Northwest England Trivia

1. Although Lancaster is considered to be the county town, Lancashire County Council is based in County Hall in which town or city?

From Quiz A Journey Around Lancashire

Answer: Preston

Preston became a city in 2002 as part of the celebrations for Queen Elizabeth II's Golden Jubilee. It is also home to the University of Central Lancashire. One of its notable sons is Nick Park, Oscar winner and creator of Wallace and Gromit. The robot dog in the Wallace and Gromit film "A Close Shave" was called Preston.

From Quiz A Journey Around Manchester

Answer: Tameside

England's hat trick hero of 1966, Sir Geoff Hurst was born in Ashton Under Lyne and lived in Denton until the age of eight when he moved to Chelmsford in Essex. Simone Perrotta was also born in Ashton, where his parents ran a pub. He moved back to Italy at the age of six and won the World Cup in 2006.

From Quiz A Journey Around Cumbria

Answer: Lancashire

The county of Cumbria was created due to the Local Government Act of 1972. It was an amalgamation of the historical counties of Cumberland, Westmorland and the northern most bit of Lancashire. It is the third largest county in England, but one of the most sparsely populated. Most of its area is taken up by The Lake District National Park.

From Quiz A Journey Around Cheshire

Answer: Deva

Deva was the Roman name for Chester. Eboricum was the name for York. Camulodunon was Colchester. Lastly, Caer is the Welsh name for the city.

From Quiz Carlisle: Cumbria's Border City

Answer: The Celts

The city has its roots in a pre-Roman settlement, near Hadrian's Wall. It was destroyed by the Danes in 875, and became a part of Scotland until it was colonised by King William II in 1092. William built Carlisle Castle, which has remained a working military base.

From Quiz The Wonderful City of Liverpool

Answer: St. John's Beacon

St. John's Beacon was originally constructed to be a ventilation shaft for St John's Market. However, due to legal reasons, it was not used as such. It then became a revolving restaurant and later the home of three local radio stations: Radio City, Magic and City Talk.

From Quiz Wainwright's Lake District - North Western Fells

Answer: Hopegill Head and Grisedale Pike

"The silence is interrupted only by the croaking of the resident ravens and the occasional thud of a falling botanist." Of course if you are on the ridge this is not a risk, only if you are down below that you need to beware. The reason for the mention of botanists is that Hobarton Crag is (according to Wainwright) the only place in England where the 'red alpine catchfly' is known to grow.

From Quiz Wainwright's Lake District - The Central Fells

Answer: Helm Crag

Other rock formations on the ridge bear the descriptive names 'The Lion Couchant', 'The Howitzer' and 'The Old Woman Playing the Organ'. The true summit of Helm Crag is attainable only with a bit of climbing. (Julia Bradbury managed it for her Wainwright Walks TV series.) Since Alfred Wainwright never accomplished it I see no reason to attempt to put him to shame.

From Quiz Wainwright's Lake District - Far Eastern Fells

Answer: Caudale Moor

The most direct ascent from the road is to park at the Kirkstone Pass Inn and head via 'Pike How' towards a monument then turn right to the summit. The monument is to Mark Atkinson and his son William (who died in 1930 & 1987 respectively) of the Kirkstone Pass Inn. The monument can be seen from the pub, and consists of a cairn and a wooden cross. There may be various outcroppings of rock named Brock Crags in the Lake District, but the only hill of that name written about by Wainwright stands a bit further north, although still alongside the Kirkstone Pass. Ill Bell (not to be confused with Mardale Ill Bell, another of the eastern fells) lies further east, while Troutbeck Tongue lies to the south. However none of these have the alternative name of John Bell's Banner, nor are their summits labelled 'Stony Cove Pike' on the Ordnance Survey maps.

From Quiz Wainwright's Lake District - The Eastern Fells

Answer: Nethermost Pike

Nethermost Pike at 2920 feet high is taller than Fairfield (2863 ft), Dollywagon Pike (2815 ft) and Hartsop Above How (1870 ft). Both Nethermost and Dollywagon form part of the Helvellyn ridge, being the two mountains to the south of Helvellyn. After Dollywagon Pike is reached a path zigzags down to Grisedale Tarn, (still 1800 feet above sea level) and on the other side of the tarn the north face of Fairfield is seen. Hartsop above How is a peak on the eastern ridge of Fairfield heading towards Patterdale.

From Quiz The Rossendale Valley Area, UK.

Answer: Lancashire

Travel north from Bury in Greater Manchester and you will enter the Rossendale Valley. The West Riding of Yorkshire lies to the east, taking you across the Pennines, and Cumbria is still "a good step" (as they say in Lancashire) away to the north, the Lancs/Cumbria border being just beyond Lancaster. Cheshire is, in fact, closer than you might think. It wraps round the south Manchester/Stockport area and falls just short of the Derbyshire Peak District. The reason for this goes back to Cheshire´s salt trade, and the protection of vital routes for distributing it. The area´s principle settlements are the towns of Bacup, Haslingden, Rawtenstall, and Ramsbottom. There are also several picturesque villages and natural beauty spots dotted around.

From Quiz A further walk through Manchester

Answer: Newspaper offices

The Daily Express newspaper was produced here, in an edition markedly different from its London-based Fleet Street version.

From Quiz The People and Places around Morecambe Bay

Answer: Shipbuilding

Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering Ltd still exists today building surface ship and submarines, both conventional and nuclear, for the Royal Navy.

From Quiz Manchester-"Everything but a beach."

Answer: Cottonopolis

After a period of decline that started in the Great Depression of the 1930's the cotton industry withered, mills shut and Manchester's Royal (Cotton) Exchange closed in 1968 to be reborn as a theatre.

From Quiz Where in the Lake District?

Answer: Borrowdale

The Bowder Stone weighs approximately 200 tonnes and stands an impressive 30 feet high. The Stone probably originated from Scotland after being brought down by the last Ice Age.

From Quiz A Street Called "Hope"

Answer: Giles Gilbert Scott

Scott was only 22 when he won the competition to design the new Anglican cathedral. Although the design underwent many alterations during construction, it was largely Scott's work, although, sadly, he died before seeing it completed.

From Quiz Cheshire

Answer: Salt

The area around Northwich was mined for salt from Roman times and although the mines are now closed, brine is still pumped from under the town. The salt industry caused large areas of subsidence, and this is said to account for the many old timber-framed houses in the town, which could withstand the movement of the ground.

From Quiz Lancashire

Answer: John of Gaunt

John of Gaunt was a son of King Edward III and inherited the lands and title of his father-in-law, the first Duke of Lancaster, in 1362. The Lancastrian estates were seized by Richard II when John of Gaunt died in 1399 but Richard was then ousted by John's son, Henry Bolingbroke who became King Henry IV. Henry undertook a huge building programme at Lancaster Castle which included a twin-towered gateway which was named after his father.

From Quiz Lancashire

Answer: Red rose

The red rose of Lancashire originates from the 15th century Wars of the Roses when the houses of Lancaster and York adopted the red and white roses as their emblems. Although the Wars of the Roses were between the royal houses (and not between the counties of Lancashire and Yorkshire) both counties have adopted the appropriate roses as their emblems.

From Quiz Manchester

Answer: Chip Barm

A Chip Barm is short for a Chip Barmcake, essentially hot chips on a bread roll. A Chiko Roll is an Australian "delicacy" you would buy from a chippy. Pad Thai is a Thai dish and not on any chippy menu! Calamari rings would be available from many chippies in Australia but not in Manchester.

From Quiz The English Lakes 2

Answer: Bassenthwaite Lake

Bassenthwaite Lake lies to the west of the Skiddaw massif. At one time Derwent Water and Bassenthwaite Lake were joined forming one massive lake. The section of land that houses Keswick and Portinscale used to be part of this huge lake.

From Quiz The English Lakes

Answer: High Street

The High Street ridge stretches 16 miles from Troutbeck in the south to Pooley Bridge in the north. During Roman times messengers travelling between Ravenglass and Penrith used the ridge to avoid the bears in the valleys.

From Quiz Wirral

Answer: Central Park, New York

Central Park architect, Frederick Law Olmsted, visited Birkenhead Park in 1850. Impressed by the landscaping in the Joseph Paxton designed public space, he used these principles in setting out Central Park.

From Quiz Blackpool Illuminations

Answer: 66

The lights are always switched on on a Friday and on a Sunday 66 nights later they shine for the last time that year.

From Quiz All About Lancaster

Answer: Lancashire

Lancaster can be found in the county of Lancashire. Other major cities in Lancashire include Preston, Blackpool and Blackburn

From Quiz The Lake District of England

Answer: Keswick

Ashness Bridge is in Keswick (pronounced "Kessick"), Cumbria, and is a very good example of a packhorse bridge. It also has one of the Lake District's most famous views, looking north to Derwentwater, Whinlatter, and Skiddaw.

From Quiz The Lake District

Answer: Northern England

The Lake District is in the North West 'corner' of England just south of the Scottish border.

From Quiz A Journey Around Lancashire

Answer: Bacup

Bacup is a funny little town (in a nice way). The Coconut Dancers are a traditional English dance troupe who beat the bounds of the town accompanied by the local silver band on Easter Sunday. Other claims to fame of Bacup include being the filming location of a number of TV shows including parts of "The League of Gentlemen", "Juliet Bravo", "Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit" and "Hetty Wainthrop".

From Quiz A Journey Around Manchester

Answer: Trafford

I have checked this several times as I was sure that it was in Salford but no, apparently it is in Trafford. The Manchester Ship Canal forms the boundary between the two boroughs of Trafford and Salford. The Lowry on the opposite bank of the canal is therefore in Salford.

From Quiz A Journey Around Cumbria

Answer: Wainwrights

A peakbagger is a hiker who "collects" mountain summits. In the case of the Lake District, these summits are known as Wainwrights after the author Alfred Wainwright who described 214 of the most important hills and mountains in the area. Wainwright wrote a seven volume series of books that he researched and illustrated himself, with each mountain or "fell" having its own chapter with drawings and maps showing every possible route up it.

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