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Quiz about UK Shipping Forecast Areas Part I
Quiz about UK Shipping Forecast Areas Part I

U.K. Shipping Forecast Areas Part I Quiz


This is the first installment of a series of quizzes based on the Shipping Forecast zones. The forecast is heard four times daily on UK radio.

A multiple-choice quiz by dovbear. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
dovbear
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
274,284
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
1249
Awards
Top 20% Quiz
Last 3 plays: JS78 (1/10), Guest 31 (7/10), Guest 172 (8/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. This area of the U.K. shipping forecast has an island with the same name and the name originally stems from the Norse language meaning 'puffin' as in the bird species. What area is this? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. In which area is the Principality of Sealand, a micro-nation, located? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. The name of this U.K. shipping area is derived from an island within its confines and it's also a color but they're not spelled the same. Which one would that be?

Answer: (one word)
Question 4 of 10
4. This U.K. shipping area has the identical name as one of the United States capitals. Which one of the following four is it? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Considering that the Pilgrims used this name for the first place they landed in America you can only wonder why they left the original one. What name did they use?

Answer: (One Word)
Question 6 of 10
6. Princess Leia. A carnivorous mammal related to a weasel. An English family of sculptors. If you figure out what these have in common you will now have the answer to this question. Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. This U.K. shipping forecast area uses the same name twice only making a distinction by attaching 'North' or 'South' to separate them. Which name from below fits the description? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. The U.K. Shipping Forecast areas have gone through some changes over the last century. The area I'm focusing on now was known up until 2002 as 'Finisterre' but it was changed for the man who created the 'Shipping Forecast'. Who was he? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. What U.K. shipping area would you be traveling in if you took a boat directly south from Weymouth, past the Channel Islands to the coast of France? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. An audio broadcast is performed four times each day in the United Kingdom of the 'Shipping Forecast'. In order to hear though you need to know where to find it on the radio. What station carries the announcement? Hint



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Most Recent Scores
Mar 27 2024 : JS78: 1/10
Mar 27 2024 : Guest 31: 7/10
Mar 27 2024 : Guest 172: 8/10
Mar 21 2024 : Guest 118: 2/10
Mar 18 2024 : Guest 51: 4/10
Mar 03 2024 : Guest 82: 7/10
Feb 28 2024 : Guest 120: 5/10
Feb 26 2024 : Guest 2: 3/10
Feb 21 2024 : Guest 94: 7/10

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. This area of the U.K. shipping forecast has an island with the same name and the name originally stems from the Norse language meaning 'puffin' as in the bird species. What area is this?

Answer: Lundy

There's a slight variant of the spelling in Norse being spelled 'lunde'. In 1924 the island was bought by an Englishman, Martin Coles Harman and he subsequently named himself king. His fiefdom was equipped with its own coinage but it was never recognized as a sovereignty. A generation later his son lost the island in a wager of cards.
2. In which area is the Principality of Sealand, a micro-nation, located?

Answer: Thames

This area gains its name from the estuary of the Thames River emptying into the North Sea. The Principality of Sealand is an interesting bit of international politics. Originally built for guarding the sea the Maunsell Sea Forts were abandoned shortly after the Second World War. In 1967 a British man Paddy Roy Bates occupied one of the towers and declared sovereignty. By 1975, Roy introduced a constitution, followed by a flag, a national anthem, a currency and passports to further his legitimacy as a rightful nation. Now forty years later the legacy continues under his son Michael Bates.
3. The name of this U.K. shipping area is derived from an island within its confines and it's also a color but they're not spelled the same. Which one would that be?

Answer: Wight

The Isle of Wight is wrongfully understood at times from gaining its name from the prominent chalk located there. The truth is it comes from the first known people to inhabit there clear back to 1900 B.C. or one hundred years if you prefer to the birth of Abraham. They called it "Wiht" and it's easy to see how it progressed to its modern form.
4. This U.K. shipping area has the identical name as one of the United States capitals. Which one of the following four is it?

Answer: Dover

If the name itself isn't a coincidence then how about the fact that Dover, Delaware is inside the county of Kent just like its the original one in England. These guys weren't all that original.
5. Considering that the Pilgrims used this name for the first place they landed in America you can only wonder why they left the original one. What name did they use?

Answer: Plymouth

In 1620 the Pilgrims arrived in New England and named their new home Plymouth. In the United States between the years 1928-2001 an automobile line was manufactured under the name Plymouth with its hood ornament a medallion showing the Mayflower. The company has gone defunct now and has been absorbed by its parent company Chrysler.
6. Princess Leia. A carnivorous mammal related to a weasel. An English family of sculptors. If you figure out what these have in common you will now have the answer to this question.

Answer: Fisher

This UK shipping forecast area location derives its name from Fisher Bank which is a sand bank off the coast of Denmark.
7. This U.K. shipping forecast area uses the same name twice only making a distinction by attaching 'North' or 'South' to separate them. Which name from below fits the description?

Answer: Utsire

This name comes from the Norwegian what it exactly means no one remembers but the best guess- at least by those who know Norwegian is 'Strong Stream'. It's located is in the North Sea so it's no surprise that the weather conditions are extremely harsh. Despite that fact it is a rich birding site and it is known to house over three hundred species of bird life upon it.
8. The U.K. Shipping Forecast areas have gone through some changes over the last century. The area I'm focusing on now was known up until 2002 as 'Finisterre' but it was changed for the man who created the 'Shipping Forecast'. Who was he?

Answer: FitzRoy

Robert FitzRoy was a man who got a lot out of living and perhaps that's why he decided to end by cutting his wrists. He was a man of distinction, first he piloted the HMS Beagle, the same that was to carry Charles Darwin on that note worthy voyage. Then later he became the governor of New Zealand and he did so well he was recalled back to England.

There he created this chart of areas forever known as the Shipping Forecast. At that time there were only thirteen zones but through some further adjustments it has grown to thirty-one.

It's interesting to note that out of all thirty-one areas only one is named after a person- FitzRoy.
9. What U.K. shipping area would you be traveling in if you took a boat directly south from Weymouth, past the Channel Islands to the coast of France?

Answer: Portland

Yet again another zone named for an island, Portland has had a hard rap. There's always a certain bleakness if your home is given a prison, a maximum security one at that. But here's the truth of it while Portland does have a prison it's not an island! It is connected by a small strip of land to the mainland.
10. An audio broadcast is performed four times each day in the United Kingdom of the 'Shipping Forecast'. In order to hear though you need to know where to find it on the radio. What station carries the announcement?

Answer: BBC Radio 4

Radio 4 was selected for rather practical reasons as it broadcasts both on the FM frequency and long-wave. The long-wave channel allows ships at sea to clearly pick up the signal and clearly make out the broadcast.
Source: Author dovbear

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