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17/01/2010

In a League of their own

30 multiple choice questions inspired by the name of an English Football League club - though none of the questions are about football.

Format index
 

Choose your question from the 30 English football league club names listed below by clicking the adjacent question number (note that none of the questions are actually about football).  Each question has 4 possible answers.  Click the one you think is right.  The answer will turn red if it's wrong and green if it's right. 

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1.

Aston Villa

The Roman villa of Fishbourne is situated near which English Cathedral City?

A

Exeter

B

Chichester

C

Rochester

D

Winchester
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2.

Doncaster Rovers

Which of the following notable horse flat races is NOT held at Doncaster racecourse?

A

Racing Post Trophy

B

St Leger

C

Lincoln Handicap

D

2,000 Guineas
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3.

Plymouth Argyle

Argyll and Bute is one of the 32 Unitary Council areas in Scotland.  Where is its administrative headquarters?

A

Bowmore

B

Cambeltown

C

Lochgilphead

D

Inveraray
          Select another question
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.

Accrington Stanley

Henry M Stanley, the journalist, who famously met Dr Livingstone, shared his middle name with a Scottish Football league club.  What was it?

A

Motherwell

B

Montrose

C

Meadowbank

D

Morton
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5.

Rochdale

Which of the following well known faces was NOT born in Rochdale?

A

Liz Kershaw

B

Bill Oddie

C

Victoria Wood

D

Lisa Stansfield
          Select another question
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.

Sheffield Wednesday

What happened to Solomon Grundy on Wednesday?

A

Christened

B

Took ill

C

Grew worse

D

Married
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7.

Leyton Orient

From what does the word ‘orient’ meaning the East derive?

A

Latin for 'rising'

B

Greek for 'faraway'

C

Arabic for 'spice'

D

French for 'nothing'
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8.

Torquay United

Torquay was the real life location for the hotel on which Fawlty Towers was based.  When Fawlty Towers was shown on Spanish TV to what nationality was the character Manuel converted?

A

Catalonian

B

Mexican

C

German

D

Italian
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9.

Burnley

Alastair Campbell is a well known Burnley fan.  Immediately before becoming New Labour’s Director of Communications Campbell was political editor on which national newspaper?

A

Sun

B

Daily Mirror

C

The Guardian

D

Today
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10.

Blackburn Rovers

Tony Blackburn was the first DJ to broadcast on BBC Radio 1 in 1967.  What was the first record he played?

A

Itchycoo Park by The Small Faces

B

Massachusetts by The Bee Gees

C

Flowers in the Rain by The Move

D

Penny Lane by The Beatles
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11.

Wolverhampton Wanderers

The Wanderers is a famous cricket ground in which South African city?

A

Johannesburg

B

Durban

C

Cape Town

D

Pretoria
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12.

Preston North End

Which tube station lies at the southern end of London’s Northern line?

A

 Morden

B

 Collyer's Wood

C

 Brixton

D

 Cockfosters
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13.

Carlisle United

Which role did Robert Carlyle play in the film Trainspotting?

A

Sick boy

B

Mark Renton

C

Spud

D

Begbie
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14.

West Ham United

In the bible of whom was Ham the son?

A

Adam

B

Isaac

C

Noah

D

Abraham
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15.

West Bromwich Albion

West Bromwich Albion play at The Hawthorns.  Who wrote the screenplay for The Madness of King George for which Nigel Hawthorne was nominated for an Oscar?

A

Richard Curtis

B

Harold Pinter

C

Robert Bolt

D

Alan Bennett
          Select another question
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16.

Chesterfield

Chesterfield is famous for its church with a crooked spire but which cathedral city has the tallest spire in the world?

A

Salisbury, England

B

Ulm, Germany

C

Tallinn, Estonia

D

Vienna, Austria
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17.

Portsmouth

Charles Dickens was born in Portsmouth.  Which was Dickens first novel?

A

David Copperfield

B

Nicholas Nickleby

C

Pickwick Papers

D

Oliver Twist
          Select another question
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18.

Charlton Athletic

Amongst many other film roles Charlton Heston played Moses, and Major Matt Lewis, a key character in the Boxer Rebellion.  If you multiply the numbers appearing in the title of the 2 films concerned what do you get?

A

600

B

550

Ten Commandments & 55 Days in Peking

C

450

D

20
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19.

Leeds United

In which county is Leeds Castle?

A

Gloucestershire

B

Shropshire

C

Yorkshire

D

Kent
          Select another question
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20.

Nottingham Forest

Forest’s most successful manager was the late Brian Clough.  What does the word ‘clough’ mean?

A

A hillock

B

A small wood

C

A valley

D

A smack round the cheek
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21.

Coventry City

Three of these suburbs are in Birmingham but one is in Coventry.  Which is it?

A

Hollywood

B

Lozells

C

Perry Bar

D

Stivichall
          Select another question
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22.

Leicester City

Lester Pearson was the Prime Minister of which country during the 1960s?

A

Australia

B

New Zealand

C

Canada

D

Jamaica
          Select another question
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23.

M K Dons

Which of these well known people do NOT have the forename Don?

A

Don Bradman

B

Donald MacLean

C

David H Lawrence

D

Donald Rumsfeld
          Select another question
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24.

Newcastle United

Newcastle is the second most populous city in which of the Australian states?

A

Tasmania

B

Victoria

C

Queensland

D

New South Wales
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25.

Hull City

Rod Hull, the entertainer, died in an unusual way.  What was it?

A

Fell off his roof while fixing a TV aerial

B

Electrocuted by a power hose

C

An early and rare form of bird ‘flu

D

Rehearsing a stunt for a TV show
          Select another question
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26.

Queen's Park Rangers

How many reigning Queens of England have their been since 1066?

A

6

B

7

C

5

D

4
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27.

Tottenham Hotspur

Which Northumberland castle was the ancestral home of Harry Hotspur’s family, the Percys?

A

Bamburgh

B

Alnwick

C

Morpeth

D

Warkworth
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28.

Blackpool

Blackpool is often referred to as the ‘Gay Capital of the North’.  Which of the following nightspots is NOT a Blackpool gay bar or club?

A

Funny Girls

B

The Flying Handbag

C

Lucy's Two

D

Pinks
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29.

Fulham

Fulham play at Craven Cottage.  What is the chief town of the local government district of Craven?

A

Richmond

B

Wakefield

C

Skipton

D

Settle
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30.

Crystal Palace

To which other American singer is Crystal Gayle closely related?

A

Shania Twain

B

Dolly Parton

C

Tammy Wynette

D

Loretta Lynn
          Select another question