Historian and author Brian Bennett has put together a Flintshire-themed picture-led quiz to test your knowledge of the region's history.
How many can you get right without cheating?
1. The main river that crosses Flintshire county is the Alyn, rising near the Ponderosa Cafe on the Horseshoe Pass and enters the Dee near Rossett. Approximately what is its length?
2. The Alleluia monument near Mold, was built to commemorate the battle between the native Christians and which other two tribes?
3. A plaque on a wall at Rhydymwyn to commemorate the visits of two famous people - can you name them?
4. What was the name of the football team that played on this ground until the 1980s period?
5. The Milwr tunnel, near Bagillt was built for what purpose, and how far inland does it travel?
6. The telephone exchange in Chester Street, Mold - what building stood on this site until 1972?
7. The bridge over the River Alyn at Lead Mills in Mold, but what is the ramp for?
8. The famous white gates of Leeswood Hall, who built them and in what years?
9. The White Lion public house, now part of a modern housing complex, but what village was it in?
10. The Gladstone graves - there are two missing, who are they, and why?
Answers:
1. The river Alyn is approximately 80k or 50 miles in length.
2. The Alleluia monument near Mold, was built to commemorate the battle between the Brits, and the Picts and Celts.
3. The plaque in Rhydymwyn is to commemorate the visit of Charles Kingsley and Felix Mendelssohn.
4. The football team to play on this ground was Connah's Quay Nomads.
5. The Milwr tunnel near Bagillt, was built to drain the lead mines of Halkyn Mountain and district, and it was 10 miles in length.
6. The building that stood in Chester Street, Mold pre-1972, was the old Savoy cinema.
7. The bridge at Lead Mills in Mold, the ramp is to assist otters to go upstream.
8. The famous white gates of Leeswood, were built by the Davies Bros. of Bersham, between 1720 and 1725.
9. The old White Lion public house was in the village of Penymynydd.
10. The two missing graves in Hawarden churchyard are William and Catherine Gladstone, both being interred in Westminster Abbey.
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