Specific Cities and Towns Trivia

1. Which saint is York Minster dedicated to to?

From Quiz Places in Yorkshire - The City of York

Answer: Peter

The full title of the Minister is "The Cathedral and Metropolitical Church of St Peter in York".

From Quiz Birmingham: What Can You See?

Answer: Birmingham New Street

Originally, Birmingham was linked to London in 1838 by a railway that terminated at Curzon Street. As industry in the city grew following the Industrial Revolution, Curzon Street became unfit for purpose and a new station on New Street was opened in the 1850s. Even then, New Street station wasn't big enough to meet rising demand and in 1885 it was expanded to cover 12 acres: the biggest station in the country at the time. Birmingham's central location makes it a hub for travellers from across the country. In 2015, New Street underwent a renovation and a new shopping mall, Grand Central, was opened above it. During the renovation, a decommissioned postbox was found stuffed with undelivered letters - some dating back to 1989! In 2010, plans were set in motion to make Birmingham central to HS2: a high-speed train running from London to Birmingham and beyond with the disused Curzon Street station as its base.

From Quiz Here in Hereford

Answer: Beef

Hereford cattle are a major breed of beef cattle that originated in Herefordshire. They are now a common sight around the world and the subject of an international breeding standard managed by the World Hereford Council. The breed was largely developed in the 18th century from local cattle mixed with other breeds noted for their beef production and is traditionally characterised by its largely reddish appearance with a white face (although other derivations such as the Black Hereford have also been developed). It is particularly prized for its hardiness in terms of its ability to thrive in difficult climates. Since Herefordshire is one of the most rural counties in England and has an economy with a significant dependence on agriculture, it shouldn't be surprising that Hereford has given its name to more than one type of farm animal. In addition to Hereford cattle, you might also come across Hereford pigs (also known as Hereford hogs) which have a similar colouration as the cattle.

From Quiz Glorious Gloucester

Answer: River Severn

At 220 miles from its source on Plynlimon, the highest mountain of the Welsh Cambrian Mountains, to its eventual flow into the Bristol Channel, the Severn is longer than the River Thames by about five miles. The river is famed for the Severn bore, a spectacular tidal bore which, during high tides, causes a wave which travels upstream against the river flow.

From Quiz A Gloucester Quiz

Answer: Pig

The Gloucester Old Spot is a breed of pig, so named for the large black patches on its skin (pigs need at least one patch to be entered into the registry). Both the Prince of Wales and the Princess Royal keep Gloucester Old Spots on their estates, and they are known for their docile temperament and intelligence. They are also a popular choice for farmers who want to breed pasture pigs. They are nicknamed 'orchard pigs' because in the past, they grazed in orchards and ate windfalls. Their meat is said to be very high quality.

From Quiz Reading About Reading

Answer: East Of Eden

The festival began way back in 1961 when it was a jazz festival and between then and 1971 was held at several venues including Windsor, Plumpton and Richmond, before settling in Reading. 1963 was the first year of non jazz acts, when the Rolling Stones and Long John Baldry both played Sunday afternoon sets and by 1965, this had turned full circle with the bill being mainly rock acts and jazz acts limited to afternoon sets before the genre disappeared from the bill completely in 1969. Fat Mattress had played the 1970 festival, fourth on a bill topped by Family and although Genesis and Medicine Head both played the 1971 event, neither were headliners, Genesis being almost bottom of the Saturday line up and Medicine Head having mid billing on Sunday, a day headlined by Rory Gallagher and Colosseum. East of Eden were a prog rock band, largely forgotten but perhaps remembered by festival attendees or people that bought their only UK hit, "Jig-a-Jig" (1970).

From Quiz Beautiful Bedford

Answer: The Pilgrim's Progress

Bunyan was imprisoned for refusing to promise to cease preaching, under the Conventicle Act of 1593. Such an offence was normally punishable by three months imprisonment followed by transportation or execution for further offences, Although Bunyan refused to give his promise, he wasn't transported but was continually sentenced over a period of 12 years, until 1672 when King Charles II issued a "declaration of indulgence" for non-conformists. Upon his release, Bunyan obtained a licence allowing him to preach.

From Quiz A Trivial Trip Around Maidstone

Answer: Dinosaur

During the excavation of a quarry in the 19th century, the remains of an Iguanodon were found and are now on display the British Natural History Museum in London. In 1946 Maidstone borough council applied to the College of Arms to have the Iguanodon incorporated into their coat of arms.

From Quiz Piccadilly Circus

Answer: Eros

Eros' brother was Antheros. The statue was once in the centre of the traffic circle. Later it was moved to one side to facilitate a smoother flow of traffic.

From Quiz How Well Do You Know Leeds?

Answer: 1996

Harvey Nichols opened its first store outside London, in the Victoria Quarter in Leeds in 1996. Harvey Nichols has stores also located in Bristol, Dublin, Manchester, Edinburgh and Birmingham.

From Quiz Stalybridge - Home Sweet Home

Answer: It's a Long Way to Tipperary

This song was composed by Jack Judge in 1912 when he was challenged by a friend to write a song in one night.

From Quiz Ross-on-Wye

Answer: Sandstone

The Market House was originally built in the early 1650s and has been used as the town library. It now houses a visitor centre with interesting historical information. Markets are still held twice weekly on Thursdays and Saturdays.

From Quiz Can You Do the Lambeth Walk?

Answer: The Oval

The Oval is a regular venue for England test matches and also home to Surrey Country Cricket Club. In 1868, the ground's inaugural year, The Oval staged the first ever match played in England by a foreign touring team, the Aboriginals. It was also the venue for the first soccer F.A. Cup Final, in 1872, and the final was played annually here until 1892. Traditionally known as the Kennington Oval, it should not be confused with the Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados. Of the other options, Wembley Stadium is in the north-London borough of Brent, Wimbledon is in the neighboring borough of Merton, and Chelsea's home at Stamford Bridge is in the borough of Hammersmith & Fulham.

From Quiz The City of Liverpool

Answer: Hope Street

The Roman Catholic cathedral is the Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King, locally known as "Paddy's Wigwam" due to its unusual architecture and large Irish Catholic congregation. At the other end of the street is the Cathedral Church of Christ in Liverpool, which is part of the Church of England and the seat of the Bishop of Liverpool. Hope Street is also home to the Philharmonic Hall and the Everyman Theatre.

From Quiz London Alphabeticals

Answer: Woolwich

The club was formed in 1886 by workers at the Royal Arsenal at Woolwich, and was originally called Dial Square after one of the arsenal's workshops. They took the name Royal Arsenal soon after their foundation, and became Woolwich Arsenal in 1891, retaining this name until their move over the river to Highbury.

From Quiz Places in Yorkshire - The City of York

Answer: 128

The windows share more than two million individual pieces of glass.

From Quiz Birmingham: What Can You See?

Answer: It wasn't built to be a cathedral.

Many English cathedrals were built for purpose, though lots of them have been expanded or remodelled over time. Saint Philip's was different. Birmingham was a simple town until the Industrial Revolution and as its population grew, so did the need for churches. Saint Philip's was built in 1715 when the former parish church was deemed to be too small. Almost 200 years later, the city was so large that the Diocese of Birmingham was set up in 1905 and needed a cathedral to accompany it. Birmingham's first bishop was conscious of the poverty in the city, so instead of spending money on a new building, he decided to repurpose an existing church and created the Cathedral Church of Saint Philip. Churches aren't the only places of worship in the city. Birmingham has a large number of Islamic mosques, Sikh gurdwaras, and a few Hindu mandirs, among others. They reflect the diversity within Birmingham as it has grown.

From Quiz Here in Hereford

Answer: Edgar Street

Hereford United football club was founded in 1924 and played for 90 years at its Edgar Street stadium - located to the north of Hereford's city centre - before it collapsed with financial difficulties and was wound up by the high court in 2014. However, football continued to be played at Edgar Street as a "phoenix team" named Hereford F.C., set up by the Hereford United Supporters Trust, swiftly took over its predecessor's home ground. While Hereford United had once played in the (nearly) heady heights of the Second Division - the second tier of the English football league - in the 1976-77 season, they spent most of their seasons after that in the fourth tier of competition, known at various points as the Fourth Division, Third Division and League Two during the period in question. By the time that the club folded they had dropped into the Southern Football League (the seventh tier of competition) and the new Hereford F.C. were forced to start from scratch in the ninth tier.

From Quiz Glorious Gloucester

Answer: Dr. Foster

The rhyme about Dr. Foster was first recorded in 1810 in "Gamer Gurton's Garland" (also known as the Nursery Parnassus) by Joseph Ritson, and is believed to relate to a 13th century incident when King Edward I (Doctor Foster) fell from his horse in a puddle while he was visiting Gloucester. He was so humiliated by this experience that he never visited the city again.

From Quiz A Gloucester Quiz

Answer: Glevum

Or, to give it its full name, Colonia Nervia Glevensium, a Roman fort named for the Emperor Nerva. It later became a colonia, a Roman outpost, for retired legionaries. It was chosen because of its location near the River Severn. The Glevum Way is a footpath which encircles the city of Gloucester named for the old fort. (Deva is the Roman name for what is now Chester, Camulodunum is Colchester, and Verulamium is St Albans.)

From Quiz Reading About Reading

Answer: River Kennet

The River Kennet rises near Silbury Hill in Wiltshire and meanders for about 45 miles (72 km) before meeting the Thames. It was a very important river in days gone by, when it was used to power the many mills that stood on its banks, as well as being used in the brewing industry in the 18th century.

From Quiz Beautiful Bedford

Answer: Rugby Union

Bedford Blues are the biggest of the four teams, being semi professional and playing in the RFU Championship, with many notable former international players such as Rory Underwood (England), James Pritchard (Canada) and Will Hooley (USA). The Blues were formed when Bedford Rovers and the first incarnation of Bedford Swifts joined forces in 1886, but in true "once a swift, always a swift" style the Swifts were reformed in 1950 and continue to attract supporters, even in a town with three other rugby union teams.

From Quiz What Happens in London...

Answer: The Boat Race

Held either at the beginning or end of March each year, a team of student rowers from Oxford University and Cambridge University take to the Thames to race for their honor in the Boat Race. Starting at University Stone, near Putney, the teams race west along the Thames towards Chiswick Bridge. The majority of spectators continue the British tradition of watching from a pub garden along the route. Around 250,000 people turn out each year to watch, despite the vast majority having no connection with either university, and the race is televised by the BBC. With the first race held in 1829, there have been many notable incidents including mutinies, sinkings and injuries. In 2012, scandal rocked the race when Australian capitalism-protester Trenton Oldfield jumped into the river and swam between the boats, causing a halt and restart.

From Quiz A Trivial Trip Around Maidstone

Answer: River Medway

Rising in the Ashdown Forest in East Sussex, the River Medway runs through Tonbridge, Maidstone and the Medway Towns before emptying into the Thames Estuary. In the past it played a major part of transporting goods in and out of Maidstone.

From Quiz Piccadilly Circus

Answer: Yellow

The cheapest properties in this version are Old Kent Road and Whitechapel Street. In contrast, the most expensive properties are Park Lane and Mayfair.

From Quiz How Well Do You Know Leeds?

Answer: Thackray Medical Museum

The Thackray Medical Museum opened in 1997 and is located in the former Leeds Union Workhouse, in the grounds of St. James's Hospital. It includes a reproduction of a Victorian slum, including the smells, and visitors can follow the lives and treatments of eight Victorian characters of various ages.

From Quiz Ross-on-Wye

Answer: Noele Gordon

Noele Gordon appeared in "Crossroads" (1964), a fictional Midlands motel renowned for its flimsy sets. Pat Phoenix and Violet Carson both appeared in "Coronation Street" and Gretchen Franklin in "EastEnders". None of them has any connection with Ross to my knowledge.

From Quiz London Alphabeticals

Answer: Fish

The earliest documentary evidence of a market at Billingsgate, in the shadow of London Bridge, is found in toll regulations dating from 1016. Originally a wide range of foodstuffs seems to have been traded, but by the seventeenth century it was simply a fishmarket. It became famous, or infamous, for the foul language of its fishwives, and "Billingsgate" came to be used as a synonym for obscene invective. In January 1982 the market in the City was closed and a new site was opened on the Isle of Dogs, a few miles to the east.

From Quiz The City of Norwich

Answer: Colman's

In 1814, Jeremiah Colman, a flour miller, established Colman's of Norwich, which is located four miles south of Norwich. To produce his own blend of mustard, Jeremiah blended brown mustard with white mustard to create a tangy flavour. In 1823, his adopted nephew became involved in the business, leading to the renaming of J. & J. Colman, and the company flourished. Coleman's also makes flour, starch, laundry powder, and corn flour. Unilever has been the owner of Colman's since 1995. In January 2018, after 160 years in Norwich, it was announced that the mustard production would move to Staffordshire in the market town of Burton upon Trent, or Burton, as the locals call it. Coleman's mustard production was brought to a close in 2019. The site was still responsible for the production of other products until early 2020, when it closed permanently.

From Quiz Places in Yorkshire - The City of York

Answer: George Hudson

He was born in Howsham, 12 miles north east of York, and was nicknamed "The Railway King". There is a road, close to York railway station, named in his honour.

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