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2021–2 Season
Week 13

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2021–2 Season: Plate Final – 1 November 2022

1 Which country both hosted and won the inaugural FIFA World Cup in 1930?
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2 Which is the only US state to border Maine?
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3 Name either of the creators of Wikipedia – "the free [online] encyclopedia".
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4 In the Book of Genesis, who is described as "a righteous man, blameless among the people of his time"?
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5 In which decade of the 17th century was the Bank of England established?
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6 Securitate was the secret police service of which European country?
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7 Which American humourist wrote that "Men seldom make passes at girls who wear glasses"?
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8 Benjamin Britten's composition A Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra is based on a tune by which composer?
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9 The Mannerheim Line was a defensive structure erected by which country against an attack by the Soviet Union?
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10 Established in 1866, which distillery draws its water from a spring in Lynchburg, Tennessee?
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11 Used in the lyrics of Bohemian Rhapsody, what Arabic term means "In the name of God"?
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12 Which English king was deposed by his first cousin, who became Henry IV?
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13 The ancient kingdom of Sheba, whose Queen visited Solomon, is part of which present day country?
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14 Which African national football team is known as the Super Eagles?
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15 Which British economist married the ballerina Lydia Lopokova in 1925?
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16 Which word from the NATO alphabet appears in the title of a book by E. M. Forster?
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17 On which holiday island are the resort of Porto Cervo and the Costa Smeralda?
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18 Which London theatre has the same name as a silvery white metal with the atomic number 46?
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19 Who organised the Irish Parliamentary Party, said to be the first professionally organised political party, in 1882?
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20 Complete the Monopoly set: Piccadilly, Coventry Street and ... ?
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21 What word is used to describe a person who dies without having made a will?
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22 Kim Jong–Un is the Supreme Leader of North Korea, but who did he succeed in 2011?
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23 In which county is Lulworth Cove?
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24 What was the name of Napoleon Bonaparte's horse?
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25 Which American singer, known as the 'Cry Guy' or the 'Nabob of Sob', had a UK Number 1 hit in 1956 with Just Walking in the Rain?
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26 Which group had a Number 1 hit in 1972 with the song Mouldy Old Dough?
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27 The Liver Building and Port of Liverpool Building are two of the so–called 'Three Graces' on the Liverpool waterfront. What is the third building?
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28 Who wrote the play An Inspector Calls?
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29 Where would you normally see 'votive lights'?
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30 What was the family name for the inhabitants of Dunham Massey from the early 1400s onwards?
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31 Which sign of the zodiac is not a living creature?
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32 Which stories featured Sir Thopas, Manciple and the Canon's Yeoman?
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33 What are Doomstead, Skinfaxi and Sleipnir?
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34 In the Victorian language of flowers, what does a white rose signify?
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35 Who said, "Pile it high, sell it cheap"?
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36 Cullen skink is a soup made from onion, potatoes and which fish?
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37 What is the largest group of baleen whales, which includes the humpback whale and the blue whale?
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38 Which document famously contains the following words: "We hold these truths to be self–evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."
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39 In the famous 1959 film, what is Ben Hur's first name?
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40 Which American poet wrote the lines "Candy / Is dandy / But liquor / Is quicker", later adding "Pot / Is not"?
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41 What is the main ingredient of guacamole?
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42 Give either of the two ten–letter words in the English language of ten letters that both start and end with "th".
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43 Which archipelagic nation consists of over 7,000 islands, the largest of which are Luzon and Mindanao?
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44 In which county is Runnymede?
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45 In law, what is embracery?
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46 Vectis was the Roman name for where?
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47 Which horse, ridden by amateur jockey Sam Waley–Cohen, won the 2022 Grand National?
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48 Eddie Cochran was killed in a car crash in April 1960. Which other rock star was badly injured in the same crash?
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49 Buddy Holly and the Big Bopper were killed in the same plane crash in February 1959. Which other rock star died with them?
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50 The Mousetrap is the longest continuously–running play ever ... but in what year did it open in London?
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51 Who was the Greek goddess of revenge?
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52 In Hamlet, whose grave was being dug when Yorick's skull was found?
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53 Which murderer used the false name John Robinson whilst trying to escape to Quebec on the SS Montrose with his mistress?
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54 At the end of which famous race is the slowest finisher awarded the title Lanterne Rouge (or Red Lantern?
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55 Who wrote the series of crime novels and short stories featuring Inspector Wexford?
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56 Orenthal was the first name of which defendant in a famous trial of the 1990s?
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57 In which province of Ireland is Dublin situated?
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58 On which river does Bordeaux stand?
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59 Which American artist, whose most famous works were numbered rather than named, died at the age of 44 when he crashed his car whilst drunk in New York in 1956?
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60 The shamouti is a variety of which fruit?
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61 In America, what is known as the "shrine of democracy"?
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62 What is the main ingredient of the dish hummus?
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63 The Persian phrase meaning 'The King is helpless' has given us which word or phrase commonly used in English?
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64 On which island is Duart Castle?
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65 Which disease gets its name from the Greek word for coal?
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66 What is the name of the world's tallest road bridge, over which the motorway from Paris to the Spanish border passes?
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67 What was the name of the sect involved in the Waco massacre in Texas in 1993?
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68 In the film Interview with the Vampire, which actor plays the vampire who is interviewed?
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69 According to the book of Genesis, who first bought Joseph as a slave in Egypt?
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70 In the song The Devil Went Down to Georgia, in what type of contest did the devil compete in order to win souls?
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71 Which song was the Labour Party's theme in its Election campaign of 1997?
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72 Which fictional Victorian scoundrel did George MacDonald Fraser re–create as an anti–hero?
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73 What is the title of Eric Idle's hit musical play, based on the film Monty Python & the Holy Grail?
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74 Who was the lead guitarist of The Smiths, and co–operated with Morrissey in writing most of their songs?
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75 Which British band had its first top ten hit in 1999 with Why does it Always Rain on Me?
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76 What kind of substance is formed (along with water) by adding an alkali to an acid?
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77 By what name was the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan known between 1922 and 1946?
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78 Joe Louis only lost two professional fights. One was to Rocky Marciano; against whom was his other defeat?
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79 Who was the first woman to be French Prime Minister?
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80 In which novel set in the near future is there a country called Gilead, roughly where New England now is?
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81 In which town was Captain James Cook born in 1728?
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82 One hundred and eighty people packed into Wembley Stadium in 1954 – to listen to whom?
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83 What is the prize for Best Film at the Berlin film festival?
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84 What is the full name of Rupert Bear's elephant chum?
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85 In which country is A Midsummer Night's Dream set?
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86 Who or what is a gricer?
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87 Who wrote the novel Captain Corelli's Mandolin?
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88 Which fictional character had female companions called Cathy, Emma and Tara?
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89 In which castle did the Duke of Wellington die?
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90 Which cyclist, born in Belgium with an Australian father, won gold, silver and bronze medals for Britain in the Athens Olympics?
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91 Which other actress, according to Bette Davis, "screwed everyone at MGM except Lassie"?
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92 Which African country was formerly known as French Sudan?
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93 Gregorian and Schmidt are varieties of which type of instrument?
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94 By what name is the Russian wolfhound also known?
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95 In which English cathedral are the bones of King Canute?
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96 The Book of Changes, one of the 5 classics of Confucianism, is better known by what Chinese name?
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97 A deficiency of Vitamin D in the diet can lead to which medical condition?
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98 In which European capital city did Slobodan Milosevic die?
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99 Which best–selling novel, first published in 2003, took its title from the Sherlock Holmes story Silver Blaze?
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100 In which castle was Edward II murdered in 1327?
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101 Which dish is made from anchovies and eggs on toast?
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102 By what name was the state of Tuvalu known until 1976?
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103 What is the capital city of the Indian state of Kashmir?
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104 Of which actress did Groucho Marx say, "I knew her before she became a virgin"?
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105 Which fictional character's last words were "Floreat Etona"?
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106 Which US tennis player was the first to win the Grand Slam?
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107 For which club did Paul Gascoigne sign for £5.5 million from Tottenham in the 1991–2 season?
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108 In which body of water did the Mary Rose sink?
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109 Who will be the captain of next year's American Ryder Cup golf team?
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110 On which racecourse is the Kentucky Derby run?
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111 Which Brighton hotel was bombed during the Tory Party Conference in 1984?
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112 What was the name of Yogi Bear's sweetheart?
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113 Who built the first British motor car, but was beaten to the market by Daimler?
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114 In Douglas Adams's Hitch Hiker "trilogy", who is the only other surviving human being apart from Arthur Dent?
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115 Willie Loman is the name of the title character in which play?
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116 Who was the Archbishop of Canterbury at the time of Edward VIII's abdication?
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117 Which group had hit albums called Picture Book and Men & Women?
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118 What does the T stand for in James T. Kirk?
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119 Which 20th century statesman was born Herbert Ernst Karl Frahm?
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120 Which 1989 film starred Richard Pryor as a blind man and Gene Wilder as a deaf man?
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Supplementaries

1 Who was the head of Polly Peck International when it crashed in 1991?
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2 What is the highest mountain in South America?
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3 By what name do we now know the city known by the Romans as Vindobona?
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4 Who was the first Australian golfer to win the US Open?
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5 To which family of plants does the apple tree belong?
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6 Which of TV's 'Chasers' is often referred to as Frosty Knickers?
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7 In Greek mythology, the watchman with a hundred eyes shares his name with which UK catalogue shop?
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8 Who did Sue Barker replace in 1997 as host of TV's A Question of Sport?
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Tie–breakers

According to Wikipedia ...

1 How long in miles is the Trans–Siberian Railway?
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2 What is the height in feet of Mount Kilimanjaro?
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3 What is length in miles of the River Thames?
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4 How many Test Match runs were scored by Sir Garfield Sobers?
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5 What is the area in square miles of Wales?
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