{"id":2140,"date":"2020-12-08T18:43:48","date_gmt":"2020-12-08T18:43:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/DailyQuizzes\/?p=2140"},"modified":"2021-04-23T19:14:09","modified_gmt":"2021-04-23T19:14:09","slug":"do-you-know-longtown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/DailyQuizzes\/do-you-know-longtown\/travel\/england\/town-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Do you know Longtown?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">How much do you know about Longtown?<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">How much do you know about the small but historic border town of Longtown? Test your knowledge on one of England&#8217;s most northerly towns by taking the Longtown town quiz? And, if you would like to learn more about the relatively remote north Cumbria town of Longtown, why not click on the following link to read our guide: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/travel\/longtown-cumbria-the-five-minute-spare-guide\/\">http:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/travel\/longtown-cumbria-the-five-minute-spare-guide\/<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Take the Longtown Quiz!<\/h3>\n<div class=\"riddle_target\" style=\"margin: 0 auto; max-width: 100%; width: 640px;\" data-rid-id=\"285381\" data-fg=\"#FF00FF\" data-bg=\"rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3)\" data-auto-scroll=\"true\" data-auto-scroll-offset=\"5\"><script src=\"https:\/\/www.riddle.com\/files\/js\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<iframe style=\"width: 100%; height: 300px; border: 1px solid #cfcfcf;\" title=\"Quiz - How well do you know Longtown?\" src=\"https:\/\/www.riddle.com\/a\/285381?\"><\/p>\n<section>\n<h2>\n<h2><strong>How well do you know Longtown?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/h2>\n<p>How well do you know Longtown? Here&#8217;s a fun quiz on the historic North Cumbrian rural town of Longtown.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h2>\n<h2><strong>What was the name of the momentous battle that took place near Longtown between the Scots and the Border Revievers in 1542?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>\n<h2><strong>What was the name given to the small enclave near Longtown, that was occupied by the 16th century Border Revievers?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>\n<h2><strong>The main occupation in Longtown at the beginning of the 19th century was what?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>\n<h2><strong>Between 2011 and 2018, records show that the population of Longtown did what?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>\n<h2><strong>Longtown&#8217;s railway station once stood near which existing landmark?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>\n<h2><strong>When did Longtown railway station close to passengers?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>\n<h2><strong>Who wrote the famed romantic poem &#8216;Lochivar&#8217;, to which Netherby Hall provides the backdrop?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>\n<h2><strong>What was the name of the bride-to-be rescued by &#8216;Lochivar&#8217; in the famed poem?\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>\n<h2><strong>Why did Longtown hit the national news in 2001?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>\n<h2><strong>The State Management Scheme introduced to North Cumbria in 1916 to curb excess drinking and help the war effort, ended in which year?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p class=\"link-riddle\" style=\"width: 640px; margin: 0px auto; padding-top: 10px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.riddle.com\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Quiz Maker<\/a> &#8211; powered by Riddle<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve enjoyed this quiz, why not try more of the awesome\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/DailyQuizzes\/\">quizzes<\/a> at Five Minutes Spare. 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