District of Thanet quiz

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1. 1 Easy

   Which Kent coastal place is Dante Gabriel Rossetti buried in?

   Answer: Birchington-on-Sea

   Why: Rossetti’s grave in Birchington bears a Celtic cross designed by fellow painter Ford Madox Brown.

2. 2 Medium

   In which century did Sandwich's port and trade shrink dramatically?

   Answer: 16th century

   Why: In the 1400s Sandwich had a local fleet of 100 ships, but by the end of the 1500s the Stour had all but silted up.

3. 3 Easy

   Which designation completes the name “Sandwich and Pegwell Bay ...”?

   Answer: National Nature Reserve

   Why: Pegwell Bay’s mudflats feed migrating birds, some arriving after journeys of thousands of miles.

4. 4 Medium

   Which Thanet village has an abbey rooted in a nunnery founded in 670?

   Answer: Minster

   Why: Domneva founded a nunnery here in 670; it moved in 741, and Benedictine nuns have used the later abbey buildings since 1937.

5. 5 Easy

   What material mainly forms Thanet's coastal cliffs?

   Answer: Chalk

   Why: Thanet has 23 km of chalk cliffs, the longest continuous coastal chalk stretch in the UK.

6. 6 Easy

   Who declared the skies over Margate to be the loveliest in Europe?

   Answer: J. M. W. Turner

   Why: The Turner Contemporary gallery stands on the site of Sophia Booth's Margate guesthouse, where Turner lodged and later took the name Booth.