Multiple Choice City Quiz - Newcastle

Can you answer these multiple choice questions about the city of Newcastle and its environs?
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1. What the locals are commonly known as
Jocks
Geordies
Scousers
Brummies
2. River which runs through the city
Avon
Thames
Tyne
Trent
3. Newcastle United’s (and English Premier League’s) all-time top goal scorer
Bobby Charlton
Alan Shearer
Wayne Rooney
Paul Gascoigne
4. Alongside coal mining, the industry most associated with the city in the 19th and early 20th Centuries
Steel
Banking
Textiles
Shipbuilding
5. Remains of part of this ancient structure can be found within the city
Fosse Way
Offa’s Dyke
Antonine Wall
Hadrian’s Wall
6. Civil engineer who designed and built the pioneering steam locomotive “Rocket” in 1829
Robert Stephenson
Isambard Kingdom Brunel
Gottlieb Daimler
Hiram Maxim
7. This 20 metre high sculpture by Antony Gormley overlooks the main road into the city
Queen Victoria Memorial
Angel of the North
Christ the Redeemer
Nelson’s Column
8. Which of these musicians was NOT born within 10 miles of the city?
Bryan Ferry
Sting
Sheryl Cole (Tweedy)
Noel Gallagher
9. This Prime Minister of the UK, who gave his name to a blend of tea, is commemorated by a statue atop a 40 metre column in the city centre
William Pitt
Earl Grey
Duke of Wellington
Robert Peel
10. This 21 km road race is the world’s largest annual half marathon
Jesmond Jog
Northumberland Half Marathon
Great North Run
Gateshead Race
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