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Dunstable General History Quiz

1.In what year did Henry I set up a town in Dunstable?

a) 2000	c) 1089
b) 1109	d) 1119

2. Moores is the oldest shop in Dunstable. When did it open?

a) 2008	c) 1964
b) 1906	d) 1908

3. This statue was built in 1985. Whose life does it celebrate?

a) Queen of Sheba	c) Queen Eleanor
b) Queen Elizabeth II	d) Henry VIII

4. What special year was celebrated by the construction of the Market Cross and Clock?

a) 1980	c) 2000
b) 1900	d) 2006

5. On which building would you find this plaque?

a) On the wall of the Library
b) On the wall of the Leisure Centre
c) On the wall of Woolworths
d) On the wall of the Nat West Bank

6. This stained glass window of King Edward is found in which church?

a) St Mary's Church
b)The Methodist Church
c) Priory Church
d)The Baptist Church

7.On top of which building would you see this boy in blue?

a) Chew's House	c) Asda
b) The Police Station	d) Argos

8. Do you recognise this building which opened in Dunstable in 1967?

a) It's Asda
b) It's the Leisure Centre
c) It's Hadrian School
d) It's the Library

9. Catherine of Aragon was the first wife of Henry VIII. What happened to her?

a) Divorced	c) Died
b) Beheaded	d) Outlived Henry VIII

10.The swan jewel is made of?

a) Gold	c) Bronze
b) Silver	d) Lead

Check the answers - how well did you do?

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