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1. Filton and its airfield have been home to many aerospace companies such as Airbus and Rolls Royce. Which aircraft was put on display at the airfield and opened to the public in 2004?
2. Warmley, a village on the edge of Bristol, is home to Kingswood Heritage Museum. The museum is housed in the factory built in 1740 by William Campion when he moved his business from central Bristol. What was it that this factory made?
3. South Gloucestershire has the only Tudor Castle in England which is open as a hotel. In 1535, King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn spent ten days there. Which castle is this?
4. I am now in a place that marks the boundary between Bristol Harbour Authority and British Waterways water. The lock here is the first lock east of Netham, where boats leave Bristol Floating Harbour. Just up the road is one of the oldest public houses in Britain, which Oliver Cromwell used as his regional headquarters. Where am I?
5. Dyrham is a small village near the M4 motorway and home to Dyrham Park, a large baroque mansion and deer park. The standing house was built for William Blathwayt who was secretary to war for which monarch?
6. A few miles up the road, in the far east of the region, stands the stately home of the Dukes of Beaufort which is renowned for its annual horse trials. What is the name of this property?
7. Kingswood, now part of the eastern suburbs of Bristol, was as the name suggests once-royal forests. In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries a notorious group of thieves, ruffians, and highwaymen terrorised the area. By what name were they known?
8. On 13 December 1981, whilst travelling through the Cotswolds a blizzard struck and Queen Elizabeth II had to take refuge at the Cross Hands Hotel. What village is this hotel in?
9. The first four level stack interchange in the UK was opened in South Gloucestershire in 1966. Where is this located?
10. The longest river in Great Britain forms the north-western boundary of South Gloucestershire. What river is this?
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