Can you name the 69 official cities of the UK?

tiger76 · Post by **tiger76** » Mon Oct 12, 2020 6:04 pm

As I haven't put a quiz on for a while here's a new one to test your grey cells, I got 40/69 it's harder than you think, and you've only got 10 minutes.

https://www.sporcle.com/games/bazmereld ... uk-cities

tim_noone · Post by **tim_noone** » Mon Oct 12, 2020 6:07 pm

tiger76 wrote: ↑
Mon Oct 12, 2020 6:04 pm
As I haven't put a quiz on for a while here's a new one to test your grey cells, I got 40/69 it's harder than you think, and you've only got 10 minutes.

https://www.sporcle.com/games/bazmereld ... uk-cities

Is googling Allowed?

Spiral · Post by **Spiral** » Mon Oct 12, 2020 6:16 pm

We have 69 cities. Niiice.

Bosscat · Post by **Bosscat** » Mon Oct 12, 2020 6:19 pm

Spiral wrote: ↑
Mon Oct 12, 2020 6:16 pm
We have 69 cities. Niiice.

Nice is in France ffs duhhhhhhh

tim_noone · Post by **tim_noone** » Mon Oct 12, 2020 6:20 pm

I believe St Davids in Wales is the smallest.

Pstotto · Post by **Pstotto** » Mon Oct 12, 2020 6:22 pm

You've a fool, Tim.

evensteadiereddie · Post by **evensteadiereddie** » Mon Oct 12, 2020 6:24 pm

I believe Blackburn is the most hideous.

BurnleyFC · Post by **BurnleyFC** » Mon Oct 12, 2020 6:27 pm

evensteadiereddie wrote: ↑
Mon Oct 12, 2020 6:24 pm
I believe Blackburn is the most hideous.

I believe Blackburn would love to be a city but does not make the grade.

Preston or London must be the worst.

Wile E Coyote · Post by **Wile E Coyote** » Mon Oct 12, 2020 6:29 pm

i got 32, good quiz though. cheers tiger.

Bosscat · Post by **Bosscat** » Mon Oct 12, 2020 6:31 pm

I feel sorry for Blackburn, they have a Cathedral, They have a Bishop and a huge Diocese .... BUT THEY ARE NOT A CITY ...

https://blackburnlife.com/blackburn-has ... y-read-on/

I lied I don't feel sorry

boatshed bill · Post by **boatshed bill** » Mon Oct 12, 2020 6:57 pm

I got 37 before I got a complete mental block

tiger76 · Post by **tiger76** » Mon Oct 12, 2020 7:17 pm

tim_noone wrote: ↑
Mon Oct 12, 2020 6:20 pm
I believe St Davids in Wales is the smallest.

You believe correct in population terms.

BurnleyFC · Post by **BurnleyFC** » Mon Oct 12, 2020 7:30 pm

45, and I like to think I’m really good with geography. Tough quiz, that.

Missed obvious one’s like Coventry, Lincoln, Londonderry...

durhamclaret · Post by **durhamclaret** » Mon Oct 12, 2020 7:36 pm

39 for me and I didn’t get Durham!!!

Whitgord · Post by **Whitgord** » Mon Oct 12, 2020 7:43 pm

43 and missed some obvious ones.

rdp2eps · Post by **rdp2eps** » Mon Oct 12, 2020 7:47 pm

58 ! and I forgot London

ChrisG · Post by **ChrisG** » Mon Oct 12, 2020 7:50 pm

61, although I'm not too upset about missing Litchfield and Winchester

ClaretTony · Post by **ClaretTony** » Mon Oct 12, 2020 7:52 pm

The most obvious one I missed was York. Got all of Northern Ireland and Scotland but missed one in Wales. Managed 53.

huw.Y.WattfromWare · Post by **huw.Y.WattfromWare** » Mon Oct 12, 2020 8:15 pm

60. I took a screen shot but don’t want to put it up whilst folk are still playing.
Annoyed at 3 that I missed. Another 5 minutes I might have had them all bar the one I missed in NI.

KateR · Post by **KateR** » Mon Oct 12, 2020 8:30 pm

it was rigged, spent most of my time correcting my spelling mistakes

Dark Cloud · Post by **Dark Cloud** » Mon Oct 12, 2020 8:57 pm

KateR wrote: ↑
Mon Oct 12, 2020 8:30 pm
it was rigged, spent most of my time correcting my spelling mistakes

Same!! Got 47, but the time is a bit stingy tbh. Kicking myself over one or two obvious ones!

Down_Rover · Post by **Down_Rover** » Mon Oct 12, 2020 9:30 pm

No. Got 61 but missed Oxford where I was born.

TheFamilyCat · Post by **TheFamilyCat** » Mon Oct 12, 2020 9:44 pm

58. Bit disappointed to be honest, my British knowledge is pretty good usually.

BobSykes · Post by **BobSykes** » Mon Oct 12, 2020 9:52 pm

Good quiz, enjoyed that. Ran out of time on 63. Having to keep closing the phone keyboard screen down to view the map wasted a lot of time, might have managed it otherwise although 2 in the south, beginning with Ch...., were foxing me as the timer went to 0...

dougcollins · Post by **dougcollins** » Mon Oct 12, 2020 9:52 pm

I would have never got Lichfield and Ely. Otherwise, not too bad.

tiger76 · Post by **tiger76** » Mon Oct 12, 2020 9:56 pm

tim_noone wrote: ↑
Mon Oct 12, 2020 6:07 pm
Is googling Allowed?

If you belong to the Charles Ingram appreciation society then yes (cough, cough) sadly just like him you won't win a penny

tim_noone · Post by **tim_noone** » Mon Oct 12, 2020 10:09 pm

KateR wrote: ↑
Mon Oct 12, 2020 8:30 pm
it was rigged, spent most of my time correcting my spelling mistakes

Eddie's gonna get ya...

dougcollins · Post by **dougcollins** » Mon Oct 12, 2020 10:13 pm

KateR wrote: ↑
Mon Oct 12, 2020 8:30 pm
it was rigged, spent most of my time correcting my spelling mistakes

American English, you know..

Goobs · Post by **Goobs** » Mon Oct 12, 2020 10:15 pm

40 missing both Stoke and Oxford. There were at least 10 I would never have got so all in all reasonably happy.

huw.Y.WattfromWare · Post by **huw.Y.WattfromWare** » Mon Oct 12, 2020 10:22 pm

Far enough down the page to add my screenshot now. I was disappointed to miss Oxford, Salford and Sheffield.

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KateR · Post by **KateR** » Mon Oct 12, 2020 10:34 pm

dougcollins wrote: ↑
Mon Oct 12, 2020 10:13 pm
American English, you know..

I wish I could use that for an excuse Doug, I really do, it's just my fingers and brain are not wired properly, even some of the easy spellings I had to do twice lol, I would never have got all of them but it was fun, if somewhat frustrating a couple of times, stupid thing should have had spell check,, would have been much easier for me lol.

timshorts · Post by **timshorts** » Mon Oct 12, 2020 10:37 pm

63. It took me ages to work out how to view the whole map on the phone. Missed 2 in northern Ireland, which I wouldn't have got, the one my son lives in and one I lived in for 5 years.......

KateR · Post by **KateR** » Mon Oct 12, 2020 10:47 pm

timshorts wrote: ↑
Mon Oct 12, 2020 10:37 pm
63. It took me ages to work out how to view the whole map on the phone. Missed 2 in northern Ireland, which I wouldn't have got, the one my son lives in and one I lived in for 5 years.......

sorry this has to be null and void since the map is up with 60 cities, therefore you got zero or we could give you the 9 missing ones but.............

Plus you said ages, how can it be ages we all got the same few minutes

mdd2 · Post by **mdd2** » Mon Oct 12, 2020 10:57 pm

only 44

EarbyClaret · Post by **EarbyClaret** » Mon Oct 12, 2020 11:01 pm

60 - somehow missed Stoke (where I used to live) and Lincoln - Westminster was a bit of a curve ball - other than that hadn't heard of some of the places never mind knowing they were cities

Good quiz - thank you for sharing

dsr · Post by **dsr** » Tue Oct 13, 2020 12:35 am

61. Watching Pointless regularly is a great help.

Quicknick · Post by **Quicknick** » Tue Oct 13, 2020 6:58 am

BurnleyFC wrote: ↑
Mon Oct 12, 2020 6:27 pm
I believe Blackburn would love to be a city but does not make the grade.

Preston or London must be the worst.

London is the best.

timshorts · Post by **timshorts** » Tue Oct 13, 2020 7:19 am

KateR wrote: ↑
Mon Oct 12, 2020 10:47 pm
sorry this has to be null and void since the map is up with 60 cities, therefore you got zero or we could give you the 9 missing ones but.............

Plus you said ages, how can it be ages we all got the same few minutes

Did it on the phone. The box where you type in the letters covers up everything except Scotland.......

tarkys_ears · Post by **tarkys_ears** » Tue Oct 13, 2020 7:20 am

43.though I'm certain I put Chichester in and it didn't come up.

Don't forget there are 2 cities in Manchester and london.

And I got Lisburn thanks to Jimmy Mac

Dark Cloud · Post by **Dark Cloud** » Tue Oct 13, 2020 8:23 am

tarkys_ears wrote: ↑
Tue Oct 13, 2020 7:20 am
43.though I'm certain I put Chichester in and it didn't come up.

Don't forget there are 2 cities in Manchester and london.

And I got Lisburn thanks to Jimmy Mac

Yes, got the "second" city alongside Manchester straight away as my ex wife was from there and I had it drummed into me form very early on that it was NOT Manchester!! But the "other" city in London was definitely a curve ball as previously stated.

Masham Ale · Post by **Masham Ale** » Tue Oct 13, 2020 8:32 am

43
missed quite a few easy ones, good quiz!

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mkmel · Post by **mkmel** » Tue Oct 13, 2020 8:37 am

Do you have to have a cathedral to be classified as a City?

Dark Cloud · Post by **Dark Cloud** » Tue Oct 13, 2020 8:39 am

mkmel wrote: ↑
Tue Oct 13, 2020 8:37 am
Do you have to have a cathedral to be classified as a City?

I don't believe so and I THINK that was always a myth. You do need a royal charter proclaiming you're a city though.

jollyjack · Post by **jollyjack** » Tue Oct 13, 2020 8:53 am

69/69. But I am a girly swat with this sort of thing. St Asaph is about 2 buildings.

LeadBelly · Post by **LeadBelly** » Tue Oct 13, 2020 10:02 am

That's a nice "exercise the brain in the morning" quiz. I managed 59, I got c 40 without much thought then it got increasingly difficult and I ran out of time to remember more. The ones I was most embarrassed at missing were Oxford and Cambridge.

I dont believe you must have a cathedral to be a city. You can certainly have a cathedral and not be a city- eg Guildford.

dsr · Post by **dsr** » Tue Oct 13, 2020 10:16 am

Blackburn has a cathedral and isn't a city, Preston doesn't have a cathedral but is a city. Hope that sorts that one out!

I was once told that a city has to have a wall. That was inaccurate too.

jollyjack · Post by **jollyjack** » Tue Oct 13, 2020 11:53 am

Cambridge City status granted 1951, Brighton only a few years ago

nil_desperandum · Post by **nil_desperandum** » Tue Oct 13, 2020 12:03 pm

Got 60, but the "t" on my computer is playing up at present, so it slowed me down with spellings.
I think I would have got 66 or 67, but I would have missed Westminster, Carlisle and Newport, and bizarrely I think I might have missed Lancaster!

mkmel · Post by **mkmel** » Tue Oct 13, 2020 2:35 pm

Oh the old the "t" on my computer is playing up excuse

huw.Y.WattfromWare · Post by **huw.Y.WattfromWare** » Tue Oct 13, 2020 3:31 pm

I was brought up believing you had to have a Cathedral or University to be a city. A myth or the Uni of the Turf would make Burnley one.