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UK Town and City Trivia - Plymouth

Can you guess these facts about the UK city of Plymouth?
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Last updated: March 11, 2025
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Ceremonial county in which Plymouth is located
Devon
Large open public space on Plymouth seafront, home to Smeaton's Tower
Plymouth Hoe
River that divides Plymouth from Cornwall
River Tamar
Railway bridge over the above river, designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel
Royal Albert Bridge
First woman Member of Parliament, who won the seat of Sutton in Plymouth in 1919
Nancy Astor
Ship that left Plymouth in 1620, carrying the Pilgrim Fathers to North America
Mayflower
Plymouth's principal, centrally located, shopping mall
Drake Circus
Plymouth born Naval officer, whose ship, HMS Bounty, suffered a mutiny in 1789
William Bligh
Deep inlet and natural harbour in the English Channel near Plymouth
Plymouth Sound
Local destination connected via a regular short ferry crossing from Devonport
Torpoint
Offshore hazard, with lighthouse, that falls within Plymouth's city limits
Eddystone Rocks
Road number of the Devon Expressway that passes through Plymouth
A38
In 1588 Sir Francis Drake played bowls in Plymouth as this invading fleet approached
Spanish Armada
Leader of the Labour Party from 1980 to 1983, born in Plymouth in 1913
Michael Foot
National Park that lies close to Plymouth's north-east city limits
Dartmoor
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