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North East England Paper 2 October 2020 North East England Blue Badge - Paper 2 – 22 October 2020 Candidate No……………… NORTH EAST ENGLAND BLUE BADGE TOURIST GUIDE REGISTRATION EXAMINATIONS Thursday 22nd October 2020 at 10:00 hours PAPER TWO Time allowed: TWO HOURS (120 MINUTES) This paper comprises 200 questions, ALL of which should be answered. NOTES 1. Please write your candidate number at the top of this page and at the top right-hand corner of all the rest of the pages and separate sheets (the invigilator has your number). 2. The answers should be written on the question paper in the spaces provided. 3. Unless otherwise specified, names should always be the first name AND surname (family name). 4. Please write legibly in ink. 5. Please deposit your completed paper as instructed by the Invigilator. 1 CANDIDATE No.: _________________ Which Anglo-Saxon kingdom, 1 centred on Bamburgh, preceded Northumbria? Name the town originally called 2 Lofthouse. Which town has a festival using 3 lighted tar barrels? Where is The International 4 Riverside Festival usually held? Where is the “Statue to British 5 Liberty”? 6 What was “Puffing Billy”? Which local alcoholic drink is made from fermented white 7 grapes, honey, herbs and pure natural water? Which former major industrial 8 company is particularly associated with Billingham? 9 On which river is Warkworth? Which seaside town was 10 portrayed as Dunkirk in the film “Atonement”? 2 North East England Blue Badge - Paper 2 – 22 October 2020 CANDIDATE No.: _________________ What is now on the site of Tees 11 Dock? How does the arrangement of 12 accommodation in a bastle differ from a longhouse? Name the structure erected in 13 1844 which is modelled on the Parthenon. Who was the sculptor of 14 “Temenos”? Name a biomass crop grown in 15 the region. Which historic county lay south of 16 the River Tees? 17 What are “staithes”? Name the Roman road that linked 18 Corbridge with Carlisle. What man-made activity caused 19 the distinctive shape of Roseberry Topping today? Which river did the Romans 20 bridge at Chesters? 3 North East England Blue Badge - Paper 2 – 22 October 2020 CANDIDATE No.: _________________ Name the town in the North East 21 region which has a Royal Navy Museum. a) Name the towns at the start and 22 to end of The Great North Run: b) Which local government role is 23 held by Ben Houchen? Who developed a process for 24 making mustard in Durham in the 18th Century? What is now on the site of 25 Hartlepool Abbey? Give the full name of the team 26 that plays at the Stadium of Light. What size is the Northumberland National Park? 27 (answer in either sq.miles or sq.km.) In which town is there a 28 sculpture of a brick train? Name ONE of the monasteries 29 founded by Benedict Biscop. What is now on the site of RAF 30 Middleton St. George? 4 North East England Blue Badge - Paper 2 – 22 October 2020 CANDIDATE No.: _________________ Which landscape painter visited 31 the region in 1797? (initials and surname) 32 What is Yeavering Bell? Which famous 19th century author 33 stayed in Barnard Castle to research a novel? Where in the region is there 34 both a cliff lift and a pier? What is the name of the National 35 Park Visitor Centre near Haltwhistle? Name the sculptor who designed 36 “The Angel of the North”. Name the village where 37 Captain James Cook was born. As a result of which historical 38 event was the “Military Road” constructed? What type of garden is being 39 restored at Auckland Castle? a) Name TWO universities in the 40 region founded since 1980. b) 5 North East England Blue Badge - Paper 2 – 22 October 2020 CANDIDATE No.: _________________ Name the Anglo-Saxon king who 41 triumphed in the Battle of Heavenfield. In which valley is Ireshopeburn 42 Methodist Chapel? Name the traditional open fishing 43 boat developed on the coast of North East England. What type of literary form was 44 Algernon Swinburne particularly noted for? In which decade did Sunderland 45 become a city? In which present-day town did the Community of St Cuthbert 46 settle prior to arriving in Durham? Where (site and town) is the Silver a) 47 Swan? b) Who was responsible for the 19th 48 century urban development of Middlesbrough? Which town describes itself as 49 “The Centre of Britain”? 50 Which family owns Raby Castle? 6 North East England Blue Badge - Paper 2 – 22 October 2020 CANDIDATE No.: _________________ What is Alnwick Railway Station 51 now used as? From which architectural period 52 does St.John’s Church at Escomb date? Name the river crossed by the 53 Britain’s oldest surviving vehicular suspension bridge. Name the builder responsible 54 for the development of central Newcastle in the 1830s. Commonly used as a placename, 55 what does “Heugh” mean? Name the fired roof tiles normally 56 made from clay that are common in North East England. By what other name are the 57 Mossmen known? Name the A.O.N.B. in County 58 Durham. Name a Premonstratensian 59 foundation in the North East of England. What type of flora is 60 Widdybank Fell famous for? 7 North East England Blue Badge - Paper 2 – 22 October 2020 CANDIDATE No.: _________________ Name the key feature of a 61 “Tyneside Flat”. Name the artist born at 62 Cherryburn. At which site in County Durham is 63 there an extensive Roman bathhouse? Name the television series set in a 64 youth club in the east end of Newcastle. 65 What is the “Boldon Book”? Name the current Lord Lieutenant 66 of Northumberland. a) Name TWO waterfalls on the 67 Upper River Tees. b) Which lyrical ballad tells the story 68 of a hunting party on the English Scottish border? Name a house in the region 69 designed by Sir John Vanbrugh. What did William Wailes design 70 and manufacture? 8 North East England Blue Badge - Paper 2 – 22 October 2020 CANDIDATE No.: _________________ Who painted the murals depicting 71 local history at Wallington Hall? Name TWO World Heritage Sites a) 72 in the North East of England. b) Name the oldest single-arch 73 railway bridge in the world. To whom is Newcastle’s 74 Anglican Cathedral dedicated? Which popular television drama 75 series was adapted from novels by Ann Cleeves? Which visitor attraction do the 76 initials M.I.M.A. represent? What industrial activity inspired 77 the art of Bob Olley? Name the polished stone 78 commonly used in churches in the North East. What architectural period does 79 Belsay Hall date from? Who wrote novels inspired by 80 her South Tyneside upbringing? 9 North East England Blue Badge - Paper 2 – 22 October 2020 CANDIDATE No.: _________________ How high is The Cheviot? 81 (in metres or feet) Who owns & maintains 82 Gisborough Priory? Who officially opened Newcastle 83 City Hall in 1968? On what road in Newcastle is it 84 possible to find a Hindu Temple? What historical event caused the 85 barracks to be built in Berwick- upon-Tweed? Name the TWO iconic bridges a) 86 over the Tees in Middlesbrough. b) Name the National Trust property 87 where the tallest tree in the North East region grows. Name the headquarters of the 88 Newcastle Company of Master Mariners. What legendary beast is 89 associated with the area around the River Wear? 90 What is a Rapper Dance? 10 North East England Blue Badge - Paper 2 – 22 October 2020 CANDIDATE No.: _________________ Who wrote the celebrated 91 children’s novel ‘The Eagle of the Ninth”? Give the current name of the fort on a dramatic escarpment on the 92 Roman Wall with well-preserved barracks and communal latrines? Name the museum in the North 93 East region that forms part of the National Railway Museum. In which year was the 94 University of Durham founded? Name Britain’s largest (in volume) 95 man-made lake. Who gifted Jesmond Dene to the 96 City of Newcastle? Which County Durham born Prime 97 Minister resigned after the Suez Crisis? In which town is the 98 Northumberland Seafood Centre? Name the TWO most commonly a) 99 grown cereal crops in the North East. b) a) Name TWO Art Galleries in 100 Gateshead. b) 11 North East England Blue Badge - Paper 2 – 22 October 2020 CANDIDATE No.: _________________ Which property, open to the 101 public, has a Poison Garden? In which year was the Stockton & 102 Darlington Railway opened? Who wrote “The Town that was 103 Murdered” about Jarrow? Name TWO National Trails in the a) 104 North East region. b) Name the home of the Royal 105 Northern Sinfonia. What breed of dog is a 106 Bedlington? Name the choreographer, ballet 107 dancer and actor who was brought up in Hartlepool. Name the large military training 108 area in Northumberland. Which Sunderland church is often 109 referred to as the “Cathedral of the Arts & Crafts Movement”? Which century does Crook Hall 110 date from? 12 North East England Blue Badge - Paper 2 – 22 October 2020 CANDIDATE No.: _________________ Name the site where hundreds of 111 Roman writing tablets have been discovered. What descriptive title was given 112 to the 16th century cleric, Bernard Gilpin? Where does the A68 cross the 113 Scottish Border? Name the home ground of 114 Durham County Cricket Club. Name the world’s first steam- 115 turbine driven vessel. Where could a family explore the 116 world of JCB’s? Where can one find a Vicar’s Pele 117 in a churchyard? What is the Roman name for the 118 fort at South Shields? Name the railway where you can 119 ride on a steam Iocomotive named “Bunty” or “Lady Augusta”.
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