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dumb britain The Chase, ITV
Bradley Walsh: What was the name of the Mitford sisters' only brother?
Contestant:
Emily.

Walsh: Which American civil rights leader was jailed in Alabama in 1963?
Contestant:
Al Capone.


Tipping Point, ITV
Ben Shephard: In May 2021 Christie's auctioned "Waterloo Bridge, effet de brouillard", by the French impressionist painter Claude... who?
Contestant:
Van Damme.


Brain of Britain, Radio 4
Russell Davies: What may be the best-known of all the songs in the musical Les Miserables, "I Dreamed a Dream", is sung by which character?
Contestant:
Courgette.


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