12 questions to try from Sunderland pub The Dun Cow's 125th anniversary quiz night
Fancy yourself as a quiz whiz? Try this lot.
As part of the 125th birthday celebrations for Sunderland’s famous Dun Cow on High Street West, the pub held a successful one-off quiz.
Topics for the questions were a mix of: Sunderland, the year 1901 (when the pub first opened), the Dun Cow itself, Sunderland AFC and general knowledge.
Here are 12 of them for you to try. Another 12 will appear on Saturday.
1. When Helen Shapiro topped the bill at the Sunderland Empire Theatre in 1963, who provided the support act?
2. What was the first name of Rasputin (1869-1916) Russian mystic and advisor to Tsar Nicholas II?
3. What is Benjamin Ferdinand Simpson’s contribution to the Dun Cow?
4. Which band were Annie Lennox and Sunderland’s Dave Stewart in before Eurythmics?
5. Which US President was assassinated in 1901?
6. Five years either way, in which year was the Sunderland Echo first printed?
7. One year either way, in which year was the Northern Spire Bridge opened?
8. Which England cricketer was born in Sunderland in 1949? His father worked for the Echo.
9. Which literary figure was born at Brandling Street in Roker where there is now a blue plaque?
10. The mother of which US outlaw lived in Dundas Street in Roker before emigrating?
11. Which film producer was born in Chicago on December 5, 1901?
12. Who is Sunderland AFC’s record appearance maker, playing in 627 first team games?
Answers
1. The Beatles (also the comedian Dave Allen) 2. Grigori (or Gregory/Gregor – points deducted for ‘Ra-Ra’) 3. He was its architect 4. The Tourists 5. William McKinley 6. 1873 7. 2018 8. Bob Willis 9. James Herriott 10. Butch Cassidy 11. Walt Disney 12. Jimmy Montgomery