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British Cities Trivia


  1. The Queensway Tunnel is a road tunnel serving which English city?
  2. Which English city is known for its historic Lace Market?
  3. Which city is built on a 23-square-mile island in the Fens?
  4. Which city has been known as "The Fair City" since the publication of a Sir Walter Scott novel in 1828?
  5. Which city does the Menai Suspension bridge connect to the Isle of Anglesey?
  6. Which city’s cathedral has the tallest spire in the UK?
  7. Most of the UK's phone boxes are bright red, but in which city are they cream-white?
  8. Which city on the River Dee has half-timbered galleries called 'The Rows,' with shops above street level?
  9. Which city was formed from the federation of six towns, including Burslem and Tunstall, in 1910?
  10. Which city is home to Chetham Library, founded in 1653?
  11. Which Scottish city was once the centre of the global jute industry?
  12. The SS Great Britain rests in the Great Western Dockyard of which city's harbour?Bristol
  13. 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?
  14. The Radcliffe Camera is one of the most iconic buildings in which city?
  15. Which city, with the historic Grainger Town in its heart, is known for its nightlife?
  16. The Mailbox is a mixed-use development located within which city centre?
  17. Can you name the main shopping street in Edinburgh?
  18. Which city hosts the UK’s largest Pride festival each year?
  19. Which city includes areas called Cathays, Splott and Butetown?
  20. In which city did the Arctic Monkeys rock band form in 2002?
  21. Which city is approximately 9 miles west of Leeds?
  22. In March 2006, the government authorised the construction of a 6-mile extension of the M6 just north of which city?
  23. Which city, featuring in several of her novels, did author Jane Austen live in from 1801 to 1806?
  24. More than 720 of Titanic's 900-strong crew were from which British city?
  25. The Spinnaker Tower is a modern landmark in which English city?
  26. Which city has been described as "a huge brooch which clasps Highlands and Lowlands together"?
  27. Which city in the South West is often described as England's smallest city?
  28. 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?
  29. Which city has enormous golden owl statues outside its Civic Hall and sculptures and paintings of owls at 24 other locations?
  30. The Snickelways are a collection of narrow streets and alleys in which city?


Answers



  1. Liverpool
  2. Nottingham
  3. Ely
  4. Perth
  5. Bangor
  6. Salisbury
  7. Hull
  8. Chester
  9. Stoke-on-Trent
  10. Manchester
  11. Dundee
  12. Bristol
  13. Coventry
  14. Oxford
  15. Newcastle upon Tyne
  16. Birmingham
  17. Princes Street
  18. Brighton
  19. Cardiff
  20. Sheffield
  21. Bradford
  22. Carlisle
  23. Bath
  24. Southampton
  25. Portsmouth
  26. Stirling
  27. Wells
  28. Liverpool
  29. Leeds
  30. York