{"id":3665,"date":"2022-07-27T21:12:57","date_gmt":"2022-07-27T21:12:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/DailyQuizzes\/?p=3665"},"modified":"2022-07-27T21:12:57","modified_gmt":"2022-07-27T21:12:57","slug":"how-well-do-you-know-camborne","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/DailyQuizzes\/how-well-do-you-know-camborne\/travel\/england\/town-city\/","title":{"rendered":"How Well Do You Know Camborne?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-rid-id=\"396971\" data-fg=\"#FF00FF\" data-bg=\"rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3)\" data-auto-scroll=\"true\" data-auto-scroll-offset=\"5\">\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">How much do you know about the Cornish town of Camborne?<\/h3>\n<p>Did you know the town was once at the centre of Cornwall&#8217;s tin mining industry? Why not test your knowledge by taking our quiz on Camborne? Not too sure? Why not read our guide to Camborne before taking the quiz!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"riddle_target\" style=\"margin: 0 auto; max-width: 100%; width: 640px;\" data-rid-id=\"396971\" 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\/embed\/files\/js\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<iframe style=\"width: 100%; height: 300px; border: 1px solid #cfcfcf;\" title=\"Quiz - How Well Do You Know Camborne?\" src=\"https:\/\/www.riddle.com\/embed\/a\/396971?\"><\/p>\n<section>\n<h2>\n<h2><strong>How Well Do You Know Camborne?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h2>The name Camborne is derived from the Cornish language for what?<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>What archeological feature was unearthed at\u00a0\u00a0Magor Farm, Illogan near Camborne?<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>In the mid-18th century, the Camborne area produced how much of the world copper?<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>What was the name of Richard Trevithick&#8217;s prototype road locomotive?<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>\u00a0The decline of local mining in the early 1870s began with the discovery of large tin deposits in which country?<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>What was the name of Camborne&#8217;s earliest working tin mine?<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>For a brief time during WW2, local engineering company Holman Bros. produced which famous gun?<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>Camborne&#8217;s famed son Richard Trevithick died in 1833, of what condition?<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>The last working tin mine in Cornwall &#8216;South Crofty&#8217;, closed in what year?<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>The nickname of Camborne Rugby Football Club is what?<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<p>No worries! It&#8217;s a difficult quiz!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p>Great effort! I&#8217;m guessing you&#8217;re a local historian.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p>Excellent! You are obviously a Mera-geek through and through.<\/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>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Header image credit: chrisdorney\/Shutterstock.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How much do you know about the Cornish town of Camborne? Did you know the town was once at the centre of Cornwall&#8217;s tin mining industry? Why not test your knowledge by taking our quiz on Camborne? Not too sure? Why not read our guide to Camborne before taking the quiz! 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