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Midlands

A Quiz that Shows Mercia.

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  • Question of

    Originally servile labour markets, now funfairs, what are held every autumn in south Midlands towns?

    • Brush Fairs
    • Mop Fairs
    • Sweep Fairs
  • Question of

    Queen Æthelflæd ‘The Lady of the Mercians’ released what animal upon besiegers in her successful defence of Chester in 907?

    • Bears
    • Bees
    • Falcons
  • Question of

    What fruit is the emblem of Worcestershire?

    • Apple
    • Pear
    • Plum
  • Question of

    And which range of hills separates Worcestershire from Herefordshire?

    • Chiltern
    • Cotswold
    • Malvern
  • Question of

    In what town is Anne Hathaway’s cottage located?

    • Lichfield
    • Leamington Spa
    • Stratford-upon-Avon
  • Question of

    Northamptonshire is traditionally associated with the manufacture of what?

    • Hats
    • Gloves
    • Shoes
  • Question of

    Ludlow and Shrewsbury are in which county?

    • Herefordshire
    • Shropshire
    • Staffordshire
  • Question of

    Placed on a blue background, what colour is the saltire (diagonal cross) of St. Albans Cross, the official flag of Mercia?

    • Green
    • Red
    • Yellow
  • Question of

    What was the de facto capital of early Medieval Mercia?

    • Leominster
    • Tamworth
    • Warwick
  • Question of

    Along with which eponymous town do Burslem, Fenton, Hanley, Longton, and Tunstall form a ‘federation’?

    • Telford
    • Burton-on-Trent
    • Stoke-on-Trent

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