Simonburn Village Fete 2013
‘ROYAL’ Family Quiz
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Question & clues
£0.50p
Answer / hint
Instructions & examples
There are of 4 types of clue:
1) UK Royalty
2) Around the village Green
3) Around St Mungo’s Church
4) Further afield
Example 1: write the answer, with a
letter or number in each box. Green
letters are used in the final clue.
Example 2: select the right answer;
write the letter in the box.
The 4 types of clue
are mixed up, so it
may help to PLAN
how you complete
the Quiz carefully.
xxxxxxx
(7 letters)
E
X
A
M
P
L
A) Wrong answer,
B) Right answer
E
B
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1
On which day in 2013 was Prince
George of Cambridge born?
A) Sunday 21 July
B) Monday 22 July
C) Tuesday 23 July
2
What is the telephone number of the
village telephone box in Simonburn?
A) 01434 689227
B) 01434 681077
C) 01434 681212
3
What is the date over the walled-up
arch, at 2 Rectory Terrace?
yyyy
4
What does the inscription say, over
the arch of the Lych Gate, on the
village-facing side?
“From xxxxx unto
life”
5
Assuming he becomes King, what
will Prince George of Cambridge’s
title then be?
A) King George VI
B) King George VII
C) King George VIII
6
Who were William Hewitson’s
bosses? [check the gravestone near
the Lych Gate]
the Lords xxxxxx
7
Who was Rector of St Mungo’s at the
time of the Coronation in 1953? [see
brass plaques in the church]
C xxxxxxxx
8
What does “Mungo” mean? [check
the board on the window sill,
opposite the door of the church]
“the xxxxx one”
9
How many children does the Queen
have?
<number>
10
How is the Revd David Evans, Rector
from 1815-1829, described on a
plaque near the altar?
“a ******* devout
and faithful minister”
11
When is St Mungo’s Day? [check the
display panels near the main door of
the church]
14th of xxxxxxx
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Your name :
Telephone / contact:
Your score:
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Simonburn Village Fete 2013
‘ROYAL’ Family Quiz
#
Question & clues
Answer / hint
12
What does the cross on the Village
Green commemorate?
The xxxxx xxx,
1914-1918
13
In which year did Queen Elizabeth II
accede to the throne?
yyyy
14
How far is “Ward Lane” from the
village, if you take the footpath?
A) 2 miles
B) 1 mile
C) ½ mile
15
Whose tomb describes William
Barlow, Bishop of Chichester, the
first English Bishop to marry? [check
near the church altar - carefully]
Annabelle xxxxx
16
What time is the last post collected
at the village shop, mid-week?
A) 12 noon
B) 4:15 pm
C) 5:00 pm
17
What does the inscription say, over
the arch of the Lych Gate, on the
rear, church-facing side?
“Until the day break
and the xxxxxxx flee
away”
18
What is the name of the cottage by
the bridge over the burn?
xxxx xxxx Cottage
19
What are the 7-letters on most UK
coins, which mean “By the Grace of
God, Queen, Defender of the Faith”?
[check any coin]
xx xxx xx
(7 letters)
20
What was unique about the five
daughters of William Barlow, Bishop
of Chichester?
They ALL married
xxxxxxx
21
What was the Village Hall originally
built as?
The Village xxxxxx
(6 letters)
22
When was the Lych-Gate of
St Mungo’s Church erected?
yyyy
23
Who was Rector of Simonburn
during the “Commonwealth”, from
1649–1660, when we had no King?
William ******
(6 letters)
24
How much is a cup of coffee at the
Village Hall TODAY?
£0.**p
£0.50p
(7 letters)
Final clue
25
The 14 green letters make up the
name of Handel’s Coronation
Anthem for George II, which has
been sung at all Coronations since.
xxxxx xxx
(5 + 3 letters)
xxxxxx
(6 letters)
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Your name :
Telephone / contact:
Your score:
/ 25
ALL returned forms are entered in a prize draw for a £20 John Lewis voucher - whatever your score.