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Can you name the towns and cities of England with the biggest populations over the past seven centuries?
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700 Years in England Quiz
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Created Apr 11, 2011 in
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finnoztoffee
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Apr 11th, 2011 at 22:09 GMT
8 points
great quiz!
StLouieLarry
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Apr 12th, 2011 at 00:44 GMT
21 points
This Yank didn't do too well, but still I really liked the quiz! I really had to think. But I'm afraid I set the bar pretty low. I hope at least I helped make my high-scoring friends across the pond feel good about their scores! You made me want to study up on my English history and geography. Thanks!
Neilos
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Apr 12th, 2011 at 01:59 GMT
6 points
Great quiz, really gets you thinking in terms of history and geography. Just feel a bit stupid for missing a town 5 miles away from where I've lived my whole life!
Sh4wz0r
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Apr 12th, 2011 at 09:38 GMT
5 points
Finally my hometown makes it into a Sporcle quiz!
newmarcchan
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Apr 12th, 2011 at 14:41 GMT
4 points
Totnes was the surprise for me. Although it was back in 1523 so it was a big town for then. Great quiz!
wondernick
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Apr 12th, 2011 at 15:33 GMT
3 points
great quiz, similar to neilos I didn't get the least guessed answer (at the moment anyway, in essex) and I grew up 4.5 miles from there (just checked on google maps). and there's a great big castle there, also the site of the mountain biking in the 2012 olympics (i think), not that that is much of a spoiler!
pecheneg
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Apr 12th, 2011 at 17:31 GMT
4 points
Top class quiz. 5/5
France
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Apr 12th, 2011 at 17:44 GMT
9 points
I just finished playing as England in Civilization V. That helped me a lot here. :P
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Mistakenblood
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Apr 12th, 2011 at 22:43 GMT
-5 points
I did so bad!! I only got London because everyone knows that one and Birmingham, York & Manchester because I was guessing American cities
adamnvillani
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Apr 12th, 2011 at 23:35 GMT
4 points
Oh man, I totally should have run through more New England cities in my mind; I would have gotten a lot more! New England - England... duh!
wakethesun
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Apr 13th, 2011 at 00:04 GMT
3 points
I never thought living in southern England, then northeast USA would help me so much on a quiz.
craitman17
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Apr 13th, 2011 at 00:54 GMT
5 points
Loving Totnes being in there. First time my hometown's been on something Sporcle-related :D
AngrySi
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Apr 13th, 2011 at 11:26 GMT
13 points
Thanks for all your kind comments and ratings, folks. Really pleased to see this quiz made it to the top of the 'highest ratings' list for a while yesterday... That's it, then: Life's objective achieved. I can die a happy man...
jefrunner
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Apr 13th, 2011 at 15:38 GMT
2 points
Great quiz! I'm very surprised that Boston isn't higher up there. Then again, I almost didn't guess Lincoln because I did a bit of Lincoln, Nebraska
gritterr
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Apr 14th, 2011 at 03:48 GMT
9 points
Living in New England got me surprisingly far for an ignorant yank, but only so far...when I caught myself guessing Buffalo I figured my strategy had run its course hehe.
maaxwell
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Apr 14th, 2011 at 17:47 GMT
1 point
In terms of most missed answers, I guess knowing a lot about league football only gets you as far as Stockport. Also considered Great Yarmouth then was royally ticked off when it showed up! Great quiz
joebobs
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Apr 15th, 2011 at 19:07 GMT
2 points
The Industrial Revolution had such a huge impact on population distribution in terms of the north/south divide. In 1334 there are about 4 northern cities, that remains right into the 1662 one. Then, in 1801, 8 or 9 depending on where you draw the line (and many at the top end), up to 10/11 in 2011. Interesting! AngrySi, could you have an extra info column with the population numbers in? Good quiz!
Michelle100
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Apr 15th, 2011 at 20:28 GMT
1 point
where do 2011 figures come from considering the 2011 census was only held 3 weeks ago?
rockhopperlad
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Apr 16th, 2011 at 08:20 GMT
3 points
My strategy with England city quizzes (cathedral cities and Massachusetts cities) usually works pretty well.
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Boomhauer
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Apr 16th, 2011 at 23:05 GMT
-6 points
Good idea. Wrong facts. Leeds is still larger than Manchester, Liverpool etc.
James:
Apr 17th, 2011 at 21:09 GMT
5 points
@Boomhauer: it just depends which definitions you choose. If you go by the official city boundaries, London wouldn't make it on to the 2011 list. If you go by the ONS 'urban areas', then it goes Greater London, West Midlands, Greater Manchester, West Yorkshire. There are several other classifications you could make a case for, too.
Greetard
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Apr 18th, 2011 at 07:33 GMT
5 points
Anyone else dumb enough to try Camelot?
UWhuskytskeet
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Apr 18th, 2011 at 13:54 GMT
4 points
Would be nice to have the populations in a column next to the answers.
Spelvout
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Apr 18th, 2011 at 18:44 GMT
2 points
Shakespeare and the Premier League really helped me out here, haha
ajgator7
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Apr 20th, 2011 at 00:36 GMT
0 points
Don't think I did too bad for a Yank...
johnnyforeigner
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Apr 25th, 2011 at 23:39 GMT
-4 points
Great quiz, really informative. However, bit stumped by slighly random areas such as Preston, Bolton, Oldham, Dudley and "East Greenwich" which would technically now be part of Greater Manchester/Brum/London.
mattyd2505
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Apr 28th, 2011 at 17:37 GMT
1 point
I guessed King's Lynn as a joke too haha
Yunchy
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Jul 1st, 2011 at 11:30 GMT
-2 points
Good concept but Leeds has a bigger population than Liverpool and Manchester. 2010 population stats were published yesterday; Manchester just below 500,000 and Leeds just below 800,000.
Fergenaprido
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Jul 5th, 2011 at 20:58 GMT
2 points
Please accept Kingston upon Hull (with or without dashes) for Hull.
ryan_hm
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Aug 25th, 2011 at 13:27 GMT
1 point
I've never even heard of Lavenham. Perhaps we should arrange a Sporcle field trip?
josquius
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Oct 30th, 2011 at 14:10 GMT
2 points
the modern ones are weird. Its london, manchester, birmingham, leeds, newcastle in the top 5.
lpw88
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Nov 29th, 2011 at 13:11 GMT
3 points
i second the comment made by Fergenaprido, Kingston Upon Hull should come up as the answer, but leave Hull as an accepted answer too, given how everyone, including people from Hull call it that.
shaymatt
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Jan 2nd, 2012 at 09:37 GMT
1 point
Bit of a nitpick, but Lynn alone should probably be accepted as (according to Wiki) it was only first called King's Lynn during the reign of Henry VIII. Good, highly informative quiz! Interesting how important some nowadays fairly small market towns/cities in the east coast counties used to be.
AngrySi
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Jan 16th, 2012 at 11:38 GMT
2 points
Thanks guys - chnages on Hull and King's Lynn have been made.
josquius
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May 23rd, 2012 at 14:11 GMT
0 points
not sure about these numbers. Gateshead was in the top 20 for sure in the 19th century. And Liveprool more than Manchester today? No way. Its 5th or something
Cortez
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Jul 7th, 2012 at 15:58 GMT
2 points
Excellent. I got so desperate I tried Ely and St Neots amongst plenty of others. And I forgot the only city in all seven sections apart from London. Surprised Winchester didn't make it.
Game published: Jul 19th, 2012 at 04:03 GMT
mason88
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Jul 19th, 2012 at 04:20 GMT
30 points
It won't be until the year 2476 when America gets to put out a quiz like this!
paddy26
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Jul 19th, 2012 at 04:21 GMT
3 points
Any reason 1377 is listed after 1334? Seems to be against the chronology of this quiz
steel03
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Jul 19th, 2012 at 05:14 GMT
13 points
If they had started building York Minster cathedral on July 4, 1776, it would not be finished yet. That blows my mind.
Woodchucker
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Jul 19th, 2012 at 05:46 GMT
11 points
If they had started building York Minster Cathedral in 1776 it is a safe bet it would be finished by now, as the building of cathedrals is slightly speedier now.
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