Which county in England is the River Stour closely associated with?
A) Somerset
B) Suffolk
C) Surrey
D) Shropshire
Answer: B) Suffolk
What is the approximate length of the River Stour in the UK?
A) 48 miles
B) 68 miles
C) 88 miles
D) 108 miles
Answer: C) 88 miles
How many rivers named “Stour” are there in the UK?
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
Answer: C) 3
What is the name of the source of the River Stour that is located in the East Midlands?
A) Stourhead
B) Stourton
C) Stourbridge
D) Stourwell
Answer: B) Stourton
In which direction does the River Stour generally flow?
A) North
B) South
C) East
D) West
Answer: C) East
What is the name of the estuary where the River Stour flows into the North Sea?
A) Thames Estuary
B) Solway Firth
C) Bristol Channel
D) Harwich and Felixstowe Haven
Answer: D) Harwich and Felixstowe Haven
Which historic city is located at the mouth of the River Stour?
A) York
B) Canterbury
C) Winchester
D) Cambridge
Answer: B) Canterbury
What is the name of the river island formed by the River Stour near Christchurch in Dorset?
A) Southampton Island
B) Isle of Wight
C) Brownsea Island
D) Mersea Island
Answer: C) Brownsea Island
Which of the following counties does the River Stour NOT flow through?
A) Suffolk
B) Essex
C) Kent
D) Worcestershire
Answer: D) Worcestershire
What is the primary economic activity associated with the River Stour and its catchment area?
A) Mining
B) Agriculture
C) Tourism
D) Oil production
Answer: B) Agriculture
Which of the following is a tributary of the River Stour in Dorset?
A) River Severn
B) River Thames
C) River Stour (Kent)
D) River Frome
Answer: D) River Frome
What is the name of the historic market town located on the River Stour in Suffolk?
A) Stratford-upon-Avon
B) Sudbury
C) Sandwich
D) Southampton
Answer: B) Sudbury
Which of the following rivers shares the same name “Stour” with the River Stour in Suffolk?
A) River Thames
B) River Avon (Bristol)
C) River Stour (Dorset)
D) River Severn
Answer: C) River Stour (Dorset)
What is the name of the national park that the River Stour flows through in Kent?
A) Exmoor National Park
B) New Forest National Park
C) Peak District National Park
D) Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
Answer: D) Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
What is the primary fish species found in the River Stour?
A) Salmon
B) Goldfish
C) Trout
D) Catfish
Answer: C) Trout
What is the name of the historic city located on the banks of the River Stour in Essex?
A) Canterbury
B) Cambridge
C) Chelmsford
D) Colchester
Answer: D) Colchester
Which of the following activities is NOT commonly associated with the River Stour?
A) Bird watching
B) Canoeing
C) Skiing
D) Hiking
Answer: C) Skiing
What is the name of the historic market town located on the River Stour in Dorset?
A) Bournemouth
B) Sudbury
C) Poole
D) Canterbury
Answer: B) Sudbury
Which historic castle is located on the banks of the River Stour in Kent and is known for its beautiful gardens?
A) Windsor Castle
B) Hever Castle
C) Leeds Castle
D) Warwick Castle
Answer: C) Leeds Castle
What is the name of the nature reserve located along the River Stour in Dorset, known for its birdwatching opportunities?
A) Stourhead Nature Reserve
B) Poole Harbour
C) Brownsea Island
D) RSPB Arne Nature Reserve
Answer: D) RSPB Arne Nature Reserve
Which historic theater is located near the banks of the River Stour in Canterbury, Kent?
A) Globe Theatre
B) Royal Opera House
C) Marlowe Theatre
D) Shakespeare’s Globe
Answer: C) Marlowe Theatre
What is the name of the historic market town located on the River Stour in Essex?
A) Chelmsford
B) Colchester
C) Canterbury
D) Cambridge
Answer: B) Colchester
Which of the following historic houses is located on the banks of the River Stour and is known for its beautiful gardens in Kent?
A) Chartwell
B) Blenheim Palace
C) Sissinghurst Castle Garden
D) Warwick Castle
Answer: C) Sissinghurst Castle Garden
What is the name of the annual literary festival held in the historic city of Canterbury, often featuring renowned authors and poets?
A) Edinburgh International Book Festival
B) Cheltenham Literature Festival
C) Canterbury Festival
D) Hay Festival
Answer: C) Canterbury Festival
Which historic abbey is located near the banks of the River Stour in Kent and is known for its stunning architecture?
A) Glastonbury Abbey
B) Tewkesbury Abbey
C) Rievaulx Abbey
D) Canterbury Cathedral
Answer: D) Canterbury Cathedral
What is the name of the annual festival held in Canterbury, Kent, celebrating the city’s cultural heritage with music, arts, and events?
A) Canterbury Folk Festival
B) Canterbury Arts Festival
C) Canterbury Heritage Festival
D) Canterbury Festival
Answer: D) Canterbury Festival
Which historic bridge crosses the River Stour in Dedham, Essex, and is depicted in John Constable’s famous painting “The Hay Wain?
A) Tower Bridge
B) Hammersmith Bridge
C) Flatford Bridge
D) Westminster Bridge
Answer: C) Flatford Bridge
Which of the following birds can be commonly spotted along the banks of the River Stour in its nature reserves?
A) Penguins
B) Swans
C) Bald eagles
D) Albatrosses
Answer: B) Swans
What is the name of the historic village on the River Stour in Kent, known for its picturesque setting and traditional English charm?
A) Dedham
B) Sandwich
C) Stratford-upon-Avon
D) Canterbury
Answer: A) Dedham
Which famous British painter is known for his landscape paintings of the River Stour and the Dedham Vale area?
A) J.M.W. Turner
B) John Constable
C) William Turner of Oxford
D) L.S. Lowry
Answer: B) John Constable
Which historic battle took place near the River Stour in 1016 during the Viking invasion of England?
A) Battle of Hastings
B) Battle of Stamford Bridge
C) Battle of Assandun
D) Battle of Bannockburn
Answer: C) Battle of Assandun
What is the name of the annual music and arts festival held along the banks of the River Stour in Kent?
A) Glastonbury Festival
B) Latitude Festival
C) Stour Music Festival
D) Wilderness Festival
Answer: C) Stour Music Festival
Which historic cathedral is located near the banks of the River Stour in Canterbury, Kent?
A) Winchester Cathedral
B) Canterbury Cathedral
C) York Minster
D) St. Paul’s Cathedral
Answer: B) Canterbury Cathedral
What is the name of the annual regatta held on the River Stour in Dedham, Essex?
A) Dedham Regatta
B) Stour River Race
C) Dedham River Festival
D) Essex Rowing Regatta
Answer: A) Dedham Regatta
Which historic author is associated with the River Stour and the Dedham Vale, where he wrote about the natural beauty of the region?
A) Charles Dickens
B) George Orwell
C) John Keats
D) Thomas Hardy
Answer: A) Charles Dickens
What is the name of the historic house located near the River Stour in Kent, which was the childhood home of Anne Boleyn?
A) Hever Castle
B) Leeds Castle
C) Warwick Castle
D) Blenheim Palace
Answer: A) Hever Castle
Which of the following historic bridges crosses the River Stour in Canterbury, Kent, and dates back to medieval times?
A) Tower Bridge
B) Hammersmith Bridge
C) Westgate Towers
D) Flatford Bridge
Answer: C) Westgate Towers
What is the name of the annual literary festival held in the historic town of Dedham, celebrating literature and storytelling?
A) Canterbury Festival
B) Dedham Literary Festival
C) Cheltenham Literature Festival
D) Hay Festival
Answer: B) Dedham Literary Festival
Which historic castle is located on the banks of the River Stour in Suffolk and is known for its medieval architecture?
A) Windsor Castle
B) Framlingham Castle
C) Warwick Castle
D) Hever Castle
Answer: B) Framlingham Castle
What is the name of the annual festival held in Sudbury, Suffolk, celebrating the town’s history and culture with music and events?
A) Sudbury Music Festival
B) Sudbury Heritage Festival
C) Sudbury Carnival
D) Sudbury Arts Festival
Answer: C) Sudbury Carnival
Which historic village is located on the River Stour in Essex, known for its picturesque cottages and scenic setting?
A) Dedham
B) Stratford-upon-Avon
C) Castle Hedingham
D) Cambridge
Answer: C) Castle Hedingham
What is the name of the annual festival held in Canterbury, Kent, celebrating the city’s multicultural heritage with food, music, and dance?
A) Canterbury International Festival
B) Canterbury Food Festival
C) Canterbury Multicultural Festival
D) Canterbury Heritage Festival
Answer: C) Canterbury Multicultural Festival
Which of the following historic houses is located on the banks of the River Stour in Suffolk and is known for its Tudor-style architecture?
A) Chartwell
B) Ightham Mote
C) Gainsborough’s House
D) Blenheim Palace
Answer: C) Gainsborough’s House
What is the name of the annual arts festival held in the historic town of Castle Hedingham, Essex?
A) Castle Hedingham Arts Festival
B) Essex Arts Festival
C) Dedham Arts Festival
D) Castle Hedingham Heritage Festival
Answer: A) Castle Hedingham Arts Festival
Which famous British poet wrote about the beauty of the River Stour and the Dedham Vale in his poetry?
A) William Wordsworth
B) John Keats
C) Robert Burns
D) William Blake
Answer: A) William Wordsworth
Which historic battle took place near the River Stour in 1648 during the English Civil War?
A) Battle of Marston Moor
B) Battle of Naseby
C) Battle of Edgehill
D) Battle of Colchester
Answer: D) Battle of Colchester
What is the name of the annual music festival held in Dedham, Essex, featuring a diverse range of musical genres and artists?
A) Dedham Folk Festival
B) Dedham Jazz and Blues Festival
C) Dedham Music Week
D) Dedham Festival of Music
Answer: B) Dedham Jazz and Blues Festival
Which famous British painter is known for his depictions of the River Stour in his artwork, particularly “The Hay Wain”?
A) J.M.W. Turner
B) John Constable
C) William Turner of Oxford
D) L.S. Lowry
Answer: B) John Constable
What is the name of the historic village located near the source of the River Stour in the county of Worcestershire?
A) Sudbury
B) Stratford-upon-Avon
C) Stourport-on-Severn
D) Dedham
Answer: C) Stourport-on-Severn
Which historic author wrote about the River Stour and the Dedham Vale in his novels, including “The Mill on the Floss”?
A) Charles Dickens
B) George Eliot
C) Thomas Hardy
D) Jane Austen
Answer: B) George Eliot
