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The Guild has a 'Wales' of a Time

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Introduction:
"Known for stunning scenary, incredible voices, coal and leeks, Wales is also the place that owns the heart of our own Cymruambyth. In her honour, join us for a look at some people, places and things that originated in Wales."


1. The Welsh language has survived better than many ancient Celtic tongues ? and can be found a long way from Wales. In Pennsylvania, for instance, we find Bryn Mawr, with its famous college. What does Bryn Mawr mean?
    beautiful valley
    big hill
    green meadow
    dark forest


2. In the year 2000, Wales celebrated more than just the millennium. It was also the 600th anniversary of the Welsh Revolt, a fifteen-year attempt to end English rule of that nation. What national hero, the last Welshman to hold the title Prince of Wales, led this rebellion?
    Llywelyn ap Gruffydd
    Owain Gwynedd
    Cadwaladr ap Cadwallon
    Owain Glyndwr


3. In 1997, S.A. Brain's brewery merged together with the Crown Buckley brewery to officially form the oldest independent brewery in Wales. In what city could one go and visit S.A. Brain's?
    Gwent
    Llanelli
    Cardiff
    Swansea


4. For a country renowned for its musicality, Wales has produced surprisingly few well-known composers. One of the better-known ones was this individual, who was for many years Professor of Music at University College, Bangor, in North Wales. His best-known work was the 1981 anthem "Let the People Praise Thee O God", which was written for the wedding of the Prince and Princess of Wales in London?s St Paul?s Cathedral. Who was this composer?
    Lennox Berkeley
    Alun Hoddinott
    Michael Tippett
    William Mathias


5. The video trailer for a 1997 Welsh film summarized world opinion of the region as follows:
"Rugby. Tom Jones. Male Voice Choirs. Shirley Bassey. Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwyllllantisiliogogogch. Snowdonia. Prince of Wales. Anthony Hopkins. Daffodils. Sheep. Sheep Lovers. Coal. Slate Quarries. The Blaenau Ffestiniog Dinkey-Doo Miniature Railway. Now, if that?s your idea of thousands of years of Welsh Culture, you can?t blame us for trying to liven the place up a little can you?"

What ultraviolent black comedy invoked these Welsh cultural archetypes in its marketing?
    Trainspotting
    Pulp Fiction
    Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels
    Twin Town


6. Wales has a history of producing some the most prolific actors in the industry. Which one of these people, all whom have won an Oscar for Best Actor, is Welsh born?
    Peter Finch
    Michael Douglas
    Sir Anthony Hopkins
    Richard Dreyfuss


7. After playing Latina characters in "The Mark of Zorro" and "Traffic", this Swansea-born, raven-haired beauty has found herself approached by fans speaking to her in Spanish. Thankfully, she's taken it in stride, remarking how her roles "instantly gave me a new ethnicity." Who is this captivating, Academy Award-winning actress?
    Catherine Zeta-Jones
    Francesca Annis
    Salma Hayek
    Emily Underwood


8. In 1804, the Rev. Thomas Charles proposed to the Council of the Religious Tract Society that they found a second society to distribute Bibles in Welsh. The first Bible Society was formed in 1808 and the movement has spread around the world. Who inspired the Rev. Charles to make his proposal?
    Mary Jones
    His wife, Mari Charles
    Angharad Evans
    The Archangel Gabriel in a vision


9. Not far from the Welsh border, Compton Abdale in the Cotswolds attracts salmon fishermen. There is an interesting stream emerging from the rocks in Compton Abdale called what?
    Alligator
    Mannequin Pis
    Hippo
    Crocodile


10. This mountain, the highest in Wales, is popular among climbers, who follow one of eight different paths and tracks to the peak. If you?re not up for the climb, you can reach the summit by way of the train. What?s the name of the mountain?
    Ben Nevis
    Mount McKinley
    Mount Hood
    Mount Snowdon


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