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Newcastle - Party city and more!

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Introduction:
"Newcastle upon Tyne was once known only for coal, shipbuilding and heavy engineering. Now thousands of tourists visit the city each year, attracted by its lively nightlife, great shops, brilliant football team and, of course, its friendly people."


1. What name is given to people who were born in Newcastle?
    Mackems
    Geordies
    Cockneys
    Magpies


2. What is the name of Newcastle United Football Club's home stadium?
    Riverside Stadium
    St James' Park
    Stadium of Light
    Brough Park


3. What is the name of the main indoor shopping mall in Newcastle city centre?
    Northumberland Street
    Metro Centre
    Eldon Square Shopping Centre
    The Galleries


4. How many bridges span the River Tyne linking Newcastle to Gateshead to the south?
    Seven
    Six
    Three
    Four


5. Newcastle's protestant Cathedral Church is named after which saint?
    St John
    St Ann
    St Patrick
    St Nicholas


6. Newcastle has an official "Sister City" relationship with which USA city?
    Washington
    Chicago
    New York
    Atlanta


7. What is the name of the railway system that partly runs beneath the streets of Newcastle?
    Tube
    Tynerider
    Underground
    Metro


8. Which of the following Metro Stations is also Newcastle's main line railway station?
    Monument
    St James
    Haymarket
    Central Station


9. To whom is the 135 feet high monument, which stands in the heart of the city centre, dedicated?
    Earl Grey
    Lord Nelson
    Queen Victoria
    Duke of Wellington


10. Into which body of water does the River Tyne flow?
    North Sea
    Atlantic Ocean
    English Channel
    Irish Sea


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