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2018–19 Season
Cup Final

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2018–19 Season: Cup Final – 9 April 2019

Compiled by the Dolphin and the Dolphin Dragons from those provided by all non–participating teams.

1 On which mountain did Moses receive the Ten Commandments?
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2 In which traditional industry were children once employed as 'trappers'?
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3 Abdelaziz Bouteflika has this month resigned in the face of widespread public protests after 20 years as president of which country?
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4 Which Russian–born Hollywood actor's final screen appearance was in 1985 for an anti–smoking commercial, made six months before he died of lung cancer?
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5 Which range of mountains includes Carrauntuohil, the highest mountain in Ireland?
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6 March to the Scaffold is a movement of a symphony by which composer?
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7 In human anatomy, where would you find the parietal bone? Click for more information
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8 If a dish is described as Parmentier, what ingredient must it have?
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9 Which 16th and 17th century poet became Dean of St. Paul's Cathedral in 1621?
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10 Sarah Vine, a columnist for the Daily Mail, is married to which British politician?
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11 Who is the current US and Australian Women's Singles Tennis Champion?
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12 The film The White Crow, directed by Ralph Fiennes, deals with which dramatic cultural happening of the 1960s?
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13 A popular subject for Renaissance religious art, how was St. Sebastian martyred?
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14 How many numbers are there on a traditional bingo card? Click for more information
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15 Which Indian cricketer, known as 'The Wall', retired in 2012 as the 4th highest test match run–scorer? Comments on the question
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16 Who was the Jewish Labour MP who led the walkout from her party to form the independent group?
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17 The 1963 bus boycott occurred in which British city?
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18 Popular in Chinese and Japanese cuisine, mooli is a variety of what type of vegetable?
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19 The final movement of Mussorgsky's suite Pictures at an Exhibition is a musical portrait of the great gate of which city?
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20 The adrenal glands, which produce adrenalin, are located above which organs in the body?
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21 What is a valetudinarian?
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22 Which engineer's major achievement was the creation of London's sewage network in the 19th century?
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23 Of which UK–based multinational chemical corporation is Sir James Ratcliffe the chairman and CEO? Comments on the question
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24 Which actor played Ben in Butterflies and Lionel in As Time Goes By?
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25 The incurable optimist Dr. Pangloss is a character in which novel first published in 1759?
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26 How did football fan Paul Mitchell make the news in March of this year?
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27 Typically consisting of guitars, violins, trumpets and vocals, what is the name given to the style of music and musical performance which evolved in the countryside of western Mexico?
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28 What is the world's best–selling commercial jet airliner? Click for more information
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29 Which actor plays the part of the villain, Thanos, in the film Avengers: Infinity War?
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30 Which river rises in the Yorkshire Dales and runs through Kirby Stephen, Appleby–in–Westmorland and Carlisle on its way to the Solway Firth?
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31 In chemical engineering, Reynolds, Prandtl and Sherwood numbers are all examples of what type of numbers? Comments on the question
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32 Which specialist sports car manufacturer's Blackpool factory was damaged by fire in 1975?
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33 Which French newspaper takes its name from a famous character created by the 18th century French playwright Beaumarchais?
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34 Which cricketer's nickname is 'Universe Boss'? Comments on the question
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35 Which actress, who won the Best Actress Oscar for the 1957 film The Three Faces of Eve, was awarded the first star on the Hollywood walk of fame? Comments on the question
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36 Bryony Frost is a noted participant in which sport? Click for more information
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37 In Greek Mythology, who was the mother of Helen of Troy? Click for more information
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38 Which political party has recently appointed Annegret Kramp–Karrenbauer as its new leader?
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39 Complete this rhyming couplet from a classic children's story, first published in 1999: "Silly old Fox, doesn't he know, There's no such thing as a ... ?"
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40 What name is given to the traditional ensemble music of Java and Bali in Indonesia, predominantly using percussion instruments, though flutes and string instruments may be included?
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41 Which brand of cheese spread, named after a flower, was invented in 1924 by Norwegian Olav Kavli and marketed as the world's first spreadable cheese with a long shelf–life?
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42 Who was the Greek god of wine?
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43 Which English actress plays Louisa Durrell in the TV series The Durrells, and Home Secretary Julia Montague in Bodyguard?
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44 Which king of Lydia in the 6th century BC was noted for his great wealth?
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45 In Scotland, what public office combines the roles of coroner and public prosecutor?
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46 When, in February 1960, Prime Minister Harold MacMillan gave his "Wind of Change" speech, what body was he addressing?
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47 Which rock group's albums include Force It, No Place to Run, Lights Out and Mechanix?
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48 Which actress plays Captain Marvel in the new film of that name?
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49 Central, Queen Street, Buchanan Street and St. Enoch were all station termini in which British city? Click for more information
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50 At 2,099 metres above sea level, Kebnekaise is the highest mountain in which European country?
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51 Gertrude Jekyll, 1843–1932, achieved fame in which professional field?
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52 According to the Bible, in which city did Samson pull down the pillars of the temple, thereby killing all the Philistines, and himself as well?
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53 Who said, "I agree with the Bogart theory that all the actor owes the public is a good performance"? Comments on the question
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54 What was the first name of Paddington Bear's aunt, who adopted him and was voiced by Imelda Staunton in the 2014 film Paddington?
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55 In which body of water would you find the islands of Flatholm and Steepholm?
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56 If you were advised to use SAE 20–50 oil for the engine of your car, what property of the oil is measured by the numbers? Click for more information
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57 Mark Hollis, who died earlier this year, was the lead singer of which band?
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58 In communication, what is a lapsus linguae?
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59 Where, in 1931, was there a serious mutiny in the Royal Navy?
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60 Baghdad–born Dame Zaha Mohammad Hadid, who died in 2016, achieved international renown in which professional field?
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61 Little Johnny Thin and Little Tommy Stout are respectively the villain and hero of which nursery rhyme?
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62 What is produced by adding palmitic and naphthenic acid to petrol?
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63 Who played the title role in the film Johnny Mnemonic?
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64 What is the name of the stretch of water separating Cuba from Mexico?
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65 'Sitooterie' is a Scottish word recently added to the Oxford English Dictionary. What is a sitooterie?
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66 Which band had a hit single in 1970 with 25 or 6 to 4?
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67 Which actor did the voiceover for the original Carlsberg "probably the best lager in the World" adverts?
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68 Who, in 1729, wrote A Modest Proposal, suggesting that the Irish could solve their economic problems by selling their children to the rich as food?
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69 Which British TV presenter, journal and music promoter, with the real name Kim Taylor, died aged 61 on March 6th this year? She presented Young, Gifted and Broke for ITV, amongst other programmes.
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70 What extremely distorted object, only recognisable when viewed from the side and close to the picture, appears in the foreground of Hans Holbein's painting "The Ambassadors"?
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71 The seal of the President of the USA depicts an eagle. In one talon it clutches an olive branch; what does it hold in the other?
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72 Founded in France in 1945, and currently having 43 international editions, which woman's monthly fashion magazine published its first UK edition in 1985?
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73 Which mythical creature was part lion, part goat and part serpent?
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74 Which film festival was founded in 1978 by Robert Redford? Comments on the question
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75 Western grey, eastern grey, red and antilopine are all species of what animal?
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76 Which city, the capital of the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh, was once the summer capital of British India?
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77 On what subject did the actor Omar Sharif write regular newspaper columns?
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78 Which British company was co–founded in 2004 by its current CEO, Angus Thirlwell, and Peter Harris, and now employs 700 people and has 81 shops, restaurants and hotels with sales of £40m, as well as its own cocoa plantation on St. Lucia?
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79 What is the title of the film, released on 5th April, based on the life of Bert Trautmann?
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80 Name the English golfer who finished second in the 2018 US Open.
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81 In 1909 the suffragette Theresa Garnett attacked which politician with a whip at Bristol Temple Meads Station?
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82 Which singer, prominent in the 1950's, was nicknamed 'The King of Rockabilly'?
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83 Who, in April 1968, made the controversial "Rivers of blood" speech to a meeting in Birmingham?
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84 Who wrote the poem that begins, "Oh to be in England, now that April's there"?
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85 From where did the Juventus Football Club get their black and white striped kit?
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86 According to tradition, what was unusual and distinctive about the way St. Peter the Apostle was martyred?
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87 In 2015, Katherine Viner became the first female editor–in–chief of which national daily newspaper?
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88 Elbridge Gerry, governor of Massachusetts and Vice–President of the USA, is credited with the introduction of which practice into US politics? Click for more information
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89 What is the name of the Cajun dish, similar to paella, consisting of rice cooked with other ingredients such as prawns, chicken, sausage and vegetables and seasoned with chilli and cayenne pepper? Click for more information
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90 Pollution of water and water bodies by which metallic element causes minamata disease? Click for more information
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91 What was the name of the temple in Athens in which Aristotle established his philosophical school?
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92 Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club has been operating in Soho since 1959. Ronnie Scott was a renowned player of which instrument?
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93 Malev is the airline of which European country? Comments on the question
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94 Who said, "Husbands are like fires; they go out if unattended"? Click for more information
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95 What is the capital city of Angola?
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96 Obelus is the correct name for which mathematical symbol?
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97 James Herriot's All Creatures Great and Small is set in which fictional town?
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98 Who was flying with Icarus when he made the mistake of flying too close to the sun? Click for more information
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99 Why has David Ibbotson been in the news this year?
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100 In the nursery rhyme There was a crooked man, what did the crooked man find on a crooked stile?
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101 Which French composer and pianist, who died in March, became famous for blending classical music, especially that of J. S. Bach, with Jazz? He arranged the music used to advertise Hamlet cigars.
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102 Which was the first British ship sunk in the Falklands war?
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103 Wynne Evans is a Welsh operatic tenor, but in what role has he become a well–known and frequently seen personality on television?
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104 Which city's transport system would you be using if you got off at Anchorage, Central Park or Pomona?
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105 The M'Naghten Rules, first formulated in 1843 after an attempt to assassinate the prime minister, are used to determine what?
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106 Which battle of 1940 saw the first all–aircraft ship to ship naval attack in history?
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107 In the game of darts, if you hit 'Shanghai' on 19s, how many do you score?
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108 What changes did the producers make to the quiz show Only Connect in response to accusations of pretentiousness for using Greek letters to select questions?
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109 Which village in Staffordshire is home to a sanitary ware manufacturer founded in 1817 by Thomas Bond?
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110 What was the name of John Steinbeck's 1962 book which describes a road trip around the USA with his pet dog?
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111 St. Joachim and St. Anne are traditionally identified as the parents of which biblical figure?
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112 What was the name of the 2019 documentary about charges of abuse by Michael Jackson?
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113 What material is tanalised to protect it from decay?
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114 By what nickname is Manchester solicitor Nick Freeman popularly known?
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115 Which pink property on the UK Monopoly board is also the name of a lawn sport from which the modern game of croquet may have evolved?
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116 In which English city is the daily newspaper The Telegraph & Argus published?
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117 In Western Australia, what is the Fremantle Doctor?
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118 What name is given to a swimming pool whose positioning gives the impression that it merges into the surrounding landscape?
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119 Which member of the royal family was given the title Earl of Forfar in March 2019?
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120 Who is the current Welsh Rugby Union captain?
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Supplementaries:

1 In the world of rock and roll, how is Richard Penniman better known?
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2 Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are courtiers in which Shakespeare play?
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3 In which city are the headquarters of Greggs the Bakers? It's also where the first branch opened in 1951.
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4 Who is the current president of Liberia?
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5 What name is given to the large fault valley in Scotland extending from the Moray Firth in the north south–west to Loch Linnhe and including Loch Ness?
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6 What is Mons Meg, which can be seen in Edinburgh Castle?
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Tie Breaker:

Up to and including Wednesday 3rd April, how many goals have been scored in the Premier League since its inception in 1992?
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