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St Ives Trivia

How well do you know the Cornish seaside town of St Ives?
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Last updated: August 2, 2024
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Saint that the town is named for
Ia of Cornwall
Bordering sea
Celtic Sea
Beaches beginning with 'Porth'
Porthgwidden
Porthmeor
Porthminster
Grassy, hilly peninsula home to St Nicholas's Chapel
The Island
Modern art gallery opened in 1993
Tate St Ives
Sculptor who lived at Trewyn Studios
Barbara Hepworth
Group name for the many artists based in St Ives in the late 19th and early 20th centuries
St Ives School
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Lighthouse that can be seen at the other end of St Ives Bay
Godrevy Lighthouse
The above inspired this writer's novel To the Lighthouse
Virginia Woolf
Pub said to be one of Cornwall's oldest
Sloop Inn
18th-century mayor with a hilltop monument and a quinquennial festival
John Knill
Fishing boat unique to St Ives
Jumbo
Railway that reached St Ives in 1877
Great Western Railway
Nearby resort that hosted the G7 summit in 2021
Carbis Bay
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