Withington Pub Quiz League - ACQ - YourChoice - 25/09/17

Date of compilation	Title	Description	Links
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.	Format index


Choose your general knowledge question from the 15 subjects listed below by clicking the question number. Each answer includes a word that may precede or succeed the word ‘port’ to form a place name.
1.	Signalling	2.	South Africans	3.	Harry Potter	4.	1960s pop music	5.	Quotes
6.	Birds	7.	Screenwriters	8.	International bodies	9.	European football	10.	Songwriters
11.	Connections	12.	English monarchy	13.	Local buildings	14.	Fashion	15.	Iconic British products


1.	Signalling
What do each of these signals represent?
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2.	South Africans
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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3.	Harry Potter
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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4.	1960s pop music
Who had a hit with this Smokey Robinson song? (click to play)
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5.	Quotes
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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Birds

What type of bird is this?

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Screenwriters

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!”?

8.	International bodies
What is controlled by the international organisation known as the WBF?
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9.	European football
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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10.	Songwriters
Who wrote the song you can hear? (click to play)
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11.	Connections
What phrase connects the Queen of Sheba (as referenced in the bible) and Dumfries in Scotland?
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12.	English monarchy
Who was the mother of the two ‘Princes in the Tower’ who were reputedly put to death by Richard III?
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Local buildings

What is the name of this Grade II listed building situated on Quay Street in Manchester?

14.	Fashion
In 1852, who became box maker and packer to the Empress of France thus launching a fashion design business dynasty?
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15.	Iconic British products
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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