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- 25/05/2020 at 10:36 AM #610457
  
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  This is for posting quizzes about Towns, Cities and Geography.
  
  Five Minutes Spare has some excellent town guides if you need some inspiration for creating your own go to town guides
  
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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
  
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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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