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Cool Change, Symbols, Six-Syllable Words, Bemingled Receptacle, and Famous Nicknames.

Cool Change

Celebrate the end of the heatwave (for now).

1

The World War I Flying Ace, the Cheshire Beagle, and Joe Cool are three alter egos of which beloved comic strip character?

2

The “Cool Girl monologue” is a famous excerpt from which 2012 novel (and its 2014 film adaptation)?

3

In 2025, which Australian city had the coolest average minimum temperature in winter: Hobart, Canberra or Melbourne?

4

The alcohol-based liquid that’s mixed with water to create engine coolant is commonly known as what?

5

The J in LL Cool J is for James, the rapper’s real first name, but what does the LL stand for?

Cool Change

Symbols

Pictures are worth a thousand words.

6

A Give Way sign is typically what shape?

7

Potentially replacing the eggplant in terms of usage, an emoji of which common burger ingredient is set to become available for smartphones in 2026?

8

Which sign of the Western zodiac is symbolised by a diagonal arrow with a line through it: Taurus, Libra or Sagittarius?

9

On a standard US keyboard layout, what common symbol also appears on the 7 key?

10

The modern peace symbol originates from the semaphore signalling system, overlapping the visual representations of ‘N’ and which other letter?

Symbols

Six-Syllable Words

Get those counting fingers out! Each answer is one word with six syllables.

Syllable counts per the Oxford English Dictionary.

11

The title character of a classic 80s film who just wanted to “phone home” was known by this word’s two-letter abbreviation.

12

Mostly found in the ocean, this naturally occurring light is the result of chemical reactions within living organisms.

13

The broad school of thought and philosophy associated with Nietzsche, Sartre, de Beauvoir, and black turtlenecks.

14

Tick off the Pope enough and you might be subject to this process of having your ties with the Catholic Church severed.

15

Derived in part from the Latin verb ‘to wander in the mind’, this word describes drugs that can produce altered states of consciousness.

Six-Syllable Words

Bemingled Receptacle

Raise a glass of fruit wine to the late, great Catherine O’Hara with this lightly themed Mixed Bag round.

16

Like most films directed by John Hughes, Home Alone is primarily set in which American city?

17

Which breed group has won Best In Show at the Westminster Dog Show more times than any other: Hound, Terrier, or Toy?

18

Betelgeuse and Rigel, two of the brightest stars in Earth’s night sky, are both part of which major constellation?

19

Which American folk trio had a hit in 1963 with “Puff, the Magic Dragon”?

20

The ceremonial wigs worn by barristers and judges in some parts of the Commonwealth are traditionally made from what natural fibre?

Bemingled Receptacle

Famous Nicknames

Quickfire time! Name the famous figures who are AKA the following.

21

The Boss (b. 1949)

22

The Honey Badger (b. 1987)

23

The Divine Miss M (b. 1945)

24

The Body (b. 1964)

25

Mr. Worldwide (b. 1981)

Famous Nicknames

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