INQUIZITION QUIZ NO. 71 BRITISH

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INQUIZITION QUIZ NO. 71 BRITISH

Postby magpie in the 80's » Sun Oct 25, 2009 12:31 pm

1 Which county is home to Wookey Hole cave?
SOMERSET
2 What is the name of the tower that houses Big Ben?
SAINT STEPHEN'S TOWER
3 In which city is the headquarters of Thames Valley police?
OXFORD
4 The Black Mountains are located in which British national park?
BRECON BEACONS
5 Which British city is home to the National Space Centre?
LEICESTER
6 Which city is the administrative headquarters of Cornwall?
TRURO
7 What was built by Joseph Paxton in the 1850s and destroyed by fire in the 1830s?
CRYSTAL PALACE
8 Which English county gives its name to Britain’s smallest breed of draught horse?
SUFFOLK
9 Which English resort is home to the world’s longest pier?
SOUTHEND
10 What is the second highest mountain in the British Isles?
BEN MACDHUI
11 Gravesend, Sandwich and Ramsgate are all found in which county?
KENT
12 In 1909, which seaside resort adopted the motto, “Its so bracing”?
SKEGNESS
13 Where in London can statues of Shakespeare and Chaplin be seen in close proximity?
LEICESTER SQUARE
14 Which seaside resort is located next to Flamborough Head?
BRADLINGTON
15 At what sport do Oxford University and Cambridge University compete for the Bowring Bowl?
RUGBY UNION
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Re: INQUIZITION QUIZ NO. 71 BRITISH

Postby magpie in the 80's » Tue Oct 27, 2009 3:28 pm

Surely there are some Brits out there ;) 8)
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Re: INQUIZITION QUIZ NO. 71 BRITISH

Postby Peterxtc » Tue Oct 27, 2009 8:11 pm

3. Reading
8. Suffolk
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Re: INQUIZITION QUIZ NO. 71 BRITISH

Postby magpie in the 80's » Tue Oct 27, 2009 8:27 pm

Peterxtc wrote:3. Reading [-(
8. Suffolk :-bd
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Re: INQUIZITION QUIZ NO. 71 BRITISH

Postby Gingernuts » Wed Oct 28, 2009 10:25 am

15. Rowing
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Re: INQUIZITION QUIZ NO. 71 BRITISH

Postby magpie in the 80's » Wed Oct 28, 2009 4:48 pm

Gingernuts wrote:15. Rowing

incorrect GN
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Re: INQUIZITION QUIZ NO. 71 BRITISH

Postby magpie in the 80's » Sat Oct 31, 2009 12:23 pm

magpie in the 80's wrote:1 Which county is home to Wookey Hole cave?
SOMERSET
2 What is the name of the tower that houses Big Ben?
SAINT STEPHEN'S TOWER
3 In which city is the headquarters of Thames Valley police?
OXFORD
4 The Black Mountains are located in which British national park?
BRECON BEACONS
5 Which British city is home to the National Space Centre?
LEICESTER
6 Which city is the administrative headquarters of Cornwall?
TRURO
7 What was built by Joseph Paxton in the 1850s and destroyed by fire in the 1830s?
CRYSTAL PALACE
8 Which English county gives its name to Britain’s smallest breed of draught horse?
SUFFOLK
9 Which English resort is home to the world’s longest pier?
SOUTHEND
10 What is the second highest mountain in the British Isles?
BEN MACDHUI
11 Gravesend, Sandwich and Ramsgate are all found in which county?
KENT
12 In 1909, which seaside resort adopted the motto, “Its so bracing”?
SKEGNESS
13 Where in London can statues of Shakespeare and Chaplin be seen in close proximity?
LEICESTER SQUARE
14 Which seaside resort is located next to Flamborough Head?
BRADLINGTON
15 At what sport do Oxford University and Cambridge University compete for the Bowring Bowl?
RUGBY UNION


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