{"id":1401,"date":"2020-04-22T10:33:52","date_gmt":"2020-04-22T10:33:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/DailyQuizzes\/?p=1401"},"modified":"2022-10-01T10:17:22","modified_gmt":"2022-10-01T10:17:22","slug":"so-you-think-you-know-alston","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/DailyQuizzes\/so-you-think-you-know-alston\/travel\/england\/town-city\/","title":{"rendered":"So you think you know Alston?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">How much do you know about Alston?<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">How much do you know about Alston? You can test your knowledge of one of England&#8217;s most remote market towns by taking the quiz, here. However, if you want to learn more about the historic former mining town of Cumbria, why not <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/travel\/alston-in-five-minutes\/\">visit our guide to Alston<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"riddle_target\" style=\"margin: 0 auto; max-width: 100%; width: 640px;\" data-rid-id=\"242246\" data-fg=\"#1486cd\" data-bg=\"#ffffff\" data-auto-scroll=\"false\" data-auto-scroll-offset=\"5\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"riddle_target\" style=\"margin: 0 auto; max-width: 100%; width: 640px;\" data-rid-id=\"242246\" data-fg=\"#1486cd\" data-bg=\"#ffffff\" data-auto-scroll=\"false\" data-auto-scroll-offset=\"5\"><script src=\"https:\/\/www.riddle.com\/embed\/files\/js\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<iframe style=\"width: 100%; height: 300px; border: 1px solid #cfcfcf;\" title=\"Quiz - So you think you know Alston?\" src=\"https:\/\/www.riddle.com\/embed\/a\/242246?\"><\/p>\n<section>\n<h2>\n<h2><strong>So you think you know Alston?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/h2>\n<p>A quiz on the Cumbrian town of Alston!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h2>\n<h2><strong><\/strong>What was the Roman name of the site now named Whitley Castle?<\/h2>\n<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>\n<h2><strong><\/strong>During the 12th &amp; 13th centuries, Alston as part of the \u2018Liberty of Tynedale\u2019, was under which scenario?<\/h2>\n<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3><strong><\/strong>In 1852, a branch railway line between Alston and where else was opened?<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>\n<h2><strong><\/strong>In 1831, the population of Alston Moor Parish reached a peak of how many?<\/h2>\n<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>\n<h2><strong><\/strong>Which famed 18th-century Civil Engineer designed St Augustine&#8217;s church that opened in 1769 ?<\/h2>\n<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>\n<h2><strong><\/strong>What would be the best way to explore Smeaton\u2019s Folly?<\/h2>\n<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>\n<h2><strong><\/strong>Which other place vies with Alston for the title of \u2018highest market town in England\u2019?<\/h2>\n<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3><sub><\/sub><\/p>\n<h2><strong><\/strong>Which of these has never been mined in the Alston area?<\/h2>\n<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>\n<h2><strong>In 2020, how many pupils attended Samual King&#8217;s secondary school?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>\n<h2><strong>What links Alston with Slaggyford?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<p>No worries &#8211; quite a difficult quiz!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p>Good score for quite a diffcult quiz!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p>Obviously mastermind material and a real Alston aficiado!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How much do you know about Alston? 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