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dumb britain Tipping Point, ITV
Ben Shephard: Canterbury Bight is a body of water located off the east coast of which antipodean country?
Contestant: Egypt.


The Finish Line, BBC1
Roman Kemp: Seville is the capital of what Spanish region?
Contestant: Italy.

Kemp: The flag of Uzbekistan contains 12 what?
Contestant: Monkeys.


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