Melksham Quiz

[Ternigapp]

Finally getting down to the last few questions, I need your help please!

Section 6: General Knowledge
8. Approx. how many properties does the National Trust own?

Section 20: Sport
11. Who kicked Liverpool's 800th goal in the Premiership on 5 February 2005?

Thank you

[bridgenut]

the following is taken from their web site . Don't know if this is what you are looking for .

We protect over 200 historic houses, 47 industrial monuments and mills, 12 lighthouses, 35 pubs and inns, the sites of many factories and mines, 19 castles, 49 churches and chapels, 57 villages and 25 medieval barns.

http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-chl/w-p laces_collections/w-architecture_buildings.htm

[Mancunian]

Section 20 - Sport

I've got Milan Baros -. hoping its right

[Ternigapp]

bridgenut - wonderful, I've been going round in circles even looking through their membership handbook!

Mancunian - again I'm going dizzy so it sounds fine to me, thanks.

Much appreciated.

[ageing fast]

Milan Baros is right!

http://www.lfchistory.net/stats_pl_goal_milest ones.asp

[Mancunian]

to ageing fast

thanks for verification.

[juliefer]

8. I'd found the same site bridgenut refers to but I think that is the number of properties they look after, as opposed to actually owning. I've been trying to borrow a copy of the Members handbook as that's supposed to have the details but you've obviously found that it doesn't. The only other information I've found is a reference in an encyclopaedia to them owning about 300 properties in 1995. It's have a guess time!

[Mancunian]

In the Wikipedia Encyclopedia it lists by name 280 properties in England. Do we have to add to it all the properties in Ireland, Scotland , Jersy etc.

[Ternigapp]

juliefer and Mancunian - I agree, it's really confusing especially if you regard land holdings as property (they look after or own lots of coastline and a large part of the lake district for example). As you say, its time for an educated guess and as I just want to finish it I think I'll put 444, the total of bridgenut's answer. I think National Trust for Scotland is a separate organisation.
Just got 2 to do now and I then I can .... move on to another quiz! I must be obsessed lol

[juliefer]

Yes, you're right Ternigapp. The National Trust for Scotland is a separate body - at least I've learnt that much by doing this quiz!

[Mancunian]

To Ternigapp and Julifer

I also have learnt something,in fact doing this quiz quite a lot. Think its a case of think of a number and !!!!!!!! it would have helped if they had stated in England, still they say approx. Good luck to you both.