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Albert Mathieu Favier proposed this project to Napoleon I and suggested using enormous chimneys for it. A Puck cartoon depicts a lion-riding Garnet Wolseley fleeing from the result (-5[1])of this project. Edward Watkin and Alexandre Lavalley’s proposal for this project was nixed by the British military (-5[1])over concerns that it would aid foreign invasions. The completion of this project influenced the location of a refugee (15[1]-5[1])camp known as (*) “The Jungle” that was cleared in 2016. Henry Marc Brunel invented the gravity corer while proving the feasibility of this project, showing that the Strait of Dover was made of chalk. For 10 points, what project, when completed in 1994, connected Kent to (10[1])the Pas-de-Calais? ■END■ (10[3])

ANSWER: digging a tunnel under the English Channel [accept digging the Chunnel or digging the Channel Tunnel; prompt on digging a tunnel by asking “where?”; prompt on connecting Great Britain to Europe by asking “how?”]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Owen RileyToyota Tundra Turbos — Twisting Truths - Tackling Trivia - Taming TitansASU->Stanford->ASU pipeline27-5
Mitchell HackettThe cult of SGAshe limp on my waltz till i feel pathetique45-5
Joel MilesPaddington in Peru (2024)In the Mood for Buzz6415
Andrew ZengMadmen and SpecialistsOld and Young64-5
Tegan Kapadiabingy academySocial credit go vroom11010
Skand ParvatikarASU->Stanford->ASU pipelineToyota Tundra Turbos — Twisting Truths - Tackling Trivia - Taming Titans11310
Mike CheyneOld and YoungMadmen and Specialists11310
Khang Leshe limp on my waltz till i feel pathetiqueThe cult of SGA11310

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