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Marlborough
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1
Where in Dancy did Beano used to scratch herself?
Shell prep room
on the nose
Dame's office
Lottie's dorm
2
Marlborough was granted official town status in 1204 by...
Oliver Cromwell
Richard the Lionheart
Robin Hood
King John
3
this was the entrance to the inn
True
False
4
Kings and Nobles would come to Marlborough to...
shop in the town's high street
bathe in the waters of the Kennet
buy swine
hunt in Savernake Forest
5
Prime Minister William Pitt ran the country for a fortnight in 1767 from lodgings in C1.
True
False
6
Which of these buildings is the oldest?
the Town Hall
the Hermitage
the building that is now ASK pizzeria
C1
7
Marlborough lost a lot of its importance when
they built the Kennet & Avon canal
the College was founded
they built the railway through Swindon instead
King John died
8
The High Street follows the curve of the River Kennet
True
False
9
There used to be ___________ down the middle of the High St.
grass
buildings
theatrical performances
even more cars
10
Which came first?
the building of the M4
the carving of the Marlborough White Horse
the founding of Marlborough College
the building of the Town Hall
11
Town names ending in -borough indicate their origin is...
Roman
French
Saxon
Viking
12
In 1653, the town was devastated by ...
a fire
war
an earthquake
a flood
13
C1 used to be
a royal palace
a church
a coaching inn
a school
14
In medieval times there was a _____ on top of the Mound
stone circle
royal castle
pub
chapel
15
The principal coaching route through Marlborough went to and fro between ...
Bath and Oxford
Canterbury and York
Bath & London
Swindon & the Channel
16
the White Horse was carved in the early 1800s on ...
Wedgwood
Granham Hill
Preshute churchyard
the Water Meadows
17
Waitrose used to be ...
a cinema
part of the College
a music hall
a Sainsbury's
18
This established the right to ...
hold a market
mint coinage
a town coat of arms
graze sheep
