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25/09/2017 |
A Question in Every Port |
15 General Knowledge questions indexed by subject matter. Each answer includes a word that may precede or succeed the word ‘port’ to form a place name. Make your choice. |
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Signalling |
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What do each of these signals represent?
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The letter ‘O’ (in semaphore and Morse code) Porto |
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South Africans |
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Who, on 20 August 1994, when hit on the head by one of a bunch of South Africans, uttered the words “You guys are history” and then took his own devastating revenge on nine of them? |
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Devon Malcolm (by taking 9-57 against South Africa in a Test match at The Oval) Devonport |
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Harry Potter |
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What is the name of the actor who played the part of Lucius Malfoy in the Harry Potter films. His father was the TV documentary maker responsible for the series The World at War? |
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Jason Isaacs (son of Jeremy Isaacs) Port Isaac |
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1960s pop music |
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Mary Wells (My Guy) Maryport |
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Quotes |
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When James Whistler said to Oscar Wilde: “You will, Oscar, you will.” what remark of Wilde’s was he replying to? |
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“I wish I had said that.” Port Said |
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Birds |
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What type of bird is this?
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Goshawk (known in Scotland as a ‘gos’) Gosport |
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Screenwriters |
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Which screenwriter wrote what was, in 2007, voted the best one-liner in film history: “Infamy, infamy, they’ve all got it in for me!”? |
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Talbot Rothwell (for Kenneth Williams to speak in Carry on Cleo) Port Talbot |
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International bodies |
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What is controlled by the international organisation known as the WBF? |
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(Contract) Bridge (World Bridge Federation) Bridgeport |
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European football |
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Which team won the 2008 UEFA Cup Final beating Rangers 2-0 at The City of Manchester Stadium (as it was then called)? |
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Zenit Saint Petersburg Saint Peter Port |
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Songwriters |
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Stock, Aitken and Waterman (Kylie Minogue singing I Should Be So Lucky) Stockport |
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Connections |
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What phrase connects the Queen of Sheba (as referenced in the bible) and Dumfries in Scotland? |
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Queen of the South (alternative name for the Queen of Sheba and the name of Dumfries’ Scottish League Football Club) Southport |
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English monarchy |
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Who was the mother of the two ‘Princes in the Tower’ who were reputedly put to death by Richard III? |
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Elizabeth Woodville (wife of King Edward IV) Port Elizabeth |
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Local buildings |
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What is the name of this Grade II listed building situated on Quay Street in Manchester?
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Sunlight House Port Sunlight |
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Fashion |
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In 1852, who became box maker and packer to the Empress of France thus launching a fashion design business dynasty? |
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Louis Vuitton Port Louis |
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Iconic British products |
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In 1947 Maurice Wilks used an army surplus jeep on his Welsh farm. This inspired him to create the design for which iconic long-lasting British product? |
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Land Rover Portland |
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