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26/11/2018

It's All Greek to Me

 15 General Knowledge questions indexed by subject matter.  Each answer contains the English version of a letter from the Greek alphabet - no letters are used more than once.  Make your choice.

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1.

19th century Manchester

What did the Longsight-based magistrate, Reverend Charles W Ethelstone, allegedly do on August 16th 1819 in the middle of Manchester?

Read the riot act

(to the crowds prior to the Peterloo massacre – though most observers say nobody heard him)
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2.

20th century British art

               Between 1947 and 1974 spy and art historian, Anthony Blunt, was Director of which organisation, currently based at Somerset House in the Strand?

Courtauld Institute of Art
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3.

Dog breeds

Known in its land of origin as Tsang Apso, by what name is this dog breed known here?

Tibetan terrier
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4.

Bob Dylan

In Dylan’s song The Times They Are A-Changin’ which line precedes:

“Wherever you roam
And admit that the waters
Around you have grown"?

“Come gather ‘round people”
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5.

1990s film music

From which 1993 film does this song come?  (the recording has been edited to omit the title - click to play)

Philadelphia

(Streets of Philadelphia by Bruce Springsteen)
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6.

Shakespeare

From which 1967 film of a Shakespeare play is this taken?

The Taming of the Shrew

(directed by Franco Zefferelli and starring Richard Burton & Elizabeth Taylor)
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7.

Sports teams

What is the full name of the team that has this logo?

Kansas City Chiefs
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8.

Hawaiian

What name is derived from the Hawaiian word for a ‘cool breeze’?

Keanu
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9.

Public schools

       Which school, one of the 7 public schools defined in the 1868 Public Schools Act, is based at Godalming in Surrey

Charterhouse
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10.

Lake District mountains

At the end of the ridge which includes Esk Pike, Bow Fell and Crinkle Crags which mountain sits between the Great and Little Langdale valleys?

Pike o’Blisco
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11.

London streets

Which street in the City of London links St Paul’s Cathedral to the Bank of England and has a name that means ‘market place’ in old English?

Cheapside
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12.

Carey Mulligan

Which singer is married to actress Carey Mulligan?  He can be heard on the accompanying track. 

(click to play)

Marcus Mumford

(Mumford and Son singing Sigh No More)
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13.

US Civil Rights movement

Who is this activist who succeeded Martin Luther King as leader of the US civil rights movement?

Ralph Abernathy
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14.

Selfies

In this 2015 selfie who accompanied Sergio Agüero and David Cameron?

Xi Jinping

(the Chinese premier)
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15.

1990s pop songs

Which group is performing this hit song?  (click to play)

Metallica

(Until It Sleeps)
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