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Discerningly Versed - Effective Iterative Learning Quiz Questions - Birmingham History I
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In 1780 Birmingham had 25 jewellers, by 1880 this had risen to

 

160
700
1400
350

 One of the earliest specialist products from Birmingham was

 

Ceramics
Cotton
Guns
Worsted
Who was a pioneer in the area of jewellry, silver & plated goods and later made coins ?

 

John Basherville
Joseph Priestley
Matthew Boulton
John Cadbury

 From 12th century the market in Birmingham was known as the

 

Cattle Market
Goose Fair
Fish market
Bull Ring
At the Norman Conquest Birmingham was a clearing of which forest ?

 

Sherwood Forest
Forest of Dean
New Forest
Forest of Arden

 Which local printer was a Printer & Typographer and today known for his fonts ?

 

Joseph Priestley
Joseph Chamberlain
Matthew Boulton
John Basherville
Birmingham became established as a crossing point of

 

River Tame
River Sowe
River Rea
River Cole

 The hallmark of Birmingham Assay Office, today Europes largest is

 

Leopards Head
Castle
The Anchor
The Crown
Joseph Gillot was a pioneer in which manufacture with which Birmingham dominated the world

 

Jewellry
Steam engines
Guns
Pens

 According to the Domesday book the population of Birmingham in 1085 was

 

15 000
500
1500
50


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