Branch Online Quiz 1 October 2020 - ANSWERS
Q1. Shropshire
Q2. Cricket
Q3. Barnard Castle
Q4. At Eamont Bridge, about a mile south of Penrith
It has nothing to do with the legendary King Arthur - it predates him by about 2500 years
Q5. Pateley Bridge, North Yorkshire
Q6. Over 800 years
It is generally agreed that the first ferry across the estuary was introduced in medieval times by the Benedictine
monks of Birkenhead Priory (founded circa 1150) with the arrangements being formalised when the monks were
given the rights by Edward II in 1317. Edward III granted a charter to the Priory in 1330.
Q7. 14
Bradford, Carlisle, Durham, Kingston upon Hull, Lancaster, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle-upon-Tyne,
Preston, Ripon, Salford, Sunderland, Wakefield
Q8. Stamford Bridge, Yorkshire
Against a Norwegian invasion (in support of a claim to the English throne by Harald Hardrada)
Q9. John Constable
Q10. Birmingham
Q11. The Dorchester Hotel
Q12. The lawnmower
The British Lawnmower Museum
Q13. Canterbury
St Martin's was the private chapel of Queen Bertha of Kent in the 6th century before Augustine arrived from Rome
(AD 597). Queen Bertha was a Christian Frankish princess, married to the pagan King Æthelberht of Kent, who
allowed her to continue to practise her religion by renovating (c. AD 580) an existing church which the
Venerable Bede says had been in use in the late Roman period but had fallen into disuse.
Q14. Cumberland and Westmorland
The county of Cumbria was created in April 1974 by amalgamating the counties of Cumberland and Westmorland,
Parts of Lancashire (the area known as Lancashire North of the Sands) and the West Riding of Yorkshire were
added.
Q15. Croquet
Q16. Elizabeth I
The lottery ran from August 1567 to when the draw was held in January 1569, to raise funds to improve ports. It
was not a success.
Q17. Because Stilton is not in the counties of Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire. Manufacturers of stilton
cheese in those counties received Protected Geographical Status in 1996, meaning that only cheese made in that
geographical area can be named "Stilton"
The parish of Stilton has submitted evidence of early cheesemaking in the parish and applied for an amendment to
allow its inclusion in the geographical area, but so far the application has been unsuccessful.
Q18. The south tower of Deansgate Square, Manchester
Completed in 2018, at 659 feet, it is the tenth highest building in the UK.
Q19. Portsmouth
Primarily built on Portsea Island
Q20 A type of sausage.
Produced in parts of Devon and Cornwall, it is a spiced form of sausage. There are various recipies used.
Q21. Cornwall
With Devon
Q22. The Earl of Carnavon / Highclere Castle
The 5th Earl provided the financial backing for the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb in 1922. His seat is Highclere
Castle which became Downton Abbey for the TV series
Q23. Noah's Ark Maze at Wraxall, Somerset
Consists of over 14,000 beech trees and over 2 miles of paths. Is the largest hedge maze in Europe and has a
claim to be the longest such hedge maze in the world
Q24. Birkenhead
Created by Joseph Paxton in 1847
Q25. Lambeth Palace
The official residence of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Q26. Hovercraft service across the Solent between Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight
Q27. Ebor is short for Eboracum, the Latin (Roman) name for York
Q28. As an entrance to the courtyard of Buckingham Palace
It was moved to its current location in 1847 when work commenced on the current façade of Buckingham Palace
to enclose the courtyard.
Q29. River Mersey
It is worshipped in a similar way to the River Ganges. Festival of Immersion ceremonies are held annually on the
river, in which clay figures representing the Hindu Lord Ganesha, the elephant deity riding a mouse, are submerged
in the river from a Mersey Ferries vessel . Followers throw flowers, pictures and coins into the river
Q30. To house Belgian munition workers in World War I
Approximately 3000 thousand Belgian workers with their families moved to Elisabethville, named after the Belgian
queen. The village was a self contained sovereign Belgian enclave, surrounded by fencing and run as a military
establishment by the Belgian government authorities. In addition to housing, there were dining halls, schools,
shops, a hospital, a church, public laundries and baths, a police station and a prison. The entrance to the village
was guarded and occupants only rarely allowed out. For more information see https://www.durhamatwar.org.uk
/story/12224/
Q2. Cricket
Q3. Barnard Castle
Q4. At Eamont Bridge, about a mile south of Penrith
It has nothing to do with the legendary King Arthur - it predates him by about 2500 years
Q5. Pateley Bridge, North Yorkshire
Q6. Over 800 years
It is generally agreed that the first ferry across the estuary was introduced in medieval times by the Benedictine
monks of Birkenhead Priory (founded circa 1150) with the arrangements being formalised when the monks were
given the rights by Edward II in 1317. Edward III granted a charter to the Priory in 1330.
Q7. 14
Bradford, Carlisle, Durham, Kingston upon Hull, Lancaster, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle-upon-Tyne,
Preston, Ripon, Salford, Sunderland, Wakefield
Q8. Stamford Bridge, Yorkshire
Against a Norwegian invasion (in support of a claim to the English throne by Harald Hardrada)
Q9. John Constable
Q10. Birmingham
Q11. The Dorchester Hotel
Q12. The lawnmower
The British Lawnmower Museum
Q13. Canterbury
St Martin's was the private chapel of Queen Bertha of Kent in the 6th century before Augustine arrived from Rome
(AD 597). Queen Bertha was a Christian Frankish princess, married to the pagan King Æthelberht of Kent, who
allowed her to continue to practise her religion by renovating (c. AD 580) an existing church which the
Venerable Bede says had been in use in the late Roman period but had fallen into disuse.
Q14. Cumberland and Westmorland
The county of Cumbria was created in April 1974 by amalgamating the counties of Cumberland and Westmorland,
Parts of Lancashire (the area known as Lancashire North of the Sands) and the West Riding of Yorkshire were
added.
Q15. Croquet
Q16. Elizabeth I
The lottery ran from August 1567 to when the draw was held in January 1569, to raise funds to improve ports. It
was not a success.
Q17. Because Stilton is not in the counties of Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire. Manufacturers of stilton
cheese in those counties received Protected Geographical Status in 1996, meaning that only cheese made in that
geographical area can be named "Stilton"
The parish of Stilton has submitted evidence of early cheesemaking in the parish and applied for an amendment to
allow its inclusion in the geographical area, but so far the application has been unsuccessful.
Q18. The south tower of Deansgate Square, Manchester
Completed in 2018, at 659 feet, it is the tenth highest building in the UK.
Q19. Portsmouth
Primarily built on Portsea Island
Q20 A type of sausage.
Produced in parts of Devon and Cornwall, it is a spiced form of sausage. There are various recipies used.
Q21. Cornwall
With Devon
Q22. The Earl of Carnavon / Highclere Castle
The 5th Earl provided the financial backing for the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb in 1922. His seat is Highclere
Castle which became Downton Abbey for the TV series
Q23. Noah's Ark Maze at Wraxall, Somerset
Consists of over 14,000 beech trees and over 2 miles of paths. Is the largest hedge maze in Europe and has a
claim to be the longest such hedge maze in the world
Q24. Birkenhead
Created by Joseph Paxton in 1847
Q25. Lambeth Palace
The official residence of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Q26. Hovercraft service across the Solent between Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight
Q27. Ebor is short for Eboracum, the Latin (Roman) name for York
Q28. As an entrance to the courtyard of Buckingham Palace
It was moved to its current location in 1847 when work commenced on the current façade of Buckingham Palace
to enclose the courtyard.
Q29. River Mersey
It is worshipped in a similar way to the River Ganges. Festival of Immersion ceremonies are held annually on the
river, in which clay figures representing the Hindu Lord Ganesha, the elephant deity riding a mouse, are submerged
in the river from a Mersey Ferries vessel . Followers throw flowers, pictures and coins into the river
Q30. To house Belgian munition workers in World War I
Approximately 3000 thousand Belgian workers with their families moved to Elisabethville, named after the Belgian
queen. The village was a self contained sovereign Belgian enclave, surrounded by fencing and run as a military
establishment by the Belgian government authorities. In addition to housing, there were dining halls, schools,
shops, a hospital, a church, public laundries and baths, a police station and a prison. The entrance to the village
was guarded and occupants only rarely allowed out. For more information see https://www.durhamatwar.org.uk
/story/12224/
