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Thread #50607   Message #768066
Posted By: The Walrus
19-Aug-02 - 02:45 PM
Thread Name: BS: Soccer Quiz: mainly UK
Subject: RE: BS: Soccer Quiz: mainly UK
1, What one word is used to describe someone who is physically fit and strong ?
Athletic (Connection ie: Charlton Athletic)
2, What is the common (shortened) name of the pub in "Coronation Street" ?
Rovers (ie: Bristol Rovers)
3, What initials are often used to describe the type of electricity supply to domestic appliances in the UK ?
a.c. (ie: A.C. Milan?)
4, What term usually denotes a well populated place, having its own cathedral ?
City (Coventry City)
5, The flag of Yugoslavia comprises Blue, White & Red horizontal stripes, surmounted in its centre by ...what ? (as opposed to the US flag)
Red Star (there are a couple of teams called "Red Star...., I just can't think of any)
6, By what name was the Mexican revolutionary Doroteo Arango (1877-1923) better known ?
Panch Villa (Aston Villa)
7, What adjective describes the people of Scotland, Ireland. Wales, Cornwall & Brittany ?
Celtic (Glasgow Celtic)
8, An H.G.V. license shows the ability to drive lorries and trucks. What license permits the driving of buses & coaches (for hire or reward) ?
P.S.V [Public Service Vehicle] (PSV Eindhoven)
9, What name is given to the oldest section of the Girl Guide movement ?

10, What name is given to a knitted or woven material with a diamond shaped pattern ?
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11, What name is given to a device which converts mechanical energy into electrical energy ?
Dynamo (Moscow Dynamo)
12, From which 'palace' were the first BBC television broadcasts made ? Alexandra (Crewe Alexandra)
13, By what name was Sir Henry Percy (who died leading an army against Henry IV) commonly known ?
Harry Hostspur (Tottenham Hotspur)
14, Which end of a compass needle is normally painted red ?
North (Preston North End?)
15, What word means to align, or 'set' a map, or surveying instruments, with relation to the points of the compass; or to position a church so that its altar faces East ?
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16, Who was the longest reigning British monarch ?
Queen Victoria
17, What name is given to the 'strong ale' produced by 'Ruddles' from the old county of Rutland ?
"County" (Derby County?)
18, What cleaner was once advertised as 'The White Tornado' ?
Ajax (Dutch team, can't extend the name)
19, Which day of the week takes its name from the chief of the Norse gods ?
Wednesday (Sheffield Wednesday)
20, What name describes runners, or certain birds of prey ?
Harrier? (No team reference - sorry)

Nigel, why no reference for Acrington Stanley?

Walrus