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1. Kevin Keegan returned to Newcastle as MANAGER in 1992 and immediately delivered what in 1993?

   • Promotion as First Division champions
   • A UEFA Cup place
   • The League Cup
   • The FA Cup
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   Answer: Promotion as First Division champions

   He rescued the club from relegation trouble, then stormed to the second-tier title to bring top-flight football back to St James' Park.

2. On his Champions League debut night in 1997, which Newcastle striker scored a stunning hat-trick to beat Barcelona 3-2 at St James' Park?

   • Les Ferdinand
   • Alan Shearer
   • Temuri Ketsbaia
   • Faustino Asprilla
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   Answer: Faustino Asprilla

   The mercurial Colombian opened with a chipped penalty over Vitor Baia, then added two headers — a European fairytale that still gives Geordies goosebumps.

3. Bruno Guimaraes, a midfield talisman signed for a club-record fee in January 2022, arrived from which club?

   • Marseille
   • Porto
   • Athletico Paranaense
   • Lyon
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   Answer: Lyon

   The Brazilian moved from the French side where he had established himself, becoming a cornerstone of Newcastle's post-takeover rebuild.

4. Which defender capped a 5-0 demolition of Manchester United in October 1996 with an audacious chip over Peter Schmeichel?

   • Warren Barton
   • Steve Howey
   • Philippe Albert
   • Darren Peacock
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   Answer: Philippe Albert

   The Belgian centre-back's lob from 20 yards prompted Martin Tyler's cry of "ABSOLUTELY GLORIOUS!" — one of St James' Park's greatest nights.

5. In January 2011 Newcastle sold striker Andy Carroll to Liverpool for what was then a British-record fee. How much?

   • £15 million
   • £50 million
   • £22 million
   • £35 million
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   Answer: £35 million

   The deadline-day sale of the homegrown forward set a record for a British player and helped fund further recruitment on Tyneside.

6. In their 2023-24 Champions League group stage, Newcastle produced a stunning 4-1 home win over which side?

   • Borussia Dortmund
   • Paris Saint-Germain
   • AC Milan
   • Barcelona
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   Answer: Paris Saint-Germain

   A raucous St James' Park roared them to victory over the French champions on a famous European night on their return to the competition.

7. Striker Malcolm Macdonald, a 1970s Newcastle cult hero, earned which nickname?

   • The Mighty Mac
   • Supermac
   • Magic Mal
   • Supersub
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   Answer: Supermac

   He announced himself with a hat-trick on his home debut against Liverpool, and once scored all five of England's goals in a single international.

8. Which striker scored a spectacular long-range winner at Stamford Bridge in May 2012, one of two goals that day against Chelsea?

   • Demba Ba
   • Shola Ameobi
   • Papiss Cisse
   • Loic Remy
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   Answer: Papiss Cisse

   His outrageous swerving strike from a tight angle capped a 2-0 win during a prolific debut half-season on Tyneside.

9. Newcastle are nicknamed 'The Magpies' after their black-and-white stripes, first adopted regularly in which decade?

   • 1930s
   • 1910s
   • 1870s
   • 1890s
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   Answer: 1890s

   The senior side took the reserves' colours in 1894 — deliberately neutral, since they belonged to neither of the two clubs (East End and West End) that had merged to form United.

10. Chilean-born forward George Robledo scored the winning goal in which Newcastle FA Cup final triumph?

    • 1951
    • 1932
    • 1952
    • 1955
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    Answer: 1952

    His late header beat Arsenal at Wembley, making him one of the first South Americans to make a major mark in the English game.

11. How many times have Newcastle United won the FA Cup?

    • 4
    • 6
    • 3
    • 8
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    Answer: 6

    Their triumphs came in 1910, 1924, 1932, 1951, 1952 and 1955, making them one of the competition's most successful clubs historically.

12. How did Kevin Keegan dramatically leave the pitch after his FINAL appearance for Newcastle in 1984?

    • Paraded on a fire engine
    • Carried off by fans
    • Rode off on a horse
    • Departed by helicopter
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    Answer: Departed by helicopter

    After a friendly against Liverpool, still in his kit, he lifted off from the centre circle in front of an emotional St James' Park crowd — pure theatre to the very end.

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