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Exploring Birmingham: A Quiz on History and Culture

Test your knowledge about Birmingham's area code, government, cathedrals, history, and cultural events with this engaging quiz.

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1 What is the area code of Birmingham?

2 What type of government does Birmingham have?

3 There are two other cathedrals, St Chad's, seat of the ________ Province of Birmingham, and the Greek Orthodox Dormition of the Mother of God and St Andrew.

4 What is the leader of Birmingham called?

5 The Birmingham Heritage Festival is a ________ style event in August.

6 Canalside regeneration schemes such as ________ have turned the canals into tourist attractions.

7 When was Birmingham established?

8 [136] St Chad's Cathedral was the first ________ cathedral to be built in the UK since the Reformation.

9 [106] Weekly recitals have been given since the organ in ________ was opened[107] but are now held in St.

10 Where is Birmingham?

💡 Interesting Facts

  • the redundant Umberslade Baptist Church (pictured) near Hockley Heath, Solihull, West Midlands, is the sole survivor among grand chapels associated with the rise of Birmingham Nonconformity.
  • the Brumbrella was a motorised rain cover for the Edgbaston Cricket Ground in Birmingham.
  • when Birmingham-based early-music choir Ex Cathedra founded its Baroque orchestra in its 1983–1984 season, this was the first period instrument orchestra to be established in an English city outside London.
  • it is said that the name for Gilbertstone in Birmingham derives from a man named Gilbert lifting an erratic to extend his land.
  • William Bragge donated his 1,500 volume Miguel de Cervantes collection to the Birmingham library in 1873, but many of the books were destroyed during a fire.
  • Samuel Lines' art lessons in Birmingham started at 5 a.m..
  • Terry Pitt died after choking on nicotine-replacement chewing gum in the back of a taxi in Birmingham, England.
  • Jonathan Stokes was an English physician and botanist, a member of the Lunar Society of Birmingham, and an early adopter of the heart drug digitalis (pictured).
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