Final 12 questions from Sunderland pub The Dun Cow's 125th anniversary quiz

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.

We have already given you two sets of 12 questions. Here are 12 more for you to try. Answers are below. NO CHEATING.

1. Which is the most expensive property on a Sunderland Monopoly board?

2. Who was the famous father of Edward III?

3. Which was the first club to play Sunderland in an FA Cup final?

4. US President Ulysses Grant was present for the laying of the foundation stone for which building on 24th September 1877?

5. Born in Chicago in 1955, what is Robert Prevost better known as?

6. The Vanishing of Will Byers is the opening of which US drama series, first shown in 2016?

7. In 1901 Wilhelm Röntgen from Germany won the first Nobel Prize for Physics. What had he discovered?

8. Which of the following happened to The Dun Cow in 1978: it was visited by Prime Minister James Callaghan, it caught fire, hand written letters by Lewis Carroll were found on the third floor or it was given listed building status?

9. In which island did Queen Victoria die in 1901?

10. The father of which eight-times Oscar nominated actor, (1932-2013) was a Sunderland shipyard worker?

11. Which Sunderland station is the southernmost on the Tyne & Wear Metro system?

12. The mother of which of the following was Sarah Junner, a hatmaker from Monkwearmouth? A. Field Marshall Montgomery B. Alan Turing C. David Lloyd George D. Lawrence of Arabia

Answers

1. The Stadium of Light 2. Edward II 3. Aston Villa (in 1913) 4. Sunderland Museum 5. Pope Leo XIV 6. Stranger Things 7. X-rays 8. It was given listed building status 9. The Isle of Wight 10. Peter O’Toole 11. University 12. D. Lawrence of Arabia