- 1. In what year was the first section of the Northern and Eastern Railway opened?
A) 1849
B) 1872
C) 1855
D) 1840
- 2. Which two stations were the original stops on the Northern and Eastern Railway in 1840?
A) Enfield Lock and Brimsdown
B) Southbury and Turkey Street
C) Water Lane and Ponders End
D) Silver Street and Lower Edmonton
- 3. In what year was the station at Brimsdown added?
A) 1891
B) 1884
C) 1880
D) 1855
- 4. When was the branch line from Water Lane to Enfield Town opened?
A) 1840
B) 1849
C) 1880
D) 1872
- 5. The station at Bush Hill Park was added in which year?
A) 1891
B) 1880
C) 1849
D) 1872
- 6. Which service currently operates the Cheshunt and Enfield Town lines?
A) London Overground
B) London Underground
C) National Rail
D) Great Northern
- 7. When was the direct line from London to Enfield Town opened?
A) 1891
B) 1849
C) 1872
D) 1880
- 8. What is the current name of the station formerly known as Lower Edmonton?
A) Edmonton Green
B) Silver Street
C) Angel Road
D) Ponders End
- 9. The loop from Edmonton serving Southbury and Turkey Street was added in which year?
A) 1884
B) 1872
C) 1891
D) 1880
- 10. What is the common name for the line that includes the station at Cuffley?
A) Hertford Loop
B) Northern and Eastern Railway
C) Piccadilly Line
D) Great Northern Loop
- 11. Which Underground line serves Enfield?
A) Northern line
B) Piccadilly line
C) Central line
D) Victoria line
- 12. What was the original name of Oakwood station when it first opened?
A) Arnos Grove
B) Cockfosters
C) Southgate
D) Enfield West
- 13. Which of these is a main road running through the London Borough of Enfield?
A) The M11
B) Oxford Street
C) The M1
D) North Circular Road
- 14. According to 2011 data, what was the most common form of transport for residents to travel to work?
A) Driving a car or van
B) Bus
C) Underground
D) Train
- 15. What percentage of residents aged 16-74 used the bus, minibus, or coach to travel to work in 2011?
A) 8.2%
B) 4.0%
C) 26.1%
D) 7.3%
- 16. Which of these is a country where Enfield has a twinned town?
A) Spain
B) Portugal
C) Greece
D) Italy
- 17. Enfield is twinned with which city in Turkey?
A) Ankara
B) Izmir
C) Sarıyer
D) Istanbul
- 18. Which German town is twinned with Enfield?
A) Frankfurt
B) Gladbeck
C) Hamburg
D) Munich
- 19. Which Austrian town is twinned with Enfield?
A) Schwechat
B) Salzburg
C) Vienna
D) Innsbruck
- 20. Which French town is twinned with Enfield?
A) Lyon
B) Courbevoie
C) Nice
D) Paris
- 21. In what year did the Highlands hospital close?
A) 1988
B) 1993
C) 2013
D) 2007
- 22. When was the Enfield Grammar School founded?
A) 1558
B) 2011
C) 1988
D) 1993
- 23. Which school is considered the borough's largest Catholic school?
A) Enfield Grammar School
B) The Latymer School
C) St Ignatius' College
D) Oasis Academy Enfield
- 24. Which university had campuses in Cat Hill and Trent Park before they closed in 2011?
A) Middlesex University
B) The College of Haringey, Enfield and North East London
C) Capel Manor College
D) Oak Hill Theological College
- 25. How many fire stations are located in the London Borough of Enfield?
A) Two
B) Three
C) Five
D) Four
- 26. Where is the borough's own museum located?
A) Myddleton House
B) Forty Hall
C) Thomas Hardy House
D) Capel Manor
- 27. How many scout groups are there in Enfield?
A) 18
B) 20
C) 15
D) 12
- 28. What were the playing fields at King George's Field used as during World War II?
A) A field hospital
B) A POW camp for Italians
C) A food storage facility
D) A military training base
- 29. What is the name of the second largest playing fields in the borough?
A) King George's Field
B) Bush Hill Park
C) Bulls Cross
D) Firs Farm
- 30. In what year did the WWE open their first international Performance Center branch in Enfield?
A) 2019
B) 2013
C) 2007
D) 2011
- 31. Where is the Tottenham Hotspur Football Club's training ground located?
A) Bulls Cross
B) Enfield Town
C) Edmonton
D) Bush Hill Park
- 32. In what year were the parishes of Enfield and Edmonton made local board districts?
A) 1850
B) 1965
C) 1881
D) 1894
- 33. When was the Edmonton district divided to create Southgate?
A) 1881
B) 1933
C) 1850
D) 1894
- 34. Which act reconstituted the local districts as urban districts in 1894?
A) Local Health Act 1894
B) London Government Act 1963
C) Municipal Corporations Act 1882
D) Local Government Act 1894
- 35. In what year was the municipal borough of Enfield created?
A) 1955
B) 1965
C) 1933
D) 1937
- 36. Where is the Enfield Civic Centre located?
A) Innova Business Park
B) Silver Street
C) Palace Gardens
D) Edmonton Green
- 37. What is the name of the redevelopment project completed in Enfield Town in 2007?
A) Enfield Plaza
B) PalaceXchange
C) Silver Street Commons
D) Edmonton Green Renewal
- 38. When did the major redevelopment of Edmonton Green begin?
A) 2007
B) 1965
C) 2011
D) 1999
- 39. What church hosts Sunday morning services inside the Cineworld cinema?
A) Edmonton Green Cathedral
B) Enfield Parish Church
C) Silver Street Chapel
D) Jubilee Church
- 40. Which company had a distribution centre burnt to the ground during the 2011 riots?
A) Samsung
B) Tesco
C) Amazon
D) Sony
- 41. Who opened the rebuilt Sony Distribution Centre in September 2012?
A) The Queen
B) David Cameron
C) Theresa May
D) The Mayor of London
- 42. Which political party has controlled Enfield Council since 2010?
A) Conservative Party
B) Liberal Democrats
C) Labour Party
D) Green Party
- 43. What is the estimated population of the London Borough of Enfield?
A) 333,794
B) 250,000
C) 412,000
D) 300,000
- 44. Which county borders Enfield to the north?
A) Kent
B) Hertfordshire
C) Surrey
D) Essex
- 45. In what year was Enfield recorded in the Domesday Book?
A) 1086
B) 1564
C) 1214
D) 1293
- 46. Who was recorded as giving the lands of Edmonton to St Albans Abbey in 790?
A) Edward I
B) Edward VII
C) King Offa of Mercia
D) King Alfred the Great
- 47. Which river did King Alfred the Great aim to keep the Danes to the east of?
A) River Lea
B) River Brent
C) River Colne
D) River Thames
- 48. How many inhabitants did Enfield have in the Domesday Book?
A) 1000
B) 300
C) 100
D) 400
- 49. Who granted Enfield a charter to hold a weekly market in 1303?
A) Elizabeth I
B) Edward VI
C) Henry VIII
D) Edward I
- 50. Who preserved the old market cross in his garden at Myddelton House?
A) King Offa
B) King Alfred
C) Edward Seymour
D) E. A. Bowles
- 51. Which royal figure lived at a palace in Enfield while a princess?
A) Victoria
B) Anne Boleyn
C) Elizabeth I
D) Mary I
- 52. Which district is located to the northeast of Enfield?
A) Essex
B) Haringey
C) Hertfordshire
D) Barnet
- 53. What was the purpose of the 'parc' mentioned in the Domesday Book?
A) Military training
B) Hunting
C) Public housing
D) Farming
- 54. Which London borough borders Enfield to the west?
A) Broxbourne
B) Waltham Forest
C) Barnet
D) Haringey
- 55. The name of which local shopping centre recalls the historical palace in Enfield?
A) Palace Gardens
B) St Andrew's Centre
C) The Civic Mall
D) Enfield Chase
- 56. What monument replaced the market cross in the early 20th century?
A) A fountain for Queen Elizabeth
B) A monument to the coronation of King Edward VII
C) A statue of King Alfred
D) A war memorial
- 57. In the 890s, who built strongholds to keep the Danes out?
A) Men loyal to King Alfred the Great
B) Men loyal to King Offa
C) Edward Seymour
D) The monks of St Albans
- 58. Until which year was the Lee–Enfield .303 rifle standard issue for the British Army?
A) 1950
B) 1967
C) 1957
D) 1945
- 59. Which company manufactured the world's first solid state circuitry colour televisions in Enfield?
A) Barclays
B) Ferguson
C) Hotpoint
D) Ripaults
- 60. What was the first mass-produced appliance manufactured at the Hotpoint plant in Enfield?
A) Refrigerator
B) Microwave
C) Washing machine
D) Dishwasher
- 61. Which bank branch in Enfield hosted the world's first ATM?
A) Lloyds Bank
B) NatWest
C) Barclays Bank
D) HSBC
- 62. Who officially opened the world's first ATM in June 1967?
A) A local politician
B) A famous inventor
C) The CEO of Barclays
D) Reg Varney
- 63. Reg Varney is most famous for his lead role in which comedy series?
A) Fawlty Towers
B) Only Fools and Horses
C) On the Buses
D) Dad's Army
- 64. How is the historical location of the first ATM marked?
A) A bronze statue
B) An English Heritage Blue plaque
C) A commemorative mural
D) A street sign
- 65. Which factory building on Southbury Road is a grade II listed art deco structure?
A) Ripaults Factory
B) Royal Small Arms Factory
C) Hotpoint Factory
D) Ferguson Factory
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