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Famous Cornish Places Trivia Quiz

My home Cornwall is Britain's most southwesterly county. It has beautiful beaches, rugged scenery and a fascinating variety of places for you to identify.

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

Author
enwrigpd

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
251,532

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
835

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Mikeytrout44 (9/10), Guest 51 (10/10), Guest 172 (8/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Land's End is Great Britain's most southerly point?

True

False

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Question 2 of 10

2. "Minack" in Cornish means a stony or rocky place. What open-air structure that uses this name is located near Lands End? Hint

The Minack Theatre

The Minack Swimming Pool

The Minack Gallery

The Minack Arena

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Question 3 of 10

3. Poldhu is a small area in south Cornwall situated on the Lizard Peninsula. For what "first" is it famous? Hint

First Transatlantic tunnel

First Transatlantic flight

First Transatlantic radio message

First Transatlantic power cable

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which west Cornwall village burnt to the ground in 1595 by the Spanish, is now famous for its Christmas lights? Hint

Zennor

Marazion

St Ives

Mousehole

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Question 5 of 10

5. What historic port near St Austell in Cornwall has been used extensively for TV and film shots that require authentic backgrounds of a sailing port? Hint

Padstow

Charlestown

Fowey

Falmouth

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which English monarch ordered Pendennis and St Mawes Castles to be built to guard Falmouth harbour entrance from attack? Hint

Henry VIII

Victoria

James I

Charles II

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Question 7 of 10

7. Cornwall is home to a number of Standing stones and unusual geological rock formations. Which of the following such structures is not man made? Hint

Lanyon Quoit

The Hurlers of St Cleer

The Cheesewring

M�n-an-Tol

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Question 8 of 10

8. What meteorological phenomenon occurring in the southwest leads to heavy showers developing over high ground? Hint

Tor Sunshower

Raining Squall

Brown Willy effect

Diamond dust

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Question 9 of 10

9. In 1823 work begun on Bude canal to carry goods inland and back. To which town was the canal designed to go? Hint

Launceston

Bodmin

Camelford

St Austell

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Question 10 of 10

10. St Ives is known for its connection to art and artists, which of the following can be found there? Hint

Dean Gallery

Tate Gallery

Duff House

Paxton House

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Land's End is Great Britain's most southerly point?

Answer: False

The Lizard peninsula of Cornwall is actually the most southerly point. It is an area where many a vessel has met its end and is sometimes referred to as the "Graveyard of Ships".

2. "Minack" in Cornish means a stony or rocky place. What open-air structure that uses this name is located near Lands End?

Answer: The Minack Theatre

Rowena Cade planned and built this outdoor theatre which lies on the cliffs of Porthcurno Bay.

3. Poldhu is a small area in south Cornwall situated on the Lizard Peninsula. For what "first" is it famous?

Answer: First Transatlantic radio message

On 12 December 1901, Italian inventor Guglielmo Marconi received signals in Newfoundland which had been transmitted from Poldhu Wireless Station, Cornwall some 3,500 kilometres away.

4. Which west Cornwall village burnt to the ground in 1595 by the Spanish, is now famous for its Christmas lights?

Answer: Mousehole

Mousehole is known for its Christmas illuminations, created each year to raise money for charity. Coach loads of tourists flood there every year for the turning on of these famous lights.

5. What historic port near St Austell in Cornwall has been used extensively for TV and film shots that require authentic backgrounds of a sailing port?

Answer: Charlestown

Charlestown was built between 1790 and 1810 specifically designed to export china clay. Productions filmed there include "Poldark" and films such as the "The Three Musketeers" (1993), "Treasure Island" (1995) and parts of "The Eagle Has Landed" (1975).

6. Which English monarch ordered Pendennis and St Mawes Castles to be built to guard Falmouth harbour entrance from attack?

Answer: Henry VIII

The King was concerned that the French might send a fleet to attack across The Channel, so he had the castles built between 1539 and 1545 to protect Falmouth, which is the third largest natural harbour in the world.

7. Cornwall is home to a number of Standing stones and unusual geological rock formations. Which of the following such structures is not man made?

Answer: The Cheesewring

The Cheesewring is on Bodmin Moor and consists of giant flat boulders sitting on others of decreasing size. Although thought to be formed by erosion, Cornish folklore says Giants put them there.

8. What meteorological phenomenon occurring in the southwest leads to heavy showers developing over high ground?

Answer: Brown Willy effect

'Brown Willy' is the highest point in Cornwall, located on Bodmin Moor. It is thought that the Boscastle flood of 2004 was caused in part by an extreme example of this effect.

9. In 1823 work begun on Bude canal to carry goods inland and back. To which town was the canal designed to go?

Answer: Launceston

The Bude Canal was dug for 35 miles before work was abandoned. Today only the first two miles of the canal from Bude to Helebridge has water in it.

10. St Ives is known for its connection to art and artists, which of the following can be found there?

Answer: Tate Gallery

St Ives has attracted numerous artists due to its clear sea air. The Tate Gallery in St Ives opened in 1993.

Source: Author enwrigpd

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