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UK - Land,Sea and Air Trivia Quiz

These questions are related to land, sea and air in the UK, or achievements of UK citizens.

A multiple-choice quiz by sunfloweruk23. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
sunfloweruk23

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
121,140

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Avg Score
6 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Samuel _______ gave his name to the maximum loading line painted on the side of a ship.

Answer: (One Word (gym shoe?))

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Question 2 of 10

2. What is the name of the locomotive which holds the world speed record for a steam engine? Hint

Quicksilver

Silver Fox

Flying Scotsman

Mallard

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which Englishman sailed round the world in "The Lively Lady"? Hint

Chay Blyth

Alec Rose

Ellen MacArthur

Francis Chichester

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which UK railway station has the most platforms? Hint

Temple Meads

New Street

Waverley

Waterloo

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Question 5 of 10

5. When did driver's testing begin in Britain? Hint

1908

1935

1921

1947

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which authority runs the lighthouses around much of Britain's coast? Hint

The Port Authority

Coastguard

RNLI

Trinity House

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which sports car manufacturer, whose manufacturing plant was based in Belfast, closed in 1983? Hint

Lotus

De Lorean

Austin Healey

Aston Martin

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Question 8 of 10

8. What is officially known as the Gravelly Hill Interchange? Hint

Spaghetti Junction

Dartford Crossing

Watford Gap

Scotch Corner

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Question 9 of 10

9. What is the name of the symbol of Rolls Royce? Hint

Silver Phantom

Spirit of Ecstasy

Flying Lady

The Whisper

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Question 10 of 10

10. From which two companies were British Airways formed? Hint

BEA and British Midland

British Imperial and British Caledonian

BEA and BOAC

British Caledonian and BOAC

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Samuel _______ gave his name to the maximum loading line painted on the side of a ship.

Answer: Plimsoll

Samuel Plimsoll (1824-98) was a Member of Parliament with his main achievement being the Merchant Shipping Act of 1876. From this Act came the compulsory painting of a Plimsoll line on a ship which shows the depth to which a vessel may be safely, and legally, loaded.

2. What is the name of the locomotive which holds the world speed record for a steam engine?

Answer: Mallard

The Class A4 loco Mallard operated on the now defunct LNER (London and North East Railway). She was built in 1938 and on 3rd July the same year took the (unbroken) world speed record for a steam engine, reaching 126mph. She is exhibited at the National Railway Museum in York.

The Quicksilver and Silver Fox were also Class A4 locomotives. The Flying Scotsman (Class A3) was the first in the world to record an authenticated 100 mph.

3. Which Englishman sailed round the world in "The Lively Lady"?

Answer: Alec Rose

Alec Rose sailed round the world (1967-8) and was knighted for his achievement. Chay Blyth rowed the Atlantic with Capt. John Ridgeway (1966), Francis Chichester circumnavigated the world in the yacht Gipsy Moth IV (1966-7) and was also knighted. Ellen MacArthur was the first woman to win the Route du Rhum (2002) transatlantic yacht race.

4. Which UK railway station has the most platforms?

Answer: Waterloo

Waterloo station in London has 19 main platforms and a further 6 at Waterloo East. It also had an additional five for Eurostar trains, known as Waterloo International, which ran trains to France and Belgium between 1994 and 2007, when the Eurostar moved to St. Pancras.

5. When did driver's testing begin in Britain?

Answer: 1935

Driving tests were introduced on the 1st June 1935. Also on this date the first Provisional Driving Licences were issued. These lasted for 3 months and it was made compulsory for drivers to display "L" (learner) plates.

6. Which authority runs the lighthouses around much of Britain's coast?

Answer: Trinity House

Trinity House provides and maintains lighthouses, light vessels and buoys (the latter mainly in the English Channel) in England, Wales and the Channel Islands.

7. Which sports car manufacturer, whose manufacturing plant was based in Belfast, closed in 1983?

Answer: De Lorean

The De Lorean factory in Belfast (Northern Ireland) closed in 1983. It was most famous for producing the car used as a time travel vehicle in the film 'Back to the Future'.

8. What is officially known as the Gravelly Hill Interchange?

Answer: Spaghetti Junction

Completed in 1972, Spaghetti Junction covers an area of 30 acres and serves 18 routes with 2.5 miles of slip-roads. It was Britain's first free flowing interchange not involving traffic lights or roundabouts.

9. What is the name of the symbol of Rolls Royce?

Answer: Spirit of Ecstasy

In 1911 the Spirit of Ecstasy figure appeared on a Rolls Royce after being comissioned by the 1st Lord Montagu of Beaulieu. The model was Eleanor Velasco Thornton who had beauty and intellect - but not the status to marry the man she loved. This was Lord Beaulieu's son John Edward-Scott-Montagu, later the 2nd Lord.

The original name for "Spirit of Ecstasy" was The Whisper, with Silver Phantom being a model of RR.

10. From which two companies were British Airways formed?

Answer: BEA and BOAC

British Airways PLC was formed in 1974 by the merger of British European Airways and British Overseas Aircraft Corporation.

Source: Author sunfloweruk23

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