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Quiz about Great Britain Alphabetically Part M

Great Britain Alphabetically - Part M Quiz

Part 12 of my geographical tour of Britain features places begining with M.

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

Author
Dizart

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
261,703

Updated
May 03 22

# Qns
10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which town in the English Midlands is famous for pork pies and Stilton cheese? Hint

Malvern

Market Harborough

Matlock

Melton Mowbray

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which Cheshire town has been nicknamed both "Silk Town", after a once-thriving local industry, and "Treacle town", after an incident where treacle spilled by a merchant was scooped off the streets by local residents? Hint

Marple

Mansfield

Macclesfield

Middleton

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which town on the River Wye has a ruined castle which was the birthplace, in 1387, of King Henry V, and was the county town of a county with the same name as itself? Hint

Montgomery

Monmouth

Merioneth

Mold

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Question 4 of 10

4. The Transporter Bridge is the best known landmark of which northern English city? Hint

Morecambe

Manchester

Middlesbrough

Mansfield

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Question 5 of 10

5. Tobermory is the capital of which Scottish island? Hint

Muck

Mull

Muckle Roe

Mingulay

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which town is home to the Open University, and is famous for its "concrete cows", sculpted by Liz Leyh? Hint

Marlow

Motherwell

Marlborough

Milton Keynes

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which town has been a leading seaside resort for over 250 years, and was the first such resort to introduce donkey rides (1890) and deckchairs (1898)? Hint

Millport

Margate

Mablethorpe

Minehead

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which city hosted the Commonwealth Games in 2002, and has both a football stadium and test cricket ground called Old Trafford?

Answer: (One Word - 10 letters, begins with M..)

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which small Scottish Borders town has a ruined abbey in which the heart of King Robert the Bruce is buried? Hint

Montrose

Moffat

Musselburgh

Melrose

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which town in the historic county of Glamorgan saw its population soar from 700 to 80,000 in the 18th century due to its position as a major centre of the iron industry? Hint

Milford Haven

Merthyr Tydfil

Machynlleth

Merioneth

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which town in the English Midlands is famous for pork pies and Stilton cheese?

Answer: Melton Mowbray

The Leicestershire town of Melton Mowbray is synonymous with pork pies. It is also the place where the phrase "painting the town red" is said to have originated, after the Marquess of Waterford daubed red paint over a number of buildings following a successful 1837 fox hunt.

Answer: Macclesfield

Macclesfield, on the banks of the River Bollin, has four silk museums; the local football team, Macclesfield town, are nicknamed The Silkmen.

3. Which town on the River Wye has a ruined castle which was the birthplace, in 1387, of King Henry V, and was the county town of a county with the same name as itself?

Answer: Monmouth

Monmouth was known by the Romans as Blestium. The town features the only stone gated bridge in Britain, dating from the 13th century.

4. The Transporter Bridge is the best known landmark of which northern English city?

Answer: Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough, on the banks of the River Tees, was a small village until the opening of an extension of the Stockton and Darlington railway in 1830. The Transporter Bridge featured in the BBC comedy series "Auf Wiedersehen Pet".

5. Tobermory is the capital of which Scottish island?

Answer: Mull

Mull is the second largest island of the Inner Hebrides. The children's TV show "Balamory" is based on Tobermory.

6. Which town is home to the Open University, and is famous for its "concrete cows", sculpted by Liz Leyh?

Answer: Milton Keynes

Milton Keynes, in Buckinghamshire, is a "new town", designated in 1967. The Open University was established there in 1969.

7. Which town has been a leading seaside resort for over 250 years, and was the first such resort to introduce donkey rides (1890) and deckchairs (1898)?

Answer: Margate

Margate,in Kent,has been a popular holiday destination for Londoners for many years. Apart from the beach, attractions include the Dreamland Amusement Park and the Shell Grotto.

8. Which city hosted the Commonwealth Games in 2002, and has both a football stadium and test cricket ground called Old Trafford?

Answer: Manchester

Manchester, on the River Irwell, became the world's leading industrial centre in the 19th century; it was nicknamed Cottonopolis because of its links with that industry.

9. Which small Scottish Borders town has a ruined abbey in which the heart of King Robert the Bruce is buried?

Answer: Melrose

Melrose was part of Roxburghshire until 1974. The sport of Rugby Union sevens was invented there in 1883.

10. Which town in the historic county of Glamorgan saw its population soar from 700 to 80,000 in the 18th century due to its position as a major centre of the iron industry?

Answer: Merthyr Tydfil

Merthyr Tydfil was the parliamentary constituency of Keir Hardie, founder of the Labour Party, from 1900 until his death in 1915. Merthyr was the largest town in Wales by the early 19th century, but was overtaken by Cardiff, Newport and Swansea as heavy industry started moving to coastal ports.

Source: Author Dizart

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