Irene Posted June 23, 2013 Report Share Posted June 23, 2013 There should be something for everyone here, so can we have just one answer in each post please... 1. A bridge called 'The Bridge of Sighs' can be found in Venice. Which two UK cities have a bridge with the same name? = Oxford and Cambridge (rong & -pops-) 2. According to a survey by the Halifax Bank, what is the most common street name in the United Kingdom? = High Street (-pops-) 3. In which British city is the Clifton Suspension Bridge? = Bristol (Gandalph) 4. In which country is Cape Wrath? = Scotland (Gandalph) 5. In which county is Charnwood Forest? = Leicestershire (-pops-) 6. In which county is Epping Forest? = Essex (-pops-) 7. In which county is the Vale of the White Horse? = Oxfordshire (-pops-) 8. In which English County is Romney Marsh? = Kent (-pops-) 9. Name one of the two British cities which have stations called Central and Queen Street. = Glasgow (-pops-) 10. Of which British city is St Mungo the patron saint? = Glasgow (Gandalph) 11. Of which English county is Portland Bill the southernmost tip? = Dorset (rong) 12. On which river is Balmoral Castle? = The Dee (Gandalph) 13. The A2 and the A20 both run from London to which town? = Dover (Gandalph) 14. The Nore is a sandbank at the mouth of which British river? = The Thames (Gandalph) 15. The upper reach of which British river is called the Isis? = Thames (rong) 16. There is only one station name which is on both the Paris Metro and the London Underground. = Temple (Gandalph) 17. What is the largest lake in England? = Lake Windermere (Gandalph) 18. What is the name of the ancestral home of the Marquess of Bath? = Longleat (Gandalph) 19. What is the name of the island situated at the end of the Hoo peninsula in Kent, the site of a major power station? = The Isle of Grain (-pops-) 20. What river is also known as the Isis for part of its length? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rong Posted June 23, 2013 Report Share Posted June 23, 2013 1 Oxford 7 Wiltshire (easy one) 11 Dorset? 15 Thames 20 see 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted June 23, 2013 Report Share Posted June 23, 2013 I'll stick to one answer per reply as requested. 1. Oxford AND Cambridge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rong Posted June 23, 2013 Report Share Posted June 23, 2013 So would I have if I had bothered to read it Got used to people doing it the way I did Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irene Posted June 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2013 1 Oxford 7 Wiltshire Not according to the author of the quiz 11 Dorset? 15 Thames 20 see 15 Well spotted! I have now deleted Q20 ;) I'll stick to one answer per reply as requested. 1. Oxford AND Cambridge. So would I have if I had bothered to read it Got used to people doing it the way I did You're forgiven - just this once. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted June 23, 2013 Report Share Posted June 23, 2013 7. Oxfordshire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rong Posted June 23, 2013 Report Share Posted June 23, 2013 I should have thought harder for 7 as I live in the Vale of the White Horse and live in Oxfordshire, the thing that throws me is we have a Swindon postcode Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gandalph Posted June 23, 2013 Report Share Posted June 23, 2013 3. Bristol 7. North Yorkshire 9. Birmingham 12. Dee 13. Dover 17 Windermere 18. Longleet 19. Sheerness Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted June 24, 2013 Report Share Posted June 24, 2013 I'll keep to single replies as requested Please bear in mind there is a Clifton Bridge in Nottingham (ans 3). Whether it is a suspension bridge or not, well, I think it technically is.http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://www.urban75.org/photos/nottingham/images/nottingham-29.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.urban75.org/photos/nottingham/nottingham-2006.html&h=278&w=425&sz=25&tbnid=BLbmDbXPx2ORFM:&tbnh=90&tbnw=138&zoom=1&usg=__tkZA-_J7iUIPAzcNd5NrniGcpEw=&docid=bZ-LooHJE_J1BM&sa=X&ei=BdDHUYzpCIHO0QWUp4HICQ&ved=0CEYQ9QEwAw&dur=5854 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irene Posted June 24, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2013 I should have thought harder for 7 as I live in the Vale of the White Horse and live in Oxfordshire, the thing that throws me is we have a Swindon postcode :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irene Posted June 24, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2013 7. Oxfordshire 3. Bristol 7. North Yorkshire 9. Birmingham 12. Dee 13. Dover 17 Windermere 18. Longleet 19. Sheerness I'll keep to single replies as requested Please bear in mind there is a Clifton Bridge in Nottingham (ans 3). Whether it is a suspension bridge or not, well, I think it technically is. http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://www.urban75.org/photos/nottingham/images/nottingham-29.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.urban75.org/photos/nottingham/nottingham-2006.html&h=278&w=425&sz=25&tbnid=BLbmDbXPx2ORFM:&tbnh=90&tbnw=138&zoom=1&usg=__tkZA-_J7iUIPAzcNd5NrniGcpEw=&docid=bZ-LooHJE_J1BM&sa=X&ei=BdDHUYzpCIHO0QWUp4HICQ&ved=0CEYQ9QEwAw&dur=5854 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted June 24, 2013 Report Share Posted June 24, 2013 19. There are several power stations in that area. Is it Isle of Grain? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irene Posted June 24, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2013 I'll keep to single replies as requested I think we're fighting a loosing battle, -pops-. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irene Posted June 24, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2013 19. There are several power stations in that area. Is it Isle of Grain? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted June 24, 2013 Report Share Posted June 24, 2013 9 Glasgow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted June 24, 2013 Report Share Posted June 24, 2013 16 St Paul(s) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gandalph Posted June 24, 2013 Report Share Posted June 24, 2013 4. Sutherland Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted June 24, 2013 Report Share Posted June 24, 2013 5. Leicestershire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irene Posted June 24, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2013 9 Glasgow 16 St Paul(s) 4. Sutherland (Country ;) ) 5. Leicestershire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted June 24, 2013 Report Share Posted June 24, 2013 8. Kent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gandalph Posted June 24, 2013 Report Share Posted June 24, 2013 4. Scotland Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irene Posted June 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2013 8. Kent 4. Scotland Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted June 25, 2013 Report Share Posted June 25, 2013 6. Essex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gandalph Posted June 25, 2013 Report Share Posted June 25, 2013 10. Glasgow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted June 25, 2013 Report Share Posted June 25, 2013 2. High Street? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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