Duel

A duel is an arranged engagement in combat between two individuals, with matched weapons in accordance with agreed-upon rules.

Duels in this form were chiefly practiced in early modern Europe, with precedents in the medieval code of chivalry, and continued into the modern period (19th to early 20th centuries) especially among military officers.

During the 17th and 18th centuries (and earlier), duels were mostly fought with swords (the rapier, later the smallsword), but beginning in the late 18th century in England, duels were more commonly fought using pistols; fencing and pistol duels continued to co-exist throughout the 19th century.

The duel was based on a code of honour. Duels were fought not so much to kill the opponent as to gain "satisfaction", that is, to restore one's honour by demonstrating a willingness to risk one's life for it, and as such the tradition of duelling was originally reserved for the male members of nobility; however, in the modern era it extended to those of the upper classes generally. On rare occasions, duels with pistols or swords were fought between women; these were sometimes known as petticoat duels.

Duel (Morganne Matis song)

"Duel" is a song by Morganne Matis and was her first official single.

It was released in March, 2004 not long after Morganne was voted out of the French TV talent show Star Academy (France) peaking the fifth position. Duel was successful both commercially and musically peaking No.23 on French official singles charts and remaining in the top 40 for 12 weeks. It also peaked No.20 in Belgium (Wallonia) and remained in charts for 4 weeks.

It was later added to the artist's full length album Une fille de l'ere which released in 2006.

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Duel (1971 film)

Duel is a 1971 television (and later full-length theatrical) thriller film directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Richard Matheson, based on Matheson's short story of the same name. It stars Dennis Weaver as a terrified motorist stalked on a remote and lonely road by the mostly unseen driver of a mysterious tanker truck.

Plot

David Mann is a middle-aged salesman driving on a business trip. On a two-lane highway in the California desert, he encounters a grimy tanker truck, traveling slower than the speed limit and expelling sooty diesel exhaust. Mann overtakes, but the truck roars past him and slows down again. Mann overtakes again; the truck blasts its horn and Mann leaves it in the distance.

After arriving at a gas station Mann phones his wife, who is upset with him after an argument the previous night. The gas station attendant refills Mann's car and mentions that it needs a new radiator hose, but Mann refuses the repair.

Back on the road, the truck, which had stopped next to Mann at the gas station catches up and blocks Mann’s path each time he attempts to pass. After antagonising Mann for some time, the unseen driver waves him past indicating it is safe to overtake, but when Mann attempts to pass he almost strikes an oncoming vehicle. Realising the truck driver was trying to trick him into a fatal collision, Mann passes the truck again, using an unpaved turnout next to the highway.

Duel (UK game show)

Duel was an ITV game show based on a format by Francophone production company French TV, hosted by Nick Hancock, broadcast on Saturday evenings. It ran from 19 January 2008 to 5 April 2008.

Format

Each 'Duel' consisted of two contestants, who each began the game with 10 poker chips, which in turn each have the same monetary value. They were asked multiple-choice general knowledge questions without time limits, each with four possible answers, one of which was correct. The contestants were asked to cover the answer they believed to be correct with their chip; if they were unsure, they were permitted to cover up to four answers with their chips, to ensure that they had a chip on the right answer when revealed. Once satisfied they had done so, each contestant was asked to confirm their answer by pressing the 'Lock Down' button, at which point the further placement or removal of chips was halted. Contestants retained chips placed on correct answers. Each chip placed on a wrong answer was collected by the house and added £1,000 to the rolling jackpot, which began at a base £100,000.

Duel (artist)

Johnny "Duel" Williams (born in Melbourne, Australia in 1969) is a wildstyle graffiti artist and break dancer.

Starting out painting trains and walls in Melbourne in the 1980s, Duel was one of Australia's earliest accomplished graffiti artists.

He is featured in the 1994 Australian documentary on graffiti and youth culture, Sprayed Conflict by producer/director Robert Moller which appeared at a number of Australian film festivals.

Duel is the younger brother of Australian author, Donna Williams.

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