Who What Where When and Wye

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1. The town of Hay-on-Wye is best known for its association with which of these? Books Hot Air Balloons Antiques Music Festivals

2. Rockfield Studios are where many well known musical artists, including Queen, have recorded. In which Wye Valley town would you find them? Monmouth Rhayader Ross-on-Wye Builth Wells

3. Symonds Yat Rock is renowned for its panoramic viewpoint over the Wye. What is the meaning of 'yat' in this name? Gate Hill Boat Valley

4. 'Lines Composed a Few Miles above Tintern Abbey' is a poem written by which of these? Shelley Wordsworth Keats Coleridge

5. King Henry V of England was born in Monmouth Castle. He is renowned for his victory at the Battle of Agincourt, which took place in which year? 1485 1415 1431 1422

6. Where is the source of the river Wye? Brecon Beacons Cambrian Mountains Black Mountains Snowdon

7. The Wye flows through Herefordshire for most of its length. Herefordshire is a county long associated with which drink? Beer Whisky Cider Eggnog

8. One of the many castles in the Wye Valley is said to be haunted by a pair of star-crossed lovers. Which castle is it? Chepstow Bicknor Goodrich Hereford

9. Hereford Cathedral is one of the oldest cathedrals in England and is home to two priceless treasures. One is the Mappa Mundi. What is the other? A mediaeval chained library One of the original copies of the Magna Carta King Ethelbert's crown The Holy Grail

10. The Wye is a premier salmon river. What is the record for the largest salmon ever taken from the Wye? 18.14kg (40 lbs) 19.5kg (43 lbs) 26.9kg (59.5 lbs) 36.28kg (80 lbs)