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Quiz about Facts on Cardiff
Quiz about Facts on Cardiff

Facts on Cardiff Trivia Quiz


Cardiff is an up-and-coming capital city which I discovered a few interesting facts about. Try this quiz to see how much you know.

A multiple-choice quiz by miss g. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
miss g
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
157,509
Updated
Nov 01 23
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
1636
Last 3 plays: Guest 80 (4/10), piet (4/10), Guest 194 (7/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. Which famous children's author grew up in Cardiff? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Which famous comedian's parents were married in Cardiff? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Cardiff was the first UK city to be twinned with a city in which country? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Cardiff is one of Europe's youngest capital cities. In which year did it become a capital? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Cardiff has the record for the oldest shop of which kind? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Which famous actor/actress graduated from the Welsh College of Music and Drama? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Which two cartoon characters were created in Cardiff? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Which of the following singers hails from Cardiff? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Which well-known soprano hails from Cardiff? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. The first British newsfilm ever recorded took place in Cardiff. What was filmed? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Which famous children's author grew up in Cardiff?

Answer: Roald Dahl

Roald Dahl grew up in Cardiff in a Norwegian family and was christened in the little Norwegian church in Cardiff Bay. Dahl's semi-autobiographical book 'Boy' is set in Wales.
2. Which famous comedian's parents were married in Cardiff?

Answer: Bob Hope

Bob Hope's parents married in Cardiff in April 1891. Bob's mother was Welsh, his father English.
3. Cardiff was the first UK city to be twinned with a city in which country?

Answer: China

Cardiff was the first UK city to be twinned with a Chinese city when it was twinned with Xiamen in 1983. Cardiff is also twinned with Stuttgart (Germany), Nantes (France), Baltimore (USA), Lugansk (Ukraine) and Hordaland (Netherlands).
4. Cardiff is one of Europe's youngest capital cities. In which year did it become a capital?

Answer: 1955

Previously there was no capital city since Wales was a Principality of England.
5. Cardiff has the record for the oldest shop of which kind?

Answer: Record

'Spillers', located on the Hayes, was established in 1894 and began by selling sheet music.
6. Which famous actor/actress graduated from the Welsh College of Music and Drama?

Answer: Sir Anthony Hopkins

Sir Anthony Hopkins is not from Cardiff but is from Port Talbot, to the west of Cardiff. He was knighted in 1992.
7. Which two cartoon characters were created in Cardiff?

Answer: Super Ted and Fireman Sam

Super Ted was a cartoon about a bear who flew around saving the world from villains such as Texas Pete and Skeleton with the help of his sidekick, Spotty. Fireman Sam was the friendly local fireman.
8. Which of the following singers hails from Cardiff?

Answer: Shirley Bassey

That was a bit tricky, I know. Tom Jones is Welsh but he doesn't come from Cardiff. He's actually from Pontypridd. Shirley Bassey is from what is now Cardiff Bay but what was in her period of residence, 'Tiger Bay'. In 2000, Shirley Bassey became 'Dame Shirley Bassey'.
9. Which well-known soprano hails from Cardiff?

Answer: Charlotte Church

Charlotte Church, from Llandaff, Cardiff, has performed for the Pope.
10. The first British newsfilm ever recorded took place in Cardiff. What was filmed?

Answer: The Prince and Princess of Wales visiting an exhibition

The Prince and Princess of Wales were filmed visiting the exhibition in 1896.
Source: Author miss g

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