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Discerningly Versed - Effective Iterative Learning Quiz Questions - Colchester
Discerningly Versed - Effective Iterative Learning


Colchester was once capital & centre of which Celtic regional tribe ?

 

Trinovantes
Iceni
Cornovoii
Catuvellauni

 The impressive Colchester Castle with the largest Keep in Europe was built by the

 

Normans
Romans
Celts
Saxons
Since Roman times Colchester has been garrisoned, today it is home to

 

16 Air Assault Brigade
16th Flight Army Corps
Royal Gurkhas
1st Tank Regiment

 Colchester welcomed a large influx of migrants from where around 1575 ?

 

Ireland
Spain
France
Holland
The River Colne is famous for producing which delicacy, even enjoyed by the Romans ?

 

Muscles
Oysters
Crabs
Shrimps

 The area around Colchester was largely settled by

 

Normans
Romans
Celts
Saxons
In 1884 Colchester was the

 

Attacked by French Navy
Subject to a flood
Epicentre of 5.2 Earthquake
Evacuated

 Around AD60 Colchester came under attack from which Celtic tribe led by Boudicea ?

 

Trinovantes
Iceni
Cornovoii
Catuvellauni
The Roman name for Colchester was

 

Verulanium
Ratae
Camulodunum
Lindum

 James Noak Paxman was responsible for establishing a manufacturing company world famous for

 

Tanks
Jet Engines
Diesel Engines
Electric Engines


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