General Knowledge Quiz

[SuspectUsual]

That looks very much like Black Country Ales Chain Ale bottle label, so I'm guessing it's the Black Country flag ?

Bostin!!

Your turn

 

[martinsh]

Football : what is the largest place in England to have NEVER had a team in the Football League ?

 

[Gloster]

Warrington?

 

[yoyothehobo]

Dudley?

 

[Peterthegreat]

Croydon?

 

[MotCO]

Basingstoke? (circa 188,000)

 

[SuspectUsual]

Slough?

 

[martinsh]

None of the above. The population figure for Dudley is highly inflated due to the local council area also included Stourbridge, Halesowen and a lot of other Black Country towns.

 

[DaleCooper]

St Helens

 

[GRALISTAIR]

Hexham or Haltwhistle?

 

[Strat-tastic]

Market Harborough.

 

[MotCO]

Worcester?

 

[xotGD]

"Largest place" by area? Cornwall?

 

[D6130]

Bath?

 

[martinsh]

Clue : the team that currently represents this place is in National League North, though it the past they have been in the National League itself.

 

[GRALISTAIR]

Darwen?

 

[Cross City]

Clue : the team that currently represents this place is in National League North, though it the past they have been in the National League itself.

Gloucester?

Though I must say, whenever I've heard this question the answer has always been Wakefield.

 

[Mcr Warrior]

Clue : the team that currently represents this place is in National League North, though it the past they have been in the National League itself.

King's Lynn?

 

[Ashley Hill]

Ripon?

 

[martinsh]

Clue : the team that currently represents this place is in National League North, though it the past they have been in the National League itself.

Sorry I gto that wrong. Further investigation shows the team were relegated from National League North last season. I believe they are now in the Southern League.

 

[martinsh]

Gloucester?

Though I must say, whenever I've heard this question the answer has always been Wakefield.

Not as far south as Gloucester. Wakefield is like Dudley - the borough includes a lot of places that can't possibly be regarded as part of the city - Pontefract, Castleford etc

 

[Mcr Warrior]

Sorry I gto that wrong. Further investigation shows the team were relegated from National League North last season. I believe they are now in the Southern League.

Are we now talking about Telford?

 

[martinsh]

Are we now talking about Telford?

We are indeed ! Pop 189000 according to Mr W Pedia.

Your turn to kick off

 

[Mcr Warrior]

Warrington?

Definitely not Warrington, as per @Gloster?

 

[yoyothehobo]

According to Mr W Pedia, Warrington has a population of 212,000

 

[Cross City]

We are indeed ! Pop 189000 according to Mr W Pedia.

Your turn to kick off

Sorry, I don't buy it. This question comes up an awful lot in quizzes and the answer is never Telford.

 

[Mcr Warrior]

Reckon that @Gloster should, perhaps, now be up next.

 

[Peterthegreat]

Sorry, I don't buy it. This question comes up an awful lot in quizzes and the answer is never Telford.

I agree. The question setter seems to include the urban area for Telford but specifically excludes it for other areas. Again according to Mr WP the town of Telford has a population of 143k with the wider borough 175k, for Warrington the figures are 165k and 210k respectively.

 

[SuspectUsual]

First rule of pub quiz setting - never ask a question based on population of a settlement

 

[DaleCooper]

"Largest place" by area? Cornwall?

I think this was the best answer.