As promised a quiz to find the Brain Of Kingswinford, play fair no googling or asking a friend. The very best of luck and most of all enjoy. Of course I will not be saying which answers are correct merely how many you may have scored. I shall post the answers in the next 48 hours. Kingswinford Quiz. Test your knowledge of the Kingswinford area with these 10 questions. In an effort to make the quiz a little more interesting and I hope highbrow, I have taken the liberty of extending the boundaries of Kingswinford to a 5 mile radius of the Cross. 1. For more than 300 years until its demolition Bradley Hall stood within the parish of Kingswinford. Where was this historic building reconstructed after being removed brick by brick in 1924? 2. Sir Stephen Richard Glynne who gave his name to The Glynne Arms or Crooked House was the brother in law of which 19th century British Prime Minister? 3. During the month of August 2004 the residents of Kingswinford were advised to take care when feeding the ducks in King George VI park as which escaped hoax animal was reputedly on the loose and thriving due to the recent sub tropical weather? 4. Which five times World Champion was born on the 5th of December 1975 in Wordsley Hospital? 5. A tragedy occurred when a local (Wordsley) newsagent by the name of Frank Matthews was found hanged and his shop destroyed by fire. He was not generally known by his given name in the village. By what name was he familiarly known? 6. In 1556 Reginald Pole was ordained as the last Roman Catholic Archbishop of Canterbury. His tenure lasted only 2 years due to his objections to Henry VIII’s intended divorce from Catherine of Aragon. In which local, medieval hunting lodge, now a private dwelling was Reginald Pole born on the 12th March 1500? 7. During the 18th century the grounds and surrounding parkland of Himley Hall were designed by which eminent landscape architect? 8. Which local public house could be said to resemble “A SMART CRESTLESS THUG”? (anagram) 9. In August 1972 the 9th in line to the throne of Great Britain was killed after his Piper Cherokee light aircraft crashed and burst into flames whilst taking part in an air race at Halfpenny Green Airport. By what title and name was this grandson of George V known? 10. The toll house pictured below was situated at the junction of which two thoroughfares?
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