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