As the World Burns Trivia Quiz

Answer: San Bernardino

When San Bernardino filed for Chapter 9 bankruptcy in 2012 it was the first city in the United States with a population of over 200,000 to do so. The San Miguel Amphitheatre in San Bernardino is the largest outdoor amphitheatre in the United States and the McDonald's Museum is located at the original site of the first McDonald's restaurant. The city of San Bernardino is located approximately 60 miles (97km) east of Los Angeles.

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Answer: Verona

Sitting astride the Adige River, Verona is located in northern Italy and is the second largest municipality in the region. Think of Verona and your thoughts immediately move to the famous Verona Arena, a stunning amphitheatre built by the Romans in 30AD. This, however, is only one of a host of important historical buildings found in this area which also boasts the Ponte Scaligero, the Basilica of San Zeno Maggiore and the Porta Borsari to name a few. The urban structure and architecture here is considered to be of such high value and importance that the whole town of Verona has been classified a UNESCO World Heritage site. Apart from "The Taming of the Shrew" two of Shakespeare's other plays were also set in Verona; "Romeo and Juliet" and "The Two Gentlemen of Verona".

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Answer: Bear

Berchtold V ordered the construction of the city in 1191 and is claimed to have named it after the first animal he killed on a hunt during its construction, namely a bear. The bear first appeared on the city's coat of arms in 1224 and has been associated with the city ever since. In fact, during the time of the Swiss Confederacy, the citizen-soldiers of Bern were depicted as armed bears.

More likely, the city was named either after the Italian city of Verona, known as Bern in Middle High German, or has Celtic origins as attested to by the Bern zinc tablet discovered in the 1980s.

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Answer: Tasmania

Originally named Emu Bay when it was founded in 1827, the city was renamed thirteen years later in honour of William "Burnie" Burns, a director of the Van Dieman's Land Company which had a strong influence on the development of the settlement. The early industries of the region were farming based, predominantly dairy and wool. It was hoped that the latter, which was being supplied to the British textile industry, would bring the area wealth. However, the locals soon found greater profit in the felling of trees for timber. Today forestry continues to be a big part of the city's economy along with the port, the farms and a growing heavy manufacturing industry.
The other three answer options are all territories rather than states. The Australian Capital Territory (ACT) is an enclave within New South Wales. It is also not an island but it is the home of Australia's capital city Canberra. The Cocos and Keeling Islands are located in the Indian Ocean midway between Western Australia and Sri Lanka. Norfolk Island is a partly self-governed territory east of Australia in the Pacific Ocean.

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Answer: Auburn

The Auburn Automobile Company operated in Auburn, Indiana, from 1900 to 1936. The company grew out of the Eckhart Carriage Company. Auburn automobiles have become much sought after by collectors because of the relatively few still in existence.

Auburn, California is the county seat of Placer County and is a registered California Historical Landmark because of its links to the gold rush era.

Auburn, Maine, was named after a village in the 1770 poem "The Deserted Village" by Oliver Goldsmith. Because of its access to water power from falls on the Androscoggin and Little Androscoggin Rivers, it became a mill town early on and was the first to have a shoe factory established in 1835.

Auburn, Alabama is home to Auburn University, one of the largest public universities in Alabama. It was originally founded in 1856 but did not become Auburn University until 1960. The city of Auburn has an unofficial nickname that is also derived from the 1770 poem "The Deserted Village" by Oliver Goldsmith, "The Loveliest Village on the Plains".

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Answer: Barnet

"Barnet Fair" usually shortened to "Barnet" is Cockney rhyming slang for hair. Burnt Oak is a suburb in the London borough of Barnet. The name of the town stemmed from the name of a field within the community, though why the field was called "Burnt Oak" is not clear. The field was neither burnt nor did it boast an oak tree. For a number of years the local residents referred to themselves as "Red Hill" and had even petitioned for a change of name, however, once the Burnt Oak tube station was built, that idea fell by the wayside. The community's other claim to fame came in 1929 when the first store to use the Tesco name was opened in by the supermarket chain founder, Jack Cohen.

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Answer: Water course

The water course is generally of a size of a large stream through to a small river. It can also lend its meaning to being a spring or a well. Words such "born", "borne", "bourn" or "bourne" form part of its Standard English origins and it remains evident in such place names as Melbourne (Australia), Holborn (Central London) and Paderborn in Germany.

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Answer: Burnt Pine

Located in the Pacific Ocean, Norfolk Island is 1,412 kilometres (877 miles) from the Australian mainland. The island's capital is Kingston which is located on the southern coast. Near the island's centre is Burnt Pine which is the main settlement. The flag of Norfolk Island has two green stripes with a white stripe in the centre with an image of the Norfolk Island pine.

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Answer: Saltburn-by-the-Sea

Hopefully the link between sea and salt was enough of a clue to guide you home with that one. Saltburn is about 12 miles (19 kms) east of Middlesbrough
and its existence, in part, was driven by the discovery of iron-stone in the nearby Cleveland Hills. To the east of Saltburn sits the imposing Hunt Cliff which provides the area with a degree of shelter and it may be the reason why the town's history is dotted with tales of smugglers and their exploits. The Saltburn Pier, which is the only pleasure pier along the Yorkshire coastline, opened in 1869. It was soon determined that the steep cliffs in the area were deterring visitors from making the walk from the town to the pier. This led to the construction of the Saltburn Cliff Lift (funicular), which began its operations in 1884. For the record, the oldest funicular is the Bom Jesus lift which was built in Portugal in 1882.

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Answer: The Battle of Bannockburn

King Edward II assembled a large army to relieve the besieged castle but his forces were defeated by a smaller army led by Robert the Bruce. Bannockburn is immediately south of Stirling. The battle was a pitched battle which means it was not a chance encounter but rather an agreed upon meeting between the two armies. Stirling Castle played a pivotal role in Scottish history because it guarded the farthest downstream crossing of the River Forth. In 1297 the English won a major victory in the same general area at the Battle of Stirling Bridge.

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