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1 Savile Row in London is associated with which type of retail activity?
A Bespoke men’s tailoring. The term “Savile Row” has become synonymous with luxury and high-quality menswear.
2 In English place names, such as Ilfracombe and Babbacombe, what does the word Combe mean?
A Valley or hollow. It’s an Old English word for a steep, narrow valley or a smaller valley or hollow on the side of a hill.
3 Which Royal Horticultural Society garden sits near Woking, Surrey?
A Wisley – the five RHS Gardens are Wisley, Hyde Hall, Rosemoor, Harlow Carr and Bridgewater
4 In which city can Brunel’s ship SS Great Britain be viewed?
A Bristol, the world’s first great ocean liner; the largest passenger ship in the world from 1845 to 1853.
5 What is the name of the 250 metre (822 ft) extinct volcano which overlooks the city of Edinburgh?
A Arthur’s Seat – last erupted around 340 million years ago.
6 Which former royal residence did Queen Victoria and Prince Albert commission on the Isle of Wight?
A Osborne House. It was their family retreat and summer home, where they would spend time with their children away from the pressures of court life.
7 What European architectural icon opened officially on 6th May 1889?
A Eiffel Tower. Gustave Eiffel’s company built the tower for the 1889 Exposition Universelle in Paris, and the city celebrated its opening as a major event.
8 In which English city is the National Railway Museum?
A York. Part of the Science Museum Group.
9 The National Trust property, Shaw’s Corner, at Ayot St Lawrence (once the home of George Bernard Shaw) is in which English county?
A Hertfordshire. The house stands in Ayot St Lawrence, near Welwyn.
10 The Shard is built adjacent to which London railway terminus?
A London Bridge. While the building sits in proximity to the station, its lower levels join the two structures directly.