Sandwich, Kent - Quiz
Sandwich Kent
  • 1. Which company built a major research and development centre near Sandwich?
A) GlaxoSmithKline
B) AstraZeneca
C) Novartis
D) Pfizer UK
  • 2. Approximately how many people were employed by the Pfizer facility in Sandwich?
A) Under 500
B) Over 3,000
C) Approximately 5,000
D) Around 1,000
  • 3. In what year did Pfizer announce the move of its Animal Health Research division to Michigan?
A) 2005
B) 2009
C) 2007
D) 2011
  • 4. Which drug developed in Sandwich is a treatment for erectile dysfunction?
A) Strongid P
B) Viagra
C) Maraviroc
D) Penicillin
  • 5. What is the name of the business park currently running on the former Pfizer site?
A) Pfizer Business Plaza
B) Kent Innovation Centre
C) Sandwich Research Hub
D) Discovery Park Enterprise Zone
  • 6. In what year was the Sandwich Guildhall built?
A) 1579
B) 1773
C) 1450
D) 1620
  • 7. What is the listing status of the Sandwich Guildhall?
A) Grade II
B) Grade II*
C) Not listed
D) Grade I
  • 8. What is a civic function regularly held at the Sandwich Guildhall?
A) Mayor-making
B) Parliamentary debate
C) Police briefing
D) Local election voting
  • 9. From which century does the Admiral Owen pub originate?
A) 18th century
B) 14th century
C) 16th century
D) 15th century
  • 10. What was the original name of the Crispin Inn?
A) The Guildhall Inn
B) The Admiral Owen
C) Crispin and Crispianus
D) The Bell Inn
  • 11. When was the Bell Inn first established on the quay?
A) 19th century
B) 18th century
C) 14th century
D) 16th century
  • 12. The Barbican in Sandwich consists of how many towers?
A) 4
B) 3
C) 2
D) 1
  • 13. In what year was the Sandwich Toll Bridge built?
A) 1579
B) 1892
C) 1773
D) 1793
  • 14. What material was used to build the original Sandwich Toll Bridge?
A) Oak timber
B) Granite
C) Portland stone
D) Red brick
  • 15. What replaced the Dutch type timber platform of the Toll Bridge in 1892?
A) An iron swing bridge
B) A steel suspension bridge
C) A stone arch
D) A concrete bridge
  • 16. The Barbican features a roof of what shape over the narrow road between its towers?
A) Pitched tile
B) Semi-circular timber barrel
C) Pointed stone
D) Flat concrete
  • 17. How many town councillors make up the Sandwich town and parish council?
A) Twelve
B) Ten
C) Sixteen
D) Twenty
  • 18. Which district is the town of Sandwich located within?
A) Kent
B) Dover
C) Herne Bay
D) Canterbury
  • 19. Which country is the twin town of Honfleur located in?
A) Belgium
B) United States
C) France
D) Germany
  • 20. Who opened the Monk's Wall nature reserve in May 2000?
A) A local historian
B) Bill Oddie
C) The Mayor of Sandwich
D) The local council chair
  • 21. Which group designed the management plan for the Monk's Wall nature reserve?
A) Sandwich Bay Bird Observatory Trust
B) Kent County Council
C) The Town Council
D) Dover District Council
  • 22. How large is the Gazen Salts Local Nature Reserve?
A) 20 acres
B) 15 acres
C) 10 acres
D) 50 acres
  • 23. Which level of government is responsible for education and social services in Sandwich?
A) Dover District Council
B) The Parliament of the United Kingdom
C) Town and parish council
D) Kent County Council
  • 24. Which town in the United States is Sandwich twinned with?
A) Sandwich, Illinois
B) Sandwich, Vermont
C) Sandwich, New Hampshire
D) Sandwich, Massachusetts
  • 25. What kind of habitat is the Monk's Wall nature reserve?
A) Desert
B) Mountainous
C) Forest
D) Wetland
  • 26. What is the northern boundary of the Monk's Wall nature reserve?
A) The main road
B) The river bank
C) The coastline
D) The 13th-century Monks' wall
  • 27. Which country is the twin town of Sonsbeck located in?
A) Germany
B) France
C) Belgium
D) Austria
  • 28. Which council is responsible for refuse collection and recycling?
A) County council
B) Town council
C) District council
D) Parish council
  • 29. What system of election is used to elect the Member of Parliament for Sandwich?
A) Proportional representation
B) Supplementary vote
C) First past the post
D) Alternative vote
  • 30. In what year did the floods that affected the fields around Sandwich occur?
A) 1945
B) 1953
C) 1999
D) 1960
  • 31. What type of farming was the land used for after the 1953 floods and drainage?
A) Dairy farming
B) Orchard cultivation
C) Arable farming
D) Livestock grazing
  • 32. Where is the Gazen Salts Local Nature Reserve located?
A) Dover
B) Honfleur
C) Pegwell Bay
D) Sandwich
  • 33. What is Sandwich's twin town in Belgium?
A) Bruges
B) Ronse
C) Antwerp
D) Ghent
  • 34. What is the role of the parish council regarding highways?
A) Hiring private contractors
B) Consulting with the district council
C) Setting the budget for repairs
D) Direct maintenance and repair
  • 35. On which river does Sandwich lie?
A) River Thames
B) River Medway
C) River Stour
D) River Ouse
  • 36. What is the approximate population of Sandwich?
A) 2,400
B) 10,000
C) 4,985
D) 1,200
  • 37. Which ancient channel's disappearance moved Sandwich away from the sea?
A) Dover Channel
B) Stour Channel
C) English Channel
D) Wantsum Channel
  • 38. What is the meaning of the Anglo-Saxon suffix -wich?
A) A dwelling or fortified place where trade takes place
B) A place near water
C) A sandy estuary
D) A royal settlement
  • 39. What does the place-name Sandwich mean?
A) Town on the river
B) Fortified port
C) Stony dwelling
D) Market town on sandy soil
  • 40. What Roman site is located close to Sandwich?
A) Stonar
B) Dover
C) Canterbury
D) Richborough
  • 41. In what year did the Roman invasion of Britain take place near Sandwich?
A) AD 43
B) AD 1066
C) AD 851
D) AD 1216
  • 42. Which English King granted a charter to monks for a ferry in 1028?
A) King John
B) King Canute
C) Richard the Lionheart
D) King Edward
  • 43. Who was held captive by the Holy Roman Emperor Henry VI in 1192?
A) Prince Louis of France
B) King Canute
C) King John
D) Richard the Lionheart
  • 44. Which of the original medieval town gates survives in Sandwich?
A) Fisher Gate
B) Barbican Gate
C) Stonar Gate
D) St Peter's Gate
  • 45. What was the original purpose of the Barbican in Sandwich?
A) A defensive watchtower
B) A toll house
C) A granary
D) A prison
  • 46. Who led the French raiding party that burned Sandwich in 1457?
A) Pierre de Brézé
B) John Montagu
C) Richard the Lionheart
D) Louis of France
  • 47. Why does the Mayor of Sandwich wear a black robe?
A) In mourning for the murdered mayor John Drury
B) Because of the plague in 1564
C) As a sign of royal favor
D) To symbolize Flemish heritage
  • 48. Which monarch granted Flemish settlers the right to settle in Sandwich?
A) King John
B) Elizabeth I
C) King Canute
D) Richard the Lionheart
  • 49. What vegetable did the Flemish settlers introduce to England in Sandwich?
A) Potato
B) Carrot
C) Cabbage
D) Celery
  • 50. Which church became the 'Stranger's Church' in 1564?
A) St Peter
B) The White Mill
C) The Guildhall
D) Stonar Church
  • 51. What historic document was discovered in Sandwich in 2014?
A) Domesday Book
B) Charter of 1028
C) Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
D) Magna Carta
  • 52. Who laid out the gardens for The Salutation in 1912?
A) John Montagu
B) Sir Edwin Lutyens
C) Baroness Trumpington
D) Gertrude Jekyll
  • 53. What is the earliest recorded date for a windmill in Sandwich?
A) 1760
B) 1608
C) 1910
D) 1929
  • 54. How many windmills has Sandwich had over the centuries?
A) Exactly five
B) At least eight
C) Exactly twelve
D) At least twenty
  • 55. What kind of mills were the two windmills at the New Cut likely to be?
A) Textile mills
B) Grinding mills
C) Saw mills
D) Pumping mills
  • 56. Which windmill is the only survivor in Sandwich?
A) The Black Mill
B) The Post Mill
C) The White Mill
D) The Town Mill
  • 57. In what year was the White Mill built?
A) 1910
B) 1957
C) 1760
D) 1608
  • 58. Until what year did the White Mill work by wind?
A) 1910
B) 1929
C) 1957
D) 1760
  • 59. What type of mill was the Black Mill?
A) Pumping mill
B) Smock mill
C) Tower mill
D) Post mill
  • 60. What was the fate of the Black Mill?
A) Converted to a museum
B) Abandoned
C) Burnt down
D) Demolished
  • 61. What was the Town Mill also known as?
A) A smock mill
B) The White Mill
C) The Railway mill
D) The New Cut mill
  • 62. From what year do the Magna Carta and Charter of the Forest in the museum date?
A) 1215
B) 1450
C) 1608
D) 1300
  • 63. What is the admission fee for the Sandwich Guildhall Museum?
A) Five pounds
B) Donation only
C) Ten pounds
D) Free
  • 64. In what year was the museum fully refurbished?
A) 2010
B) 2020
C) 2017
D) 2000
  • 65. How can the public access the Sandwich Guildhall Archives?
A) Online only
B) By appointment
C) By invitation only
D) Walk-in basis
  • 66. Where is the hamlet that contains the 'Ham Sandwich' fingerpost?
A) New Cut
B) West Street
C) Millwall
D) Thanet
  • 67. Which road bypasses Sandwich?
A) M20
B) A2
C) A257
D) A256
  • 68. Which road connects Canterbury to Sandwich?
A) A257
B) A2
C) A256
D) A20
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