What's In A Name?

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1. Which of the following names comes from the Old English word for "Heathen Temple" Malvern Eton Harrow Winchester

2. The prefix War- used in such towns as Warwick, Warrington and Wareham comes from the Old English "wer". What does this word mean? earth bank weir warren

3. The West London area of Marylebone's name means? St Mary's skeleton St Mary the good St Mary's stream St Mary's church

4. Edinburgh's name means Edwin's fort. This name comes from Edwin, the 7th-century king of Northumbria, who built the first fort on the site of Edinburgh castle. True False

5. The Romans called it Mona; in the local language it was Mon. What is its more commonly known modern name? Isle of Man Holy Island Isle of Wight Anglesey

6. The name of Ampthill in Bedfordshire comes from the Old English for "Ant hill" True False

7. Which of the following cities does not take its name from a river? Cardiff Sheffield Nottingham Liverpool

8. Cambridge means "bridge over the River Cam" True False

9. The suffixes -chester -caster and -cester common in many town names such as Manchester, Doncaster and Gloucester all mean the same thing. True False

10. Bury St Edmunds is so named because St Edmund was buried there. True False