Liverpool history Quiz

presented by Andrew Macaulay Dec 2007
  1. Liverpool slave ships transported what percentage of the 3 million Africans carried across the Atlantic by British slavers. ?
  2. Clarence Street is named after the Duke of Clarence, In 1799, the city conferred on him the freedom of the borough. He became__________________?
  3. Duke Street is named after________________?, the brother of King George II.
  4. Mr Dean has the all time goal scoring record in top flight football how many goals did he score in the one season 1927-28?
  5. Where would you find the longest mural in the world________________________?
  6. Where is the largest group of grade one listed buildings in the country_______________?
  7. The UK's first Guide dog training centre was opened in Wallasey in _____?.
  8. First Lending Library in Europe is called ____________ ? building in Bold Street was the first lending library in Europe.
  9. When it (above) began its operations in____________?.
  10. What team was the first ever team to be televised on BBC's Match of the Day_________?
  11. Liverpool Rugby club is the oldest in the world true or false?
  12. There are more teachers per square inch in Liverpool than any other city? True of False

13. In 1708 the __________________? School for 50 poor boys was built.

  1. In___________? the Queensway road tunnel was built.
  2. The Kingsway Road Tunnel followed in ________?.