FT Weekend Quiz: Saudi Arabia emblem, Andrew Lloyd Webber and the Empire State Building

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1. Who was the first British chef to be awarded three Michelin stars?

2. Which kind of palm tree forms part of the national emblem of Saudi Arabia?

3. Which social event is described in the Gospel of John Ch2, vv1-10?

4. Which Andrew Lloyd Webber musical is based on a 2003 film?

5. Wall Street bond trader Sherman McCoy is the main character in which 1987 novel?

6. In which long-running BBC crime drama — still running now — was the original main character Sam Ryan replaced by Nikki Alexander in 2004?

7. What is Britain’s biggest species of beetle?

8. The searching of the cellars and the delivery of the parliamentary hostage are features of which British ceremonial event?

9. In which 1990s romcom do the main couple meet for the first time in the final scene — at the top of the Empire State Building?

10. Who traditionally brings on the drinks in a first-class cricket match?

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