Weekend quiz: Are you a Wirral Mastermind?

7:00am Saturday 26th October 2013 in News

Pit your wits against Globe quizmaster Peter Grant, who’s set these tricky brain-teasers for our Saturday morning wake-up call.

The answers – and your Wirral Mastermind ratings – are at the end.

Good luck!

1) In what year was Britain’s oldest brick-built lighthouse at Moreton constructed: a) 1663? b) 1763? c) 1863?

2) Which popular comedienne was unsuccessful in becoming a Wirral councillor?

3) Where was Birkenhead MP Frank Field born?

4) Which area’s name means “a farm or enclosure” where a certain type of beast is kept?

5) Which King granted the monks of Birkenhead a licence to operate a Mersey ferry service: a) Edward III? b) Richard II? c) Henry IV?

6) Which of these historic authors featured Wirral in his travel writings: a) Defoe? b) Pepys? c) Swift?

7) In what year did Wirral-born double-Oscar winning actress Glenda Jackson become an MP?

8) The movie “Blood” was filmed in and around Wirral starring which Merseyside-born Hollywood actor?

9) What was the original name of Tranmere Rovers FC?

10) Which Wirral-based photographer has had his work displayed at the prestigious Smithsonian Institute in Washington?

Answers: 1) b…1763; 2) Pauline Daniels; 3) London – educated in Hammersmith; 4) Oxton; 5) a…Edward III; 6) a…Defoe; 7) 1992 ; 8) Stephen Graham; 9) Belmont Football Club; 10) Mike McCartney.

Ratings:

0-3: Pretty poor, but the questions were especially tough this week.

4-7: Not a bad effort.

8-10: Congratulations! You’re a Wirral Mastermind.

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Weekend quiz: Are you a Wirral Mastermind?