Bangor(County Down) Trivia

Can you answer these questions about the Northern Irish Town of Bangor?

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Last updated: November 3, 2021

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Located in this county	County Down
Located in this council area	North Down and Ards
Meaning of name	Horned curve Staked enclosure
Population	61,001
Postcode area	BT19, BT20
Former name of town	Inver Beg
Animal on coat of arms	Shark
Sheltered bay east of the town centre; used as a training ground by American soldiers in preparation for the D Day Landings	Ballyholme Bay
Northern Ireland Executive departments headquartered in town	Department of Education Department of Finance
North Pier was renamed in honour of this US President	Dwight D Eisenhower
Parliamentary constituency	North Down
First shopping centre to open in Northern Ireland; closed in 2006 and replaced by a Tesco	Springhill Centre
Stadium where Bangor FC play	Bangor Fuels Arena

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Film based on JG Ballard novel of the same name, starring big name actors such as Tom Hoddesdon and Jeremy Irons; much of it was filmed in the town	High Rise
First First Minister of Northern Ireland and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate; born in town	David Trimble
Genderfluid comedian who lived in the town in early childhood	Eddie Izzard
Lead singer of Snow Patrol	Gary Lightbody
Indie rock band originating from town	Two Door Cinema Club
Saint who founded monastery	St Comgall
Bangor hosts what organisation?	Royal Ulster Yacht Club
Large country estate located outside town	Clandeboye Estate
Park which hosted Vital music festival in 2011	Ward Park
Famous clock which is a popular meeting place	McKee Clock
Home to Northern Ireland's largest what?	Marina
Elegant Elizabethan-Jacobean country house which serves as primary offices for council	Bangor Castle
Railway which served the town prior to nationalisation	Belfast and County Down Railway(Fun fact: Bangor is the busiest railway station in the province outside Belfast)