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Quiz about Great Britain Alphabetically  Part L
Quiz about Great Britain Alphabetically  Part L

Great Britain Alphabetically - Part L Quiz


The latest leg of my tour of Britain features places beginning with the letter L.

A multiple-choice quiz by Dizart. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
Dizart
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
261,109
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
8 / 10
Plays
2191
Awards
Top 35% Quiz
Last 3 plays: Guest 31 (8/10), Guest 51 (9/10), campylobactor (7/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. Which city on the banks of the River Soar is home to De Montfort University and the Cathedral of St Martin? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Which town is the capital of the Shetland Islands? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Which city would you be visiting if you flew into John Lennon Airport?

Answer: (One Word - Begins with L.)
Question 4 of 10
4. Which town on England's Jurassic Coast is famed for the fossils found in the surrounding cliffs and beaches? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. The Great Orme headland overlooks which seaside town, nicknamed the 'Queen of the Welsh Resorts'? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Which Midlands city, birthplace of Samuel Johnson, has a cathedral famous for its three spires? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Which English city, on the River Aire, has been a wool centre since the middle ages, and is home to attractions such as the Royal Armories, the Henry Moore Sculpture Centre and Harewood House? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Which Scottish town's most recognised landmark is its 15th century Palace, birthplace of Mary, Queen of Scots? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Which cathedral city and county town on the banks of the River Witham was known by the Romans as Lindum Colonia? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Which East Anglia town was the birthplace of the poet Thomas Nash and the composer Benjamin Britten, and is divided into northern and southern halves by Lake Lothing? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Which city on the banks of the River Soar is home to De Montfort University and the Cathedral of St Martin?

Answer: Leicester

Leicester is the traditional county town of Leicestershire. The best-known landmark in the city is the Clock Tower, constructed in 1868 as a centre-piece for a traffic island; it contains statues of four famous townsmen - Simon De Montfort, William Wyggeston, Thomas White and Gabriel Newton.
2. Which town is the capital of the Shetland Islands?

Answer: Lerwick

Lerwick is the northernmost town in Great Britain. Situated on the east coast of the Shetland Mainland, the town is a traditional fishing and ferry port.
3. Which city would you be visiting if you flew into John Lennon Airport?

Answer: Liverpool

Liverpool was the birthplace of all four of The Beatles. Situated on the Mersey Estuary, the city was one of the major ports of the British Empire in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
4. Which town on England's Jurassic Coast is famed for the fossils found in the surrounding cliffs and beaches?

Answer: Lyme Regis

Lyme Regis lies on Lyme Bay in Dorset. The suffix "Regis" was acquired in the 13th century when King Edward I used its harbour as a base for his wars against the French.
5. The Great Orme headland overlooks which seaside town, nicknamed the 'Queen of the Welsh Resorts'?

Answer: Llandudno

Llandudno acquired its nickname in 1864. The town lies on Llandudno Bay between the headlands of Great Orme and Little Orme.
6. Which Midlands city, birthplace of Samuel Johnson, has a cathedral famous for its three spires?

Answer: Lichfield

The present Lichfield Cathedral was begun in 1195 and completed in the early 14th century. The town was a separate county from 1553 until 1888 when it became part of Staffordshire.
7. Which English city, on the River Aire, has been a wool centre since the middle ages, and is home to attractions such as the Royal Armories, the Henry Moore Sculpture Centre and Harewood House?

Answer: Leeds

Leeds is the largest city in Yorkshire; the city grew rapidly during the industrial revolution of the 18th/19th centuries, aided by the opening of the Leeds and Liverppol Canal in 1816.
8. Which Scottish town's most recognised landmark is its 15th century Palace, birthplace of Mary, Queen of Scots?

Answer: Linlithgow

Linlithgow is the former county town of West Lothian, also known as Linlithgowshire. The Palace was badly damaged by a fire started by the Duke of Cumberland's army in 1746, but has been conserved by Historic Scotland.
9. Which cathedral city and county town on the banks of the River Witham was known by the Romans as Lindum Colonia?

Answer: Lincoln

Lindum Colonia lay at the northern end of the Roman road known as Fosse Way (Exeter in Devon lay at the southern end). The modern city of Lincoln is the county town of Lincolnshire, and is dominated by its Norman cathedral which can be seen from up to 20 miles away.
10. Which East Anglia town was the birthplace of the poet Thomas Nash and the composer Benjamin Britten, and is divided into northern and southern halves by Lake Lothing?

Answer: Lowestoft

Lowestoft, in Suffolk, is the easternmost town in Great Britain. The town was a major fishing port until the 1960s; nowadays tourism and support industries for North Sea oil and gas predominate.
Source: Author Dizart

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