Question: (CNN) -- It was a case of deja vu at Cheltenham on Wednesday as Ruby Walsh and Willie Mullins took the opening race for a second day in a row.

Favorite Faugheen proved too classy for rivals in the Novices' Hurdle, powering away from Ballyalton and Rathvinden to land another win for flamboyant American owner Rich Ricci.

"Gosh, that was magic wasn't it?" former banker Ricci told reporters. "He was just brilliant. He's been a very hard horse to keep right but Willie and Ruby have done a fantastic job with him."

Sprinter Sacre, one of the brightest stars of National Hunt racing, is sadly absent from this year's Festival as vets continue to ponder his irregular heartbeat, but the magnificent Selle Francais did have a representative in the winners' enclosure in the shape of jockey Nico de Boinville.

Sprinter Sacre's regular work rider got up on Whisper to deny AP McCoy on Get Me Out of Here in a photo finish in the day's main handicap.

Beating perennial Champion jockey McCoy added to the pleasure for amateur De Boinville, who said:"I was very, very worried when I could see him coming up to me, but it's such a great feeling when they jump and travel as well as my horse did. I didn't have a clue that I'd won -- you don't dream this sort of thing happens."

In the day's feature race, the Queen Mother Champion Chase, Sire de Grugy produced the fairytale ending that connections and neutrals were hoping for by running away with the title by six lengths from Somersby and Module. 1. What type of race is mentioned in the article?
2. Where was it helt?
3. On what day?
4. Who were the two horses that took the opening race?
5. Who is considered the brightest star of the National Hunt race?
6. Was he participating?
7. Why?
8. Who is Nico de Boinville?
9. Who did he defeat?
10. Who is the Queen Mother Champion? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. opening race
2. Cheltenham
3. Wednesday
4. Ruby Walsh and Willie Mullins
5. Sprinter Sacre
6. No
7. irregular heartbeat
8. jockey
9. McCoy
10. Sire de Grugy

Question: It takes a lot of skills and hard work to set a world record in pumpkin-carving . Steve Clarke, a sixth-grade teacher from Pennsylvania, is a famous carver . Clarke has set many world records for carving pumpkins quickly. When he competes, he must cut our two eyes, two eyebrows, a nose, a mouth, and two ears as fast as possible. But Clarke knows something else about pumpkin-carving. It's easier to get a record than to keep it. He took the t _ in 2000 when he carved a pumpkin face in 74.8 seconds. That time was 19 seconds faster than what Jerry had set. From then on, Clarke broke his own records five times. In 2006, he set his best time in Florida. His winning time was 24.03 seconds! The only problem is that someone finally beat that mark. On October 7, 2010, David set the new record with 20.1 seconds. Clarke was not able to break that record this year, but he has planned to break the record. After Halloween, he will go to local pumpkin farms to practise designs and new skills. Clarke is popular because of his super pumpkin-carving skills. In 1999, he carved more than 30 pumpkins at the Halloween party for then vice-president Al Gore. 1. What is Steve Clarke famous for?
2. What does he carve?
3. What is his job?
4. From where?
5. How many records has he set?
6. During competition, how many eyes must he cut?
7. Eyebrows?
8. Nose?
9. Mouth?
10. Ears?
11. Does he know anything else about carving?
12. Whats that?
13. When did he take the title?
14. How long did it take?
15. Was it 29 seconds faster than Jerry?
16. How much faster?
17. Did he break his own record?
18. How many times?
19. When did he set his best time?
20. Where?
21. What was the winning time?
22. Has anyone beat it? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. he is a famous carver
2. pumpkins
3. a sixth-grade teacher
4. Pennsylvania
5. many
6. two
7. two
8. one
9. one
10. two
11. yes
12. It's easier to get a record than to keep it.
13. in 2000
14. 74.8 seconds.
15. no
16. 19 seconds faster
17. yes
18. five
19. In 2006
20. in Florida
21. 24.03 seconds
22. yes

Question: CHAPTER XII. DINGAAN'S BET

As I advanced to the wagons accompanied by Kambula and his two companions, I saw that Marais, in a state of great excitement, was engaged in haranguing the two Prinsloo men and Meyer, while the Vrouw Prinsloo and Marie appeared to be attempting to calm him.

"They are unarmed," I heard him shout. "Let us seize the black devils and hold them as hostages."

Thereon, led by Marais, the three Boer men came towards us doubtfully, their guns in their hands.

"Be careful what you are doing," I called to them. "These are envoys," and they hung back a little while Marais went on with his haranguing.

The Zulus looked at them and at me, then Kambula said:

"Are you leading us into a trap, Son of George?"

"Not so," I answered; "but the Boers are afraid of you and think to take you prisoners."

"Tell them," said Kambula quietly, "that if they kill us or lay a hand on us, as no doubt they can do, very soon every one of them will be dead and their women with them."

I repeated this ultimatum energetically enough, but Marais shouted:

"The Englishman is betraying us to the Zulus! Do not trust him; seize them as I tell you."

What would have happened I am sure I do not know; but just then the Vrouw Prinsloo came up and caught her husband by the arm, exclaiming:

"You shall have no part in this fool's business. If Marais wishes to seize the Zulus, let him do so himself. Are you mad or drunk that you should think that Allan would wish to betray Marie to the Kaffirs, to say nothing of the rest of us?" and she began to wave an extremely dirty "vatdoek", or dishcloth, which she always carried about with her and used for every purpose, towards Kambula as a sign of peace. 1. Who accompanied him toward the wagons?
2. Who was Marais talking to?
3. What was Marie doing?
4. Was anyone else helping her?
5. who?
6. Who wasan envoy?
7. Who was concerned they were being lured into a trap?
8. Was it a trick?
9. who wanted to take them prosiner?
10. Who did Marais want to take prisoner?
11. Who did Marais assume was betraying them?
12. Who averted the fight?
13. How did she do that?
14. what did she say ot him?
15. What was she waving?
16. what is that?
17. was it clean?
18. why did she have it with her?
19. What did Kambula threaten would happen to the Boers if they attacked?
20. were the Zulus armed? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers:
1. Kambula and his two companions
2. two Prinsloo men and Meyer
3. attempting to calm him
4. yes
5. Vrouw Prinsloo
6. Kambula and his companions
7. Kambula
8. no
9. the boers
10. Kambula and his companions
11. the Englishman
12. Vrouw Prinsloo
13. caught her husband by the arm
14. He wouldn't take part in it
15. a vatdoek
16. dishcloth
17. no
18. she always carried it with her
19. soon they and their women would be dead
20. Tno