Trivia Quiz

Category: history-and-places — Difficulty: medium. Pick an answer for each of the ten questions, then submit at the end.

Question 1 of 10

During the First World War, the world's first tank was designed and built in Lincoln by which engineering firm?

Question 2 of 10

The RAF Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, which keeps the UK's only airworthy Avro Lancaster bomber in flying condition, is based at which Lincolnshire airfield?

Question 3 of 10

Lincoln sits on which river, which runs through the city centre and links via the Fossdyke Navigation to the River Trent?

Question 4 of 10

Lincoln Cathedral was, for over two centuries, reputed to be the tallest building in the world. In which year did its central spire collapse during a storm?

Question 5 of 10

The Lincoln Tank Memorial on the Tritton Road roundabout, near the University of Lincoln, commemorates the Lincoln firm that designed and built the world's first fighting tank in 1915-16. What was the name of the firm?

Question 6 of 10

The Red Arrows, the RAF's aerobatic display team, are still based in Lincolnshire today, but moved to a new home in October 2022 after almost forty years at their previous Lincolnshire base. Which airfield is their current home?

Question 7 of 10

Lincoln Cathedral owns one of only four surviving original copies of the 1215 Magna Carta. In which Lincoln building is it now displayed on permanent loan, in the David P J Ross Vault?

Question 8 of 10

Which Roman road, running roughly north to south through Lincoln, connected the city to London in ancient times?

Question 9 of 10

What steep, cobbled street in Lincoln connects the lower city with the cathedral quarter and is famously, and aptly, named for its gradient?

Question 10 of 10

What is the state capital of South Dakota?

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