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Alliterative Answers, Hats, Common Ground, Songs About Flying, and Types.

Alliterative Answers

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1

What two-word part of the human body is medically known as the umbilicus?

2

Margot Kidder, Teri Hatcher and Rachel Brosnahan have all portrayed which fictional character?

3

Home to the African Union Headquarters, what is the capital city of Ethiopia?

4

Salix babylonica is the Latin name for a sad-sounding species of tree best known by what common name?

5

Which military general and dictator was the leader of Spain from 1939 until his death in 1975?

Alliterative Answers

Hats

You know what they say about big hats... big brains.

Fun fact: the official SQT Quizmaster Cap also bestows the power to officiate weddings on a boat.

6

What nickname is given to the headwear sported by the Australian national Test cricket team?

7

How many red stripes are on the titular top hat in Dr. Seuss’s The Cat in the Hat?

According to the illustration on the original book cover.

8

Featuring a turned-up side, the brimmed hat worn by those serving in the Australian Army is known by what term: slump, slouch or slope?

9

Which Bond villain’s signature weapon is a razor-brimmed bowler hat?

10

Known as a tarboush in Arabic, what hat associated with the Ottoman Empire shares its common name with a Moroccan city?

Hats

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

Fictional pirate ship from the Pirates of the Caribbean film series AND rock band fronted by Eddie Vedder.

12

Woody’s romantic interest in the film Toy Story AND British television show featuring the characters Super Hans and Big Suze.

13

Sweet food product that gets its distinctive colour from molasses AND a tiny Australian marsupial that can partially travel by air.

14

A four-word idiom meaning something is in perfect condition after repairs AND the team that won the 2026 NBA championship.

15

Term for the Soviet/Western Europe divide in the Cold War AND the moment at the end of a theatre performance when actors come back on stage for an applause.

Common Ground

Songs About Flying

Lyricists love getting high.

16

A signature song for Frank Sinatra, which flight-themed jazz standard was originally titled “In Other Words”?

17

Later made famous by Peter, Paul & Mary, which country-folk singer-songwriter originally penned “Leaving on a Jet Plane” in 1966?

18

What bird is referenced in the chorus of Bette Midler’s “Wind Beneath My Wings”: dove, eagle or swallow?

19

What is the rank and name of the astronaut addressed in David Bowie’s “Space Oddity”?

20

Featuring in an iconic montage scene, “Gonna Fly Now” is the theme song of which Best Picture Oscar-winning film?

Songs About Flying

Types

We’ll give you three types of something. You tell us the category they commonly fall under.

e.g. Wayfarer, aviator, speed dealer = Styles of sunglasses

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Filo, choux, puff

22

Drawing, safety, bobby

23

Cantilever, truss, cable-stayed

24

Poison dart, bull, tree

25

Plunge, infinity, ocean

Types

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