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Quiz about Insults in the poem Grantchester
Quiz about Insults in the poem Grantchester

Insults in the poem 'Grantchester' Quiz


Rupert Brooke is a celebrated poet, writing about all that is lovely, green grass middle england. See his other side with this extract of his most famous poem, Grantchester...

A multiple-choice quiz by whooshdemon. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
whooshdemon
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
3,041
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
366
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Question 1 of 10
1. And of that district, I prefer, The lovely hamlet _________? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. For Cambridge people rarely ____? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. And _____ men of the far south, Are black and fierce and strange of mouth? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. At Over they fling ____ at one, And worse than _____ at Trumpington What are people flinging? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. And Ditton girls are mean and dirty There's none in _____ under thirty? Where? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. And Barton men make _________? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. And Coton's full of nameless crimes, And things are done you'd not believe, In Madingley, on __________ Eve Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. _______ have run for miles and miles, when one from Cherry Hinton smiles? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Strong men have blanched, and _____ their wives, rather than send them to St. Ives Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Strong men have cried like babes, bedamn, To hear what happened in ________ Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. And of that district, I prefer, The lovely hamlet _________?

Answer: Grantchester

Grantchester is a classic, idyllic poem about lovely middle england, and often quoted. However, many people don't realise how many insults Rupert stuck in the middle of it...
2. For Cambridge people rarely ____?

Answer: smile

for Cambridge people rarely smile being urban, squat and packed with guile
3. And _____ men of the far south, Are black and fierce and strange of mouth?

Answer: Royston

The insults get worse
4. At Over they fling ____ at one, And worse than _____ at Trumpington What are people flinging?

Answer: oaths

5. And Ditton girls are mean and dirty There's none in _____ under thirty? Where?

Answer: Harston

I take offence at this - I work in Harston, and I'm only 29!
6. And Barton men make _________?

Answer: cockney rhymes

7. And Coton's full of nameless crimes, And things are done you'd not believe, In Madingley, on __________ Eve

Answer: Christmas

8. _______ have run for miles and miles, when one from Cherry Hinton smiles?

Answer: Strong men

9. Strong men have blanched, and _____ their wives, rather than send them to St. Ives

Answer: shot

10. Strong men have cried like babes, bedamn, To hear what happened in ________

Answer: Babraham

But Grantchester, ah Grantchester. There's peace and holy quiet there. Great clouds along Pacific skies, and men and women have straight eyes...
Source: Author whooshdemon

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