Withington Pub Quiz League - ACQ - YourChoice - 26/02/18

Date of compilation	Title	Description	Links
26/02/2018	In for a Penny	15 General Knowledge questions indexed by subject matter. Each answer contains the name of a present-day currency. Make your choice.	Format index


Choose your general knowledge question from the 15 subjects listed below by clicking the question number. Each answer contains the name of a present-day currency.
1.	Transport systems	2.	Newcastle United	3.	World Heritage sites	4.	1980s pop music	5.	French language
6.	Oscar-winning films	7.	Artistic movements	8.	Classical music	9.	England football teams	10.	French departments
11.	Famous houses	12.	Religious liturgy	13.	Actresses	14.	Operas	15.	Breweries


1.	Transport systems
From 1984 to 1995 Birmingham Airport and the nearby station were linked by what type of novel transport system – the first commercial version in the world?
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2.	Newcastle United
In July 2013 Newcastle United player and practising Muslim, Papiss Cissé, refused to wear the club kit because of which sponsor’s name shown on it?
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World Heritage sites

What is this Spanish UNESCO World Heritage site and royal palace called?

4.	1980s pop music
From which 1980s album is this Paul McCartney/Michael Jackson hit song taken? (click to play)
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5.	French language
What is the English translation of the French ‘point-virgule’?
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6.	Oscar-winning films
Which Clint Eastwood-directed film won the Oscar for Best Picture in 2004?
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Artistic movements

This painting from the Tate is one of the best examples of which artistic movement?

8.	Classical music
From which collection of works is this music taken? (click to play)
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9.	England football teams
Paul Ince was the first black player to captain England – who was the second?
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10.	French departments
What is the main city of the largest (by area) of all 101 French departments?
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Famous houses

This fine Sussex mansion called Batemans was whose home?

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12.	Religious liturgy
In a Roman Catholic mass the variable element of the liturgy is called the ‘Proper of the Mass’. What is the unchanging part called?
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13.	Actresses
Which actress played Tina McIntyre in Coronation Street and, more recently, Corporal Georgie Lane in Our Girl?
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14.	Operas
From which opera is this aria taken? (click to play)
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15.	Breweries
Which brewery was founded in 1664 by Geronimus Hatt in the Free Imperial City of Straßburg (today Strasbourg in France)?
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