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Wales True or False?

Wir neu ffug?
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Last updated: February 12, 2021
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First submittedJanuary 28, 2021
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1. The world's first steam-locomotive was used in Wales
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Built by Richard Trevithick, first used in 1804
2. Most people in Wales speak Welsh as either a first or second language
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Only about 21% can speak Welsh
3. Welsh settlers established a colony in Argentina in 1865
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There are several Welsh speaking settlements in Patagonia
4. Wales was named after whales, the animal
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'Wales' comes from a Germanic word for 'foreigner', though whales do swim in Welsh waters
5. Mount Everest was named after a Welshman
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George Everest was Surveyor General of India
6. The original stones of Stonehenge came from Wales
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They originally came from the Preseli Hills in west Wales
7. There is a village in Wales called Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch
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It was formed with the merging of two villages, and translates as "St Mary’s Church in the Hollow of the White Hazel near a Rapid Whirlpool and the Church of St. Tysilio near the Red Cave”
8. Wales has a higher sheep to human ratio than New Zealand
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Wales 3:1, New Zealand 8:1
9. The village of Hay-On-Wye is twinned with Timbuktu
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The whole country of Wales is also twinned with Lesotho
10. The city of Wales is the easternmost mainland settlement in all of the Americas
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It's actually the westernmost
11. Twmpath is a type of soup, and the national dish of Wales
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It's a type of folk dance
12. Welsh mathematician Robert Recorde invented the + and - sign
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But he did invent the = sign
13. The Tudor dynasty originated in Wales
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Henry VII was born in Pembroke
14. The national anthem of Wales is a song about 'a little saucepan'
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'Sosban Fach' is a folk song and the anthem of the Scarlet's rugby team
15. Most of Wales is rich in dinosaur fossils
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Most of Wales is made of ancient rock that formed before the time of the dinosaurs
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peardestroyer
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Level 57
Jan 28, 2021
Fantastic quiz!
HelveticaBold
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Level 71
Jan 28, 2021
You're too kind
overtired
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Level 84
Jan 29, 2021
Agree, this was great. Interesting facts and nice red herrings. I've been to Hay-On-Wye, but must have missed the sign!
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