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The Autumnal Equinox & Season Change

The evenings are drawing in, the leaves are beginning to turn and summer is giving way to autumn. But what actually happens at the autumnal equinox, and why does the world around us start to change?

This week’s quiz looks at the science behind the seasons, the changing British countryside and a few things you might have assumed about autumn that are not quite as simple as they first appear.

HOW TO PLAY

Simply fill out each of the 10 multiple-choice questions below and submit your answers. to give you a score out of 10. 

Wiltshire, Dorset, Somerset, Hampshire

Stonehenge is located in which English county?

Wiltshire, Dorset, Somerset, Hampshire
Wiltshire
Windermere, Loch Ness, Lough Neagh, Loch Lomond

Which body of water is commonly described as the largest freshwater lake in the UK?

Windermere, Loch Ness, Lough Neagh, Loch Lomond
Lough Neagh
Charlotte Brontë, Jane Austen, George Eliot, Elizabeth Gaskell

Who wrote Pride and Prejudice?

Charlotte Brontë, Jane Austen, George Eliot, Elizabeth Gaskell
Jane Austen
Alexander Fleming, Joseph Lister, Edward Jenner, James Young Simpson

Which Scottish scientist discovered penicillin in 1928?

Alexander Fleming, Joseph Lister, Edward Jenner, James Young Simpson
Alexander Fleming
The Equator, The Prime Meridian, The Tropic of Cancer, The International Date Line

The Royal Observatory at Greenwich is famous for which historic line?

The Equator, The Prime Meridian, The Tropic of Cancer, The International Date Line
The Prime Meridian
England and Ireland, England and Scotland, Scotland and Ireland, Wales and Scotland

The Acts of Union in 1707 united which two kingdoms into Great Britain?

England and Ireland, England and Scotland, Scotland and Ireland, Wales and Scotland
England and Scotland
Leeds, Sheffield, Bradford, York

Which Yorkshire city is famously known as the Steel City?

Leeds, Sheffield, Bradford, York
Sheffield
Egyptian hieroglyphs, Viking runes, Roman numerals, Anglo-Saxon manuscripts

The Rosetta Stone helped scholars decode which ancient writing system?

Egyptian hieroglyphs, Viking runes, Roman numerals, Anglo-Saxon manuscripts
Egyptian hieroglyphs
The clock tower, The Great Bell, The clock face, Westminster Bridge

In Westminster, “Big Ben” technically refers to what?

The clock tower, The Great Bell, The clock face, Westminster Bridge
The Great Bell
Glasgow, Manchester, Birmingham, Cardiff

Which UK city hosted the 2022 Commonwealth Games?

Glasgow, Manchester, Birmingham, Cardiff
Birmingham

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