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1. England has how many cities?
 
50
55
60
65

Cities are defined by being granted city status by Royal Charter - not as is often believed, because they have a cathedral
 
 
2. Which Derbyshire village went into voluntary quarantine when the plague was imported from London?
 
Aston
Edale
Eyam
Hassop
 
 
3. The city of Bath lies along which river?
 
River Avon
River Dart
River Severn
River Tamar
 
 
4. How many small islands and rocks around Britain are shown as a point (dot) on Ordnance Survey maps?
 
Less than 500
500 to 1000
1,000 to 1,500
Several thousand

803 individual islands are specifically identified
 
 
5. Which Oxfordshire village was the birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill?
 
Wittenham
Woodeaton
Woodstock
Wooton

Winston Churchill was born at Blenhiem Palace, Woodstock in 1874
 
 
6. What is the closest town to Stonehenge on Salisbury Plain?
 
Amesbury
Tidworth
Warminster
Wilton
 
 
7. What officially defines a "Village"?
 
Less than 1 Sq. Km.
Less than 1 Sq. Km. and a church
Less than 1 Sq. mile
Less than 1 Sq. mile and a church

If the centre of population has not got a church then it is defined as a hamlet
 
 
8. In which city was Charles Dickens born?
 
Plymouth
Portsmouth
Salisbury
Wells

Born in a modest house in Portsmouth in 1812
 
 
9. Which Scottish city was the birthplace of Tony Blair?
 
Aberdeen
Dundee
Edinburgh
Glasgow
 
 
10. Which town in Shropshire has over 500 listed buildings and was described by John Betjeman as "The loveliest town in England"?
 
Bridgnorth
Church Stretton
Ludlow
Shrewsbury
 
 
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