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The New City, Milton Keynes Trivia Quiz

How much do you know about Milton Keynes, one of the last of the post-war new towns constructed?

A multiple-choice quiz by fadagaski. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
fadagaski

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
128,750

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
544

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Question 1 of 10

1. Milton Keynes can be found in which county?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 2 of 10

2. The name 'Milton Keynes' actually came from a local village.

True

False

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Question 3 of 10

3. Construction of the modern Milton Keynes began when? Hint

1975

1967

1959

1943

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Question 4 of 10

4. Is Milton Keynes an official city?

Yes

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which of these towns/villages did not become a part of Milton Keynes? Hint

Broughton

Wolverton

Leighton Buzzard

Newport Pagnell

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Question 6 of 10

6. Archaeological excavations have revealed which group of people to have first lived here? Hint

The Saxons

The Celts

Stone Age Man

The Romans

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Question 7 of 10

7. What is the famous landmark on Milton Keynes' horizon? Hint

The Pyramid

The Point

The Triangle

The Blip

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Question 8 of 10

8. The indoor ski slope in Milton Keynes was the largest in Europe when it was first built.

True

False

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Question 9 of 10

9. The first working computer was invented in what is now Milton Keynes, but where exactly? Hint

Bow Brickhill

Stony Stratford

Bletchley

Shenley Church End

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Question 10 of 10

10. Milton Keynes has one of the largest railway repair centres in all of Europe.

True

False

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Milton Keynes can be found in which county?

Answer: Bucks

During the English Civil War (1642-1649), Buckinghamshire was devoutly Parliamentarian. The county MP of the time, John Hampden, was a prominent leader in the opposition against Charles I.

2. The name 'Milton Keynes' actually came from a local village.

Answer: True

'Keynes' was the name of the chief family in the village, which has since been incorporated into the city and renamed 'Middleton', after the manor in which the Keynes family lived during the 1200s.

3. Construction of the modern Milton Keynes began when?

Answer: 1967

To learn more about Milton Keynes visit the city website at http://www.mkweb.co.uk/

4. Is Milton Keynes an official city?

Answer: No

Milton Keynes lost out to Sunderland in 1992, and other new town Wolverhampton in 2000. Even so, entrance signs to the urban area still say 'Welcome to the borough and new city of Milton Keynes'.

5. Which of these towns/villages did not become a part of Milton Keynes?

Answer: Leighton Buzzard

Leighton Buzzard is located ten miles away, in Bedfordshire. The Swan Hotel in the High Street is featured in 'The Borrowers' by Mary Norton.

6. Archaeological excavations have revealed which group of people to have first lived here?

Answer: Stone Age Man

Archaeologists have unearthed everything from Neolithic flints to Roman villas (check out the one at Bancroft). They have even discovered a 150-million year old dinosaur!

7. What is the famous landmark on Milton Keynes' horizon?

Answer: The Point

The Point, a giant square-based pyramid with red lighting along the edges, was the first multiplex cinema to be opened in the UK. The grand unveiling of the 'UCI Experience' was on 29 November 1985. It has a grand total of ten screens.

8. The indoor ski slope in Milton Keynes was the largest in Europe when it was first built.

Answer: True

It can be found at Xscape, which also hosts a bowling alley, a two-story rock-climbing wall, a 16-screen multiplex cinema, a huge array of shops, and a good old fashioned McDonald's. Milton Keynes DOES have an extraordinary number of palm trees, though.

9. The first working computer was invented in what is now Milton Keynes, but where exactly?

Answer: Bletchley

The computer was called 'Colossus', and was developed in the secret intelligence fight against Nazi Germany during WWII (1939-1945). It was at Bletchley Park that the infamous Enigma Code was deciphered.

10. Milton Keynes has one of the largest railway repair centres in all of Europe.

Answer: True

It is based at Wolverton, in the north. Virgin Trains has chosen the centre as the one to maintain the new tilting trains that will soon appear all over Britain.

Source: Author fadagaski

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