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Ferndown in Brief
Ferndown is a town and civil parish in Dorset in the southwest of England. It lies immediately 6 miles (10 km) north of Bournemouth. Up until 1972, Ferndown parish was known as Hampreston, […]

Jurassic Park is a 1993 American science fiction action film directed by the much-acclaimed Steven Spielberg. How much can you remember about the fantastic breakthrough film that was Jurassic Park? Why not take […]

‘Jaws’, released in the 1970s, was the first of what is now termed ”a summer blockbuster”. The neo-Hitchcock thriller, directed by Steven Stephen Speilberg, starred Roy Schneider as troubled police chief Martin […]

Which film was set during World War II in the city of Casablanca? That’s a fairly easy question, since the answer, as most people know, is, of course, ”Casablanca”. Since its release in the 1940s, it has become […]

Christchurch in Brief
Christchurch is an ancient town and civil parish in Dorset on the south coast of England. It’s nestled between Bournemouth to the west and the eastern edge of the New Forest. The town was […]

The ‘Carry On’ Films
The ‘Carry On’ films were a series of British comedy movies made between 1958 and 1992. There were a total of 31 films in the franchise which were all scripted to meet the unique ‘Carry On’ […]

Consider yourself a big England fan? What do you know of the history of the England football team? Here’s the Eng-er-land Footie Quiz to help you find out!
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Here’s a quiz with a difference! It’s all about place names and country names but it’s not a geography quiz. It’s a multi-choice general knowledge quiz that’s themed around place names and county names. So, you […]

Chickerell in Brief
Chickerell is a small town and civil parish in Dorset, southwest England. The town is located about 2 miles northwest of Weymouth, 9 miles south west of Dorchester, and about half a mile […]

A motorcycle is more usually referred to as a “motorbike” and sometimes as just a “bike”.  It can most simply be described as a two-wheeled motorised vehicle. Like the greater majority of inventions, the […]

Bridport in Brief
Bridport is a small market town in Dorset, south-west England. It’s located just 1.5 miles inland from the English Channel coast at West Bay. The town also lies near the confluence of the R […]

Did you know ‘John’ is derived from the old Hebrew biblical name of Yohanan, which means ‘graced by god’. Yohanan was then translated to Greek as Ioannes, later in Latin as Johannes, which then became John in […]

The fax machine, cassette player, DVD, Walkman, and calculator are a few examples of technology that has come and gone in the 20th-century. However, there’s one early 19th-century invention that’s very much s […]

Are you a fan of 1950s to 80s music?  A big fan of animals? Here’s a quiz that combines the two. It’s all about 1950s to 80s well known songs that have an animal name in the title. From the multi-choice […]

Blandford in Brief
Blandford Forum is a small historic market town in Dorset in the southwest of England. While it’s sometimes known as Chipping Blandford, it is most commonly known as just Blandford. It’s s […]

Are you a fan of 1950s to 80s music? How are you on songs that have boys’ names in the title? If that’s grabbed your interest, then here’s the perfect quiz. It’s a multi-choice quiz where all the questions relate […]

Are you a fan of the 1950s to 80s music? Do you know your songs that have a girl’s name in the title? If that’s you, then here’s the perfect quiz. It’s a funtastic multi-choice quiz where all the questions relate […]

Beaminster in Brief
With a population of a little over 3,000, Beaminster is a small market town and civil parish in Dorset in the southwest of England. It’s situated approximately 15 miles (24 km) northwest of t […]

Most of us love to recite a good quote, especially an amusing one. If that’s you, then here’s the perfect quiz. It’s fun multi-choice trivia quiz, asking if you know who said, or is credited with, the well-known […]