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1935 | In what year did Plymouth receive its first Lord Mayor? |
Plymstock | What parish was incorporated into Plymouth in 1967? |
Plymouth Devonport | What constituency did MP Michael Foot represent? |
Secretary of State for Education | What position was Michael Foot noted to occupy in government? |
1974 Health and Safety at Work Act | What notable piece of legislation did Michael Foot contribute to? |
Labour | What party did Michael Foot become a leader of? |
Plymouth | In what town was Michael Foot born? |
250,000 | What was the population of Plymouth in 1971? |
1971 Local Government White Paper | What document suggested that county boroughs be eliminated? |
Tamarside | What county did Plymouth unsuccessfully attempt to see created? |
1 April 1974 | On what date did Plymouth's county status end? |
the Banham Commission | What body proposed that Plymouth become a unitary council? |
South West England | What European Parliamentary constitutency is Plymouth a part of? |
Gary Streeter | Who was elected for the Sutton and Devonport constitutency in 2015? |
Conservative | As of 2015, what political party did all of Plymouth's MPs belong to? |
Moor View | What parliamentary constitutency was represented by Johnny Mercer? |
three | How many wards in Plymouth elect two councillors? |
57 | How many members are on the Plymouth council? |
a third | What fraction of the Plymouth council is elected each year? |
Brest | With what French city is Plymouth twinned? |
2001 | In what year did Plymouth twin with Plymouth in the United States? |
King George V | What monarch bestowed the first Lord Mayor on Plymouth? |
six | How many councillors choose the Lord Mayor? |
the Lord Mayor | What officeholder selects the Deputy Lord Mayor? |
Dr John Mahony | Who is the current Lord Mayor of Plymouth? |
3 Elliot Terrace | At what street address is the Lord Mayor's residence located? |
Lady Astor | Who gave the Lord Mayor's official residence to Plymouth? |
Armada Way | On what street is the Civic Centre office building located? |
June 2007 | In what month and year did the Civic Centre municipal office building become a listed building? |
£40m | What did Plymouth council estimate the cost to refurbish the Civic Centre municipal office building to be? |
River Tamar | What river is to the west of Plymouth? |
River Plym | To the east of Plymouth lies which river? |
Cornwall | The River Tamar is the boundary between Devon and what other county? |
Plymouth Sound | In what body of water do the rivers Plym and Tamar meet? |
1967 | When did Plymstock join the unitary authority of Plymouth? |
Cattewater | What estuary east of Plymouth is part of the River Plym? |
1814 | When did the Plymouth Breakwater open? |
Drake's Island | What island is present in Plymouth Sound? |
30.83 | How large is the Unitary Authority of Plymouth in square miles? |
155 | In meters, what is the highest point in the Plymouth Unitary Authority? |
Site of Special Scientific Interest | What special designation does Plymouth Sound, Shores and Cliffs possess? |
Lower Devonian slates | What stones form the headlands near Plymouth Sound? |
granite | Along with Devonian slate, Middle Devonian limestone and limestone, what stone provides the geologic base of Plymouth? |
Upper Devonian slates | Along with shales, what is most of the city built on? |
its geology | For what reason is Plymouth Sound a Site of Special Scientific Interest? |
Cremyll | Middle Devonian limestone exists between Plymstock and what location? |
Dartmoor | What location north of the city possesses granite? |
Tamar | What river was used to ferry granite from Dartmoor to Plymouth? |
Cattedown | Along with West Hoe and Radford, where was Middle Devonian limestone quarried in the region? |
limestone | What local stone was used in the construction of many Plymouth buildings? |
27 April 1944 | On what date was the publication of the Plan for Plymouth? |
Sir Patrick Abercrombie | Who wrote the Plan for Plymouth? |
Armada Way | What street was intended to connect Plymouth Hoe to the railroad station? |
David MacKay | Who headed the team that created the 'Vision for Plymouth'? |
28 | How many parks exist in Plymouth? |
temperate oceanic | What Köppen climate classification does Plymouth possess? |
52 | In degrees Fahrenheit, what is Plymouth's annual mean temperature? |
February | What month in Plymouth has the lowest temperatures? |
20 | Up to how many centimeters of snow fell on Plymouth between 17 and 19 December 2010? |
July | Along with August, what is typically the hottest month in Plymouth? |
Atlantic depressions | Along with convection, what provokes rain in the Plymouth area? |
autumn | Along with winter, in what season are Atlantic depressions most prevalent? |
39 | About how many inches of rain fall on Plymouth every year? |
November | Along with March, what month has the fastest winds on average? |
south-west | From what direction do most of the winds blow on Plymouth? |
over 1,600 | How many hours of sunshine does the South West England region get each year? |
South West England | What region of England benefits from the extension of the Azores High pressure area? |
89 | In degrees Fahrenheit, what was the highest temperature achieved in Plymouth between 1971 and 2000? |
June 1976 | In what month and year did Plymouth see its highest temperature between 1971 and 2000? |
4.25 | About how many days a year in Plymouth are over 77 °F? |
−8.8 °C | In degrees Celsius, what was the coldest temperature recorded at Plymouth between 1971 and 2000? |
January 1979 | In what month and year did Plymouth see its lowest temperature between 1971 and 2000? |
25,895 | How many students are studying at the University of Plymouth? |
22nd | Where does the University of Plymouth rank among British institutions of higher education in terms of number of enrolled students? |
3,000 | How many staff members work for the University of Plymouth? |
£160 million | About how much are the staff of the University of Plymouth paid yearly in total? |
1992 | In what year was the University of Plymouth established? |
The University of St Mark & St John | What institution of higher education is colloquially known as Marjons? |
teacher training | What is the academic specialty of the University of St Mark & St John? |
Plymouth College of Art | Along with City College Plymouth, what college calls Plymouth home? |
26,000 | About how many students are enrolled at City College Plymouth? |
153 | How many years ago was Plymouth College of Art founded? |
four | How many independent art colleges exist in the United Kingdom? |
two | How many large colleges exist in Plymouth? |
71 | How many state primary schools are in Plymouth? |
13 | Plymouth has how many state secondary schools? |
three | How many state grammar schools are based in Plymouth? |
Plymouth College | What is the name of the independent school in Plymouth? |
Devonport High School for Girls | Aside from Plymouth High School for Girls and Devonport High School for Boys, what state grammar school is present in Plymouth? |
the Royal Naval Engineering College | What maritime institution of higher education existed in Plymouth as of 1880? |
1910 | When did the Royal Naval Engineering College shut its doors in Plymouth? |
Dockyard Technical College | What was the Royal Naval Engineering College renamed in 1959? |
1994 | In what year did the Dockyard Technical College close? |
University of Southampton | After the Dockyard Technical College closed, where were classes relocated to? |
Marine Biological Association | What organization known as the MBA is based in Plymouth? |
Sir Alister Hardy Foundation for Ocean Sciences | What Plymouth organization is named for Sir Alister Hardy? |
Marine Institute | What marine facility is attached to the University of Plymouth? |
Plymouth Marine Sciences Partnership | What group are many of Plymouth's marine organizations a part of? |
National Marine Aquarium | What is the name of the aquarium present in Plymouth? |
256,384 | What was the population of Plymouth unitary authority circa 2011? |
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