1. Newcastle city centre hosted Novum festival, involving a chain reaction of dominoes around the city centre, how long was the path?
   • 2.5km
   • 5k
   • 10km
   2.5km
2. The Edinburgh Fringe crowned the first ever winner of a brand new award this month, what's it called?The Cheeziest Joke Award (sponsored by Cheez-It, won by Fil Milton)
3. Which company have gone on trial over a social media addiction case?Meta
4. The new route for the Metro was announced, bridging Pelaw and South Hylton, what 3 stations were announced as being added on this route (1 point for each)?Follingsby, Washington North and Washington South
5. Arsenal beat Manchester City 3-0 on Sunday. Which trophy were they playing for?The Community Shield
6. YouTubers Zoella and Alfie Deyes were finally granted planning permission for what recently?A donkey sanctuary on the five-acre field behind their West Sussex home
7. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has recently declared a national outbreak for what?Salmonella
8. Nick Kyrgios has been provisionally suspended from tennis after testing positive for what?Cocaine
9. Last Wednesday evening the UK saw its deepest solar eclipse since 1999. Approximately how much of the Sun was covered from here?90%
10. The same night as the eclipse, another annual sky event occurred which one?The Perseid meteor shower

1. Don't Stop Believin' - Journey
2. (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction - The Rolling Stones
3. Let's Dance - David Bowie
4. We're Not Gonna Take It - Twisted Sister
5. I'm Still Standing - Elton John
6. Ain't No Rest For The Wicked - Cage The Elephant
7. She's Electric - Oasis
8. Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough - Michael Jackson
9. Let's Get It Started - Black Eyed Peas
10. We Didn't Start the Fire - Billy Joel

Connection: Contractions

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1. Ectomobile / Ghostbusters
2. Light Cycle / Tron
3. DMC-12 DeLorean / Back to the Future
4. 1973 XB GT Ford Falcon / Mad Max
5. Ford Thunderbird / Thelma & Louise
6. Chevrolet Nova / Pulp Fiction
7. Flying Ford Anglia / Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
8. Subaru Impreza WRX / Baby Driver
9. Spinner / Blade Runner
10. Greased Lightning / Grease
11. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang / Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
12. Bluesmobile / The Blues Brothers

Three things happened in the same year. Give me the year. One point for exact, no half points, so commit.

1. The London Olympics / the Diamond Jubilee / Gangnam Style2012
2. Woodstock / the first Moon landing / Monty Python's Flying Circus first airs1969
3. Euro notes and coins enter circulation / the Golden Jubilee / Brazil win the World Cup2002
4. Live Aid / Back to the Future released / the first ever .com domain is registered1985
5. Google is founded / France win the World Cup / Titanic wins 11 Oscars1998
6. Concorde's last commercial flight / MySpace launches / Finding Nemo released2003
7. The Berlin Wall falls / Tim Berners-Lee proposes the World Wide Web / The Simpsons debuts1989
8. The Channel Tunnel opens / Nelson Mandela becomes president / Kurt Cobain dies1994
9. Facebook launches / the Athens Olympics / the Boxing Day tsunami2004
10. The first iPhone / the last Harry Potter book / the indoor smoking ban comes in in England2007

So to remind, +2 points for every correct answer, -2 for every wrong answer, and +10 if you get all 10 correct, so 30 points up for grabs

1. Which sport has the nickname 'Chess on Ice'?Curling
2. How many squares are on a chessboard?64
3. What was the first James Bond film?Dr. No
4. What is the old currency of Holland?The guilder
5. How many minors are you allowed on your practical driving test?15
6. Which country's capital contains another country within its borders?Italy (Vatican City, within Rome)
7. What does HIV stand for?Human Immunodeficiency Virus
8. What is the name of the tree that produces conkers?Horse Chestnut
9. In the term JPEG, what does the E stand for?Experts (Joint Photographic Experts Group)
10. Morse Code was invented in which century?19th (1830s)