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Famous Lincolnshire People

Famous Lincolnshire People. A quick quiz……. Which poet was born in Somersby?. Wordsworth Tennyson Coleridge Keats. Which poet was born in Somersby?. Wordsworth Tennyson Coleridge Keats. True or False.

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Famous Lincolnshire People

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  1. Famous Lincolnshire People A quick quiz……..

  2. Which poet was born in Somersby? • Wordsworth • Tennyson • Coleridge • Keats

  3. Which poet was born in Somersby? • Wordsworth • Tennyson • Coleridge • Keats

  4. True or False Sir John Franklin, born in Spilsby, sailed to Virginia in 1606 with the first Jamestown settlers.

  5. False It was Captain John Smith from Willoughby who sailed to Virginia in 1606 with the first Jamestown settlers.

  6. Which explorer and botanist, born near Revesby, sailed with Captain Cook to the South Pacific? • Captain John Smith • Sir John Franklin • Sir Joseph Banks

  7. Which explorer and botanist, born near Revesby, sailed with Captain Cook to the South Pacific? • Captain John Smith • Sir John Franklin • Sir Joseph Banks

  8. Yes or No • Sir John Franklin perished with his crew in an expedition to find the North-West Passage.

  9. Yes…… • Sir John Franklin perished with his crew in an expedition to find the North-West Passage.

  10. Place these in order, from nearest to furthest from London • Lincoln • Scunthorpe • Stamford • Grantham

  11. The answer is 3,4,1,2 • Lincoln • Scunthorpe • Stamford • Grantham

  12. Where would you prefer to be today: you can choose more than one, in order of preference... • Lincoln • Tahiti • Miami • Sri Lanka • Grimsby

  13. Bernie Taupin, born near Sleaford, writes lyrics for: • Charlotte Church • Elton John • Cliff Richard • Lulu

  14. Bernie Taupin, born near Sleaford, writes lyrics for: • Charlotte Church • Elton John • Cliff Richard • Lulu

  15. Which of the following were born in Grantham: choose all that apply... • Nicolas Parsons • Isaac Newton • Alfred Lord Tennyson • Margaret Thatcher • Sir John Franklin

  16. Which of the following were born in Grantham: choose all that apply... • Nicolas Parsons • Isaac Newton • Alfred Lord Tennyson • Margaret Thatcher • Sir John Franklin

  17. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being lowest, how do you rate Margaret Thatcher as Prime Minister?

  18. Which famous person was born at Woolsthorpe Manor? • Alfred Lord Tennyson • Bernie Taupin • Isaac Newton • Margaret Thatcher

  19. Which famous person was born at Woolsthorpe Manor? • Alfred Lord Tennyson • Bernie Taupin • Isaac Newton • Margaret Thatcher

  20. How many famous Lincolnshire people have been mentioned in this quiz?

  21. The answer is 8 • Alfred, Lord Tennyson – poet • Sir John Franklin – explorer • Captain John Smith – Governor of Virginia • Sir Joseph Banks – explorer and botanist • Bernie Taupin – lyricist • Nicolas Parsons – broadcaster • Margaret Thatcher – politician • Isaac Newton - scientist

  22. The End • Thank you for taking part

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