlock Holmes (Arthur Conan Doyle)
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Midge Ure - If I Was (1985)
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History What was "Che" Guevara's given first name?
Ernesto
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Current Affairs Enrique Tarrio, Joseph Biggs, Zachary Rehl, and Ethan Nordean were sentenced this week to a combined total of 72 years in prison for their part in the January 6 U.S. Capitol attack. With what militant organisation were they all affiliated?
Proud Boys
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Science & Nature Introduced in 1973, what is measured on the Saffir-Simpson scale?
Hurricanes (in the Atlantic Ocean and northern Pacific Ocean east of the International Date Line)
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Flags What country in Western Asia has this as its national flag?
Iran
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Music Buffalo Stance is a 1988 song by what Swedish singer-songwriter?
Neneh Cherry
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Sport & Leisure At the 2023 World Athletics Championships in August, what U.S. athlete won gold in the men's 100m, 200m, and 4x100m relay?
Noah Lyle
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Entertainment First aired between 1975 and 1985, what American sitcom is this?
The Jeffersons
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On This Day The Lockheed Martin F-22 flew for the first time on this day, 7th September 1997. By what name is it known?
Food & Drink Caesar salad was invented in 1924, named after a hotel, and its owner, in what country?
Mexico (Caesar Hotel, Tijuana, Baha California)
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In This Year In this year: The Winter Olympics were held in Turin, Italy; Thaksin Shinawatra was removed from power in a military coup d'état in Thailand; and Ariel Sharon, Prime Minister of Israel, suffered a severe stroke and cerebral haemorrhage. What year was it? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
2006
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Art & Literature The Boy in the Dress, Mr Stink, Ratburger, and Bad Dad are among best-selling children's books by what author?
David Walliams
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Alice Deejay - Better Off Alone (1999)
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Anagram GOAD CLITORIS is an anagram of what hearty 12-letter word?
Cardiologist
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Entertainment Introduced in Toy Story 2 (1999), what is the name of Woody's horse?
Bullseye
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Science & Nature Native to the islands of Southeast Asia, what 'T' describes this small primate?
Tarsier
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Maps Name these 3 European microstates in the correct order A to C. (1pt for 3, ½pt for 2, ¼pt for 1)
Liechtenstein, Andorra, Monaco
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On This Day What rock drummer died of a drugs overdose, aged 32, on this day, 7th September 1978?
Keith Moon
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Sport & Leisure What is the nickname of the Australia women's national soccer team?
Matildas / Tillies
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Entertainment First aired between 1977 and 1983, what British TV series is this?
The Professionals
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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.
Go down in history
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On This Day Bulgarian dissident Georgi Markov was assassinated on Waterloo Bridge, London by means of a ricin pellet fired from a specially-designed umbrella on this day, 7th September, in what year? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
1978
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Art & Literature Henry Ford Hospital is a 1932 oil-on-metal painting by what Mexican artist?
Frida Kahlo
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Katy Perry - Roar (2013)
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On This Day A member of the prolific Huey family, what 5-letter word describes the Bell AH-1 attack helicopter, first flown on this day, 7th September 1965.
Cobra
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Geography The Jura Mountains form much of the border between what two countries? (½ point for each)
France & Switzerland
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Science & Nature Having been kept as pets by drug lord Pablo Escobar until his death in 1993; what native African mammal escaped captivity in 2009 and is now an invasive wild species in Columbia?
Hippopotamus
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Landmarks What is the name of this famous island?
Ellis Island (New York City)
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Music Married to George Harrison at the time, who did Eric Clapton fall in love with, inspiring him to write the song Layla?
Pattie Boyd
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Sport & Leisure What country is hosting the Ryder Cup for the first time this year?
Italy (Marco Simone Golf and Country Club, Guidonia Montecelio near Rome)
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Entertainment The 1964 film Shot in the Dark is the second film to feature what fictional detective?
Inspector Clouseau (Peter Sellers)
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Ditloids Replace these initials with words to make a true statement: 21 C in the E A
The United States topped the total medals table at the 2023 World Athletics Championships with 29. In second and third, how many did Jamaica and Kenya get between them?
