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But how much do you actually know about Penarth?

We've teamed up with Peter Walford of Penarth Walks for our first weekly quiz that puts your knowledge of "The Garden by the Sea" to the test.

ROUND ONE - TOWN TRIVIA:

1. "Can you hear me?" Why is this phrase significant locally?

1. In October 2013 a commemorative plaque was unveiled at Penarth's Pont-y-Werin bridge to mark the 50th anniversary of the closure of…………?

1. What famous tea clipper left London on 6th May 1880 and arrived in

Penarth Dock to be loaded with coal at tip No. 9?

1. There is a "Salop Street" in Penarth. What English county is Salop a contraction of?

1. The 1801 census revealed how many people living in Penarth - 72, 720 or 7200?

ROUND TWO - KNOW YOUR NUB:

1. How much did Liz Roberts' jam sale raise for Cancer Research UK? A) £83 B) £160 C) £238

1. How many houses and flats are to be built in the Cosmeston Development?

3) "A Special School" has aired UK-wide this week. On what channel?

4) How are Maria and Joe Granville, founders of Rogue Welsh Cakes, related?

5) Why is the 18th Century Major-General Robert Clive back in the news?

ANSWERS BELOW

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Round One:

1. First radio transmission over water sent in Morse code by Marconi in 1897.
2. Penarth Docks
3. Cutty Sark
4. Shropshire
5. 72

Round Two:

1. C) £238
2. 576
3. BBC Two

4) Mother and son

5) The Vale Council have decided to review controversial street names.