Derry City Quiz

Derry is Northern Ireland's second largest city and arguably its greatest. How much do you know about it?

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Last updated: November 7, 2021

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Hint	Answer
Official name, highly controversial	Londonderry
Located on this river	Foyle
Located in this traditional province	Ulster
Located in this county	County Londonderry
Translation of name	Oak grove
Nickname	The Maiden City
Motto	Vitas, Veritas, Victoria(Life, Truth, Victory)
Western area of city	Cityside
Eastern area of city	Waterside
Roman Catholic Cathedral	St Eugene's Cathedral
Church of Ireland Cathedral	St Columb's Cathedral
Organisation that rebuilt the city	The Irish Society
The city is famous for this	Walls
Until its closure in 2016, it was the oldest department store in the world	Austins
Main university	Magee College(Ulster University)
Fraternity formed in city	The Apprentice Boys
Atrocity that occurred in 1972	Bloody Sunday

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Former GNRI railway terminus	Foyle Street
Former NCC/current NIR railway terminus	Waterside
Former CDJRC narrow gauge terminus	Victoria Street
Former LLSR narrow gauge terminus	Graving Dock
Double decker bridge in city centre	Craigavon Bridge
Elegant pedestrian bridge in city centre	Peace Bridge
Road bridge carrying bypass	Foyle Bridge
Icons on coat of arms	Castle and skeleton
Largest park	St Columb's Park
Main theatre	Millennium Forum
Large festival held to celebrate this	Halloween
Famous local broadcaster	Gerry Anderson
Comedy series set in city	Derry Girls
Girls Aloud member	Nadine Coyle
Stephen King novel set in fictional Maine town with same name	It
Material manufactured in city	Kevlar