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British Cities Trivia
- The Queensway Tunnel is a road tunnel serving which English city?
- Which English city is known for its historic Lace Market?
- Which city is built on a 23-square-mile island in the Fens?
- Which city has been known as "The Fair City" since the publication of a Sir Walter Scott novel in 1828?
- Which city does the Menai Suspension bridge connect to the Isle of Anglesey?
- Which city’s cathedral has the tallest spire in the UK?
- Most of the UK's phone boxes are bright red, but in which city are they cream-white?
- Which city on the River Dee has half-timbered galleries called 'The Rows,' with shops above street level?
- Which city was formed from the federation of six towns, including Burslem and Tunstall, in 1910?
- Which city is home to Chetham Library, founded in 1653?
- Which Scottish city was once the centre of the global jute industry?
- The SS Great Britain rests in the Great Western Dockyard of which city's harbour?Bristol
- Operation Moonlight Sonata was a German bombing operation on the night of 14 November 1940 with the intent of destroying the factories in which city?
- The Radcliffe Camera is one of the most iconic buildings in which city?
- Which city, with the historic Grainger Town in its heart, is known for its nightlife?
- The Mailbox is a mixed-use development located within which city centre?
- Can you name the main shopping street in Edinburgh?
- Which city hosts the UK’s largest Pride festival each year?
- Which city includes areas called Cathays, Splott and Butetown?
- In which city did the Arctic Monkeys rock band form in 2002?
- Which city is approximately 9 miles west of Leeds?
- In March 2006, the government authorised the construction of a 6-mile extension of the M6 just north of which city?
- Which city, featuring in several of her novels, did author Jane Austen live in from 1801 to 1806?
- More than 720 of Titanic's 900-strong crew were from which British city?
- The Spinnaker Tower is a modern landmark in which English city?
- Which city has been described as "a huge brooch which clasps Highlands and Lowlands together"?
- Which city in the South West is often described as England's smallest city?
- Which city is home to the quirky sculpture called the Superlambanana, a bright yellow statue that is a cross between a banana and a lamb?
- Which city has enormous golden owl statues outside its Civic Hall and sculptures and paintings of owls at 24 other locations?
- The Snickelways are a collection of narrow streets and alleys in which city?
Answers
- Liverpool
- Nottingham
- Ely
- Perth
- Bangor
- Salisbury
- Hull
- Chester
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Manchester
- Dundee
- Bristol
- Coventry
- Oxford
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Birmingham
- Princes Street
- Brighton
- Cardiff
- Sheffield
- Bradford
- Carlisle
- Bath
- Southampton
- Portsmouth
- Stirling
- Wells
- Liverpool
- Leeds
- York