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Quiz about Great Britain Alphabetically Part A

Great Britain Alphabetically - Part A Quiz

The first in a series of quizzes where we will take a tour of Great Britain, with all the answers beginning with A.

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

Author
Dizart

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
254,320

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
3979

Awards
Top 20% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 82 (10/10), Guest 86 (9/10), Guest 217 (10/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which seaside resort is home to the National Library of Wales, and the University College of Wales? Hint

Abergavenny

Abertillery

Aberdare

Aberystwyth

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which Cumbria town is the site of a famous annual horse fair? Hint

Aspatria

Applethwaite

Ambleside

Appleby

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which Scottish city is sometimes referred to as the 'Oil Capital of Europe'?

Answer: (One Word, begins with A)

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which town is the county town of Buckinghamshire, and lends its name to a breed of duck? Hint

Aylesbury

Abingdon

Amersham

Ampthill

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which Ayrshire village was the birthplace of the Scottish poet Robert Burns? Hint

Ayr

Alloway

Ardrossan

Annbank

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which Sussex town is home to a castle which is the ancestral home of the Duke of Norfolk? Hint

Arundel

Amberley

Ashford

Ashurst

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which town in Suffolk is the site of an annual classical music festival? Hint

Alnwick

Aldeburgh

Aldershot

Amberley

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which small Berkshire town is famous for its racecourse, the site of an annual Royal horse racing meeting? Hint

Aintree

Ascot

Addlestone

Aldermaston

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which small town in Devon is synonymous with the carpets manufactured there? Hint

Axminster

Appledore

Ashburton

Ashcombe

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which Scottish fishing port is famous for its 'smokies' - haddock flavoured and smoked from an oak fire? Hint

Arbroath

Anstruther

Ayr

Aberdeen

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which seaside resort is home to the National Library of Wales, and the University College of Wales?

Answer: Aberystwyth

Aberystwyth is located in Ceredigion, on Cardigan Bay.

2. Which Cumbria town is the site of a famous annual horse fair?

Answer: Appleby

Appleby was the county town of the former county of Westmorland, before it disappeared in 1974. The horse fair is held there each June.

3. Which Scottish city is sometimes referred to as the 'Oil Capital of Europe'?

Answer: Aberdeen

Aberdeen has long been nicknamed the Granite City, but added the new moniker when oil was discovered in the North Sea in the 1970s.

4. Which town is the county town of Buckinghamshire, and lends its name to a breed of duck?

Answer: Aylesbury

Aylesbury was declared the county town of Buckinghamshire by King Henry VIII in 1529.

5. Which Ayrshire village was the birthplace of the Scottish poet Robert Burns?

Answer: Alloway

Burns was born in Alloway in 1759.

6. Which Sussex town is home to a castle which is the ancestral home of the Duke of Norfolk?

Answer: Arundel

The castle has existed since the 11th century; Arundel is also home to a cathedral, dedicated in 1873.

7. Which town in Suffolk is the site of an annual classical music festival?

Answer: Aldeburgh

The Aldeburgh Festival was founded in 1948 by Benjamin Britten. Aldeburgh also found fame in 1908 as the first British town to elect a female Mayor - Elizabeth Garrett Anderson.

8. Which small Berkshire town is famous for its racecourse, the site of an annual Royal horse racing meeting?

Answer: Ascot

The Royal Ascot race meeting takes place every June, and is a highlight of the social as well as the sporting calendar; the royal family attend each day of the meeting.

9. Which small town in Devon is synonymous with the carpets manufactured there?

Answer: Axminster

Carpets have been made in Axminster since 1755.

10. Which Scottish fishing port is famous for its 'smokies' - haddock flavoured and smoked from an oak fire?

Answer: Arbroath

Arbroath is also famous for the Declaration of Arbroath, a statement of Scottish independence signed in the 14th century.

Source: Author Dizart

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