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- 25/05/2020 at 10:51 AM #610460
  
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  Newquay Quiz
  
  </p> <section> <h2></h2> <h2><strong>Do you know Newquay?</strong></h2> </section> <section> <h2> <p>The ‘new quay’ from which Newquay takes its name was built in which century?</p> </h2> <h2></h2> </section> <section> <h3> <h2><strong></strong>The Newquay area is thought to have been first settled by who?</h2> </h3> </section> <section> <h3> <h2><strong></strong>Huer’s Hut was originally used as what?</h2> </h3> </section> <section> <h3> <p><strong></strong></p> <h2>Newquay opened one of the county’s first what?</h2> </h3> </section> <section> <h3> <h2>At the country’s first National Census in 1801, the population of Newquay was approximately how many?<strong></strong></h2> </h3> </section> <section> <h3> <h2><strong>For w</strong>hich Beatles film was Newquay one of the shooting locations?</h2> </h3> </section> <section> <h3> <h2><strong></strong>Which famous author was born in the town in 1911?</h2> </h3> </section> <section> <h3> <h2><strong></strong>How many beaches are there within close proximity of Newquay?</h2> </h3> </section> <section> <h3> <h2><strong></strong>What fish was Newquay famous for up until the end of the 19th century?</h2> </h3> </section> <section> <h3> <h2><strong></strong>Which of Newquay’s beaches is generally recognised as having the best surf waves in the UK?</h2> </h3> </section> <section> <h2></h2> </p> <p>No worries! Quite a difficult quiz.</p> </section> <section> <h3></h3> </p> <p>Good effort for a quite difficult quiz!</p> </section> <section> <h3></h3> </p> <p>Excellentum – obviously a scholar of all things Newquay!</p> </section> <p>
  
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  - 25/05/2020 at 10:53 AM #610461
    
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    I only got 4 out of ten :(
    
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- 25/05/2020 at 10:56 AM #610462
  
  Lewis Walker
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  St Ives Quiz
  
  </p> <section> <h2></h2> <h2><strong>Do you know St Ives?</strong></h2> </p> <p></p> <p>A fun quiz on St Ives</p> </section> <section> <h2></h2> <h2><strong></strong>The Irish Saint ‘la’ is attributed with the initial settlement of the St Ives area in which century?</h2> </section> <section> <h3> <h2><strong></strong>In 1597, two ships of the Spanish Armada took shelter from a storm just off St Ives. They were subsequently captured by which Royal Navy ship?</h2> </h3> </section> <section> <h3> <p><strong></strong>Tate St Ives is one of only four Tate Art Galleries in the UK. Two are in London, where is the other?</p> <h2></h2> </h3> </section> <section> <h3> <h2><strong></strong>Which London mainline railway station links the capital with St Ives?</h2> </h3> </section> <section> <h3> <h2><strong></strong>In 2007, what type of shark was reportedly spotted just off the coast of St Ives?</h2> </h3> </section> <section> <h3> <p><strong></strong></p> <h2> In which year did St Ives first get a lifeboat?</h2> </h3> </section> <section> <h3> <h2>In 2020, three beaches in the St Ives area were awarded the coveted ‘Blue Flag’ status. Which of the following wasn’t a Blue Flag beach in 2020?</h2> </h3> </section> <section> <h3> <h2><strong></strong>The St Ives Literature Festival is an annual week-long event, held in which month?</h2> </h3> </section> <section> <h3> <h2>According to tradition, how many people should lead the procession at the town’s Knill Ceremony?<strong></strong></h2> </h3> </section> <section> <h3> <h2><strong></strong>The town’s Knill’s Steeple was intended as a mausoleum but where did ex-mayor John Knill end up being buried? </h2> </h3> </section> <section> <h2></h2> </section> <section> <h3></h3> </p> <p>Good score for a difficult quiz!</p> </section> <section> <h3></h3> </p> <p>Excellentum – obviously an aficionado on St Ives! </p> </section> <p>
  
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- 31/05/2020 at 12:54 PM #668347
  
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  Whitley bay quiz
  
  </p> <section> <h2> <p>So you think you know Whitley Bay?</p> </h2> </section> <section> <h2> <p></p> <p>The origins of the name Whitley can be traced back to when?  </p> </h2> </section> <section> <h3> <p> Before 1902, Whitley Bay was most commonly known by which name?</p> <p></p> </h3> </section> <section> <h3> <p>What was the name of coalmine that opened in the town in 1817?</p> </h3> </section> <section> <h3> <p>Whitely Bay became a borough in which year? </p> </h3> </section> <section> <h3> <p>The population of Whitley Bay at the last UK census in 2011 was how many?</p> </h3> </section> <section> <h3> <p>Who was the showman largely responsible for bringing the ‘Spanish City’ to Whitley Bay?</p> </h3> </section> <section> <h3> <p>What is the capacity of Whitley Bay F.C.’s ground Hillshead Park?</p> </h3> </section> <section> <h3> <p> What’s the name of Whitley Bay’s Ice Hockey Team? </p> </h3> </section> <section> <h3> <p>How many steps are there to the top of St Mary’s Lighthouse?</p> </h3> </section> <section> <h3> <p> The railway came to Whitley Bay in which year? </p> </h3> </section> <section> <h2> <p>Average!</p> </h2> <p>No worries – that’s average!</p> </section> <section> <h3> <p>Very Good!</p> </h3> <p>You obviously know your stuff on Whitley!</p> </section> <section> <h3> <p>Excellent!</p> </h3> <p>Obviously a real authority on all things Whitley Bay!</p> </section> <p>
  
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- 31/05/2020 at 12:56 PM #668348
  
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  Chester-le-street quiz
  
  </p> <section> <h2> <p>So you think you know Chester-le-Street?</p> </h2> </section> <section> <h2> <p>What was the population at the last UK census in 2011?</p> </h2> </section> <section> <h3> <p>What’s the name of the Roman road that ran through the centre of Chester-le-Street?</p> </h3> </section> <section> <h3> <p>What year did the railway come to the town?</p> </h3> </section> <section> <h3> <p>The first motorised bus service in the north-east ran from Chester-le-Street to where?</p> </h3> </section> <section> <h3> <p>What year did the Riverside Cricket Ground open?</p> </h3> </section> <section> <h3> <p>What was the name of the first Bishop Prince of Durham who was murder by dissidents from Chester-le-Street?</p> </h3> </section> <section> <h3> <p>What year was St Cuthbert’s body moved from Chester-le-Street to Durham</p> </h3> </section> <section> <h3> <p>What was the name of the world renowned engineering manufacture’s that operated from Chester-le-Street between 1793 and 1878?</p> </h3> </section> <section> <h3> <p>Anker House at the St Mary and St Cuthbert Parish Church was once home to 6 Anchorites. What were the Anchorites?</p> </h3> </section> <section> <h3> <p>How many arches does the Chester Burn Railway Viaduct have?</p> </h3> </section> <section> <h2> <p>Average!</p> </h2> <p>No worries – that’s average for this quiz!</p> </section> <section> <h3> <p>Very good!</p> </h3> <p>You obviously know your stuff on the ‘Street’!</p> </section> <section> <h3> <p>Excellent!</p> </h3> <p>Obviously Mastermind material!</p> </section> <p>
  
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- 31/05/2020 at 1:10 PM #668357
  
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  Dalston in Cumbria Quiz
  
  </p> <section> <h2></h2> <h2><strong>So you think you know Dalston (Cumbria)?</strong></h2> </section> <section> <h2></h2> <h2><strong></strong>In total, the Bishops’ of Carlisle were resident at Rose Castle for how many years?</h2> </section> <section> <h3> <h2><strong></strong>What originally, were the Dalston Black Reds? </h2> </h3> </section> <section> <h3> <h2><strong></strong>Which 16th century monarch once stayed at Dalston Hall?</h2> </h3> </section> <section> <h3> <h2><strong></strong>How many Listed Buildings are there in the Parish?</h2> </h3> </section> <section> <h3></h3> </p> <p>In which year did Caldew Secondary School open?</p> </section> <section> <h3> <h2><strong></strong>Opening in 1853, how much did the National School charge per pupil from local working-class families?</h2> </h3> </section> <section> <h3> <h2><strong></strong>Dalston’s Nestles factory buys approximately how much milk per year from local farmers?</h2> </h3> </section> <section> <h3></h3> </p> <p>Dalston railway station opened in 1844, but on which line was it?</p> </section> <section> <h3> <h2><strong></strong>At the last UK Census in 2011, the population of Dalston Parish was how many?</h2> </h3> </section> <section> <h3> <p><strong>Opening in 1899, w</strong>ho were the biggest contributors towards the cost of constructing the original<span class="ql-cursor"></span> ‘White Bridge’?</p> </h3> </section> <section> <h2></h2> </p> <p>No worries – that’s just about average for this quiz!</p> </section> <section> <h3></h3> </p> <p>Very good – but more a pinky grey than a Black Red!</p> </section> <section> <h3></h3> </p> <p>Excellent – obviously a true Black Red!</p> </section> <p>
  
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