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1What Roman Era site was unearthed in Colchester in 2014?

a) Roman Circus b) Roman Theatre c) Roman Fortress a) Manningtree b) Coggeshall c) Peldon a) 1965 b) 1987 c) 1999 a) It is home to the UK’s largest Roman coin b) It is home to the Europe’s lowest point c) It is home to the World’s oldest wooden church a) Spain b) Italy c) Australia a) Balingo Towers b) Fortresso Towers c) Martello Towers a) Wakes Colne b) Langham c) Tendring a) 30th anniversary b) 40th anniversary c) 60th anniversary

2Which of the following places is supposedly the smallest town in Britain?

3What year was Colchester’s iconic water tower, Jumbo, decommissioned?

4What impressive fact is Greenstead famous for?

5Which of these countries contains a town twinned with Colchester?

6What are the names of the towers in the sea along Clacton’s coast?

7Where is the East Anglian Railway Museum located?

8What important anniversary is Colchester Zoo celebrating in 2023?

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