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Night Mode, Vroom Vroom, Common Ground, Numbers Game, and Taste In Music.

Night Mode

Blessed winter solstice to you, children of the darkness!

1

Nyx is the primordial goddess of night in which ancient mythology?

2

What is the three-letter initialism for the phase of sleep when most dreaming happens?

3

As mentioned in a rhyme that begins “Remember, remember”, Guy Fawkes Night is celebrated in the UK on what date each year?

4

M. Night Shyamalan has directed six films with one-word titles – name two of them.

5

Derived from the Latin for evening, which gin-and-vodka cocktail is named after a Bond girl?

Night Mode

Vroom Vroom

You got a fast car.

6

At the petrol bowser, what does the E in E10 stand for?

7

Which Japanese car company's logo features six four-pointed stars?

8

Initially operating as a leather and saddlery business, Australian automotive company Holden was founded in which Australian city?

9

Seen on stretches of highways in the Northern Territory, what is the highest legal speed limit on Australian roads?

10

Which classic American car brand owned by General Motors will field the 11th team in Formula 1 from 2026?

Vroom Vroom

Common Ground

We'll give you two clues. The last word of the first clue's answer is the first word of the second clue's answer.

e.g. Solid carbon dioxide AND the thing we all scream for = “Dry ICE Cream”

11

A collective of experts AND a sleeveless shirt.

12

Recently retired ABC election analyst AND someone with a knack for gardening.

13

Zombie apocalypse TV show with over 10 seasons AND a 90s film starring Robin Williams and Ethan Hawke.

14

A reliable stock investment worth holding on to AND a grudge or feeling of resentment over a perceived slight.

15

Coastal town on the easternmost point of mainland Australia AND a 1961 failed military landing operation in Cuba.

Common Ground

Numbers Game

Count me in.

16

How many dots in total are there on a standard six-sided die?

17

In the mid-2000s, MySpace allowed users to select and rank up to how many "top friends" on their profile page?

18

The US flag contains how many horizontal stripes?

19

The word score is also used as a term for what number?

20

A ream of paper typically contains how many sheets?

Numbers Game

Taste In Music

Complete the song lyric with the missing foodstuffs.

21

Men at Work:

“He just smiled and gave me a ___”

22

DNCE:

“I keep on hoping we’ll eat ___ by the ocean”

23

Katy Perry:

“Sun-kissed skin, so hot we’ll melt your ___”

24

Lil Wayne:

“Real Gs move in silence like ___”

25

Harry Nilsson:

“You put the ___ in the coconut and drink ‘em both up”

Taste In Music

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