{"id":2444,"date":"2021-03-21T09:49:30","date_gmt":"2021-03-21T09:49:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/DailyQuizzes\/?p=2444"},"modified":"2021-04-22T18:22:00","modified_gmt":"2021-04-22T18:22:00","slug":"the-barnard-castle-quiz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/DailyQuizzes\/the-barnard-castle-quiz\/travel\/england\/town-city\/","title":{"rendered":"The Barnard Castle Quiz"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What do you know of the de facto capital of Teesdale, Barnard Castle? Here&#8217;s a fun multi-choice quiz on the town&#8217;s long and turbulent history. There&#8217;s a brief explanation provided with each answer so there&#8217;s even a chance you might learn something about the town. So, is there any good reason not to take the &#8216;Barney&#8217; quiz?<\/p>\n<h3>Take the Barnard Castle quiz!<\/h3>\n<div class=\"riddle_target\" style=\"margin: 0 auto; max-width: 100%; width: 640px;\" data-rid-id=\"304420\" 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 - The Barnard Castle Quiz!\" src=\"https:\/\/www.riddle.com\/a\/304420?\"><\/p>\n<section>\n<h2>The Barnard Castle Quiz!<\/h2>\n<p>A trivia quiz on some of the facts and history of Barnard Castle.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h2>Around which year was the building of Barnard Castle completed?<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>In 1292, John de Balliol, the then owner and occupier of Barnard Castle, was appointed to what position by Edward I?<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>&#8216;Barney Castle&#8217; is a locally used phrase to mean &#8220;a pathetic excuse&#8221; but which century does its meaning date from?<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>At the beginning of the 18th century, which new product started manufacture in Barnard Castle?<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>Which year did Barnard train station end passenger services?<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>Which famous landscape artist painted a work entitled, &#8221;Barnard Castle&#8221;?<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>What 200 year old plus custom ended in Barnard Castle in 1927?<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>When Barnard Castle fell into disrepair during the 17th century, much of the stone was robbed to restore which nearby historic building?<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>Why was a 8pm curfew placed on the town of Barnard Castle in 1569?<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>Which famous wordsmith wrote the poem entitled &#8221;Barnard Castle&#8221;?<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<p>No worries! That&#8217;s average for this quiz!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p>Very good! You obviously know your Barnard Castle history.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p>Excellent! There&#8217;s few know &#8216;Barney&#8217; better than you.<\/p>\n<\/section>\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\">Quiz Maker<\/a> &#8211; powered by Riddle<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve enjoyed taking our town quiz on Barnard Castle why not look-up more of the fun general knowledge <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/DailyQuizzes\/\">quizzes<\/a> at Five Minutes Spare. And, while your looking around why not sign up and join the Five Minute Spare <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/registration2\">growing community<\/a>? It&#8217;s free to join and is likely to come with some decent rewards in the near future!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Header photo credit: Elizabeth O&#8217;Sullivan<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What do you know of the de facto capital of Teesdale, Barnard Castle? Here&#8217;s a fun multi-choice quiz on the town&#8217;s long and turbulent history. There&#8217;s a brief explanation provided with each answer so there&#8217;s even a chance you might learn something about the town. 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