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When does the engraving take place?
as soon as the final has finished, in order to be ready in time for the presentation ceremony.
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how long does the engraved have from start to finish?
the engraver has just five minutes to perform a task which would take twenty under normal conditions,
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Is the trophy decorated?
the trophy wears is decorated with ribbons in the colours of both finalists, with the loser's ribbons being removed at the end of the game.
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Where is he cup presentation made?
, the presentation is made at the Royal Box
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When did people start presenting the trophy after the game?
The tradition of presenting the trophy immediately after the game did not start until the 1882 final
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when was the first trophy presented?
the trophy was not presented to the winners, Wanderers, until a reception held four weeks later
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Where was the first trophy presented?
the Pall Mall Restaurant in London
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What happens to multiple cup winners?
the trophy was to be permanently presented to any club which won the competition three times,
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Did that ever happen?
inaugural winners Wanderers achieved this feat by the 1876 final
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How claims to have stolen the FA cup?
80 year old career criminal Henry (Harry) James Burge claimed to have committed the theft
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Did he act alone?
He claimed to have carried out the robbery with two other men
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How long go did this crime take place?
60 years
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What did Burge do with the cup?
the cup had been melted down to make counterfeit half-crown coins
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What did they do with those coins?
stolen silver was being used to forge coins which were then laundered through betting shops at a local racecourse
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Who was the long-serving president of the FA cup?
Lord Kinnaird
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What year did Lord Kinnard die?
Lord Kinnaird. Kinnaird died in 1923,
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Was the cup lost during that time?
his family kept it in their possession, out of view, until putting it up for auction in 2005
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Where did it sell?
Christie's auction house on 19 May 2005 for £420,000 (£478,400 including auction fees and taxes)
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Who won the bid?
David Gold
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is the Fa cup sponsered?
Since the start of the 1994–95 season, the FA Cup has been sponsored.
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How long does the sponsor remain?
Sponsorship deals run for four years
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Can they extend their deal?
one-year extensions may be agreed
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Who is the current sponsor?
Emirates airline is the sponsor from 2015 to 2018
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What is the competition called now?
The Emirates FA Cup
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Do people look forward to Cinderella matches?
where lower ranked teams beat higher placed opposition, known as "giant killings", is much anticipated by the public
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What do people think about giant killers?
is considered an integral part of the tradition and prestige of the competition
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Does giant killing happen often?
Almost every club in the League Pyramid has a fondly remembered giant-killing act in its history
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Does the media showcase giant killers?
. It is considered particularly newsworthy when a top Premier League team suffers an upset defeat, or where the giant-killer is a non-league club
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What is a giant killer?
unlikely victories in the earlier rounds of the competition, where lower ranked teams beat higher placed opposition
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When was the football league founded?
The Football League was founded in 1888
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Who is the only non league giant killer to win a cup?
Tottenham Hotspur is the only non-league "giant-killer" to win the Cup
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What year did they win the cup?
1901
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Who did they delete for the cup?
Sheffield United
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How many clubs where in the football league?
36 clubs in the Football League
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Who is the lowest rank to play in the third round proper?
Chasetown
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What level where they?
playing at Level 8 of English football
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How many teams competed that year?
731 teams entered that season
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What place did Chasetown come in?
final 64
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What FA cup season did this take place in?
2007–08 competition
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How many clubs have won the fa cup as part of a league cup double?
Seven clubs have won the FA Cup as part of a League and Cup double
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Who was the first clubs have won the fa cup as part of a league cup double?
Preston North End (1889)
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Who was the latest clubs have won the fa cup as part of a league cup double?
Chelsea (2010)
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Has any club won both in a same season?
Arsenal became the first side to win both the FA Cup and the League Cup in the same season
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Has the final been played by a two clubs outside of the top divisions?
The final has never been contested by two teams from outside the top division
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Has the final been won by a club outside of the top divisions?
there have only been eight winners who weren't in the top flight
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Who was the first outside club to win?
Notts County
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What year did that take place?
1894
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How many second tier have made the finals?
only 24 finalists have come from outside English football's top tier
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Who used to brodcast the matches on the radio?
the BBC
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What was the first Fa cup radio broadcast?
The first FA Cup Final on Radio was in 1926
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What clubs competed in the match?
Bolton Wanderers and Manchester City
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Wa the game broadcast in both cities?
this was only broadcast in Manchester
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So when was the firs national broadcast?
the first national final on BBC Radio was between Arsenal and Cardiff in 1927
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Who had FA cup coverage from 1988-1997?
From 1988 to 1997, the BBC and Sky Sports had coverage of the FA Cup
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How are the games broadcast now?
, FA Cup matches are shown live by ITV across England and Wales, with UTV broadcasting to Northern Ireland
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Does anyone refuse to show them?
STV refusing to show them
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Has a woman ever broadcast a match?
Rebecca Lowe became the first woman to host the FA Cup Final in the UK.
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What year did rebecca host the match?
for the 2010–11 to 2012–13 season
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Who took over the package from Sentana?
ESPN took over the package Setanta
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Who show the 2011 final?
The 2011 final was also shown live on Sky 3D in addition to ESPN
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Does ESPN still hold the contract?
Following the sale of ESPN's UK and Ireland channels to BT, ESPN's rights package transferred to BT Sport
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What year did this take place?
the 2013–14 season
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Who took over after ESPN?
BT Sport
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In which US state is New Haven located?
Connecticut
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New Haven Harbor is located on the northern shore of what waterway?
Long Island Sound
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In what county is New Haven located?
New Haven County
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What is the population of New Haven according to the 2010 United States Census?
129,779
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New Haven County makes up the outer limits of what major metropolitan area?
New York metropolitan area
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What is the population of New Haven City in 2010?
129,779
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What is Connecticut's biggest city?
Bridgeport
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In what county is New Haven located in?
New Haven County,
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The population of the Greater New Haven in 2010?
862,477
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What is the metropolitan next to New Haven County, Connecticut?
New York
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In what year did the Puritans survey New Haven Harbor?
1637
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From what colony did the original 500 Puritan settlers originate?
Massachusetts Bay Colony
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Who was the religious leader of the original Puritan settlers?
Reverend John Davenport
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In what year did the original 500 Puritan settlers arrive in the New Haven harbor area?
1638
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From what native tribe did the original Puritan settlers purchase land in exchange for the offer of providing protection?
Quinnipiacs
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What year begin the founding of New Haven Harbor?
1638
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Where did the settlers came from?
Massachusetts Bay Colony
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What was the name of the Native Americans that sold them the land?
Quinnipiacs,
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In comparison to Massachusetts what where settlers hoping to establish in New Haven Harbor?
better theological community
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Who was the religious leader that lead the pilgrims to New Haven Harbor?
Reverend John Davenport
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What type of government did the Puritan settlers establish?
theocratic government
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By what year did the Puritan settlers rename the area from Quinnipac to Newhaven?
1640
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In what year was the northern area of New Haven renamed Hamden?
1678
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What colony was located to the north of New Haven Colony, centered around the area known as Hartford?
Connecticut Colony
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What did New Haven Colony not permit that principally distinguished it from Connecticut Colony?
other churches to be established
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In 1678 what was the new name of the Northern part of New Haven?
Hamden
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New Haven Colony was separated from the Connecticut Colony which was located where?
Hartford
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What made New Haven different from the other colonies in Connecticut?
an intolerant theocracy
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Where was the headquarters of the New Haven Colony located?
Quinnipiac
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Who was the influential New Haven general that hoped to avoid conflict with the British Parliament as the American Revolution loomed closer?
General David Wooster
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What date is still commemorated by Powder House Day in New Haven?
23 April 1775
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What was the name of the Second Company in New Haven that was the first to enter the inaugural struggle with the British?
Governor's Foot Guard
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Under whose leadership did the Governor's Foot Guard break into the powder house to arm themselves?
Captain Benedict Arnold
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Toward what area did the New Haven militia march for three days following the powder house incident?
Cambridge, Massachusetts
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Power House Day is celebrated on what day in New Haven?
23 April
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What is the name of infamous historical person who played an important role on Power House Day?
Benedict Arnold
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Where was George Washington planning to go after staying in New Haven?
Cambridge
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