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Thanks to the guys for getting this great new site up and running and here is a brand new quiz thread. You know the rules. Please don't post your answers before the quizzer does. Don't forget to post your scores.  

23 for me thanks Zico

15. Thanks Zico.

You are correct East, looked a lovely little quiz and was in such a hurry I didn't double check the answers as I usually do.  Seems it was constructed by Abraham Darby III so give yourselves a point anyway for Q2.  

English Counties, name the County Quiz

1.  Cream teas and the English Riviera
Devon

2.  Brunel's world-famous Ironbridge
Shropshire

3.  The 'Garden of England'
Kent

4.  National Space Centre and Belvoir Castle
Leicestershire

5.  The Potteries
Staffordshire

6.  Nelson's County and Cromer
Norfolk

7.  Scafell Pike and the World Gurning Championships
Cumbria

8.  Cheddar Gorge and Aquae Sulis
Somerset

9.  Beachy Head and Camber Sands
East Sussex

10.  Home to two garden cities
Hertfordshire

11.  The Royal County and Newbury racecourse
Berkshire

12. 'Constable Country' 
Suffolk

13.  Silverstone and Althorp House
Northamptonshire

14.  Two national parks and Wensleydale cheese
North Yorkshire

15.  The New Forest and Jane Austen
Hampshire

16.  The longest stretch of coastline in England
Cornwall

17.  Lea and Perrins
Worcestershire

18. Raleigh Chopper and 'the Queen City of the Midlands' 
Nottinghamshire

19.  The Red Rose County
Lancashire

20.  Buxton Mineral Water and most of the Peak District National Park
Derbyshire

21.  Shakespeare's County
Warwickshire

22.  Cider with Rosie and the Cotswolds
Gloucestershire

23.  Bronte Country
West Yorkshire

24.  England's most wooded county
Surrey

25.  Britain's first fossil shop
Dorset
 

Zico I think you might want to check or clarify question 2. The world-famous "Iron Bridge" was not built by Brunel. He did build iron bridges and other bridges one of which is a famous "suspension bridge" but not the Iron Bridge. 

English Counties, name the County Quiz

1.  Cream teas and the English Riviera

2.  Brunel's world-famous Ironbridge

3.  The 'Garden of England'

4.  National Space Centre and Belvoir Castle

5.  The Potteries

6.  Nelson's County and Cromer

7.  Scafell Pike and the World Gurning Championships

8.  Cheddar Gorge and Aquae Sulis

9.  Beachy Head and Camber Sands

10.  Home to two garden cities

11.  The Royal County and Newbury racecourse

12. 'Constable Country' 

13.  Silverstone and Althorp House

14.  Two national parks and Wensleydale cheese

15.  The New Forest and Jane Austen

16.  The longest stretch of coastline in England

17.  Lea and Perrins

18. Raleigh Chopper and 'the Queen City of the Midlands' 

19.  The Red Rose County

20.  Buxton Mineral Water and most of the Peak District National Park

21.  Shakespeare's County

22.  Cider with Rosie and the Cotswolds

23.  Bronte Country

24.  England's most wooded county

25.  Britain's first fossil shop


 

9. Thanks Zico.

A few Britain ones this week so brush up on your reading!!  

Blimey! I thought I was the most British poster on here. If I claimed even 10 of those I'd be bending the truth to it's limits.

Thanks, anyway - these are always a stimulating read...for an old git .

16 today thanks Zico

British Cities Quiz

1.  What is the second largest city in the United Kingdom? 
Birmingham

2.  Which city, with historical links to lace making, was in 2015 named as England's official 'Home of Sport'?
Nottingham

3.  Which Scottish city shares the same name than the largest city in Western Australia? 
Perth

4.  Which city’s cathedral has the tallest spire in the UK?
Salisbury

5.  Most of the UK's phone boxes are bright red, but in which city are they cream-white?
Hull

6.  The SS Great Britain rests in the Great Western Dockyard of which city's harbour?
Bristol

7.  Operation Moonlight Sonata was a German bombing operation on the night of 14 November 1940 with the intent of destroying the factories in which city?
Coventry

8.  Which city hosts the UK’s largest Pride festival each year?
Brighton

9.  Which city is approximately 9 miles west of Leeds?
Bradford

10. Which city, featuring in several of her novels, did author Jane Austen live in from 1801 to 1806? 
Bath

11.  More than 720 of Titanic's 900-strong crew were from which British city?
Southampton

12.  The Spinnaker Tower is a modern landmark in which English city?
Portsmouth

13.  The Snickelways are a collection of narrow streets and alleys in which city?
York

14.  Which city, located at the western end of the South Downs National Park on the River Itchen, developed from the Roman town of Venta Belgarum?
Winchester

15.  During the 19th-century which city was nicknamed 'Copperopolis'?
Swansea (the 19th-century centre of the copper industry)

16.  Which English city is home to the oldest university in the English-speaking world? 
Oxford

17. What is the only UK capital not located in Great Britain? 
Belfast 

18.  The Queensway Tunnel is a road tunnel serving which English city?
Liverpool

19.  What is the only city in West Sussex? 
Chichester

20.  What is the smallest city in Britain?
St Davids, Pembrokeshire, Wales

 

British Cities Quiz

1.  What is the second largest city in the United Kingdom? 

2.  Which city, with historical links to lace making, was in 2015 named as England's official 'Home of Sport'?

3.  Which Scottish city shares the same name than the largest city in Western Australia? 

4.  Which city’s cathedral has the tallest spire in the UK?

5.  Most of the UK's phone boxes are bright red, but in which city are they cream-white?

6.  The SS Great Britain rests in the Great Western Dockyard of which city's harbour?

7.  Operation Moonlight Sonata was a German bombing operation on the night of 14 November 1940 with the intent of destroying the factories in which city?

8.  Which city hosts the UK’s largest Pride festival each year?

9.  Which city is approximately 9 miles west of Leeds?

10. Which city, featuring in several of her novels, did author Jane Austen live in from 1801 to 1806? 

11.  More than 720 of Titanic's 900-strong crew were from which British city?

12.  The Spinnaker Tower is a modern landmark in which English city?

13.  The Snickelways are a collection of narrow streets and alleys in which city?

14.  Which city, located at the western end of the South Downs National Park on the River Itchen, developed from the Roman town of Venta Belgarum?

15.  During the 19th-century which city was nicknamed 'Copperopolis'?

16.  Which English city is home to the oldest university in the English-speaking world? 

17. What is the only UK capital not located in Great Britain? 

18.  The Queensway Tunnel is a road tunnel serving which English city?

19.  What is the only city in West Sussex? 

20.  What is the smallest city in Britain?



 

16. Thanks Zico.

Off topic, for which I apologise, but "I'm not allowed to say how many planes joined the raid, but I counted them all out, and I counted them all back." speaks volumes about global diplomacy, let alone security.

Today's media would want to know what brand of underwear the pilots were wearing.

BBC Newsreaders and Journalists Quiz

1.  Former professional goalkeeper who became a regular reporter on Midlands Today during the late-1970s.  Made an appearance on the Wogan show wearing a turquoise tracksuit.
David Icke

2.  The first female newsreader of the BBC Nine O’clock News and showed her dancing talents on The Morecambe and Wise Show.
Angela Rippon

3.  Host of the The Krypton Factor who anchored Northwest Tonight until his retirement in 2011.
Gordon Burns

4.  Presenter and reporter best known for having presented Crimewatch from 1984 until 2007.
Nick Ross

5.  Presented Nationwide during the 1970s, then the Nine O’clock News (1983–84) and the Six O’clock News at its launch in 1984 alongside Nicholas Witchell. She went on to present Desert Island Discs from 1988 until 2006.
 Sue Lawley

6. Political broadcaster who was the presenter of Question Time from 1979 to 1989. 
Sir Robin Day

7.  Known for reporting from war zones and chief news correspondent for BBC News. Her first major assignment was the London Iranian Embassy siege.
Kate Adie

8.  Which Debbie won the title of Miss Great Britain in 1984 before presenting BBC Breakfast Time.
Debbie Greenwood

9.  Back in 1984 whose harrowing and moving reports for BBC News on the famine in Ethiopia sparked an international reaction which led to millions of pounds being raised for aid to be sent to the region.
Michael Buerk

10.  Sometimes known as "the man in the white suit" who left the BBC in 1997 to become an MP.
Martin Bell

11.  BBC war correspondent who said: "I'm not allowed to say how many planes joined the raid, but I counted them all out, and I counted them all back."
Brian Hanrahan

12.  First to read the news on BBC Television in front of a camera. Retired from BBC in 1981 and went on to present Treasure Hunt.
Kenneth Kendall

13. Acknowledged as being the UK's first female African-Caribbean TV newsreader. 
Moira Stewart

14.  Former Blue Peter presenter who also presented the BBC's Money Programme from 1980 to 1988.
Valerie Singleton

15.  One of the first main presenters on Breakfast Time on its launch in 1983. She had previously been a newsreader on ITN's News at Ten and later went on to co-present The Clothes Show along with being a guest host on the chat show Wogan.
Selina Scott

16.  First to read the BBC TV news in 1954 (in voiceover). He continued to work as a newsreader until his retirement in 1982. He also presented the BBC's coverage of the Proms, in addition to narrating the children's series Teddy Edward and Mary, Mungo and Midge for the BBC.
Richard Baker

17.  BBC's leading news commentator for the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953 and the funerals of King George VI and Winston Churchill in 1952 and 1965 respectively. He was best known as the main presenter on Tomorrow's World from 1965 until 1977.
Richard Dimbleby

18.  Former print journalist, who became a presenter on Radio 4's Today in 1974 and Omnibus in 1982. He was best known as the long-serving presenter of Film... from 1974 until 1998.
Barry Norman

19.  Joined the BBC in 1965 as assistant diplomatic correspondent, initially covering French affairs, then the Nigerian Civil War in 1967. He is best known as a prolific thriller novelist: his works include The Day of The Jackal and The Odessa File.
Frederick Forsyth

20.  She was the main co-presenter of the Six O’clock News and royal correspondent for BBC News for 13 years until 2003.
Jennie Bond
 

BBC Newsreaders and Journalists Quiz

1.  Former professional goalkeeper who became a regular reporter on Midlands Today during the late-1970s.  Made an appearance on the Wogan show wearing a turquoise tracksuit.

2.  The first female newsreader of the BBC Nine O’clock News and showed her dancing talents on The Morecambe and Wise Show.

3.  Host of the The Krypton Factor who anchored Northwest Tonight until his retirement in 2011.

4.  Presenter and reporter best known for having presented Crimewatch from 1984 until 2007.

5.  Presented Nationwide during the 1970s, then the Nine O’clock News (1983–84) and the Six O’clock News at its launch in 1984 alongside Nicholas Witchell. She went on to present Desert Island Discs from 1988 until 2006.

6. Political broadcaster who was the presenter of Question Time from 1979 to 1989. 

7.  Known for reporting from war zones and chief news correspondent for BBC News. Her first major assignment was the London Iranian Embassy siege.

8.  Which Debbie won the title of Miss Great Britain in 1984 before presenting BBC Breakfast Time.

9.  Back in 1984 whose harrowing and moving reports for BBC News on the famine in Ethiopia sparked an international reaction which led to millions of pounds being raised for aid to be sent to the region.

10.  Sometimes known as "the man in the white suit" who left the BBC in 1997 to become an MP.

11.  BBC war correspondent who said: "I'm not allowed to say how many planes joined the raid, but I counted them all out, and I counted them all back."

12.  First to read the news on BBC Television in front of a camera. Retired from BBC in 1981 and went on to present Treasure Hunt.

13. Acknowledged as being the UK's first female African-Caribbean TV newsreader. 

14.  Former Blue Peter presenter who also presented the BBC's Money Programme from 1980 to 1988.

15.  One of the first main presenters on Breakfast Time on its launch in 1983. She had previously been a newsreader on ITN's News at Ten and later went on to co-present The Clothes Show along with being a guest host on the chat show Wogan.

16.  First to read the BBC TV news in 1954 (in voiceover). He continued to work as a newsreader until his retirement in 1982. He also presented the BBC's coverage of the Proms, in addition to narrating the children's series Teddy Edward and Mary, Mungo and Midge for the BBC.

17.  BBC's leading news commentator for the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953 and the funerals of King George VI and Winston Churchill in 1952 and 1965 respectively. He was best known as the main presenter on Tomorrow's World from 1965 until 1977.

18.  Former print journalist, who became a presenter on Radio 4's Today in 1974 and Omnibus in 1982. He was best known as the long-serving presenter of Film... from 1974 until 1998.

19.  Joined the BBC in 1965 as assistant diplomatic correspondent, initially covering French affairs, then the Nigerian Civil War in 1967. He is best known as a prolific thriller novelist: his works include The Day of The Jackal and The Odessa File.

20.  She was the main co-presenter of the Six O’clock News and royal correspondent for BBC News for 13 years until 2003.

 

14. Thanks Zico.

Adventure Quiz

1.  The first modern bungee jumps were made in 1979 by members of the Oxford University Dangerous Sports Club from which toll bridge in England?
Clifton Suspension Bridge (in Bristol)

2.  What does the 'u' stand for in the acronym "scuba"?
Underwater (Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus)

3.  What two-word term describes the recreational sport of using a parachute to descend safely from fixed objects?
BASE jumping

4.  On 12 May 2003, French urban climber Alain Robert was paid to climb the Lloyd's building in London to promote the premiere of which movie on British TV?
Spider-Man

5.  What reason did British mountaineer George Mallory give when asked why he wished to climb Mount Everest?
Because it's there

6.  Scenes for which 1972 adventure film were shot along the Chattooga River?
Deliverance

7.  What are the spikes on climbers boots often used on steep, icy terrain, traditionally called?
Crampons

8.  American academic and explorer, Hiram Bingham III, rediscovered which Inca city with the guidance of local farmers?
Machu Picchu

9.  Which New Zealand resort town in New Zealand is known as the adventure capital of the world?
Queenstown

10.  What term was first popularly used in the 1991 movie "Point Break" with regards to people who enjoy high-risk activities for the rush that accompanies them?
Adrenaline junkie

11.  Which hiking trail in the Eastern United States is also called the A.T.?
Appalachian Trail

12.  Where would you go to walk one of the 214 Wainwrights?
Lake District, Cumbria

13.  What has been described as 'essentially a Tyrolean traverse that engages gravity to assist its speed of movement'?
Zip-line or Zip wire

14.  According to the Guinness Book of World Records in 1984, who was the world's greatest living explorer?
Ranulph Fiennes

15.  Which word derived from the German words meaning "to hike" and "pleasure" is the wish to travel far away and to many different places?
Wanderlust

16.  A major hiking and climbing destination, Mount Kilimanjaro is in which African country?
Tanzania

17.  American Robert Peary is best known for leading an expedition to be the first to do what?
Reach the ( geographic) North Pole

18.  Which activity is called spelunking in the United States and Canada?
Potholing, or caving

19.  Gertrude Ederle was the first woman to swim what?
Swim the English Channel

20.  In July 2009, which British adventurer, writer and television presenter appointed as The Scout Association’s youngest-ever Chief Scout of the UK at the age of 35?
Bear Grylls


 

Adventure Quiz

1.  The first modern bungee jumps were made in 1979 by members of the Oxford University Dangerous Sports Club from which toll bridge in England?

2.  What does the 'u' stand for in the acronym "scuba"?

3.  What two-word term describes the recreational sport of using a parachute to descend safely from fixed objects?

4.  On 12 May 2003, French urban climber Alain Robert was paid to climb the Lloyd's building in London to promote the premiere of which movie on British TV?

5.  What reason did British mountaineer George Mallory give when asked why he wished to climb Mount Everest?

6.  Scenes for which 1972 adventure film were shot along the Chattooga River?

7.  What are the spikes on climbers boots often used on steep, icy terrain, traditionally called?

8.  American academic and explorer, Hiram Bingham III, rediscovered which Inca city with the guidance of local farmers?

9.  Which New Zealand resort town in New Zealand is known as the adventure capital of the world?

10.  What term was first popularly used in the 1991 movie "Point Break" with regards to people who enjoy high-risk activities for the rush that accompanies them?

11.  Which hiking trail in the Eastern United States is also called the A.T.?

12.  Where would you go to walk one of the 214 Wainwrights?

13.  What has been described as 'essentially a Tyrolean traverse that engages gravity to assist its speed of movement'?

14.  According to the Guinness Book of World Records in 1984, who was the world's greatest living explorer?

15.  Which word derived from the German words meaning "to hike" and "pleasure" is the wish to travel far away and to many different places?

16.  A major hiking and climbing destination, Mount Kilimanjaro is in which African country?

17.  American Robert Peary is best known for leading an expedition to be the first to do what?

18.  Which activity is called spelunking in the United States and Canada?

19.  Gertrude Ederle was the first woman to swim what?

20.  In July 2009, which British adventurer, writer and television presenter appointed as The Scout Association’s youngest-ever Chief Scout of the UK at the age of 35?


 

10. Thanks Zico.

14 thanks Zico. 

Victorian Era Quiz

1.  How many children did Queen Victoria have, was it seven, eight or nine?
Nine children – four boys and five girls

2.  The British nicknamed which country the brightest "jewel in the crown"?
India

3.  Sir Marc Isambard Brunel, father of Isambard Kingdom Brunel, is best known for the construction of what (between 1825 and 1843)?
The Thames Tunnel

4. At what age did Victoria come to the throne, was it 18, 19 or 20?
18

5.  Which canal officially opened on 17 November 1869?
Suez Canal

6.  "The Great Game" was a political and diplomatic confrontation that existed for most of the 19th century between the British Empire and which other empire?
The Russian Empire

7.  The Vaccination Act of 1853 made it mandatory for children to be vaccinated against which disease?
Smallpox

8.  The Great Exhibition, which was organised by Henry Cole and Prince Albert in 1851, took place in Hyde Park in which impressive building?
The Crystal Palace

9.  Sir Henry Cole is credited with introducing which world's first commercial Christmas item in 1843? (Note: yes, it is the same Henry Cole as in the previous question)  
Christmas cards

10.  The name of which prison became famous through the novels of Charles Dickens, whose father was sent there in 1824 for a debt to a baker?
The Marshalsea

11. In the first ever F.A. Cup, held at Kennington Oval in 1872, which football team beat the Royal Engineers by a single goal, was it Old Etonians, Wanderers or Aston Villa?
Wanderers

12.  In Victorian cuisine, 'bags of mystery' were a blackly humorous term for which food item?
Sausages

13.  Which chain of stores (which we still have today) opened their first store at 173 Drury Lane, London, in 1869?
Sainsbury's

14.  Also known as a high wheel and popular in the 1870s and 1880s, what was the name of the first machine to be called a "bicycle"?
Penny-farthing

15. In 1873 the first chocolate Easter eggs in the UK were made by which Bristol company? 
Fry's

16.  Which British postage stamp was issued in 1841 as a replacement for the Penny Black?
Penny Red (the colour was changed from black to red because of difficulty in seeing the black cancellation mark on the Penny Black stamp)

17.  In June 1842, which tax was introduced for the first time during peacetime by Sir Robert Peel's Conservative government?
Income tax (at a rate of 7d (three pence) in the pound. The tax threshold was an income of £150 per year, thus exempting virtually all the working classes.)

18.  Which Whig prime minister was in office when Queen Victoria came to the throne?
William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne

19. In which royal residence did Queen Victoria spend her final days?
Osborne House (in East Cowes, Isle of Wight)

20.  The Victorian era ended on Queen Victoria's death in 1901, but in which year did it start?
1837
 

Victorian Era Quiz

1.  How many children did Queen Victoria have, was it seven, eight or nine?

2.  The British nicknamed which country the brightest "jewel in the crown"?

3.  Sir Marc Isambard Brunel, father of Isambard Kingdom Brunel, is best known for the construction of what (between 1825 and 1843)?

4. At what age did Victoria come to the throne, was it 18, 19 or 20?

5.  Which canal officially opened on 17 November 1869?

6.  "The Great Game" was a political and diplomatic confrontation that existed for most of the 19th century between the British Empire and which other empire?

7.  The Vaccination Act of 1853 made it mandatory for children to be vaccinated against which disease?

8.  The Great Exhibition, which was organised by Henry Cole and Prince Albert in 1851, took place in Hyde Park in which impressive building?

9.  Sir Henry Cole is credited with introducing which world's first commercial Christmas item in 1843? (Note: yes, it is the same Henry Cole as in the previous question)  

10.  The name of which prison became famous through the novels of Charles Dickens, whose father was sent there in 1824 for a debt to a baker?

11. In the first ever F.A. Cup, held at Kennington Oval in 1872, which football team beat the Royal Engineers by a single goal, was it Old Etonians, Wanderers or Aston Villa?

12.  In Victorian cuisine, 'bags of mystery' were a blackly humorous term for which food item?

13.  Which chain of stores (which we still have today) opened their first store at 173 Drury Lane, London, in 1869?

14.  Also known as a high wheel and popular in the 1870s and 1880s, what was the name of the first machine to be called a "bicycle"?

15. In 1873 the first chocolate Easter eggs in the UK were made by which Bristol company? 

16.  Which British postage stamp was issued in 1841 as a replacement for the Penny Black?

17.  In June 1842, which tax was introduced for the first time during peacetime by Sir Robert Peel's Conservative government?

18.  Which Whig prime minister was in office when Queen Victoria came to the throne?

19. In which royal residence did Queen Victoria spend her final days?

20.  The Victorian era ended on Queen Victoria's death in 1901, but in which year did it start?

 

12. Thanks Zico.

Oops, well spotted East, well at least you knew what I meant!!

16 today thanks Zico. Including Mind the Gap which is obviously three words, not three letters and of course I didn't get the film question, but 80% British will do