1 |
The title of which lengthy 1862 novel by Victor Hugo could be translated from French into English as 'the
dispossessed', 'the poor', 'the wretched', or 'the outsiders'? |
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Les Misérables |
2 |
Which model village is adjacent to Unilever's research and development and office complex on the Wirral? |
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Port Sunlight |
3 |
Shadow Brexit Secretary Sir Keir Starmer is named after which founding Chairman of the Labour Party? |
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James Keir Hardie |
4 |
At which stately home, given as a gift to the 1st Duke of Marlborough, would you find elm trees planted in the formation of his
troops at his most famous battle? |
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Blenheim |
5 |
What was the nickname of the landscape gardener Lancelot Brown? |
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Capability |
6 |
What measurement denotes the size of a text font? |
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Point |
7 |
In which city on the island of Ireland did the Bloody Sunday shootings take place in January 1972? |
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Derry (accept Londonderry) |
8 |
Where in Greater Manchester was Dr Harold Shipman's Surgery? |
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Hyde |
9 |
In which TV police series did the characters Captain Dobey and Huggy Bear appear? |
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Starsky and Hutch |
10 |
Who was the Egyptian god of the underworld? |
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Osiris |
11 |
What is the Israeli parliament called? |
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The Knesset |
12 |
In the 1990s, which MP held the offices of Education Secretary, Home Secretary and Chancellor of the Exchequer? |
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Ken Clarke |
13 |
What phrase did Queen Elizabeth II use to describe 1992? |
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Annus horribilis |
14 |
In which children's cartoon series does the title character have a Master Mate, Barnabus, Willy and Tom the
Cabin Boy in his crew? |
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Captain Pugwash |
15 |
If you perform a rim shot, which instrument are you playing? |
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Drums |
16 |
Who played Ripley in the Alien series of movies? |
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Sigourney Weaver |
17 |
A frittata is an Italian version of what? |
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An omelette |
18 |
Which motorway links the M1 at Rotherham to the M62 near Goole? |
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The M18 |
19 |
On Radio 4's Desert Island Discs, castaways are automatically given two books. Name one of them. |
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The Bible or the Complete Works of Shakespeare |
20 |
As of 3 February 2019, Nicholas Breakspear has been the only English Pope, what was his Papal name? |
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Adrian IV (accept Adrian) |
21 |
Where does a troglodyte live? |
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In a cave |
22 |
Who sang Falling in Love Again, in the film The Blue Angel? |
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Marlene Dietrich |
23 |
What weapon does Britannia traditionally hold in her hand? |
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Trident |
24 |
In which Commonwealth country is Arnhem Land? |
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Australia |
25 |
Sirimavo Bandaranaike was the first female Prime Minister in the world. Of which country was she Prime Minister? |
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Sri Lanka (accept Ceylon) |
26 |
What is a balalaika? |
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A musical instrument |
27 |
What is an atoll made of? |
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Coral |
28 |
Who played the character Caleb Trask in the 1955 film East of Eden? |
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James Dean |
29 |
Which Gilbert and Sullivan opera is set in Venice? |
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The Gondoliers |
30 |
Who did Kipling refer to as "the widow at Windsor"? |
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Queen Victoria |
31 |
In monetary slang, how much is a monkey? |
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£500 |
32 |
In which sport might you use an eskimo roll going through a gate? |
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Kayaking (accept canoeing) |
33 |
What type of craft first crossed the English Channel in 1959? |
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Hovercraft |
34 |
Which Prince planned the Great Exhibition of of 1851? |
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Prince Albert |
35 |
William Maxwell Aitken was a 20th Century newspaper publisher. By what title was he more commonly known? |
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Lord Beaverbrook |
36 |
By what name are financial backers of theatrical plays known? |
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Angels |
37 |
Which European Capital City was completely devastated by an earthquake in 1755? |
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Lisbon |
38 |
Which former English cricketer became Bishop of Liverpool? |
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David Sheppard |
39 |
Whose aeroplane was called the Spirit of St Louis? |
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Charles Lindbergh |
40 |
How many chains make a mile? (No leeway) |
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80 |
41 |
What title was Oliver Cromwell given in 1653? |
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Lord Protector |
42 |
What name is given to the study of the origin of words? |
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Etymology |
43 |
Which twin–island Federation covers just 104 square miles and is home to about 45,000 people, around a quarter of whom
live in the capital city, Basseterre? |
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St Kitts and Nevis |
44 |
Name the female vocalist in the singing duo who had hits with (They Long to Be) Close to You and We've Only
Just Begun in 1969. |
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Karen Carpenter |
45 |
Which former Royal Marine is famous for presenting TV series such as Tribe and Amazon? |
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Bruce Parry |
46 |
In 1944, Hans Hilfiker designed what iconic item which can be seen across Switzerland as well as in Canary Wharf? |
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Swiss Railway Clock |
47 |
Which TV series, written by Rob Delaney and Sharon Horgan who also star in it, recently broadcast its fourth series
on Channel 4? |
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Catastrophe |
48 |
Name the Dorset–based company whose most famous product is the Lava Lamp. |
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Mathmos |
49 |
Henry Charles Beck was most famous for creating the original version of what in 1931? |
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London Underground map |
50 |
In Greek mythology, which hunter fell in love with his own reflection? |
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Narcissus |
51 |
Who played Lumiere in the 2017 version of Beauty and the Beast? |
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Ewan McGregor |
52 |
Name the American politician that has served as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives since January 2019. |
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Nancy Pelosi |
53 |
Who founded the Jersey Zoo in 1959? |
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Gerald Durrell |
54 |
Which former Special Forces soldier is the Chief Instructor on the TV show SAS : Who Dares Wins? |
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Ant Middleton |
55 |
What is the largest breed of domestic cat? |
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Maine Coon |
56 |
What type of dog is the offspring of a sighthound mated with another breed? |
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Lurcher |
57 |
Raku is a technique used in what creative field? |
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Pottery |
58 |
What Western–themed game, launched in 2018, was created by Rockstar Games? |
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Red Dead Redemption 2 (Accept Red Dead Online) |
59 |
Which organisation was founded on 12 January 1895 by Octavia Hill, Sir Robert Hunter and Hardwicke Rawnsley? |
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The National Trust |
60 |
Which book is published annually in September by Waitrose? |
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The Good Food Guide |
61 |
Kielder Forest is England's largest. In which county is it? |
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Northumberland |
62 |
Puccini's opera Madame Butterfly is set in which city? |
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Nagasaki |
63 |
Who was the only actor to appear in every episode of Last of the Summer Wine? |
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Peter Sallis (a.k.a. Cleggy) |
64 |
What was the name of the character played by Victoria Wood in the TV programme dinnerladies? |
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Brenda |
65 |
Which author wrote the novels Ice Station Zebra and The Guns of Navarone? |
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Alistair Maclean |
66 |
In which city did Abba win the Eurovision Song Contest with Waterloo in 1974? |
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Brighton |
67 |
In the opera, what is the name of the Barber of Seville? |
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Figaro |
68 |
Which shirt number is worn by the fly half in a rugby union team? |
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10 |
69 |
Which fruit is used to make a tarte tatin? |
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Apples |
70 |
Sheriff Will Kane is the central character in which classic Western film? |
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High Noon |
71 |
Which amateur detective is played on TV by Mark Williams? |
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Father Brown |
72 |
Which inventor coined the term 'horsepower'? |
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James Watt |
73 |
Which Thomas Hardy novel features Bathsheba Everdene? |
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Far from the Madding Crowd |
74 |
Which Hans Christian Andersen character slept in a walnut shell? |
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Thumbelina |
75 |
Which dictator, who died in 2003, once said "I don't like human flesh – it's too salty for me"? |
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Idi Amin |
76 |
What did King James I describe as "a custom loathsome to the eye and hateful to the nose"? |
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Smoking |
77 |
In Persian, the name of which famous jewel means 'Mountain of Light'? |
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Koh–i–Noor |
78 |
Which Thomas Hardy title character has a child called Sorrow? |
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Tess (of the
d'Urbervilles) |
79 |
Which is the only planet in the solar system named after a Greek rather than a Roman god? |
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Uranus |
80 |
In which year did Premium Bonds first go on sale in the UK? |
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1956 (accept 1954 to 1958) |
81 |
In which year was National Service conscription abolished in the UK? |
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1960 (accept 1958 to 1962) |
82 |
Which popular British singer of the 1950s and 60s had the theme song Give Me the Moonlight? |
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Frankie Vaughan |
83 |
Which popular singer of the 1950s was known as 'the Nabob of Sob' and 'the Prince of Wails'? |
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Johnnie Ray |
84 |
In London, how is Denmark Street more popularly known? |
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Tin Pan Alley |
85 |
Which English novelist said "An archaeologist is the best husband any woman can have. The older she gets, the more
interested in her he becomes"? |
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Agatha Christie |
86 |
Which early female MP said "I married beneath myself. All women do."? |
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Nancy Astor |
87 |
What shirt number is worn by the hooker in a rugby league team? |
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9 |
88 |
Who was king of England at the start of the French Revolution? |
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George III |
89 |
Who was the first British monarch to visit the USA? |
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George VI |
90 |
In the TV sitcom The Royle Family, what is the name of Jim Royle's local pub? |
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The Feathers |
91 |
In which London pub did Ronnie Kray famously shoot and kill George Cornell? |
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The Blind Beggar |
92 |
Give any year in the life of the artist Rembrandt van Rijn. |
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1606–1669 |
93 |
Which famous American record producer was convicted of the murder of Lana Clarkson in 2009? |
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Phil Spector |
94 |
In England we call it a flick knife. What do the Americans call it? |
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Switchblade |
95 |
Give any year in the life of the painter John Constable. |
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1776–1837 |
96 |
Where in London would you find the tomb of the Unknown Warrior? |
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Westminster Abbey |
97 |
A sign in Latin which read "cave canem" would advise you to do what? |
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Beware of the dog |
98 |
Which Bee Gees song is accepted as being the perfect rhythm for performing CPR? |
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Staying Alive (103 beats per minute) |
99 |
How is Middlesex Street in London more popularly known? |
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Petticoat Lane |
100 |
Which energy drink was first produced in 1927 by a Newcastle chemist? |
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Lucozade |
101 |
Luke Kelly and Ronnie Drew were two of the founding members of which folk group in 1962? |
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The Dubliners |
102 |
Which building's blue plaque records that it was erected on the site of the Peterloo Massacre in Manchester? |
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The Free Trade Hall (accept Radisson Hotel) |
103 |
Chinese Dragon and French Breakfast are varieties of which salad vegetable? |
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Radish |
104 |
Dave Swarbrick, who died in 2016, was acknowledged as one of Britain's finest folk musicians. Which instrument did he play? |
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Fiddle (accept violin) |
105 |
Five–spice powder is a popular ingredient in Chinese cookery. Three of the five spices are star anise, pepper and fennel.
Name either of the other two spices. |
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Cinnamon or cloves |
106 |
Which common vegetable has varieties called Autumn King and Saint Valery? |
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Carrot |
107 |
What is added to whisky to make a Whisky Mac? |
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Ginger wine (do not accept ginger beer) |
108 |
Which DIY product uses the slogan "It does exactly what it says on the tin"? |
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Ronseal |
109 |
Which holiday company opened its first UK venue at Sherwood Forest in 1987? |
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Center Parcs |
110 |
In a survey conducted by Channel 4 and Waterstones bookshops in 1997, which book was voted Book of the 20th century? |
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Lord of the Rings |
111 |
Which scientist was named as Time magazine's Person of the Twentieth Century? |
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Albert Einstein |
112 |
What famous advice was given to early American pioneers by Horace Greeley? |
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Go West Young Man |
113 |
Which famous French scientist said "A meal without wine is like a day without sunshine"? |
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Louis Pasteur |
114 |
In the so–called Wicked Bible, published in 1631, what was the seventh commandment? |
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Thou shalt commit adultery |
115 |
Which Beatles song is about two characters named Desmond and Molly? |
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Ob La Di Ob La Da |
116 |
Which Beatles song contains the line "A pretty nurse is selling poppies from a tray"? |
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Penny Lane |
117 |
Who wrote the poem that begins "Oh to be in England now that April's there"? |
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Robert Browning |
118 |
Which poet wrote "'Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all"? |
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Alfred, Lord Tennyson |
119 |
What surname links a much–loved British comedian and the male star of the film High Noon? |
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Cooper (Tommy and Gary) |
120 |
Which surname links a popular Lancashire comedian and the inventor of the Flying Shuttle? |
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Kay (Peter and John) |
1 |
In a symphony orchestra, which is the only string instrument played without using a bow? |
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Harp |
2 |
Which flowers are known as the "fair maids of February"? |
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Snowdrops |
3 |
On a London Underground map, what colour would you get if you mixed the Piccadilly and Circle lines? |
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Green (the Piccadilly Line is blue, the Circle is yellow) |
4 |
In which fictional land is it always winter but never Christmas? |
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Narnia |
5 |
Coventry City football club shares its ground with which Rugby Union club? |
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Wasps |
6 |
Who was British Prime Minister when Neil Armstrong landed on the moon? |
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Harold Wilson |