Sunday's Darlo quiz
By Ray Simpson
To while the weekend away, here's another quiz set by our Quizmaster, Steve Rees. It was originally...
To while the weekend away, here's another quiz set by our Quizmaster, Steve Rees. It was originally published in the programme for the Newton Aycliffe game on September 12th 2012.
Answers Monday evening.
FIRST HALF - FOOTBALL/GENERAL SPORT
- Which former Quaker defender was an assistant manager in the Premier League in season 2012-13?
- From which club did Newcastle Utd sign Papisse Cissé?
- Which England midfielder was a League Champion with Everton, Rangers and Marseille between 1984 and 1996?
- Which of the 92 Premier and Football League clubs scored the first goal of the 2012/13 season?
- Which Premier League club was formerly known as Dial Square?
- Which US city hosts these sporting teams - baseball = Braves; basketball = Hawks; American football = Falcons?
- At which racecourse is the Scottish Grand National held each year?
- In which sport might you high five a ‘setter’ following a successful ‘smash’?
- In which sport did Alberto Tomba win gold at the 1992 Winter Olympics?
- Which was the first US city to host the Summer Olympic Games?
HALF-TIME (NORTHERN LEAGUE) TEASERS
- Which Football League club did Bedlington Terriers defeat in the first round of the FA Cup in 1998?
- Which former Middlesbrough player was manager of Norton & Stockton Ancients is season 2012-13, and is now manager of West Auckland?
SECOND HALF – GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
- Who was Sherlock Holmes’ principal arch enemy?
- Which now-defunct soap opera featured the characters Doris Luke and Amy Turtle?
- Which former state of the Soviet Union has its capital in Tbilisi?
- Of which US state is Phoenix the capital city?
- Marco Polo is the airport which serves which Italian city?
- Which famous singer/songwriter penned the song ‘Red Red Wine’?
- Made famous by a Beatles’ hit in 1967, what actually was ‘Strawberry Fields’ in Liverpool?
- On which two TV programmes has Judith Keppel appeared? (with lucrative results)
- Which fruit is used to make the liqueur Cointreau?
- Near which Welsh seaside resort would you find Great Orme’s Head?
