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The lost dock of Liverpool
A Time Team Special
First screened 21 April 2008

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Time Trial

Watched the programme, browsed the web pages? Now try our quick quiz to see how you get on.

Question 1 of 6
It is thought that Liverpool got its name from the Old English for 'muddy pool', while Bootle, in the north of the modern city, was famous for its clear spring water. What does the Old English 'botl', from which Bootle gets its name, mean?




Question 2 of 6
Which famous place in Liverpool, immortalised in a song by the Beatles, was named after a leading slave trader?




Question 3 of 6
Altogether, it is estimated that about three million Africans were transported across the Atlantic by British slave traders. What proportion of these were carried in Liverpool ships?






Question 4 of 6
What structure in Liverpool is known affectionately as 'Paddy's wigwam'?




Question 5 of 6
Who designed Liverpool's Anglican cathedral, although it was not completed until 1978, many years after the architect's death?




Question 6 of 6
What crossed the River Mersey on 4 April 1819?




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