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Canal Quiz |
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Quiz 8 |
| 1) What year were the Birmingham Canal Navigations commenced in? |
| 2) Which engineer was responsible for the 1820's improvements to the Wolverhampton main line including the spectacular Galton Valley cutting and Bridge? |
| 3) The spur of up to 8 million tonnes of traffic a year in its heyday lead to the creation of a number of canals to link the BCN to ports and other industrial centers. Which of these was started in 1792 took 23 years to complete and originally was planned to be a wide canal? |
| 4) Another linking canal completed in 1800 was originally built as a narrow canal, but was widened in a modern day scheme (although Mr Ainley may well disagree about its current width) which is it? |
| 5) The Caen Hill flight owes its name to the prison laborers used in its construction (or so the guide books say), a river linking to the answer to question 3 by another canal brought about by the growth of the BCN's importance to trade, has in the recent past been restored using convict labor. Which River? |
| 6) A unique type of stop lock stands at the junction of two of the canals mentioned in questions 3 & 5. What type? |
| 7) The BCN is on a plateau some 475 ft above sea level, where does the water supply come from? |
| 8) Which canal adds around 1½ hours cruising time if used when cruising the Warwickshire ring? |
| 9) Where in Birmingham will you find a little known but interesting canal museum? |
| 10) The Warehouse built by FMC (Fellows, Morton & Clayton) at Warwick Bar in a last flourish of canal mania in 1935 was eventually sold to another company which is also known for its initials, which? |