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Quiz about Staffordshire People and Places

Staffordshire People and Places Quiz

I could not find a quiz about Staffordshire in Funtrivia, so here are a few questions from my limited knowledge concerning people and places in the county's history.

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

Author
tapspile

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
256,802

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
584

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Mary, Queen of Scots, was imprisoned in Staffordshire. Where? Hint

Stafford Castle

Mow Cop Castle

Windsor Castle

Tutbury Castle

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which author has a connection to the following (literary) Staffordshire towns: Hanbridge, Longshaw, Turnhill, Knype and Bursley? Hint

Geoffrey Chaucer

Anthony Trollope

William Shakespeare

Arnold Bennett

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Question 3 of 10

3. Izaak Walton was born in Stafford in 1593. Which of the following pastimes is he associated with? Hint

Croquet

Fishing

Hunting

Football

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Question 4 of 10

4. In the village of Ingestre near Stafford lies the church of St. Mary the Virgin. What is its claim to fame? Hint

Houses the tomb of Sir Winston Churchill

Hosted the coronation of Lady Jane Gray

Sir Edward Elgar was baptised there

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Question 5 of 10

5. What is Rudyard Kipling's connection with Staffordshire? Hint

His name Rudyard is taken from a Staffordshire lake

He was born in Stoke-on-Trent

He went to school in Newcastle-under-Lyme

He wrote "The Jungle Book " while staying in Staffordshire

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Question 6 of 10

6. Anna Funder, Jonathan Coe and James S. Shapiro have all won a prestigious writing award named after which son of Staffordshire? Hint

Samuel Johnson

Anthony Trollope

William Shakespeare

Charles Dickens

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Question 7 of 10

7. I was born in 1895 near Newcastle-under-Lyme and designed the iconic British machine of World War 2. Who am I? Hint

Roger Marshall

Robert Morrison

Reginald Mitchell

Rupert Moore

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which of these renowned potters created the area called Etruria in Stoke-on-Trent? Hint

Josiah Wedgwood

Thomas Minton

Thomas Whieldon

Josiah Spode

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Question 9 of 10

9. To which place in Staffordshire can we connect Thomas Patrick John Anson, 5th Earl of Lichfield? Hint

Weston Hall

Madeley Old Hall

Blithfield Hall

Shugborough Hall

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Question 10 of 10

10. Once the seat of the Earls of Shrewsbury, which of these is a popular place for a day out? Hint

Alton Towers

Trentham Gardens

Drayton Manor Park

Weston Park

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Mary, Queen of Scots, was imprisoned in Staffordshire. Where?

Answer: Tutbury Castle

Mary was imprisoned twice at Tutbury Castle. She was also held in Staffordshire's Chartley Castle. Windsor Castle is in Berkshire. Mow Cop is a 'Gothick Folly' rather than a genuine castle and dates from the 1750s.

2. Which author has a connection to the following (literary) Staffordshire towns: Hanbridge, Longshaw, Turnhill, Knype and Bursley?

Answer: Arnold Bennett

Arnold Bennet's "Five Towns". Born in Hanley in 1867 he used his Staffordshire roots in a number of his novels. The real towns are Hanley, Longton, Tunstall, Stoke and Burslem.

3. Izaak Walton was born in Stafford in 1593. Which of the following pastimes is he associated with?

Answer: Fishing

Izaak Walton authored "The Compleat Angler". Known to fishermen worldwide, it has not been out of print since its first publication in 1653.

4. In the village of Ingestre near Stafford lies the church of St. Mary the Virgin. What is its claim to fame?

Answer: Designed by Sir Christopher Wren

Uniquely it is the only church outside London attributed to England's greatest 17th century architect.

5. What is Rudyard Kipling's connection with Staffordshire?

Answer: His name Rudyard is taken from a Staffordshire lake

Rudyard Kipling was born in India. His parents had met at Rudyard Lake and enchanted by its beauty named their son after it.

6. Anna Funder, Jonathan Coe and James S. Shapiro have all won a prestigious writing award named after which son of Staffordshire?

Answer: Samuel Johnson

Samuel Johnson was born in Lichfield in 1709. His most famous work is "A Dictionary of the English Language". The Samuel Johnson Prize is awarded annually for non-fiction.

7. I was born in 1895 near Newcastle-under-Lyme and designed the iconic British machine of World War 2. Who am I?

Answer: Reginald Mitchell

Reginald Mitchell designed the Supermarine Spitfire. Sadly, he died in 1937 before his masterpiece could prove itself in action. (Prototypes had already flown).

8. Which of these renowned potters created the area called Etruria in Stoke-on-Trent?

Answer: Josiah Wedgwood

Josiah Wedgwood was very much inspired by Etruscan pottery. Needing larger premises he opened a new factory calling it Etruria.

9. To which place in Staffordshire can we connect Thomas Patrick John Anson, 5th Earl of Lichfield?

Answer: Shugborough Hall

Photographer and cousin of Queen Elizabeth II, the late Patrick Lichfield inherited Shugborough Hall in 1958. The estate was originally acquired by William Anson in 1624.

10. Once the seat of the Earls of Shrewsbury, which of these is a popular place for a day out?

Answer: Alton Towers

Alton Towers is one of the county's leading attractions, home to rides such as Nemesis and Oblivion. Mercian King Ceolred had a fortress on the site in the 8th century. The Earls of Shrewsbury lived in the castle from the 15th century.

Source: Author tapspile

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