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Great Britain Alphabetically - Part S

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Fun Trivia : Quizzes : United Kingdom : Great Britain Alphabetically - Part S

Introduction:
"There are loads of interesting places beginning with S in Britain, so this quiz is slightly longer than the rest of the series."


1. Which town, that is the county town of Shropshire, lies on the banks of the River Severn?
    Salop
    Shrewsbury
    Stourport
    Sutton Coldfield


2. Which seaside resort of western England has a branch of the Tate Gallery amongst its attractions?
    St Ives
    Sidmouth
    St Austell
    Salcombe


3. Which Midlands city is generally known as The Potteries?
    Stoke-on-Trent
    Stafford
    Solihull
    Stroud


4. Which town in Fife is known as the "Home of Golf"?
    Answer: (Two Words - first word begins with S)


5. Which East Anglian town is synonymous with the crocuses that are cultivated there?
    Southwold
    Stowmarket
    Sheringham
    Saffron Walden


6. Which Yorkshire city is nicknamed the "Steel City"?
    Answer: (One Word - begins with S.)


7. Which east coast seaside resort boasts the longest pleasure pier in the world?
    Skegness
    Sandwich
    Scarborough
    Southend-on-Sea


8. Which city on the River Tawe is the second largest in Wales?
    Answer: (One Word - begins with S.)


9. Which city on the banks of the River Avon, has a cathedral with the tallest spire in Britain?
    Salisbury
    Stroud
    Swindon
    Shepton Mallet


10. Which city, at the mouth of the River Wear, was the biggest shipbuilding town in the world in the first half of the 20th century?
    Sunderland
    Stockport
    Stockton
    South Shields


11. Which Scottish city, on the banks of the River Forth, is built around an 11th century castle?
    St Andrews
    Stonehaven
    Selkirk
    Stirling


12. Which Yorkshire seaside resort is credited with being the first such resort in Britain, following its development as a spa in 1660?
    Skipton
    Saltburn
    Scarborough
    Selby


13. Which Hertfordshire town was known by the Romans as Verulaimium?
    Stevenage
    St Albans
    Slough
    Stanmore


14. Which major port was the embarkation point of the Titanic in 1912, and the original departure point of the Pilgrim Fathers in 1623?
    Southport
    South Shields
    Southend
    Southampton


15. Which town is famous worldwide as the birthplace of William Shakespeare?
    St Helier
    Stratford-upon-Avon
    Salford
    Sevenoaks


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