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Test Your Research Skills

Spotlight on Derby, UK

Now try the next ten questions...

11. About __________ % of people living in Derby come from ethnic minority communities.

    6%

    12%

    22%

12. True or false: Derby has the largest Deaf community in Britain?

    True

    False

13. True or False: England's first public park was opened in Derby in 1840.

    True

    False

14. In a recent survey, how many people said that they were proud of Derby?

    66%

    76%

    86%

15. Derby is surrounded by beautiful __________ .

    housing estates

    shopping centres

    countryside

16. Derby Cathedral is famous for having the oldest __________ in the world.

    organ

    organist

    ring of ten bells

17. What % of people living in Derby visited a museum in the city between 2001 - 02?

    39%

    49%

    59%

18. What % of people living in Derby visited a library in the city between 2001 - 02?

    46%

    56%

    66%

19. What % of household rubbish was recycled in Derby between 2001 - 02?

    5.1%

    10.1%

    15.1%

20. What % of people at working age were in employment in Derby between 2001 - 02?

    74.4%

    79.4%

    84.4%

Includes statistics from: "2020 Vision, Derby's Community
Strategy - The next 3 years", published in June 2003 by
Derby City Partnership.

 

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