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”?
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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?
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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)
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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?
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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?
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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?
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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?
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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?
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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)
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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?
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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”.
What did Jeremiah Dixon survey 120 in the American Civil War?
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Name the battle in which King 121 David II of Scotland was captured in 1346.
In which building is the engineer 122 Robert Stephenson buried?
Name TWO types of heather a) 123 which grow on moorland in the region. b)
Name the most northerly castle 124 owned by the Prince Bishops.
Name ONE of the major former 125 lead mining companies in the North Pennines.
What is the logo of the 126 Northumberland National Park?
Where in the North East region is 127 there a significant collection of L.S. Lowry’s artwork?
Who redesigned Lindisfarne 128 Castle in the 19th century?
On what industry was the town of 129 Consett founded?
Name the famous writer and 130 vet born in Sunderland.
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Which sea bird is especially 131 associated with St Cuthbert?
Give the Roman name of the 132 fort at the eastern end of Hadrian’s Wall?
Give the full name of the 12th 133 century founder of Barnard Castle.
134 What is “Kynren”?
Originally, what was the “Durham 135 Ox”?
Name the 18th century furniture 136 maker born in Stockton-on-Tees.
Which rail company runs the 137 majority of trains on the East Coast mainline?
Name a National Trust owned 138 lighthouse in the North East region.
Which town was named after a 139 working class miners’ leader of the 1920’s?
In which town did Binn’s open 140 their first store?
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What is the special ingredient 141 used to flavour Earl Grey Tea?
Name the oldest lifeboat in the 142 world which is now displayed at Redcar.
Which rocky outcrop features at 143 the Farne Islands, Hadrian’s Wall and in the Pennines?
Which is the oldest college at 144 Durham University?
Which early 20th century poet was 145 inspired by the North Pennines? (initials and surname)
Which car manufacturer has a 146 plant on Wearside?
Name the islands with a large seal 147 colony off Northumberland.
Which regional dish is made 148 from thinly sliced potatoes, fried onions and Cheddar Cheese?
Which athlete was known as 149 the “Jarrow Arrow”?
Give the full name of the sheep 150 breed known as a “Northie”.
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Which monastic order founded 151 Finchale Priory, north of Durham?
Who was the architect of 152 Cragside?
Which river joins the Wear at 153 Bishop Auckland?
154 What is Seven Stories?
Name the U.K.’s first government 155 funded trading estate established in 1936.
Which sports commentator, born 156 in Alnwick in 1940, was known as the “Voice of Darts”?
In tourism, what do the letters 157 I.D.S.P. stand for?
Who eloped with Bessie 158 Surtees?
Which Scottish king was killed in 159 the Battle of Flodden Field?
Who invented the first practical 160 filament lamp?
17 North East England Blue Badge - Paper 2 – 22 October 2020 CANDIDATE No.: ______
Name the heroine associated with 161 Bamburgh.
Who was the first Locomotive 162 Superintendent for the Stockton & Darlington Railway?
What is the popular name of the 163 chapel at Tynemouth Priory?
What feature is at Hareshaw 164 Linn?
Name the 18th century glassmaker who produced 165 enamelled glass in Newcastle- upon-Tyne.
Name the TWO Local Enterprise a) 166 Partnerships in the region. b)
What type of rock forms the 167 cliffs of the County Durham coast?
In which collection are the original 168 Lindisfarne Gospels kept?
Name the island with a lighthouse 169 off Whitley Bay.
Who wore “silver buckles on his 170 knee”?
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171 What is “turbary”?
Who was second-in-command to 172 Nelson at the Battle of Trafalgar? (Full rank and surname)
Name a National Hunt 173 Racecourse in the North East region.
Which leading North-East 174 nobleman died at the Battle of Shrewsbury (1403)?
What do the initials D.L.I. stand 175 for?
Which National Trust property 176 did a United States President visit in 1977?
Name the town which was once 177 the heart of Britain’s sword making industry.
What is the name of the new gallery inspired by the work of 178 Francisco de Zurbaran in Bishop Auckland?
Which member of the Royal 179 Family was patron of the Bowes Museum for 40 years?
Name the restored, domed 180 building in Whitley Bay.
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What does the sculpture “The 181 Journey” by Fenwick Lawson represent?
In which town is the only parish 182 church built during the Commonwealth era?
Name the controversial leader of Newcastle City Council in the 183 1960s responsible for the “City in the Sky” vision.
184 What is a “vennel”?
Name a National Trust Georgian 185 mansion in Middlesbrough.
Name the town in Northumberland 186 where a traditional Shrovetide “football” game is played.
From which port was (the bell) Big 187 Ben transported to London?
Where are the TWO Roman a) 188 Catholic cathedrals in North East b) England?
In which churchyard is there a 189 fossilized tree stump?
Where is there an international 190 standard white water rafting course?
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Who wrote the song “Blaydon 191 Races”?
What major industrial site has the 192 South Tees Development Corporation recently acquired?
Name the seat carved from a 193 block of sandstone used to claim sanctuary in a church.
Name the famous Tyneside Rock 194 Group of the 1960s founded by Eric Burdon.
Give the full name of the General 195 Hospital in Middlesbrough.
What are the “Newcastle 196 Hoppings”?
Name the town where the first 197 railway ticket in the world was sold.
Where in the North East region did Velasquez’s “Toilet of Venus”, 198 now in the National Gallery, once hang?
Name the morning newspaper 199 based in Darlington.
Which chain of shops was 200 founded in Gosforth in the 1950’s?
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