Withington Pub Quiz League - ACQ - YourChoice - 27/08/18

Date of compilation	Title	Description	Links
27/08/2018	Body	15 General Knowledge questions indexed by subject matter. Each answer contains the name of part of the body. 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 part of the body. The names of all 18 are used in the answers - none is used more than once.
1.	Chickens	2.	Snowdon	3.	Mystery voice	4.	ITV dramas	5.	Novelists
6.	North American folklore	7.	Oxbridge	8.	Only Fools and Horses	9.	Music dramas	10.	TV presenters
11.	German rivers	12.	1980s pop music	13.	Long distance routes	14.	Anglo-Saxon kingdoms	15.	US diplomats


1.	Chickens
Brought from China to Europe in the 1840s what breed of chicken is this?
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2.	Snowdonia
Meaning ‘red ridge’ in Welsh what is the local name for the ‘knife-edged’ arête in the Snowdonia National Park which is part of the Snowdon Horseshoe?
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3.	Mystery voice
Who is this being interviewed? (click to play)
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4.	ITV dramas
What was the title of the recent ITV period drama series that starred James Norton as a clergyman and co-starred Robson Green and Morven Christie?
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Novelists

Who is this 20th century English novelist widely credited with creating the historical romance genre?

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North American folklore

What is the popular name in N. American folklore for the sasquatch, an upright-walking, ape-like being?

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Oxbridge

With Michael Palin and David Cameron among its alumni which Oxbridge college is this?

8.	Only Fools and Horses
According to a viewers’ poll Del Boy falling through the open bar flap was the funniest moment in the series. What did the second funniest moment involve?
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9.	Music dramas
What is the full title (in English) of the cycle of 4 German-language epic music dramas based on the Norse sagas and composed by Richard Wagner?
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10.	TV presenters
How is TV presenter Si King better known?
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11.	German rivers
Which major German river flows through Stuttgart and Heidelberg before joining the Rhine at Mannheim?
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1980s pop music

Which band is performing this song from their 1980s album called Let Me Up (I've Had Enough)?

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13.	Long distance routes
What is the name of the long distance footpath in Scotland, that runs from Milngavie north of Glasgow to Fort William?
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14.	Anglo-Saxon kingdoms
In 654 the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of Deira and Bernicia were united to form which new kingdom – thought to have been given its name by the Venerable Bede?
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15.	US diplomats
Who served as US Ambassador to Ghana between 1974 and 1976, and to Czechoslovakia between 1989 and 1992?
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