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dumb britain Mastermind, BBC2
Clive Myrie: According to legend, King Arthur’s knights were engaged in a search for which object, said to be the drinking vessel used by Jesus at the Last Supper?
Contestant:
Excalibur.


The Chase, ITV
Walsh: The 1460 Battle of Northampton took place in which series of wars?
Contestant:
The Second World War.
Walsh:
What animal features in Van Dyck’s Equestrian Portrait of Charles I?
Contestant:
A duck.


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