{"id":3796,"date":"2022-08-25T18:10:42","date_gmt":"2022-08-25T18:10:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/DailyQuizzes\/?p=3796"},"modified":"2022-10-06T14:13:21","modified_gmt":"2022-10-06T14:13:21","slug":"do-you-know-swanage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/DailyQuizzes\/do-you-know-swanage\/travel\/england\/town-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Do You Know The Dorset Town Of Swanage?"},"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 Dorset town of Swanage?<\/h3>\n<p>Did you know Swanage Pier was blown up during WW2 to stop it from being used during a possible enemy invasion?<\/p>\n<p>Why not test your knowledge of the town by taking our fun trivia quiz on Swanage? A small tip &#8211; if read our guide to Swanage before taking the quiz, you&#8217;ll probably do quite well.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"riddle_target\" style=\"margin: 0 auto; max-width: 100%; width: 640px;\" data-rid-id=\"400870\" data-fg=\"#FF00FF\" data-bg=\"rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3)\" data-auto-scroll=\"true\" data-auto-scroll-offset=\"5\">\n<div class=\"riddle_target\" style=\"margin: 0 auto; max-width: 100%; width: 640px;\" data-rid-id=\"401597\" 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 - Do you know Swanage?\" src=\"https:\/\/www.riddle.com\/embed\/a\/401597?\"><\/p>\n<section>\n<h2>\n<h2><strong>Do you know Swanage?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/h2>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a fun quiz on the Dorset town of Swanage? How much do you know?<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h2>Which Saxon King is reported to have scored a great navel victory against the Vikings just off the coast of Swanage?<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>When was the parish of Swanage established?<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>Swanage is twinned with how many European towns?<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>Which famed 1970s sitcom character is reportedly from Swanage?<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>What type of school set up in Swanage in 1958 was the first of its kind in the UK?<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>\n<h2>What valuable stone has been quarried near Swanage since Roman times?<\/h2>\n<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>\n<h2>What nickname did Swanage achieve in Victorian times?<\/h2>\n<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>Which famed Modernist British artist was once resident in Swanage?<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>When did Swanage Pier re-open to the public?<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>\n<h2>The South West Coast Path that passes through Swanage is how long?<\/h2>\n<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<p>No worries! It&#8217;s probably just one of those &#8216;black swan&#8217; days.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p>Good effort! Your obviously not one for swanning around!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p>Excellent! Take a swan dive!<\/p>\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\">Quiz Maker<\/a> &#8211; powered by Riddle<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-rid-id=\"400870\" data-fg=\"#FF00FF\" data-bg=\"rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3)\" data-auto-scroll=\"true\" data-auto-scroll-offset=\"5\"><\/div>\n<p>Header image credit: Pin Photography\/Shutterstock.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How much do you know about the Dorset town of Swanage? Did you know Swanage Pier was blown up during WW2 to stop it from being used during a possible enemy invasion? 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