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How Well Do You Know Cymru’s Past? Take This Quiz and Find Out!

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Sally George
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Think you know all there is to know about history of Cymru? Test your knowledge with this fun quiz and discover how much you really know about Cymru and it’s past!

1) What is the name of the town in Victoria, Australia, that shares its name with the Welsh island Ynys Môn?

2) Where was Castell Crug Eryr located?

3) Who is believed by some to have written the "Four Branches of the Mabinogi"?

4) Approximately how old is Pentre Ifan?

5) According to legend, what is Tomen y Mur associated with in Welsh mythology?

6) In which Welsh village was William Jones, the mathematician who introduced π, born?

7) According to legend, which Welsh prince is believed to have sailed to America in 1170, centuries before Columbus?

8) What is believed to have caused Gruffudd ap Llywelyn's death?

9) Which is the longest river in Cymru (and all of Britain)?

10) What is the English translation of "Pontarfynach," the Welsh name for Devil's Bridge?

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