Bath Quiz

Questions

1. Which English county is Bath in?
2. Architect John Wood, the Elder, was influenced by Stonehenge to design which historic ring of Bath townhouses?
3. Which river runs through the city?
4. Which public open space is the only remaining eighteenth-century pleasure gardens in the UK?
5. Who discovered the planet Uranus from the back garden of his house at New King Street, Bath, in 1781?
6. Most of Bath's buildings are made from the golden-coloured, Bath Stone in which architectural style?








7. What is the Roman name for the city of Bath?
8. What's the name of Bath's iconic half-moon shaped, row of 30 Grade I Listed terrace houses?
9. Which novelist called Bath her home between the years 1801 and 1806?
10. Which ancient bathing complex located in the city is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and major tourist attraction?
11. Bath Rugby Club have played at which city centre sports ground since 1894?
12. Can you name the bridge designed in 1769 by Robert Adam, with shops across its full span on both sides?
13. First recorded in 1780, what is a Sally Lunn?
14. The source of the Bath Hot Springs come from rain water falling on which hills to the south of the city?
15. The Abbey Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul is commonly known as what?

Answers

1. Somerset
2. The Circus
3. River Avon
4. Sydney Gardens
5. William Herschel
6. Georgian
7. Aquae Sulis
8. The Royal Crescent
9. Jane Austen
10. The Roman Baths
11. The Recreation Ground
12. Pulteney Bridge
13. A large bun or teacake
14. Mendip Hills
15. Bath Abbey