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Down the River Thames Trivia Quiz

In answering these questions you will take a trip down the Thames from its source to the sea.

A multiple-choice quiz by minch. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
minch

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
146,502

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
1521

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Question 1 of 10

1. Where is the source of the River Thames? Hint

Pennine Hills

Chiltern Hills

Cotswold Hills

Cheviot Hills

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Question 2 of 10

2. Leaving Gloucestershire the Thames flows across the north of Wiltshire and into Oxfordshire and through the city of Oxford. The river has a different name for this part of its course. What is this name? Hint

Isis

Cam

Avon

College

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Question 3 of 10

3. Leaving Oxford the Thames flows on through the English countryside to the town of Abingdon. What does this town claim to be? Hint

The point where the Thames is tidal to

The oldest town in England

Charles Dickens' birthplace

The first town have electric street lights

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Question 4 of 10

4. Boat races take place on the Thames. A well known rowing regatta is held every July at this Thames side town. Hint

Putney

Henley

Teddington

Chiswick

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Question 5 of 10

5. Another famous boat race on the Thames held every spring between Oxford and Cambridge Universities. How many rowers are there in each boat?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 6 of 10

6. The Thames soon reaches the major city on its banks - London. Who were the first people to build a bridge across the river at this point? Hint

Saxons

Romans

Ancient Britons

Normans

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Question 7 of 10

7. The London docks once covered an extensive area of the north bank of the Thames on the sea side of the Tower Bridge. Now what is the most important port on the Thames? Hint

Southend

Tilbury

Gravesend

Woolwich

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which is the last bridge over the Thames as it flows eastwards? Hint

Millennium Bridge

Queen Elizabeth II Bridge

Tower Bridge

London Bridge

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Question 9 of 10

9. After passing the new Docklands development the river flows on its final stretch of its journey to the sea. Which of these can not be seen on this stretch? Hint

Old Royal Naval College

Thames Barrier

Millennium Dome

Old Battersea Power Station

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Question 10 of 10

10. Finally the Thames reaches the end of its journey. Into what body of water does the Thames flow?

Answer: (Two words)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Where is the source of the River Thames?

Answer: Cotswold Hills

Traditionally the Thames starts its over two hundred mile journey to the sea at Thames Head, Gloucestershire. However, there is no definite source as there are several springs in the area which feed the fledgling river.

Answer: Isis

Oxford, the city of 'dreaming spires', is an industrial town as well as a university town. However, it is best known for university, the oldest in England and one of the world's oldest. The river Cherwell joins the Thames at Oxford and is crossed by the well known Magdalene Bridge. The name Isis may be a corruption of the name Ouse.

3. Leaving Oxford the Thames flows on through the English countryside to the town of Abingdon. What does this town claim to be?

Answer: The oldest town in England

Abingdon was a settlement during the Bronze and Iron Ages. It was a town when the Romans occupied England. In the early 19th century the Wilts and Berks canal was built and Abingdon became alink for traffic between London, Birmingham and Bristol. With the coming of the railways the canal fell into disuse. Abingdon is now in Oxfordshire although it was once the country town of Berkshire. Colchester also claims the title of oldest town.

4. Boat races take place on the Thames. A well known rowing regatta is held every July at this Thames side town.

Answer: Henley

The Henley Royal Regatta, to give it its full name. was first held in
1839.

5. Another famous boat race on the Thames held every spring between Oxford and Cambridge Universities. How many rowers are there in each boat?

Answer: eight

There are eight rowers plus the cox. The race takes place between Putney and Mortlake, over a distance of four and a quarter miles.
The first boat race was in 1829.

6. The Thames soon reaches the major city on its banks - London. Who were the first people to build a bridge across the river at this point?

Answer: Romans

The conquering Romans were the first to build a bridge at the place they called Londonium. Many more bridges were built later. There have been several London bridges, one of which was transported to Lake Havasu City, Arizona in the 1960s.

7. The London docks once covered an extensive area of the north bank of the Thames on the sea side of the Tower Bridge. Now what is the most important port on the Thames?

Answer: Tilbury

Now the docks are largely gone and new development has taken place. London's tallest building at the beginning of the 21st century, Canada
Tower, is usually called Canary Wharf, after the docks where produce from the Canary Islands was unloaded.

8. Which is the last bridge over the Thames as it flows eastwards?

Answer: Queen Elizabeth II Bridge

The last bridge used to be Tower Bridge, but now it is the Queen Elizabeth II Bridge which was opened in 1991. It connects the county of Kent with the county of Essex.

9. After passing the new Docklands development the river flows on its final stretch of its journey to the sea. Which of these can not be seen on this stretch?

Answer: Old Battersea Power Station

The Thames barrier was built to prevent flooding. It was opened by Queen Elizabeth II in 1984. It is in the Greenwich area as are the Millennium Dome and the old Royal Naval College. The name Greenwich is known world wide as the prime meridian passes through Greenwich and the world's clocks are based on GMT - Greenwich mean time.

10. Finally the Thames reaches the end of its journey. Into what body of water does the Thames flow?

Answer: North Sea

It is said that the North Sea is the busiest shipping area in the world. Not only does shipping heading or coming from the Thames sail through the North Sea, but also shipping going to or coming from the Rhine and the Elbe. Shipping heading for Scandinavia and eastern Russia also has to go through the North Sea.

Source: Author minch

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