A fun quiz on Durham! Want to test your knowledge on Durham? Why not take our fun quiz on the city. If you want to learn more about the city, you can click here to read our quick guide to Durham tps://www.fiveminutesspare.com/travel/durham-in-five-minutes/ So you think you know Durham? At the 2011 UK Census, what was the…
How much do you know about Chester-le-Street? Take our quiz about Chester-le-street You can also read our Chester-le-Street guide So you think you know Chester-le-Street? What was the population at the last UK census in 2011? What’s the name of the Roman road that ran through the centre of Chester-le-Street? What year did the…
Birds! How much do you know? A multi-choice educational quiz on common British bird facts for 7 to 11 years old! Which of these is not a real bird? Birds! How much do you know? A multi-choice educational quiz on common British bird facts for 7 to 11 years old! Which of these is…
So you think you know Middlesbrough? Which 19th century entrepreneur was mostly responsible for the planning of the new town of Middlesbrough? At the turn of the 19th century the population of Middlesbrough was estimated to be how many? World famous explorer Captain James Cook, was born in what suburb of Middlesbrough? In 1853, which…
So you think you know North Shields? The name ‘Shields’ forming part of the town’s name is derived from the Anglo-Saxon word for what? At the 2011 UK Census, North Shields had a population of how many? The original settlement of North Shields was first developed by whom? Which commodity was being produced around North…
So you think you know South Shields? At the 2011 UK Census, what was the population of South Shields? The name ‘Shields’ forming part of the town’s name is derived from the Anglo-Saxon word for what? Which King placed a royal trading embargo on the port of North Shields in 1290? The last shipbuilder in…
Do you know your birds? A multi-choice quiz asking if you can identify the UK bird in the photo? What’s the bird in the above photo? What’s the bird in the above photo? What’s the bird in the above photo? What’s the bird in the above photo? What’s the bird in the above photo?…
So you think you know Darlington? In Norman times, Darlington was known by what name? Which is the oldest surviving building in Darlington? Which renowned 18th century author, on a visiting Darlington, notably recorded there was ‘‘nothing remarkable but dirt’’? In 1896, Backhouse’s Bank of Darlington, merger with other banks, eventually led to the creation…
So you think you know Hartlepool? Who is thought to have first used and recorded the name Hartlepool? The 19th Century Heugh and Lighthouse Batteries were built as defences against potential attacks from which country’s navy? Redheugh War Memorial gardens commemorate what specific event? Hartlepool is twinned which town in Malta? In what year where…
So you think you know Gateshead? Who is the first known person to make a written reference to Gateshead? The earliest written records of coalmining being carried out in Gateshead date back to which year? Who established the first Iron & Steelworks in Gateshead in 1748? In 1883, in competition with Thomas Edison in the USA,…
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