{"id":3858,"date":"2022-10-10T16:25:05","date_gmt":"2022-10-10T16:25:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/DailyQuizzes\/?p=3858"},"modified":"2022-10-10T16:25:05","modified_gmt":"2022-10-10T16:25:05","slug":"do-you-know-dorchester-in-dorset","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/DailyQuizzes\/do-you-know-dorchester-in-dorset\/travel\/england\/town-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Do you know Dorchester in Dorset?"},"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 Dorchester?<\/h3>\n<p>Did you know that the Tolpuddle martyrs stood trial in Dorchester in 1834? Didn&#8217;t know that? Why not take our fun trivia quiz on Dorchester to find out more about the history of the town? A small tip &#8211; reading our guide to Dorchester before taking the quiz, means you&#8217;ll probably do quite well.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\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=\"409330\" 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 - So you think you know Dorchester?\" src=\"https:\/\/www.riddle.com\/embed\/a\/409330?\"><\/p>\n<section>\n<h2>\n<h2>So you think you know Dorchester?<\/h2>\n<\/h2>\n<p>A fun trivia quiz on the Dorset town of Dorchester!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h2>Which ancient tribespeople occupied Maiden Castle during the Iron Age?<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>What was the name of the first century Roman town established at Dorchester?<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>What is the estimated population of Dorchester in 1500?<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>What caused the town&#8217;s population to take a temporary dip in the 1630&#8217;s?<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>What was the name of the Dorchester clergyman who assisted his parishioners to emigrate to America during the 1630s?<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>How many people were executed following the Bloody Assizes trials, presided over by Judge Jeffreys?<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>How does George Loveless feature in Dorchester&#8217;s history?<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>Dorchester is twinned with Bayeux in France, L\u00fcbbecke in Germany, and a town in which other country?<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>When was the Dorchester road bypass completed?<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>\n<h2>How long is the shortest road journey between central London and Dorchester?<\/h2>\n<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2>No worries! 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