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Alphabetical Tour of Suffolk

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Fun Trivia : Quizzes : England : Alphabetical Tour of Suffolk

Introduction:
"Continuing my series of quizzes about Suffolk, this one takes us on an alphabetical tour of the county. I haven?t quite managed a question for each letter of the alphabet, but here are 20 questions about places in Suffolk."


1. Starting with the letter A; in which Suffolk town, birthplace of poet George Crabbe, would you find the Moot Hall and the Scallop sculpture? The town also gives its name to an annual music festival.
    Aldringham
    Aldeburgh
    Alderton
    Aldham


2. B is for a place in Suffolk associated with the invention of radar. Can you name it?
    Bawdsey
    Beccles
    Bungay
    Bury St Edmunds


3. C is for a picturesque small Suffolk town, eight miles from Sudbury, which features, among other things, four churches, the remains of a castle and an Augustinian Friary. What is the name of this town?
    Crettingham
    Coddenham
    Clare
    Claydon


4. D. What is the name of the small Suffolk town where the source of the River Deben is found?
    Dennington
    Dunwich
    Darsham
    Debenham


5. E. In which Suffolk village would you find a hall that has been home to the Dukes of Grafton for over 300 years?
    Euston
    Erwarton
    Elveden
    Elmsett


6. F is for a town in Suffolk where the largest container port in the UK sits alongside Languard Fort. The actor Sir John Mills was born here and Wallis Simpson stayed in the town during the abdication crisis. Where are we?
    Framlingham
    Felixstowe
    Fressingfield
    Freston


7. G. Bill Wyman, bass player with The Rolling Stones, owns a manor house in Suffolk. Where?
    Gedding
    Grundisburgh
    Great Finborough
    Glemsford


8. H is for a village where obscure 19th century poet Robert Bloomfield was born. The village is probably now better known for its links with the RAF. Which village is it?
    Hadleigh
    Holbrook
    Hartest
    Honington


9. I. Granted its first charter by King John in 1200, what is the name of this large Suffolk town where such luminaries as Cardinal Thomas Wolsey and actor Ralph Fiennes were born?
    Icklingham
    Ickworth
    Iken
    Ipswich


10. Nothing for the letter J, so onto K now.
This quaint little village, two miles from Hadleigh, was once home to adventure writer Ralph Hammond Innes and has a ?splash? in the middle. What is the name of this pretty village which has appeared on many calendars and postcards?
    Kettleburgh
    Kessingland
    Kersey
    Kelsale-cum-Carlton


11. L is for a Suffolk town that grew prosperous in Tudor times thanks to the wool trade and which retains hundreds of quirky buildings from that era. Its other claim to fame is that ?Twinkle, twinkle, little star? was written here. Which town is it?
    Long Melford
    Levington
    Lowestoft
    Lavenham


12. M is for a place, thirteen miles to the northwest of Bury St Edmunds, where a large haul of Roman treasures, was discovered in the 1940s. What is the name of the town that gives its name to these treasures and is also known for the nearby US Air Force base?
    Mildenhall
    Martlesham
    Mendham
    Monks Eleigh


13. Onto the letter N now. What Suffolk town is known as the home of British Horse Racing?
    Newmarket
    Norton
    Newbourne
    Needham Market


14. O. Where in Suffolk would you find a 12th century castle and a nature reserve with a military history?
    Otley
    Oulton Broad
    Offton
    Orford


15. P. During the early 19th century, this Suffolk village hit the headlines when a young woman was murdered. What is the name of the village where The Murder in the Red Barn took place?
    Pakenham
    Polstead
    Peasenhall
    Playford


16. I couldn't come up with anything for the letter Q, so on to R now.
In 1980, some US Airmen serving in Suffolk reported UFO activity in the vicinity of where?
    Rendham
    Rendlesham
    Ringshall
    Rattlesden


17. S is for a village in the north west of Suffolk that was almost buried in a sand storm in the 17th century. Can you name this village?
    Sudbury
    Santon Downham
    Southwold
    Snape


18. T. What is the name of the village near Saxmundham that was once home to travel author Charles Montague Doughty and where a German Zeppelin came down in 1917?
    Theberton
    Tattingstone
    Trimley
    Thorpeness


19. Nothing for the letter V either, so onto W.
This Suffolk village is host to the British Open Crabbing Championships each summer and, like nearby Southwold, has been popular with artists for many years. What is the name of this coastal village?
    West Stow
    Woodbridge
    Walberswick
    Wattisfield


20. I couldn't make a question using the letter X and I have combined the letters Y and U to make the last question.
Which Suffolk village beginning with either a Y or a U is associated with the breeding of the famous Suffolk Punch horses?
    Ufford
    Yoxford
    Ubbeston
    Yaxley


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