More about Suffolk, England

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1. How many other counties does Suffolk share a border with? Two Three Five Four

2. The artist Thomas Gainsborough was born in Suffolk in 1727, but in which town? Saxmundham Ipswich Sudbury Hadleigh

3. Over the years, many well known personalities, including Griff Rhys-Jones and Claudia Schiffer, have bought homes in Suffolk. Which Wirral-born DJ and national treasure who died in 2004, made his home in the Suffolk Village of Great Finborough? Tony Blackburn Alan Freeman John Peel Jimmy Saville

4. Name the Suffolk born explorer, captain of the Godspeed, who was Vice Admiral of an expedition to the New World that settled at Jamestown, Virginia in 1607 and who discovered Martha’s Vineyard. John Ratcliffe Henry Hudson Christopher Newport Bartholomew Gosnold

5. The Tidemill at Woodbridge stands on which river? River Blyth River Orwell River Deben River Stour

6. Mary Brandon, Duchess of Suffolk, died at Westhorpe Hall in Suffolk in 1533 and was buried at Bury St Edmunds. She was sister to one of the great Tudor monarchs and was herself briefly Queen of France. Who was her powerful sibling? Henry VII Elizabeth I Edward VI Henry VIII

7. In 1991, a film called ‘The Bridge’ was released, which was set (and filmed) in and around the Suffolk Village of Walberswick. Name the artist whose work helped inspire this film: Thomas Gainsborough John Constable Philip Wilson Steer Sir Alfred Munnings

8. Here's a little local history. The Red Barn Murder was a story that swept the country in 1827 when Maria Marten was killed in a Suffolk village. Who was her murderer? William Laud William Corder Margaret Catchpole Richard Cobbold

9. The RSPB (Royal Society for Protection of Birds) Reserve at Minsmere on the Suffolk coast celebrates a big anniversary in 2007. In which year did the RSPB first lease the reserve? 1977 1957 1947 1967

10. The ruins of Greyfriars Monastery stand close to the crumbling cliff edge on the outskirts of which Suffolk village? Westleton Dunwich Darsham Walberswick