Q 01/05

Which sculptor modelled the 20-metre Angel of the North at Gateshead on his own body?

A) Antony Gormley

B) Anish Kapoor

C) Henry Moore

D) Rachel Whiteread

Answer · why

A) Antony Gormley

Antony Gormley's steel Angel of the North spreads its wings 54 metres, nearly three times its 20-metre height, and weighs 208 tonnes. It stands on the...

Q 02/05

Which nickname for people from Sunderland is the Wearside counterpart of 'Geordie' on Tyneside?

A) Smoggies

B) Monkey Hangers

C) Sand Dancers

D) Mackems

Answer · why

D) Mackems

Mackems, also written Makems or Mak'ems, are otherwise known as Wearsiders, and the label is worn with pride on the red-and-white side of the Tyne–Wea...

Q 03/05

Which North East town elected its football mascot, H'Angus the Monkey, as mayor in 2002?

A) Hartlepool

B) Darlington

C) Stockton-on-Tees

D) Bishop Auckland

Answer · why

A) Hartlepool

Hartlepool's new mayor Stuart Drummond had promised free bananas for schoolchildren, delivered them, and went on to win again in 2005 and 2009. The to...

Q 04/05

Which Olympic 10,000 m bronze medallist devised the Great North Run, the world's largest half marathon?

A) Steve Cram

B) Brendan Foster

C) Jonathan Edwards

D) David Bedford

Answer · why

B) Brendan Foster

Brendan Foster staged the first Great North Run in June 1981 with 12,000 runners on the course from Newcastle to South Shields. It has run every year ...

Q 05/05

Middlesbrough's parmo covers a breaded chicken cutlet with cheddar and which white sauce?

A) Hollandaise

B) Velouté

C) Alfredo

D) Béchamel

Answer · why

D) Béchamel

Béchamel replaced the tomato sauce of the dish's ancestor, the escalope Parmesan, itself descended from Italian melanzane alla parmigiana. Teessiders ...