T16 A QUIZ FOR JAS OR ANYONE

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39. Dorset

CORRECT PETE

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37. Tate Modern?

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37. Tate Modern?

INCORRECT PETE

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STILL HEAPS TO GO JAS

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STILL HEAPS TO GO JAS

I THINK JAS NEEDS HELP QUIZZERS

[JAS]

STILL HEAPS TO GO JAS

I THINK JAS NEEDS HELP QUIZZERS

Morning all in Canberra

Haha...you've only just realised that ??? Beyond help these days

I'm now stuck with either listing every town/county I've heard of or resorting to Google so feel free to help yourselves to this one.

Regards
JAS

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STILL HEAPS TO GO JAS

I THINK JAS NEEDS HELP QUIZZERS

Morning all in Canberra

Haha...you've only just realised that ??? Beyond help these days

I'm now stuck with either listing every town/county I've heard of or resorting to Google so feel free to help yourselves to this one.

Regards
JAS

MORNING JAS HELP SHOULD BE ON ITS WAY

[magpie in the 80's]

STILL HEAPS TO GO JAS

I THINK JAS NEEDS HELP QUIZZERS

Morning all in Canberra

Haha...you've only just realised that ??? Beyond help these days

I'm now stuck with either listing every town/county I've heard of or resorting to Google so feel free to help yourselves to this one.

Regards
JAS

MORNING JAS HELP SHOULD BE ON ITS WAY

START GETTING THE BOOKS OUT JAS
I'D RATHER SEE RED THAN BLUE

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START GETTING THE BOOKS OUT JAS
I'D RATHER SEE RED THAN BLUE

Haha...I'd rather see both

Regards
JAS

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FROM JOHN O'GROATS TO LANDS END

1 In which Scottish county is John O’Groats located?
CAITHNESS
2 On which river does the city of Dundee stand?
TAY
3 Which was the first British city to have pavements?
EDINBURGH
4 In which industrial town was the Co-operative Movement founded?
ROCHDALE
5 What is the county town of Derbyshire?
MATLOCK
6 Dunkery Beacon is the highest point of which county?
SOMERSET
7 Which county is home to an area known as the Dukeries?
NOTINGHAMSHIRE
8 In which city was Dick Turpin hanged?
YORK
9 In which county was Princess Diana born?
NORFOLK
10 In which town is the novel The French Lieutenant’s Woman set?
LYME REGIS
11 What is the home county of the Dursley family in the Harry Potter novels?
SURREY
12 Which area of London is known as Kangaroo Alley as it is a popular residential area for Australians?
EARL'S COURT
13 Which county is home to the Clee Hills?
SHOPSHIRE
14 Which bridge connects Haysgate to Almondsbury?
SEVERN ROAD BRIDGE
15 What has been the Lord Mayor of London’s official residence since 1753?
MANSION HOUSE
16 In what year did the Pepsi Max Big One open on Blackpool Pleasure Beach?
1994
17 In which county is the painting the Haywain set?
SUFFOLK
18 Which island off the coast of Devon takes its name from the Norse for puffin?
LUNDY
19 In 1985, where did the Battle of the Beanfield take place?
STONHENGE
20 What nickname given to an inhabitant of Wiltshire is also the title of a James Bond film?
MOONRAKER
21 How is the Collegiate Church of St Peter otherwise known?
WESTMINSTER ABBEY
22 Which city is served by Temple Meads railway station?
BRISTOL
23 Which town is home to the National Library of Wales?
ABERYSTWYTH
24 Opened in 1957, what was Britain’s first safari park?
LONGLEAT
25 Which county is home to the Peckforton Hills?
CHESHIRE
26 Which city is nicknamed the City of a 1000 Trades?
BIRMINGHAM
27 What is the name of the Queen’s estate in Norfolk?
SANDRINGHAM
28 Which building’s outside wall houses a statue by Jacob Epstein of St Michael slaying the Devil?
COVENTRY CATHEDRAL
29 In London, what has ten rising gates?
THAMES FLOOD BARRIER
30 What was the parliamentary constituency of Margaret Thatcher from 1958 to 1991?
FINCHLEY
31 What are the Great Tom in Oxford and Great Dunstan in Canterbury?
BELLS
32 The London theatres The Apollo and The Lyric are both located on which thoroughfare?
SHAFTSBURY AVENUE
33 Which London street is nicknamed the Street of Ink?
FLEET STREET
34 Which county is also the name for a four wheeled carriage?
SURREY
35 In which county was Britain’s first lifeguard training centre opened?
CORNWALL
36 Gosport naval base is located in which county?
HAMPSHIRE
37 Which London arts centre was opened to the public in 1982?
THE BARBICAN
38 Which novel by Graham Greene features the character of Pinkie Brown?
BRIGHTON ROCK
39 From which county did the Tollpuddle Martyrs hail?
DORSET
40 What P is the name of the Cornish peninsula at which Land’s End is located?
PENWITH

QUESTIONS ANSWERED ARE IN RED.
QUESTIONS UNANSWERED ARE IN BLUE.

END OF QUIZ