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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.
- Not surprisingly, the signs at the train station in Cardiff are in English and Welsh. What is Welsh for "Cardiff Central"? Answer: Caerdydd Canolog. The Welsh for Cardiff is "Caerdydd" and for Central is "Canolog."
- The Baycar takes you from the train station to Porth Teigr, where I took this picture standing near the Norwegian Church. What town lies directly across the bay?
- A short walk led me to this modern glass and steel structure. What type of people work in this building? Answer: Government Officials. This is the Senedd, which houses the chambers of the Welsh Assembly.
- The Pierhead Building is well known for its elaborate exterior. What kind of earthenware covers the building? Answer: Terra Cotta. The Pierhead's bright red exterior is classic Terra Cotta.
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?
- Cardiff is one of the smallest capitals in Europe. Cardiff’s population might be fast-growing, but that’s because it’s from a relatively low base. The population of Cardiff is 362,400 which makes it one of the smallest capitals in Europe, in fact, among all cities in Europe, it was ranked 184th (source: City Mayors).
- Cardiff is Britain’s wettest city. Having lived in Cardiff for a while, this one came as no surprise to me. In 2014, Cardiff was named the wettest City in Britain.
- Cardiff is one of the newest capitals in the world. Cardiff only became the capital of Wales in 1955, which makes it one of the newest capitals in the world.
- Cardiff is the UK’s 12 most visited city. According to 2019 data, Cardiff received 382,000 visitors per year making it the 12 most visited destination in the UK1.
Jan 3, 2024 · That makes Cardiff the newest capital city in Europe! 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.
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Jun 11, 2022 · Can you pick the right image about culture and traditions of Cardiff, Wales? Test your knowledge on this geography quiz and compare your score to others. Quiz by mucciniale.
