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  • geoffv wrote a new post on the site Daily Quizzes 6 years, 3 months ago · 

    Quiz Maker – powered by Riddle

  • geoffv wrote a new post on the site Daily Quizzes 6 years, 3 months ago · 

    Quiz Maker – powered by Riddle

  • geoffv wrote a new post on the site Location Guides 6 years, 3 months ago · 

    Stockton or Stockton-on-Tees to give it it’s full title is situated in the North East of England, 250 miles (400km) north of London and 38 miles (61 km) south of Newcastle, close to the North Sea, on the north […]

  • geoffv wrote a new post on the site Daily Quizzes 6 years, 3 months ago · 

    So you think you know Workington?In 1566, who was the eminent unexpected guest for 3 nights at Workington Hall?In the mid 19th century Henry Bessemer, established a steelworks at Workington to implement his […]

  • geoffv wrote a new post on the site Daily Quizzes 6 years, 3 months ago · 

    Did you know the Cumbrian town of Barrow-in-Furness was historically in Lancashire? Why not test your knowledge of the town by taking our fun trivia quiz? A small tip – if read our guide to Barrow-in-Furness […]

  • geoffv wrote a new post on the site Daily Quizzes 6 years, 3 months ago · 

    So you think you know Whitehaven?Whitehaven’s last working mine, Haig Pit, closed in what yearBy the mid-18th Century, Whitehaven had become one of the country’s main importers of what product from Ame […]

  • geoffv wrote a new post on the site Daily Quizzes 6 years, 3 months ago · 

    So you think you know Penrith?The Penrith area is known to have been first settled by the Romans. They built two forts in the area at which two villages?The name ‘Penrith’ is derived from the Celtic lan […]

  • geoffv wrote a new post on the site Daily Quizzes 6 years, 3 months ago · 

    So you think you know Cockermouth?The population of Cockermouth at the 2011 Census was recorded as being?In 1881, what experiment was introduced in Cockermouth town centre, that was a UK first?One of […]

  • geoffv wrote a new post on the site Daily Quizzes 6 years, 3 months ago · 

    So you think you know Kendal? Kendal’s Latin motto is ‘Pannus mihi panis’. It translates to English as what?Established by monks in the 14th century, Kendal’s wool industry lasted approximately how many yea […]

  • geoffv wrote a new post on the site Daily Quizzes 6 years, 3 months ago · 

    Here’s a quiz on the west Cumbrian coastal town of Maryport. Why not give our quiz a go?

    So you think you know Maryport?

    Maryport was formerly known by what name?

     When Humphrey Senhouse changed […]

  • geoffv wrote a new post on the site Daily Quizzes 6 years, 3 months ago · 

    Do you know the Cumbrian market town of Wigton? Here’s a fun trivia quiz on the history of the town. Why not test your knowledge and give our Wigton quiz a go?

    So you think you know Wigton?

    The […]

  • geoffv wrote a new post on the site Daily Quizzes 6 years, 3 months ago · 

    What do you know about the Lakeland towns of Windermere and Bowness-on-Windermere? Here’s a fun quiz on the neighbouring Cumbrian towns. Why not have a go?

    So you think you know Bowness on […]

  • geoffv wrote a new post on the site Daily Quizzes 6 years, 3 months ago · 

    So you think you know Silloth?Silloth Airport officially closed on New Year’s eve of which year?Which 19th celebrated landscape artist came to Silloth to paint seascape and sunsets views of the S […]

  • geoffv wrote a new post on the site Daily Quizzes 6 years, 3 months ago · 

    So you think you know Appleby!Which American President’s father and two step brothers were educated at Appleby Grammar School?Which former Appleby MP was elected Prime Minister of the UK in 1783?Who were t […]

  • geoffv wrote a new post on the site Daily Quizzes 6 years, 3 months ago · 

    A quiz on Carlisle!
    How much do you know about Carlisle? You can test your knowledge of the great border city by taking our; So you think you know Carlisle?, quiz here . However, if you want to learn more about […]

  • geoffv wrote a new post on the site Daily Quizzes 6 years, 3 months ago · 

    What do you know of the Lake District town of Keswick? Here’s a quiz on the history of the Lakeland town. Why not have a go at our fun quiz?

    So you think you know Keswick?

    Archaeological evidence […]

  • geoffv wrote a new post on the site Education 6 years, 3 months ago · 

    A quick guide to the world’s smallest sharks

    Anyone with an interest in sharks knows that the whale shark is by far the largest of all the species. The colossus of the shark world, can measure over 12 m in l […]

  • geoffv wrote a new post on the site Location Guides 6 years, 3 months ago · 

    Gateshead is a large town and borough in the metropolitan county of Tyne and Wear, in north-east England. Located on the south bank of the River Tyne, opposite the city of Newcastle.  The two settlements are […]

  • geoffv wrote a new post on the site Location Guides 6 years, 3 months ago · 

    Newcastle upon Tyne (commonly known as Newcastle) is a city in the metropolitan county of Tyne and Wear, North-East England. It lies some 277 miles (446 km) north of London on the north bank of the River Tyne, […]

  • geoffv wrote a new post on the site Daily Quizzes 6 years, 3 months ago · 

    ”Shark!” How much do you know?

    Approximately how many species of shark are there?

    How many years are sharks known to have been in existence on earth?

    What is the young of a shark […]

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