The Big Cornish Quiz 2020

Having to social distance due to the coronavirus outbreak has meant we’ve all had to find new ways to spend time with friends and family. Online quiz nights became the highlight of my social existence in the first lockdown which is why I created my own Cornish quiz for you all to try.

If you’re searching for a new quiz to entertain your friends, or just want to brush up on some Cornish facts and trivia, give my Cornwall-themed quiz questions a go!

There are four rounds with ten questions each, so get a pen and paper, write down your answers before checking your scores for a mark out of 40. Good luck, strictly no googling – and don’t forget to comment below with your scores!

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Round One – Cornish Cuisine

1. Traditionally, what goes on a Cornish cream tea first?
   A – Jam
   B – Cream
   
   
2. Which of these ingredients does not belong in a traditional Cornish pasty?
   A – Onion
   B – Swede
   C – Carrot
   D – Potato
   
   
3. Stargazy pie is a…
   A – Fish Pie
   B – Cornish Dessert
   C – Bakery in Cornwall
   D – Cornish Food Magazine
   
   
4. Which of these is not a flavour of Rattler cider?
   A – Pineapple
   B – Rhubarb
   C – Peach
   D – Strawberry & lime
   
   
5. Which one of these ingredients can be found in Hevva Cake?
   A – Chocolate chips
   B – Cherries
   C – Dried Apricot
   D – Raisins
   
   
6. Where in Cornwall would you need to go to visit the most southerly cafe in the UK?
   A – Land’s End
   B – Mullion
   C – The Lizard
   D – Porthcurno
   
   
7. How many flavours of ice-cream do the Cornish company Callestick Farm sell?
   A – 15
   B – 25
   C – 35
   D – 45
   
   
8. Which Skinner’s Brewery beer won the award for ‘Champion Beer of Britain, Best Bitter’?
   A – Betty Stogs
   B – Cornish Knocker
   C – Lushingtons
   D – Hops ‘N’ Honey
   
   
9. The Cornish pasty was famous for feeding which group of workers?
   A – Fishermen
   B – Farmers
   C – Builders
   D – Miners
   
   
10. Which month is Porthleven Food Festival normally held in?
    A – April
    B – May
    C – June
    D – July

Round Two – Cornwall In The Spotlight

1. Which Cornish village is the ITV show Doc Martin filmed?
   A – The Lizard
   B – Mousehole
   C – Port Isaac
   D – St Buryan
   
   
2. Which famous actress is the Chancellor at Falmouth University in Cornwall?
   A – Dawn French
   B – Emma Thompson
   C – Julie Walters
   D – Emma Watson
   
   
3. Which of these celebrities did NOT grow up in Cornwall?
   A – Roger Taylor
   B – Ben Ainslie
   C – Helen Glover
   D – Phillip Schofield
   
   
4. The 1990s adaptation of Roald Dahl’s ‘The Witches’ was partly filmed in which Cornish hotel?
   A – The Greenbank, Falmouth
   B – Padstow Harbour Hotel, Padstow
   C – Carbis Bay Hotel, St Ives
   D – The Headland Hotel, Newquay
   
   
5. Which month does popular Cornish music festival Boardmasters normally take place?
   A – June
   B – July
   C – August
   D – September
   
   
6. The lead singer of which band is selling his £1.5m home in Falmouth?
   A – The Kaiser Chiefs
   B – Snow Patrol
   C – Foals
   D – Coldplay
   
   
7. Which James Bond film was partially filmed in Cornwall?
   A – Casino Royale
   B – Die Another Day
   C – Tomorrow Never Dies
   D – Spectre
   
   
8. Which talent show had a Cornish winner in 2019?
   A – The X Factor
   B – Britain’s Got Talent
   C – The Voice
   D – The Greatest Dancer
   
   
9. In what year did Dame Ellen MacArthur break the world record for the fastest solo circumnavigation of the globe, starting and ending from Falmouth in Cornwall?
   A – 2007
   B – 2008
   C – 2009
   D – 2010
   
   
10. BAFTA award-winning Cornish film Bait was filmed predominantly in which location in Cornwall?
    A – Sennen
    B – Fowey
    C – Bodmin
    D – Charlestown

Round Three – “Where’s that to?”

In this round you need to identify where in Cornwall these photos were taken.

A – The Lizard
B – Land’s End
C – Godrevy
D – St Agnes

A – Falmouth
B – St Michael’s Mount
C – Flushing
D – St Mawes

A – Truro
B – Helston
C – Hayle
D – Falmouth

A – The Eden Project
B – Truro
C – Falmouth
D – Penzance

A – Sennen
B – Mousehole
C – Charlestown
D – Mevagissey

A – Rinsey Cove
B – Lusty Glaze Beach
C – Kynance Cove
D – Porthcurno Beach

A – Looe
B – Porthleven
C – The Lizard
D – Sennen

A – St Ives
B – Newquay
C – St Mawes
D – Tintagel

A – Bodmin
B – Marazion
C – Helston
D – Stithians

A – The Lizard
B – Pentire Point
C – Land’s End
D – Gurnard’s Head

Round Four – Cornish Wildlife

1. What is the national bird of Cornwall?
   A – Kestrel
   B – Starling
   C – Seagull
   D – Chough
   
   
2. Where would you find the Cornish Seal Sanctuary?
   A – St Keverne
   B – Gweek
   C – Truro
   D – Portreath
   
   
3. How many year-round dog-friendly beaches are there in Cornwall?
   A – 138
   B – 148
   C- 158
   D – 168
   
   
4. Which of the following sharks HASN’T been recorded in Cornwall before?
   A – Basking Shark
   B – Sand Shark
   C – Great White Shark
   D – Blue Shark
   
   
5. According to British folklore, the Beast of Bodmin Moor is what type of animal?
   A – Dog
   B – Bear
   C – Wolf
   D – Cat
   
   
6. Which of the following words means ‘fish’ in Cornish?
   A – Edhen
   B – Oggy
   C – Pysk
   D – Sarf
   
   
7. Finish the title of the popular Cornish children’s book written by Antonia Barber. ‘The Mousehole…’
   A – Gull
   B – Cat
   C – Owl
   D – Fox
   
   
8. Paradise Park in Hayle is a wildlife sanctuary predominantly for which type of animal?
   A – Otters
   B – Monkeys
   C – Horses
   D – Birds
   
   
9. Which of these animals features on the Cornish cider ‘Rattler’ logo?
   A – Snake
   B – Rat
   C – Fish
   D – Seal
   
   
10. Blue Reef Aquarium can be found in which Cornish town?
    A – Newquay
    B – Falmouth
    C – Truro
    D – Saltash

How did you do?

Mark yourself out of 40 with the correct Cornish quiz answers.

The Scoreboard

0-10 – Total Tourist
11-20 – Savvy Sightseer
21-30 – One of the Locals
31-40 – Cornish Legend