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Pub quiz question 2484 by pjh2

Pub quiz question 2486 by pjh2

Question: Q: What was built at the Forth Street Works in Newcastle, and won the Rainhill Trials in 1929?
Answer: A: Stephenson's Rocket
Categories: Local History (5) Newcastle, UK (5) General Knowledge (6) History (6)
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Pub quiz question 2479 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who was the first person to both invent, and patent (in the UK,) the light bulb?
Answer: A: Sir Joseph Wilson Swan
Notes: *: Edison was only the first to patent a copy of Swan's design in the US
Categories: Local History (4) Gateshead, UK (4) History (5) Science (6)
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Pub quiz question 2480 by pjh2

Question: Q: The Cathedral Church in Newcastle is dedicated to St. Nicholas, but to whom is the Cathedral Chruch in Durham dedicated to?
Answer: A: (3)The Cathedral Church of Christ, Blessed Mary the Virgin, and St. Cuthbert
Categories: Durham, UK (7) Local History (6)
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Pub quiz question 2483 by pjh2

Question: Q: The Sage on the south bank of the Tyne in Gateshead was designed by which architect?
Answer: A: Norman Foster - Baron Foster of Thames Bank
Categories: Gateshead, UK (4) Local History (5)
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Pub quiz question 2487 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who financed, and originally owned, the Metrocentre in Gateshead when it opened in October 1986?
Answer: A: The Church of England Commissioners
Notes: *: It was designed by Sir John Hall
Categories: Religion (3) Local History (5) Gateshead, UK (5) Newcastle, UK (5)
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Pub quiz question 2482 by pjh2

Question: Q: To whom is Penshaw Monument dedicated to?
Answer: A: John George Lambton, (the First Earl of Durham, and First Governor of the Province of Canada)
Categories: Washington, UK (6) Sunderland, UK (6) Durham, UK (6) Local History (6)
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Pub quiz question 2488 by pjh2

Question: Q: After it opened in 1849, the first road and rail bridge in the world, the High Level Bridge connecting Gateshead and Newcastle over the Tyne, was plagued by late night illegal gambling. What sport was taking place?
Answer: A: Greyhound racing.
Notes: *: The lower road deck is perfectly straight, and exactly a quarter mile long, making an ideal dog track
Categories: Local History (4) Newcastle, UK (4) Gateshead, UK (4) Sports (8) Leisure (8)
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Pub quiz question 2485 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is the name of the first private residence in the world to be lit by hydro-electricity?
Answer: A: Cragside
Categories: Northumberland, UK (4) Local History (5)
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Pub quiz question 2481 by pjh2