Cheshire Quiz Questions
Quiz I
- What was opened in 1931 by George Mottershead and his family at Upton by Chester?
- Where in Cheshire would you find the UK's largest rock salt mine?
- Charles Lutwidge Dodgson was born on January 27, 1832, in Daresbury, Cheshire - by what pen name is he better known?
- Which town, designated a new town in 1968, is the largest in Cheshire?
- What did the Romans name the town on the site of modern Chester?
- Which town derives its name from the King of England who ruled from 1016 to 1035?
- There are three Cheshire towns ending in "wich", can you name them?
- Their historic nickname was "The Chemics" after the main industry in Widnes, but what is the modern nickname of Widness rugby league team?
- Which local food is first mentioned by Thomas Muffet in his nutrition book Health's Improvement published circa 1580?
- Who was the Member of Parliament for Tatton from 2001 to 2017?
- The walled city of Chester is on which river?
- Which village at the base of a steep and thickly wooded sandstone escarpment is known for its affluence and expensive houses?
- Name the singer, songwriter, record producer, actor, and television personality born on 20 January 1971 in Frodsham, Cheshire?
- Which town has the county's largest collections of historic buildings, second only to Chester?
- In which decade was Crewe railway station first built?
- Which motorway, also known as the North Cheshire motorway, runs for 33-miles from Junction 4 of the M60 to Dunkirk, near Chester?
Answers:
- Chester Zoo
- Winsford
- Lewis Carrol
- Warrington
- Deva
- Knutsford (Cunetesford ("Canute's ford") after King Canute)
- Northwich, Middlewich and Nantwich
- The Vikings
- Cheshire cheese
- George Osborne
- River Dee
- Alderley Edge
- Gary Barlow
- Nantwich
- 1830s (1837)
- M56
Quiz II
- Macclesfield was once the world's biggest producer of which finished material?
- Gulliver's World is a theme park for younger children located where in Cheshire?
- Which clock in Chester is a prominent landmark in the city and is said to be the most photographed clock in England after Big Ben?
- Sometimes known as "The Big Ditch" what was officially opened by Queen Victoria on 21 May, 1894?
- Which Cheshire town was home to Rolls Royce from 1946 until 2002?
- Which town, originally established on the River Mersey, has a number of tourist attractions including the National Waterways Museum and the Blue Planet Aquarium?
- Which Cheshire industrial town and cargo port was designated a new town in 1964?
- What in Chester is the largest so far uncovered in Britain and dates from the 1st century, before falling into disuse around the year 350?
- Which country house built in the early 18th century is near the village of Siddington?
- Central and Bank Quay are stations in which town?
- The Lovell Telescope is found at which observatory at Lower Withington?
- What is known as the Roodee and is officially recognised by the Guinness World Records as the oldest still in operation?
- Each June, in which village do the villagers host the ceremony of "Bawming the Thorn"?
- Which club play at the Halliwell Jones Stadium?
- In 1982, Mollington, Cheshire, saw what scheme set up for the first time in the UK?
Answers:
- Silk
- Warrington
- Eastgate Clock
- Manchester Ship Canal
- Crewe
- Ellesmere Port
- Runcorn
- Roman amphitheatre
- Capesthorne Hall
- Warrington
- The Jodrell Bank Observatory
- Chester Racecourse
- Appleton Thorn
- Warrington Wolves rugby league club
- Neighbourhood Watch
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