THE BOY COLIN’S NORFOLK QUIZ

ANSWERS

Question 1: When was the building of Norwich Cathedral started?
Answer: 1407.

Question 2: What was the name of the lifeboat coxed by Henry Blogg at the time he won his first gold medal?
Answer: The Louisa Hartwell.

Question 3: Who was hailed as Norfolk’s answer to Thomas Hardy?
Answer: Mary Mann.

Question 4: Which Norwich hospital can be found off Golden Dog Lane?
Answer: The Doughty hospital.

Question 5: Who did Jem Mace beat in 1863 to become World Champion?
Answer: Joe Goss.

Question 6: What is a balk?
Answer: An unploughed ridge of land.

Question 7: Where was Allan Smethurst, the Singing Postman, born?
Answer: Bury, in Lancashire.

Question 8: Where can the Black Tower be found in Norwich?
Answer: Carrow Hill.

Question 9: What is a fresher?
Answer: A frog.

Question 10: When was the last occasion that Norwich City FC had to seek re-election to the Football League?
Answer: 1957.