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2018–19 Season
Cup & Plate Semi–Finals

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2018–19 Season: Cup and Plate Semi–Finals – 19 February 2019

Set by the Park Timers and the Rushton Diamonds.

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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2 Which model village is adjacent to Unilever's research and development and office complex on the Wirral?
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3 Shadow Brexit Secretary Sir Keir Starmer is named after which founding Chairman of the Labour Party?
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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? Click for more information
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5 What was the nickname of the landscape gardener Lancelot Brown?
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6 What measurement denotes the size of a text font?
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7 In which city on the island of Ireland did the Bloody Sunday shootings take place in January 1972?
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8 Where in Greater Manchester was Dr Harold Shipman's Surgery?
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9 In which TV police series did the characters Captain Dobey and Huggy Bear appear?
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10 Who was the Egyptian god of the underworld?
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11 What is the Israeli parliament called?
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12 In the 1990s, which MP held the offices of Education Secretary, Home Secretary and Chancellor of the Exchequer?
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13 What phrase did Queen Elizabeth II use to describe 1992?
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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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15 If you perform a rim shot, which instrument are you playing?
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16 Who played Ripley in the Alien series of movies?
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17 A frittata is an Italian version of what?
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18 Which motorway links the M1 at Rotherham to the M62 near Goole?
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19 On Radio 4's Desert Island Discs, castaways are automatically given two books. Name one of them.
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20 As of 3 February 2019, Nicholas Breakspear has been the only English Pope, what was his Papal name?
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21 Where does a troglodyte live?
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22 Who sang Falling in Love Again, in the film The Blue Angel? Comments on the question
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23 What weapon does Britannia traditionally hold in her hand?
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24 In which Commonwealth country is Arnhem Land?
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25 Sirimavo Bandaranaike was the first female Prime Minister in the world. Of which country was she Prime Minister?
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26 What is a balalaika?
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27 What is an atoll made of?
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28 Who played the character Caleb Trask in the 1955 film East of Eden?
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29 Which Gilbert and Sullivan opera is set in Venice?
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30 Who did Kipling refer to as "the widow at Windsor"? Click for more information
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31 In monetary slang, how much is a monkey?
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32 In which sport might you use an eskimo roll going through a gate?
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33 What type of craft first crossed the English Channel in 1959?
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34 Which Prince planned the Great Exhibition of of 1851? Click for more information
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35 William Maxwell Aitken was a 20th Century newspaper publisher. By what title was he more commonly known?
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36 By what name are financial backers of theatrical plays known?
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37 Which European Capital City was completely devastated by an earthquake in 1755? Click for more information
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38 Which former English cricketer became Bishop of Liverpool?
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39 Whose aeroplane was called the Spirit of St Louis?
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40 How many chains make a mile? (No leeway)
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41 What title was Oliver Cromwell given in 1653?
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42 What name is given to the study of the origin of words?
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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? Click for more information
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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. Comments on the question
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45 Which former Royal Marine is famous for presenting TV series such as Tribe and Amazon?
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46 In 1944, Hans Hilfiker designed what iconic item which can be seen across Switzerland as well as in Canary Wharf? Click for more information
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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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48 Name the Dorset–based company whose most famous product is the Lava Lamp.
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49 Henry Charles Beck was most famous for creating the original version of what in 1931?
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50 In Greek mythology, which hunter fell in love with his own reflection?
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51 Who played Lumiere in the 2017 version of Beauty and the Beast?
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52 Name the American politician that has served as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives since January 2019.
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53 Who founded the Jersey Zoo in 1959?
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54 Which former Special Forces soldier is the Chief Instructor on the TV show SAS : Who Dares Wins?
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55 What is the largest breed of domestic cat?
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56 What type of dog is the offspring of a sighthound mated with another breed?
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57 Raku is a technique used in what creative field? Click for more information
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58 What Western–themed game, launched in 2018, was created by Rockstar Games?
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59 Which organisation was founded on 12 January 1895 by Octavia Hill, Sir Robert Hunter and Hardwicke Rawnsley?
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60 Which book is published annually in September by Waitrose? Click for more information
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61 Kielder Forest is England's largest. In which county is it?
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62 Puccini's opera Madame Butterfly is set in which city?
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63 Who was the only actor to appear in every episode of Last of the Summer Wine?
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64 What was the name of the character played by Victoria Wood in the TV programme dinnerladies?
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65 Which author wrote the novels Ice Station Zebra and The Guns of Navarone?
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66 In which city did Abba win the Eurovision Song Contest with Waterloo in 1974?
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67 In the opera, what is the name of the Barber of Seville?
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68 Which shirt number is worn by the fly half in a rugby union team?
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69 Which fruit is used to make a tarte tatin? Comments on the question
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70 Sheriff Will Kane is the central character in which classic Western film?
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71 Which amateur detective is played on TV by Mark Williams?
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72 Which inventor coined the term 'horsepower'?
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73 Which Thomas Hardy novel features Bathsheba Everdene?
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74 Which Hans Christian Andersen character slept in a walnut shell?
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75 Which dictator, who died in 2003, once said "I don't like human flesh – it's too salty for me"? Click for more information
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76 What did King James I describe as "a custom loathsome to the eye and hateful to the nose"?
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77 In Persian, the name of which famous jewel means 'Mountain of Light'?
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78 Which Thomas Hardy title character has a child called Sorrow?
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79 Which is the only planet in the solar system named after a Greek rather than a Roman god?
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80 In which year did Premium Bonds first go on sale in the UK?
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81 In which year was National Service conscription abolished in the UK?
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82 Which popular British singer of the 1950s and 60s had the theme song Give Me the Moonlight?
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83 Which popular singer of the 1950s was known as 'the Nabob of Sob' and 'the Prince of Wails'?
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84 In London, how is Denmark Street more popularly known?
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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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86 Which early female MP said "I married beneath myself. All women do."?
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87 What shirt number is worn by the hooker in a rugby league team?
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88 Who was king of England at the start of the French Revolution? Click for more information
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89 Who was the first British monarch to visit the USA? Click for more information
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90 In the TV sitcom The Royle Family, what is the name of Jim Royle's local pub?
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91 In which London pub did Ronnie Kray famously shoot and kill George Cornell?
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92 Give any year in the life of the artist Rembrandt van Rijn.
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93 Which famous American record producer was convicted of the murder of Lana Clarkson in 2009?
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94 In England we call it a flick knife. What do the Americans call it?
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95 Give any year in the life of the painter John Constable.
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96 Where in London would you find the tomb of the Unknown Warrior?
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97 A sign in Latin which read "cave canem" would advise you to do what?
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98 Which Bee Gees song is accepted as being the perfect rhythm for performing CPR?
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99 How is Middlesex Street in London more popularly known?
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100 Which energy drink was first produced in 1927 by a Newcastle chemist?
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101 Luke Kelly and Ronnie Drew were two of the founding members of which folk group in 1962? Click for more information
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102 Which building's blue plaque records that it was erected on the site of the Peterloo Massacre in Manchester?
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103 Chinese Dragon and French Breakfast are varieties of which salad vegetable? Comments on the question
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104 Dave Swarbrick, who died in 2016, was acknowledged as one of Britain's finest folk musicians. Which instrument did he play? Comments on the question
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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. More about the answer
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106 Which common vegetable has varieties called Autumn King and Saint Valery?
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107 What is added to whisky to make a Whisky Mac?
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108 Which DIY product uses the slogan "It does exactly what it says on the tin"?
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109 Which holiday company opened its first UK venue at Sherwood Forest in 1987?
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110 In a survey conducted by Channel 4 and Waterstones bookshops in 1997, which book was voted Book of the 20th century? Click for more information
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111 Which scientist was named as Time magazine's Person of the Twentieth Century? Click for more information
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112 What famous advice was given to early American pioneers by Horace Greeley? Click for more information
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113 Which famous French scientist said "A meal without wine is like a day without sunshine"? Comments on the question
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114 In the so–called Wicked Bible, published in 1631, what was the seventh commandment?
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115 Which Beatles song is about two characters named Desmond and Molly?
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116 Which Beatles song contains the line "A pretty nurse is selling poppies from a tray"?
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117 Who wrote the poem that begins "Oh to be in England now that April's there"?
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118 Which poet wrote "'Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all"?
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119 What surname links a much–loved British comedian and the male star of the film High Noon?
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120 Which surname links a popular Lancashire comedian and the inventor of the Flying Shuttle?
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Supplementaries:

1 In a symphony orchestra, which is the only string instrument played without using a bow?
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2 Which flowers are known as the "fair maids of February"?
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3 On a London Underground map, what colour would you get if you mixed the Piccadilly and Circle lines?
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4 In which fictional land is it always winter but never Christmas? Click for more information
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5 Coventry City football club shares its ground with which Rugby Union club? Comments on the question
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6 Who was British Prime Minister when Neil Armstrong landed on the moon?
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Tie–breaker:

In which year was Dick Turpin born?
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