Page 1 of 3 Test Your Research Skills Spotlight on Derby, UK How much do you know about the City of Derby? Test yourself with our fun quiz! 1. What area does Derby cover (in square miles)?     About 20 square miles     About 30 square miles     About 40 square miles 2. How many people live in Derby?     About 225,000 people     About 320,000 people     About 610,000 people 3. What would you call someone who was born in Derby?     A Derbyite     A Derbeian     A Derboner 4. Derby was once a major __________ settlement.     Scottish     Roman     Celtic 5. True or false: Derby takes its name from the Danish Vikings, who called it 'Deoraby' because of the proliferation of deer in the area. It literally meant 'deer park' or 'place of the deer.'     True     False 6. Before that it was known as __________ by the Saxons,     Northworthy     Northriver     Northtower 7. and before that the Romans called it __________.     Derventius     Derbitus     Derventio 8. Derby's Silk Mill was the world's first modern factory. It was built in __________.     1707     1717     1727 9. Joseph Wright lived and worked in Derby in the 18th century. He was a famous __________.     architect     author     artist 10. Another famous name from Derby's past is the architect Joseph __________.     Pickford     Williams     Strand Includes statistics from: "2020 Vision, Derby's Community Strategy - The next 3 years", published in June 2003 by Derby City Partnership.   < Intermediate Quizzes  |  Try Again  |  Quizzes Home  |  Next Quiz >