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1 What area does Derby cover (in square miles)?

a) About 20 sq miles b) About 30 sq miles c) About 40 sq miles

2 How many people live in Derby?

a) About 225,000 people b) About 320,000 people c) About 610,000 people

3 What would you call someone who was born in Derby?

4 Derby was once a major _ settlement.

5 True or false: Derby takes its name from the Danish Vikings, who called it 'Deoraby' because of the large numbers of deer in the area It literally meant 'deer park'

6 Before that it was known as _ by the Saxons,

7 and before that the Romans called it _.

8 Derby's Silk Mill was the world's first modern factory It was built in _.

9 Joseph Wright lived in Derby in the 18th century He was a famous _.

10 Another famous name from Derby's past is the architect Joseph _.

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Answers:

1 b) About 30 sq miles

2 a) About 225,000 people.

3 b) A Derbeian

4 b) Roman

5 a) True

6 a) Northworthy

7 c) Derventio

8 b) 1717

9 c) artist

10 a) Pickford

Source: includes statistics from: "2020 Vision, Derby's Community Strategy - The next 3 Years", published in June 2003 by Derby City Partnership