Welcome back to ChronicleLive's Ultimate Geordie Heritage Quiz.
This is the third instalment.
You can finds part one and two here and here.
Read more: 57 Geordie words, phrases and sayings you'll only hear someone from Newcastle say
Once again, just for fun, we've put together 20 questions covering local history, sport, TV, pop music and more.
Some are harder than others. Each question has four possible answers. You'll find the correct answers are at the bottom.
Good luck.
1. What is the name of the lighthouse at Whitley Bay?
a. St Mary’s b. St Mark’s c. St Matthew’s d. St Michael’s
2. Comedian Bob Monkouse owned a Newcastle nightclub in the 1960s. What was it called?
a. Oxfords Galleries b. Club A GoGo c. Change Is d. La Dolce Vita.
3. How many storeys high was the “Dunston Rocket” flats?
a. 19 b. 29. c. 39. d. 49
4. Alan Shearer joined Newcastle United in 1996 from which club?
a. Southampton b. Manchester United c. Arsenal d. Blackburn Rovers.
5. The North East-based BBC TV drama, When The Boat Comes In, was set in which era?
a. Victorian b. post-World War I c. World War II d. 1960s
6. The series starred which actor?
a. Rodney Bewes b. Tim Healy c. Jimmy Nail d. James Bolam
7. Which monarch is said to have enjoyed regular games of golf during his imprisonment in Newcastle?
a. James I b. Charles I c. Charles II d. James II
8. The young Cheryl Tweedy found fame after appearing on what TV talent show?
a. X Factor b. Britain’s Got Talent c. Popstars: The Rivals d. Pop Idol
9. Where was lighthouse keeper’s daughter Grace Darling born?
a. Bamburgh b. Whitley Bay c. South Shields d. Alnmouth
10. AC/DC singer Brian Johnson was recruited from which North East group?
a. Geordie b. Dire Straits c. The Animals d. Lindisfarne
11. In the late-1970s, Tyne Tees produced a children’s TV series set around a newsagent’s shop. What was it called?
a. Hold The Front Page b. Read All About It c. The Paper Lads d. Headlines And Deadlines
12. In which year did the statue on top of Grey’s Monument lose its head in a lightning strike?
a. 1931 b. 1941 c. 1951 d. 1961
13. Which rock supergroup played their first ever UK concert at Newcastle Mayfair (albeit under a different name) in October, 1968?
a. The Who b. The Rolling Stones c. Pink Floyd d. Led Zeppelin?
14. Which writer famously criticised the North East in his 1934 book, English Journey?
a. J B Priestley b. George Orwell c. W. Somerset Maugham d. George Bernard Shaw
15. Which song did The Beatles reputedly write in a Newcastle hotel room?
a. Love Me Do b. She Loves You c. Paperback Writer d. We Can Work It Out
16. Who did Newcastle United play in the 1976 League Cup final?
a. Manchester City b. Manchester United c. Liverpool d. Arsenal
17. What was the structure that houses Gateshead's Baltic Centre For Contemporary Art formerly used for?
a. Coal mine b. Flour mill c. Ship repair yard d. Ball-bearing factory
18. Where was the singer Bryan Ferry born?
a. Jarrow b. South Shields c. Sunderland d. Washington
19. Which North East coastal location had an “artists’ colony” in the early 20th century?
a. Whitley Bay b. Almouth c. Cullercoats d. Amble
20. What was the name of the first bridge over the Tyne?
a. Pons Aelius b. Naughtius Maximus c. Via Corsa d. Hadrian’s Crossing
ANSWERS: 1. a, 2. c, 3. b, 4. d, 5. b, 6. d, 7. b, 8. c, 9. a, 10. a, 11. c 12. b, 13. d, 14. a, 15. b, 16. a, 17. b, 18. d, 19. c, 20. a
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