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Cornwall

Are you a Tru(ro) aficionado for all things Cornish?

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  • Question of

    Who was the author of the Cornish-set Poldark novels?

    • Winston Graham
    • Winston Brown
    • Winston Taylor
  • Question of

    By the end of what century had the last monoglot Cornish-speakers died out?

    • 16th
    • 17th
    • 18th
  • Question of

    The language has enjoyed a revival, however. What was the name of Gwenno’s recording that became the first Cornish-language album to be nominated for the Mercury Music Prize?

    • Bewnan’s Ke
    • Penwith
    • Tresor
  • Question of

    In which Cornish town would you find a Tate Gallery?

    • Mevagissey
    • Bude
    • St. Ives
  • Question of

    Cornwall was known to the Ancient Greeks due to the mining of what metal?

    • Gold
    • Tin
    • Copper
  • Question of

    Name the most southerly point in Cornwall, and indeed Mainland Britain?

    • Land’s End
    • Lizard Point
    • St. Michael’s Mount
  • Question of

    Which of these was NOT a medieval name for Cornwall?

    • Hwicce
    • Kernow
    • West Wales
  • Question of

    Along with swede, potato, and onion, what meat is added to a traditional Cornish pasty?

    • Lamb
    • Beef
    • Pork
  • Question of

    In 1595, troops from which country raided the vicinity of Penzance, burning some 400 houses?

    • France
    • Scotland
    • Spain
  • Question of

    What was the traditional county town of Cornwall until being replaced by Bodmin in 1835?

    • Launceston
    • St. Austell
    • Truro

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