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1. From 1886 to 1905, Bangor was officially the only city in Wales.
2. Bangor takes its name from a Welsh word meaning what?
3. What is the height above sea level of the dubiously named Bangor Mountain which, from November to March, casts a shadow over the city's High Street?
4. Which of the following singers was born in Bangor?
5. Which of the following ends at Bangor?
6. Bangor City Football Club's finest moment was in 1962 when they beat which Italian side?
7. After the 1801 Act of Union joined Great Britain and Ireland, Bangor grew as an important stop on the journey from London to Dublin. Which engineer's Menai Suspension Bridge, completed in 1826, cut the journey time between those cities by nine hours?
8. In 1967, the Beatles first met spiritual leader Maharishi Yogi and learnt that their manager Brian Epstein had died while they were at Bangor University. Then and up until 1995, how was this university officially known?
9. In the 1790s, Port Penrhyn was built just east of Bangor to transport produce from Penrhyn Quarry, which still claims to be the world's largest quarry of what?
10. In 1980, British folk band Fiddler's Dram had a UK top three hit with "Day Trip to Bangor (Didn't We Have a Lovely Time)". It was inspired by a trip to which Welsh resort whose name didn't fit the tune so well?
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