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Quiz about Ten Stops Around the UK Coast

Ten Stops Around the UK Coast Trivia Quiz

Ten questions on places that you can find if you travelled around the UK's shores.

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

Author
MrSheen

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
332,388

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

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1. Let's start off where I spent most of my childhood. It's a seaside resort town that used to have a lovely Victorian pier until it was wrecked in severe weather in the 1970s. It has a name that makes it sound like it belongs in Scotland but it's actually in Lincolnshire, England. It's called: Hint

Dungeness

Birmingham

Aberdeen

Skegness

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2. Heading south around the Wash (where King John was said to have lost the Crown Jewels), we reach East Anglia and the county of Suffolk. Here we find the largest container port in the UK. Which port? Hint

Felixstowe

Belfast

London

Harwich

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3. Moving past the Thames Estuary and travelling along the south coast of England, we reach Devon and a place where I spent a week doing a biology field course: Slapton. The nearby Slapton Sands, as well as being an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, are also known for something more violent; what? Hint

An incursion by Julius Caesar in 44 BC and the massacre of the local tribe

The deaths of 749 American servicemen whilst rehearsing for D-Day in 1944

A siege by Oliver Cromwell in 1644 of the Tower of the Collegiate Chantry of St Mary

The shipwrecking of the "Rosario" from the Spanish Armada in 1588

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4. We go onto the north coast of Cornwall now and Tintagel. The nearby castle is closely linked to whom? Hint

William the Conqueror

King Arthur

Edward I

Alfred the Great

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5. Heading up to Wales, we come to Caernarfon in the north-west of the country. Do you know in which Welsh county Caernarfon is located? Hint

Powys

Clewedd

Taffshire

Gwynedd

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6. It's time for a swim across the Irish Sea to Northern Ireland now. The Giant's Causeway is a World Heritage Site and a natural wonder made of rock. What type of rock is it? Hint

Sandstone

Basalt

Pumice

Granite

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7. Over the sea again to Scotland for the next question; to the largest and most northerly of Scotland's Inner Hebrides, in fact. This island had no road access to the Scottish mainland until a bridge was built in the 1990s. Which island is this? Hint

Mull

North Uist

Rhum

Skye

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8. Up north can be found the famous John O'Groats. This village represents the northern end of the longest distance between two inhabited points on the British mainland. Land's End, in Cornwall, is at the other end. What is the distance, AS THE CROW FLIES, between these two places? Hint

762 miles

874 miles

603 miles

1200 miles

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9. Down the coast now and back to England we go. Off the coast of Northumberland is an island known as Holy Island. It has another name, though. What is this name? Hint

Isle of Sheppey

Lindisfarne

Anglesey

Lundy

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10. Finally, it's down to North Yorkshire. We're in Whitby, home of St Hilda's Abbey and the inspiration for Bram Stoker's "Dracula". What river does Whitby lie on? Hint

Witham

Esk

Aire

Usk

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: Skegness

The 1800-foot pier was opened in 1881, and at the time was the fourth longest in England. In 1978 the pier was badly damaged by severe gales (I remember collecting souvenirs from the wreckage the next day) and never regained its former glory. Skegness ("Skeggy") was home to the first ever Butlin's holiday camp (1936) and has "The Jolly Fisherman" as its mascot.

Answer: Felixstowe

The Port of Felixstowe is one of the Haven Ports. It is situated opposite Harwich in Essex (another of the Haven Ports).

Answer: The deaths of 749 American servicemen whilst rehearsing for D-Day in 1944

The rehearsal for D-Day was called Operation Tiger and involved 30000 troops. Nine German E-boats that had left Cherbourg on patrol spotted and attacked eight tank landing ships involved in the exercise and created mayhem, with many of the fatalities coming as a result of friendly fire. A Sherman tank that was sunk in the action was recovered after the event and stands as a memorial.

4. We go onto the north coast of Cornwall now and Tintagel. The nearby castle is closely linked to whom?

Answer: King Arthur

In the 12th century, the Welsh cleric Geoffrey of Monmouth claimed that Tintagel Castle was where King Arthur was conceived. The poet Tennyson went one step further and made the castle Arthur's birthplace.

5. Heading up to Wales, we come to Caernarfon in the north-west of the country. Do you know in which Welsh county Caernarfon is located?

Answer: Gwynedd

Caernarfon is an old town with a fantastic castle, constructed upon the instructions of Edward I. The castle was the site of the investiture of Prince Charles as Prince of Wales in July 1969). Gwynedd is home to the highest proportion of Welsh speakers in Wales and most of the Snowdonia National Park exists within its borders.

6. It's time for a swim across the Irish Sea to Northern Ireland now. The Giant's Causeway is a World Heritage Site and a natural wonder made of rock. What type of rock is it?

Answer: Basalt

The Giant's Causeway is made up of 40000 hexagonal basalt columns, formed due to rapid cooling of larval flows. The speed of cooling is related to the size of the columns: the faster the cooling, the smaller the columns.

Answer: Skye

The Skye Bridge was opened in 1995. The island itself is just under 640 square miles in area (making it the second largest in Scotland after Lewis and Harris). It is characterised by mountains, rivers, rugged moor land, sea lochs and bountiful wildlife.

Answer: 603 miles

This direct distance involves passage over areas of water. 874 miles is the shortest distance by road. About 1200 miles is the typical distance walked by off-road hikers.

9. Down the coast now and back to England we go. Off the coast of Northumberland is an island known as Holy Island. It has another name, though. What is this name?

Answer: Lindisfarne

Lindisfarne is home to a national nature reserve and a haven to a variety of rare birds. It's also a significant Christian site. Founded by St Aidan in the 7th century, Lindisfarne Priory was also later the home of St Cuthbert, Northumberland's patron saint. It was here that the Lindisfarne Gospels (an illuminated Latin manuscript of the gospels of Mark, Luke and John) were created.

10. Finally, it's down to North Yorkshire. We're in Whitby, home of St Hilda's Abbey and the inspiration for Bram Stoker's "Dracula". What river does Whitby lie on?

Answer: Esk

The Synod of Whitby, where the Roman date of Easter was established in Northumbria, was held at the abbey in 664. The River Esk is 28 miles long and supplies drinking water for Whitby and the villages along the Esk Valley. It also provides water for the farms along the valley.

Source: Author MrSheen

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