The Penarth Nub News Sunday Quiz

By Alex Jones

20th Sep 2020 | Local News

Nub News puts Penarth in your pocket and brings you closer to the town you love.

But how much do you actually know about Penarth?

We've teamed up with Peter Walford of Penarth Walks for the second installment of the weekly quiz that puts your knowledge of your town to the test.

ROUND ONE - TOWN TRIVIA:

1) What was the name of Penarth's lost railway station?

2) What is Môr Hafren known as in English?

3) The most southerly point in Wales is to be found where?

4) Can you find a "big cat", a volcano and a fruit in the letters of P E N A R T H?

5) What historical figure links a statue in the Hayes in Cardiff to a street name in Penarth?

ROUND 2 - THE WEEK IN PENARTH NUB NEWS:

1) An RNLI volunteer was doing what when she was called out to rescue a stranded fishing boat?

2) What historical house is on the brink of being occupied by luxury ice cream company, Fablas Ice Cream?

3) What mountain/hill near Castell Coch did Max Glover carry a piano to the top of?

4) What was the name of the Penarth-based documentary that aired on BBC Wales on Monday?

5) For how long does Dinas Powys library quarantine returned books before they re-enter circulation?

ANSWERS BELOW

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Round One:

1) Penarth Dock

2) The Bristol Channel

3) Flat Holm

4) PANTHER, ETNA, PEAR

5) John Batchelor

Round Two:

1) Taking an assessment that would see her become a full crew member. She went on to pass straight afterwards

2) South Lodge, Windsor Gardens

3) The Garth

4) A Special School

5) Three days

Let us know how you did in the comments!

     

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