Withington Pub Quiz League - ACQ - YourChoice - 26/11/18

Date of compilation	Title	Description	Links
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.	Format index


Choose your general knowledge question from the 15 subjects listed below by clicking the question number. Each answer contains the English version of a letter from the Greek alphabet - no letters are used more than once.
1.	19th century Manchester	2.	20th century British art	3.	Dog breeds	4.	Bob Dylan	5.	1990s film music
6.	Shakespeare	7.	Sports teams	8.	Hawaiian	9.	Public schools	10.	Lake District mountains
11.	London streets	12.	Carey Mulligan	13.	US Civil Rights movement	14.	Selfies	15.	1990s pop songs


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?
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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?
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Dog breeds

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

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”?

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1990s film music

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

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Shakespeare

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

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Sports teams

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

8.	Hawaiian
What name is derived from the Hawaiian word for a ‘cool breeze'?
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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?
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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?
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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?
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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)
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US Civil Rights movement

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

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Selfies

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

15.	1990s pop songs
Which group is performing this hit song? (click to play)
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