The Chippenham citizenship test

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Craig Lyus
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On Jul 19, 2015
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In the March 2011 census, the Chippenham community area's population was recorded at…

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Chippenham is twinned with La Flèche in France, and which German location?

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The town's motto is…

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Following the closure of Westmead in 1989, which Chippenham primary school is the town’s oldest?

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Where will you find the town’s cinema?

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When did the Olympiad first open its doors?

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Which of these former Chippenham pubs has NOT been resurrected as a restaurant?

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When does the Chippenham Folk Festival traditionally takes place?

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Which department store dominated the lower end of the High Street for most of the 20th century before the premises was sold to Wilkinsons?

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Which British female chart-topper attended Sheldon School?

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Why were more than 1,000 residents on the east of the town evacuated for two nights in February 1998?

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Name the town's biggest employer during the 20th century...



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Which former Chippenham mayor was wrongly arrested in Russia last year, on suspicion of being a terrorist?

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Which supermarket formally stood on the site of the Borough Parade shopping centre?

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When did the Great Western Railway arrive in the town?

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Chippenham's once-popular outdoor pool closed in 1985. Where was it located?

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In 878 the Danish army under King Guthrum occupied the town before defeat at the hands of which Monarch?

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A section of the Wilts & Berks Canal used to serve the town's coal trade. Where was the canal's wharf located?

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On 17 April 1960, a car crash on Rowden Hill claimed the life of which legendary American singer?

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Which fast food outlet has been in town the longest?

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Which of these will you NOT find on a Chippenham Street map?

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When were Hardenhuish and Sheldon established in their current form as mixed secondary schools?

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What name is given to Chippenham in The Domesday Book?

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Approximately 12,000 of the town’s population descended on Wembley to watch Chippenham Town contest the May 2000 FA Vase final. Who managed the team that day?

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Which of these 80s supergroups never played live at renowned Chippenham club Goldiggers?

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When was the Buttercross resurrected in the pedestrianised section of the town centre?

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