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Leicestershire and Northants for Visitors

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Fun Trivia : Quizzes : Central England : Leicestershire and Northants for Visitors

Introduction:
"Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Rutland form the southeast Midlands. Don’t overlook towns such as Leicester, Northampton and Oakham, or the gently rolling countryside with broad river valleys which make this such an attractive area to visit."


1. Which national museum can you visit in north Leicester?
    National Ladybird Centre
    National Cheese Centre
    National Waterways Centre
    National Space Centre


2. The Belgrave area of Leicester is famous for the celebration of which religious festival?
    Chinese New Year
    Ramadan
    Passover
    Diwali


3. Which is the correct name of a west Leicestershire town?
    Market Cosworth
    Foalville
    Ashby-de-la-Zouch
    Coughborough


4. With which traditional British food is Melton Mowbray associated?
    Pork Pie
    Pork Scratchings
    Roast Beef
    Black Pudding


5. On which waterway is the majestic flight of locks, found at Foxton in Leicestershire?
    Grand Union Canal
    River Welland
    River Soar
    Caledonian Canal


6. Which famous architect designed the house at 78 Derngate, in Northampton?
    Norman Foster
    Walter Gropius
    Charles Rennie Mackintosh
    Isaac Newton


7. Which famous motor race track lies in Northamptonshire?
    Brands Hatch
    Silverstone
    Brooklands
    Knockhill


8. At which Northamptonshire estate might you visit Princess Diana’s final resting place?
    Rockingham Castle
    Deene Park
    Rushden Triangular Lodge
    Althorp


9. What, by tradition, does every monarch or aristocrat passing through Oakham in Rutland leave behind?
    Coin
    Handkerchief
    Food
    Horseshoe


10. Which is England’s smallest traditional county?
    Leicestershire
    Huntingdonshire
    Northamptonshire
    Rutland


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