Visiting England Singing Trivia Quiz

Answer: Rotherham

The Arctic Monkeys are a rock group from Sheffield. The song appeared on the EP "Five Minutes with Arctic Monkeys", the album "Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not" and was also released as a single. The Arctic Monkeys sing "You're not from New York City, you're from Rotherham".

The New York Stadium is the home ground of Rotherham F.C. since 2012. The town is on the road that connects Sheffield with Doncaster. Rotherham has been a market town since 1207 with a charter granted by King John. South Shields lies on the mouth of the river Tyne not very far from Newcastle.

Answer: Grimsby

The song by Elton John is called "Grimsby" and is on the album "Caribou". Elton sings:"Oh oh Grimsby, a thousand delights / Couldn't match the sweet sights / Of my Grimsby." The "Caribou" album contains 10 songs two of which ("The Bitch is Back" and "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me") became hits on both sides of the Atlantic. Grimsby was founded by the Danes and its name means Grim's village.

The town was known for its fishing industries. The tower in the photograph is called Dock Tower and was used to provide hydraulic pressure for opening and shutting lock gates. All four options can be found in Lincolnshire. Skegness lies on the coast south of Grimsby; Lincoln and Scunthorpe are inland.

Answer: Glastonbury

The Waterboys, formed in 1983, are currently, 2015, Mike Scott, Steve Wickham, Ralph Salmins and Paul Brown. The "Glastonbury Song" is a track on the album "Dream Harder" and was released as a single. The opening lyrics of the song are "I dreamed myself from the sultry plains / to the old green square back in old Maybole / Rode the wind up to Stornaway". Glastonbury is, as legends have it, King Arthur country, There is also a legend that Joseph of Arimathea visited the area and buried the Holy Chalice there. Glastonbury Tor, a 518 feet hill, is one of the main attractions the other one being the ruins of an Abbey.

The festival takes place in Pilton which lies seven miles away from Glastonbury. The photograph shows the Gatehouse to the Abbey. Cheddar is about 13 miles away from Glastonbury; Canterbury and Sevenoaks are in Kent.

Answer: Liverpool

The Bangles started life in 1981 under the name The Bangs and released their first album "Getting Out of Hand" in 1981. In 1982 the group changed their name and released the EP "The Bangles". The song "Going Down to Liverpool" was on the album "All Over the Place" and was released as a single. Stockport is also on the Mersey but Sunderland and Middlesbrough are on the Eastern coast of England.

Answer: Brighton

"Pinball Wizard" is a track on the 1969 rock opera "Tommy" by The Who. The Who, at that time, were Pete Townshend, Roger Daltrey, John Entwistle and Keith Moon. The album was a great success and a film version was released in 1975. The opening lyrics of "Pinball Wizard" are "Ever since I was a young boy / I've played the silver ball. From Soho down to Brighton / I must have played them all". Dover is also on the south coast but Manchester and Chester are in north west England.

Answer: Birmingham

The song was written by group members Morrisey and Johnny Marr. It was released as a single and appeared in a couple of compilation albums by the group. The Smiths were formed in Manchester in 1982. Apart from the two writers of the song the other members of the group were Andy Rourke and Mike Joyce.

The group released four albums "The Smiths", "Meat is Murder", "The Queen is Dead" and "Strangeways, Here we Come" before disbanding in 1987. Birmingham is the second largest city in England; Coventry is also in the midlands; Colchester and Southend are in Essex in the south east of England.

Answer: London

"Streets of London" was inspired by the plight of the homeless. The lyrics of the song paint sad pictures of the everyday life of neglected people. The chorus of the song "So how can you tell me you're lonely, / And say for you that the sun don't shine? / Let me take you by the hand and lead you through the streets of London / Show you something to make you change your mind." Ralph McTell was born Ralph May in 1944.

He is a singer-songwriter and mainly plays acoustic guitar. London is the capital of England since 1066.

Answer: Portsmouth

The song was released as a single and was Oldfield's most successful, as chart places go, single in the UK. It was Mike's second single release. "Portsmouth" is a traditional folk dance. Oldfield plays, as always, a variety of instruments that include guitar, synthesiser, accordion and mandolin amongst other.

The song is included in various Oldfield compilation albums like "Elements" and "XXV: The Essential". Portsmouth is in Hampshire and is mainly located on the island of Portsea; Southampton is the largest city in Hampshire and a major commercial port, Great Yarmouth and Harwich are on the east coast of England with ferry links to European destinations.

Answer: Manchester

The Freshies were active in the late 1970s and early 1980s. The group, formed in Manchester, was led by Chris Sievey who was also a comedian. The group released five albums and sixteen singles. The original title of the song was "I'm In Love with the Girl on Manchester Virgin Megastore Checkout Desk" but later dropped the "Virgin" and replaced it with "A Certain" due to copyright laws. Blackpool is also in northwest England but Sheffield and Leeds and in Yorkshire in the northeast of England.

Answer: Winchester

The group was formed by Londoner Geoff Stephens solely for recording "Winchester Cathedral". After the song's amazing success Stephens put together a band for the purpose of touring and the result was an album called "On Tour". The single achieved Gold status and won a Grammy award in 1967. Winchester was the capital of Wessex and consequently England before the Norman Conquest.

The suffix -chester denotes that the place was the site of a Roman military camp.