1 |
Which country both hosted and won the inaugural FIFA World Cup in 1930? |
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Uruguay |
2 |
Which is the only US state to border Maine? |
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New Hampshire |
3 |
Name either of the creators of Wikipedia – "the free [online] encyclopedia". |
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Jimmy Wales or Larry Sanger |
4 |
In the Book of Genesis, who is described as "a righteous man, blameless among the people of his time"? |
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Noah |
5 |
In which decade of the 17th century was the Bank of England established? |
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1690s (1694) |
6 |
Securitate was the secret police service of which European country? |
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Romania |
7 |
Which American humourist wrote that "Men seldom make passes at girls who wear glasses"? |
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Dorothy Parker |
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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Henry Purcell |
9 |
The Mannerheim Line was a defensive structure erected by which country against an attack by the Soviet Union? |
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Finland
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10 |
Established in 1866, which distillery draws its water from a spring in Lynchburg, Tennessee? |
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Jack Daniels |
11 |
Used in the lyrics of Bohemian Rhapsody, what Arabic term means "In the name of God"? |
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Bismillah (also accept Basmala) |
12 |
Which English king was deposed by his first cousin, who became Henry IV? |
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Richard II |
13 |
The ancient kingdom of Sheba, whose Queen visited Solomon, is part of which present day country? |
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Yemen |
14 |
Which African national football team is known as the Super Eagles? |
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Nigeria |
15 |
Which British economist married the ballerina Lydia Lopokova in 1925? |
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John Maynard Keynes |
16 |
Which word from the NATO alphabet appears in the title of a book by E. M. Forster? |
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India (from A Passage to India) |
17 |
On which holiday island are the resort of Porto Cervo and the Costa Smeralda? |
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Sardinia |
18 |
Which London theatre has the same name as a silvery white metal with the atomic number 46? |
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Palladium |
19 |
Who organised the Irish Parliamentary Party, said to be the first professionally organised political party, in 1882? |
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Charles Stewart Parnell |
20 |
Complete the Monopoly set: Piccadilly, Coventry Street and ... ? |
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Leicester Square |
21 |
What word is used to describe a person who dies without having made a will? |
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Intestate (do not accept "Dead"!) |
22 |
Kim Jong–Un is the Supreme Leader of North Korea, but who did he succeed in 2011? |
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Kim Jong–il |
23 |
In which county is Lulworth Cove? |
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Dorset |
24 |
What was the name of Napoleon Bonaparte's horse? |
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Marengo |
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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Johnnie Ray |
26 |
Which group had a Number 1 hit in 1972 with the song Mouldy Old Dough? |
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Lieutenant Pigeon |
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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The Cunard Building |
28 |
Who wrote the play An Inspector Calls? |
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J. B. Priestley |
29 |
Where would you normally see 'votive lights'? |
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In a church (this is the proper name for the candles lit by people in support
of prayers) |
30 |
What was the family name for the inhabitants of Dunham Massey from the early 1400s onwards? |
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Booth |
31 |
Which sign of the zodiac is not a living creature? |
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Libra (the scales) |
32 |
Which stories featured Sir Thopas, Manciple and the Canon's Yeoman? |
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The Canterbury Tales |
33 |
What are Doomstead, Skinfaxi and Sleipnir? |
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Horses in Scandinavian mythology |
34 |
In the Victorian language of flowers, what does a white rose signify? |
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Accept any one of love, innocence, or
purity |
35 |
Who said, "Pile it high, sell it cheap"? |
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Sir Jack Cohen (the founder of Tesco) |
36 |
Cullen skink is a soup made from onion, potatoes and which fish? |
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Finnan haddock |
37 |
What is the largest group of baleen whales, which includes the humpback whale and the blue whale? |
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Rorquals |
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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The American Declaration of Independence |
39 |
In the famous 1959 film, what is Ben Hur's first name? |
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Judah |
40 |
Which American poet wrote the lines "Candy / Is dandy / But liquor / Is quicker", later adding "Pot / Is not"? |
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Ogden Nash (the original is from 1931; the last lines were added in 1968) |
41 |
What is the main ingredient of guacamole? |
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Avocado |
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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Thirteenth or thousandth |
43 |
Which archipelagic nation consists of over 7,000 islands, the largest of which are Luzon and Mindanao? |
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The Philippines (around 7,641 islands) |
44 |
In which county is Runnymede? |
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Surrey
|
45 |
In law, what is embracery? |
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Corrupting a jury (or an individual juror) |
46 |
Vectis was the Roman name for where? |
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The Isle of Wight |
47 |
Which horse, ridden by amateur jockey Sam Waley–Cohen, won the 2022 Grand National? |
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Noble Yeats |
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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Gene Vincent |
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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Ritchie Valens |
50 |
The Mousetrap is the longest continuously–running play ever ... but in what year did it open in London? |
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1952 (no leeway – 2022 is its 70th anniversary year) |
51 |
Who was the Greek goddess of revenge? |
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Nemesis |
52 |
In Hamlet, whose grave was being dug when Yorick's skull was found? |
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Ophelia's |
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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Dr. Crippen |
54 |
At the end of which famous race is the slowest finisher awarded the title Lanterne Rouge (or Red Lantern? |
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The Tour de France |
55 |
Who wrote the series of crime novels and short stories featuring Inspector Wexford? |
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Ruth Rendell |
56 |
Orenthal was the first name of which defendant in a famous trial of the 1990s? |
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O. J. Simpson |
57 |
In which province of Ireland is Dublin situated? |
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Leinster |
58 |
On which river does Bordeaux stand? |
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The Garonne |
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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Jackson Pollock |
60 |
The shamouti is a variety of which fruit? |
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A (Jaffa) Orange |
61 |
In America, what is known as the "shrine of democracy"? |
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Mount Rushmore |
62 |
What is the main ingredient of the dish hummus? |
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Chickpeas |
63 |
The Persian phrase meaning 'The King is helpless' has given us which word or phrase commonly used in English? |
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Checkmate (Shāh Māt) |
64 |
On which island is Duart Castle? |
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Mull |
65 |
Which disease gets its name from the Greek word for coal? |
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Anthrax (because of the black lesions it causes; 'anthracite' has a
similar derivation) |
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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Millau Viaduct |
67 |
What was the name of the sect involved in the Waco massacre in Texas in 1993? |
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Branch Davidian |
68 |
In the film Interview with the Vampire, which actor plays the vampire who is interviewed? |
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Brad Pitt (not Tom Cruise – who plays Lestadt, the main character) |
69 |
According to the book of Genesis, who first bought Joseph as a slave in Egypt? |
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Potiphar |
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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Fiddle–playing |
71 |
Which song was the Labour Party's theme in its Election campaign of 1997? |
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Things Can Only Get Better |
72 |
Which fictional Victorian scoundrel did George MacDonald Fraser re–create as an anti–hero? |
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Flashman |
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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Spamalot |
74 |
Who was the lead guitarist of The Smiths, and co–operated with Morrissey in writing most of their songs? |
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Johnny Marr |
75 |
Which British band had its first top ten hit in 1999 with Why does it Always Rain on Me? |
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Travis |
76 |
What kind of substance is formed (along with water) by adding an alkali to an acid? |
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A salt |
77 |
By what name was the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan known between 1922 and 1946? |
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Transjordan |
78 |
Joe Louis only lost two professional fights. One was to Rocky Marciano; against whom was his other defeat? |
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Max Schmeling |
79 |
Who was the first woman to be French Prime Minister? |
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Edith Cresson |
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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The Handmaid's Tale (by Margaret Atwood) |
81 |
In which town was Captain James Cook born in 1728? |
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Middlesbrough |
82 |
One hundred and eighty people packed into Wembley Stadium in 1954 – to listen to whom? |
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Billy Graham |
83 |
What is the prize for Best Film at the Berlin film festival? |
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The Golden Bear |
84 |
What is the full name of Rupert Bear's elephant chum? |
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Edward Trunk |
85 |
In which country is A Midsummer Night's Dream set? |
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Greece (mainly in "a wood near Athens") |
86 |
Who or what is a gricer? |
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A trainspotter |
87 |
Who wrote the novel Captain Corelli's Mandolin? |
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Louis de Bernières |
88 |
Which fictional character had female companions called Cathy, Emma and Tara? |
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John Steed (in The Avengers) |
89 |
In which castle did the Duke of Wellington die? |
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Walmer Castle (Kent) |
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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Bradley Wiggins |
91 |
Which other actress, according to Bette Davis, "screwed everyone at MGM except Lassie"? |
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Joan Crawford |
92 |
Which African country was formerly known as French Sudan? |
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Mali |
93 |
Gregorian and Schmidt are varieties of which type of instrument? |
|
Telescope |
94 |
By what name is the Russian wolfhound also known? |
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The borzoi |
95 |
In which English cathedral are the bones of King Canute? |
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Winchester |
96 |
The Book of Changes, one of the 5 classics of Confucianism, is better known by what Chinese name? |
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The I Ching |
97 |
A deficiency of Vitamin D in the diet can lead to which medical condition? |
|
Rickets |
98 |
In which European capital city did Slobodan Milosevic die? |
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The Hague |
99 |
Which best–selling novel, first published in 2003, took its title from the Sherlock Holmes story Silver Blaze? |
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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night–time (by Mark Haddon) |
100 |
In which castle was Edward II murdered in 1327? |
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Berkeley |
101 |
Which dish is made from anchovies and eggs on toast? |
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Scotch Woodcock |
102 |
By what name was the state of Tuvalu known until 1976? |
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The Ellice Islands |
103 |
What is the capital city of the Indian state of Kashmir? |
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Srinagar |
104 |
Of which actress did Groucho Marx say, "I knew her before she became a virgin"? |
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Doris Day |
105 |
Which fictional character's last words were "Floreat Etona"? |
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Captain Hook |
106 |
Which US tennis player was the first to win the Grand Slam? |
|
Donald Budge |
107 |
For which club did Paul Gascoigne sign for £5.5 million from Tottenham in the 1991–2 season? |
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Lazio |
108 |
In which body of water did the Mary Rose sink? |
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The Solent (or Portsmouth harbour) |
109 |
Who will be the captain of next year's American Ryder Cup golf team? |
|
Zach Johnson |
110 |
On which racecourse is the Kentucky Derby run? |
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Churchill Downs |
111 |
Which Brighton hotel was bombed during the Tory Party Conference in 1984? |
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The Grand |
112 |
What was the name of Yogi Bear's sweetheart? |
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Cindy Bear |
113 |
Who built the first British motor car, but was beaten to the market by Daimler? |
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Frederick William Lanchester |
114 |
In Douglas Adams's Hitch Hiker "trilogy", who is the only other surviving human being apart from Arthur Dent? |
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Trillian (Trisha Marie McMillan) – played in the TV series by Sandra
Dickinson |
115 |
Willie Loman is the name of the title character in which play? |
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Death of a Salesman (by Arthur Miller) |
116 |
Who was the Archbishop of Canterbury at the time of Edward VIII's abdication? |
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Cosmo Gordon Lang |
117 |
Which group had hit albums called Picture Book and Men & Women? |
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Simply Red |
118 |
What does the T stand for in James T. Kirk? |
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Tiberius |
119 |
Which 20th century statesman was born Herbert Ernst Karl Frahm? |
|
Willy Brandt |
120 |
Which 1989 film starred Richard Pryor as a blind man and Gene Wilder as a deaf man? |
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See No Evil, Hear No Evil |
1 |
Who was the head of Polly Peck International when it crashed in 1991? |
|
Asil Nadir |
2 |
What is the highest mountain in South America? |
|
Aconcagua |
3 |
By what name do we now know the city known by the Romans as Vindobona? |
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Vienna |
4 |
Who was the first Australian golfer to win the US Open? |
|
David Graham (1981) |
5 |
To which family of plants does the apple tree belong? |
|
Rose |
6 |
Which of TV's 'Chasers' is often referred to as Frosty Knickers? |
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Anne Hegerty |
7 |
In Greek mythology, the watchman with a hundred eyes shares his name with which UK catalogue shop? |
|
Argos |
8 |
Who did Sue Barker replace in 1997 as host of TV's A Question of Sport? |
|
David Coleman |
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