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LFHHS - CHORLEY BRANCH QUIZ 1 October 2020


Q1. A Salopian is a native of which English county?

Q2 George Bernard Shaw said The English are not very spiritual people so they invented...what?... to give them some 
     idea of eternity


Q3. During lockdown, Dominic Cummins tested his eyesight by driving to which town in north-east England?

Q4. A prehistoric circular earthwork, known as Arthur's Round Table, is where?

Q5.Founded in 1827, the world's oldest sweet shop is located in which English town?

Q6. For approximately how long has there been a ferry operating across the River Mersey?

Q7. How many cities are in England, north of a line between the estuaries of the River Mersey and the River Humber 12,
      13, 14, or 15?

Q8. In 1066, King Harold fought two battles. One was at Hastings, where was the other?

Q9. Salisbury Cathedral from the Meadows was painted by which English painter in 1831

Q10. In April 2019, the world's biggest Primark store opened in which English city?

Q11. Which five-star luxury hotel in London, opened in 1931, was the first in the world to be constructed from reinforced
         concrete?

Q12. Situated in Southport is a museum dedicated to which garden implement?

Q13. St Martin's Church, regarded as the oldest church in the English speaking world is in which English south east city?

Q14. The names of which two historic counties were lost when they were combined to form most of the modern county
        of Cumbria?

Q15. The Wimbledon Tennis Championships are held at the All England Tennis and …what?... Club

Q16. Under which monarch was the first lottery held in England?

Q17. Why is cheese made in the parish of Stilton in Cambridgeshire not allowed to be called Stilton Cheese?

Q18. What is the tallest building in England, outside of London?

Q19. What is England's only island city?

Q20. What is Hog's Pudding

Q21. Which English county has a border with only one other county?

Q22. What is the connection between the set for the TV series Downton Abbey and the tomb of Tutankhamun?

Q23. What is the longest hedge maze in England?

Q24. Where in England is the world's first publicly funded municipal park?

Q25. What is the only non-royal palace in London?

Q26. What is the Solent Flyer?

Q27. Why do Archbishops of York use their forename combined with the word Ebor as a signature, rather than using
        their surname?

Q28. What was the original location of Marble Arch in London?

Q29. Which English river is considered sacred by British Hindus?

Q30. Why was the village of Elisabethville, near Birtley, County Durham, built?


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