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How well do you know Cornwall? part 1.

1. Where can you see the original of the above painting?

a. Penlee House

b. The Tate St Ives

c. Truro Cathedral

d. The Cornwall Centre

2. Where is the oldest known human settlement in Cornwall?

a. Chysauster

b. Carn Brea

c. The Lizard

d. Fowey

3. Can you name this place?

a. Beacon

b. Maker

c. St Just in Penwith

d. Liskeard

4. Which peoples are the Cornish descended from?

a. Saxons

b. Celtic

c. Cornu British

d. Roman

5. Where can you see this?

a. Carn Brea

b. St Germans

c. Blisland

d. Luxulyan

6. Who was the Maid of St Teath?

a. Mary Trewartha

b. Ann Jeffries

c. Jan Trevorra

d. Mary Jenkin

7. Do you know where this Billy Foss milestone is?

a. Pendeen

b. Tregaseal

c. St Just

d. Sennen

8. What year did An Gof and the Cornish Army march on London?

a. 1270AD.

b. 1497AD.

c. 1607AD.

d. 1820AD.

9. Can you name this place?

a. Cott Valley

b. Pentewan

c. Blue Hills

d. Portreath

10. What year was the first Old Cornwall Society founded?

a. 1920AD.

b. 1750AD.

c. 1897AD.

d. 1931AD.

11. Can you name this place?

a. Liskeard

b. Wadebridge

c. Lostwithiel

d. St Ives

12. What year was the Stannary Parliament Founded

a. 1066AD.

b. 978BC.

c. 1606AD.

d. 1150AD.

13. Where is this bridge?

a. Launceston

b. St Erth

c. Respryn

d. Alternum

14. Which was the deepest mine in Cornwall?

a. Dolcoath

b. Wheal Rose

c. Poldice

d. Botallack

15. Can you name this place?

a. Boconnoc

b. Cothele

c. Heligan

d. Glendurgan

16. Which Council had their street lights removed by order of the courts?

a. St Austell

b. Camelford

c. Newquay

d. St Buryan

Photo Charles Winpenny of cornwallcam

17. Do you know where the sleeping giant and his dog can be found?

a. Black Head

b. Tregiffian Cliff

c. Nare Head

d. The Lizard

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