Canal Quiz |
Again a theme to this months quiz.
Quiz No. 5 |
| 1) Hall Green Lock is the junction of which two canals? |
| 2) Why was it built? |
| 3) What and where is White Nancy? |
| 4) Why is the Adelphi mill in Bollington so called? |
| 5) Jack cloughs were mentioned in quiz 2, what are the cloughs by the Macclesfield canal? |
| 6) Between bridges 30 and 33 on the Macclesfield canal ther are the remains of 3 swing bridges. How is this? |
| 7) In Macclesfield there is a mill which was the first to produce something which is still popular today (in its finished form) Its name is derived from the latin for power to man what is it? |
| 8) The hamlet of Sutton can lay claim to a famous canal pioneer (at least from the age of around 17) who is buried not far away at Newchapel. Who? |
| 9) The settlement of Oakgrove has had many names,among them Fools Nook the name of the pub previosly called the Royal Oak which stands by the swing bridge No. 49. In the hey days of carrying it was however known by a name better recognised on the Oxford canal. What? |
| 10) The second prettiest (in my opinion) flight of locks on the system at Bosley are very unusual in one feature. What? |