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- In the Welsh language, Cardiff is ‘Caerdydd’ (formly Caerdyf). ‘Caer’ means ‘fort’, and ‘dyf’ derived from the name of the local river, the River Taff. Today, 11% of Cardiff residents are fluent Welsh speakers. Cardiff has more castles than any other city in Europe! It has three: Cardiff Castle, Castle Coch and St Fagans.
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- Which famous children's author grew up in Cardiff? Answer: Roald Dahl. Roald Dahl grew up in Cardiff in a Norwegian family and was christened in the little Norwegian church in Cardiff Bay.
- Which famous comedian's parents were married in Cardiff? Answer: Bob Hope. Bob Hope's parents married in Cardiff in April 1891. Bob's mother was Welsh, his father English.
- Cardiff was the first UK city to be twinned with a city in which country? Answer: China. Cardiff was the first UK city to be twinned with a Chinese city when it was twinned with Xiamen in 1983.
- Cardiff is one of Europe's youngest capital cities. In which year did it become a capital? Answer: 1955. Previously there was no capital city since Wales was a Principality of England.
- What was the approximate population of Cardiff in the 2001 census? Answer: 275,000. The census of the United Kingdom carried out in 2001 gave 275,000 as the population of the City of Cardiff, which is low for a nation's capital.
- Cardiff has a team in European and Celtic countries rugby union competitions. It's named after the plural of which colour? Answer: Blue. Teams playing at the level of the Blues were meant to be amalgamations with other clubs but the Cardiff club, one of the top clubs in Wales for a long time, got away with remaining largely as it was although promising to consider players from the valleys outside Cardiff.
- Most citizens of Cardiff use an unusual form of thanks to bus drivers when alighting from the vehicle. What is it? Answer: Thanks Drive! I always thought that the phrase was unique to Cardiff but learnt recently from a radio programme on dialects and accents that it is also used in Kingston-on-Hull.
- All the statues spaced around the walls of Cardiff Castle are of one category. Which? Answer: Animals. Although the vast majority of Cardiff Castle was built towards the end of the nineteenth century for the coal entrepreneur, the Earl of Bute, a part of the walls are built upon the remains of Roman walling.
Apr 27, 2022 · But how well do you really know Cardiff? We've put together a quiz that will test you on all things about the city, from its fascinating history and quirky statues to its rich culture and iconic...
Jun 1, 2023 · Cardiff is the capital and largest city of Wales. This Cardiff quiz is not for the faint of heart! With 20 challenging questions covering a wide range of Cardiff topics, only the most dedicated fans will be able to answer them all correctly. Are you up for the challenge?
- As with most geographical locations, Cardiff's design and functionality was heavily influenced by the local geology. At one point, Cardiff was the largest port in the world that exported a certain geological product.
- Cardiff's ability to act as a port is dependent on the city lying on a navigable body of water. Which of the following bodies of water lies to the south and south east of Cardiff?
- The Welsh capital, Cardiff, has its fair share of rivers but its main waterway flows in a beautifully meandering fashion through the centre of the city and has a mouth in Cardiff Bay.
- To the south of Cardiff lies a town which has gained widespread recognition as being the home of a character from the TV show 'Gavin and Stacey'. What is the name of this town which experiences a large tidal range, the second largest in the world?
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