Quiz Questions · Trivia

Oven-ready quiz rounds: Town or City?

Following on from this introductory piece, here is another “oven-ready quiz round”. Town or City? Five of the places in the list below were granted City Status as part of the Platinum Jubilee celebrations for Queen Elizabeth II in 2022. The others do not have City Status. Which are towns and which are cities? Simply… Continue reading Oven-ready quiz rounds: Town or City?

Quiz Questions · Trivia

Oven-ready quiz rounds: The London Underground

Following on from this introductory piece, here is another “oven-ready quiz round”. The London Underground The answers to all of these questions are stations on the London Underground. There are no stations here that are only on the DLR, British Rail or the Overground. 1 Which tube station name was also the title of a… Continue reading Oven-ready quiz rounds: The London Underground

Quiz Questions · Trivia

Oven-ready quiz rounds: First, last or somewhere else  

Following on from this introductory piece, here is the first of my “oven-ready quiz rounds”. First, last or somewhere else Here are 10 questions about people, places or things that are part of a group or list, or can be identified by their geographical position. For example: which is the northernmost of a group of countries,… Continue reading Oven-ready quiz rounds: First, last or somewhere else  

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Generations, and Harrison Ruffin Tyler

How long is a generation? A quick search will provide a range of answers. This Wikipedia page suggests 20 to 30 years, with the following definition: A generation refers to all of the people born and living at about the same time, regarded collectively. It can also be described as, “the average period, generally considered… Continue reading Generations, and Harrison Ruffin Tyler