🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 How Cardiff Are You?

Jun 19, 2024

This is a Dementia Cafe Quiz for Cardiffians and South Walians. It could also serve as a tourist guide. Hope you like it. Please do let me know.

The idea is to call out the pictures and ask "Who has done this?" Members can either hands up or shout out and then mark their printouts with a point for each. The pictures included should hopefully promote reminiscence and stroy telling.

Some musical interludes are included.

So, how Cardiff are you?

Results

0-10 = Toe dipper

11-20 = Day tripper

21-30 = Holiday maker

31-40 = Frequent visitor

41-50 = Thoroughbred

Have you ever ...

Eaten curry and chips from 'Dorothy's' on Caroline Street or "Chippy Alley"?
Brought an album from 'Spoilers Records' (The oldest record shop in the world)?
Seen "Billy The Seal" at Victoria Park?
Rowed a boat on Roath Park Lake?
Fed the swans at Cosmeston Lakes?
Patted the dog at Cardiff Bay?
Counted the animals on "Animal Wall" outside Cardiff Castle?
Watched a movie at 'Chapter Arts Centre'?
Swam at 'Wales Empire Pool'?
Seen the poppy wreaths on the 'Cardiff Merchant Seaman's Memorial'?
Watched an opera or musical at 'Wales Millennium Centre'?
Had a day trip on the 'Waverley' or 'Balmoral' from Penarth Pier?
Caught a train from 'Cardiff Central Station'?
Brought a bag of sweets from 'Gwalia Stores' in 'St Fagans National Museum Of History'?
Drank a pint or two of 'Brains SA' in a Cardiff pub?
Shopped in 'Cardiff Market'?
Taken a flight from 'Cardiff International Airport' at Rhoose?
Watched the 1959 movie 'Tiger Bay'?
Seen 'Epstein's Christ' at 'Llandaff Cathedral'?
Watched a rugby match at 'Cardiff Arms Park'?
Watched the 'St Athan's Air Show'?
Walked the canal at 'Forest Farm Country Park'?
Said "Cheers Drive!" when getting off a Cardiff Bus?
Watched a panto at the 'New Theatre'?
Seen the dinosaurs at 'Wales National Museum'?
Watched the fireworks in 'Sophia Gardens'?
Stayed at 'Barry Butlins'?
Climbed up the Norman Keep at 'Cardiff Castle'?
Walked through the seven Cardiff Arcades?
Crossed Cardiff Bay on a Water Taxi?
Been inside 'Castell Coch'?
Swam in the water at Barry Island?
Been on the Ferris Wheel outside the 'Pierhead Building'?
Watched every episode of 'Gavin and Stacey?
Enjoyed a 'Thayer's Ice Cream'?
Had a coffee inside the 'Norwegian Church'?
Climbed up to the top of 'The Garth'?
Been on funfair rides at Barry Island?
Been ice skating at 'Winter Wonderland'?
Walked through 'Cefn Onn Park'?
Cheered on the runners at the 'Cardiff Half Marathon'?
Joined in the 'Cardiff Pride' parade?
Seen the statue dedicated to Betty Campbell?
Been to the 'Cardiff Christmas Market'?
Seen a show at 'St David's Hall'?
Eaten Glamorgan Sausages?
Seen the memorial to 'Scott Of The Antarctic'?
Seen 'Ianto's Shrine' ('Torchwood')?
Taken part in or watched the 'Taff Boat Race'?
Visited the 'Heath Park Miniature Railway'?
Smelled the hops from the 'Brains Brewery' on St Mary Street?
Do you feel proud to live in our great City?

Time for some reminiscence ...

Who remembers ...

1970 - The last trolley bus carried passengers.

1979 - The Taff overflowed and Canton was flooded

1982 - Pope John Paul said mass in Llandaff Fields

1960s - Barry steam train graveyard

1981 - The last 'Geest' banana sailed into Barry dock

1982 - The great snow across South Wales, where it didn't stop snowing for 36 hours

1984-85 - The miner's strike hit the South Wales valleys hard

1987 - Michael Fish told us there wouldn't be a hurricane

Song break ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sk2RjD_QOx0

Now let's add to that by seeing how Welsh you are ...

Results

0-10 = Toe dipper

11-20 = Day tripper

21-30 = Holiday maker

31-40 = Frequent visitor

41-50 = Thoroughbred

You wore a Welsh outfit at school on St David's Day?
You've seen the statue dedicated to Tommy Cooper outside Caerphilly Castle?
You've been up the Great Orme?
You've been to the 'Royal Welsh Show'?
You've visited Portmeirion?
You've crossed the River Usk on the 'Transporter Bridge'?
You've been to 'Big Pit'?
You've been down 'Dan Yr Ogof Caves'?
You've been up Snowdon on the mountain railway?
You've visited Dylan Thomas's 'Boathouse' at Laugharne?
You've watched the waves crash over Porthcawl harbour?
You've baked Welsh Cakes on a griddle?
You've payed your respects at Aberfan cemetry to those lost in the disaster of 1966?
You've been to the 'Welsh Botanic Gardens' in Camarthanshire?
You've seen the 'Six Bells Memorial' dedicated to those lost in the 1960 disaster in Abertillery?
You've been to the 'Elvis Convention' held at Porthcael each year?
You've been to St David's, the smallest city in the British Isles?
You've watched the 1941 movie 'How Green Was My Valley'?
You've travelled through the Severn Tunnel?
You've crossed both Severn Bridges?
You've seen the 'Severn Bore'?
You've brought a second hand book at Hay On Wye?
You can say "Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch"?
You've eaten Welsh cockles & laver bread?
Youv'e been to the 'Bluebird Museum' at Pendine Sands?
You've made or eaten Bara Brith (speckled bread)?
You watched 'Ivor The Engine' as a child?
You enjoy eating Caerphilly cheese?
You've crossed the Pontcysyllte aquaduct on the 'Llandudno Canal?
You've been to 'Three Cliffs Bay' in the Gower?
You've stayed in Tenby?
You've eaten roast Welsh lamb with mint sauce?
You've climbed to the top of 'Pen Y Fan' in the Brecon Beacons?
You've looked through the 'Camera Obscura' in Aberystwyth?
You've made and eaten Welsh rarebit?
You've been to 'Tintern Abbey'?
You've heard a 'Male Voice Choir' sing live?
You've been to an 'Eisteddfod'?
You've travelled on the 'Vale Of Rheidol Railway' to 'Devil's Bridge?
You've had a pint at 'The Old Swan Inn' in Llantwit Major whilst listening to the church bells?
You've eaten Welsh faggots and peas?
You've watched the 1978 movie 'Grand Slam'?
You know what comes next "Oggy Oggy Oggy ..."?
You know what breed of dog this is?
You've made Cawl?
You know what breed of dog this is?
You know what breed of dog this is?
You wear a daffodil on 'St David's Day'?
You're proud to be Welsh?
You love our flag?

Time for some more reminiscence ...

1969 - Investiture of HM Charles Prince of Wales at Caernarvon Castle

Who had a street party? (This one is in Grangetown.)

Who got a cup and saucer or mug at school?

1981 - Prince Charles & Lady Diana Spencer's wedding at St Paul's Cathedral

2005 - Prince Charles & Camilla Parker-Bowles wedding at Windsor Guildhall

How many of these faces do you recognise?

Answers ...

Derek Brockway (The Weatherman), Shirley Bassey (The girl from Tiger Bay) & Alex Jones ('The One Show')

Anthony Hopkins ('Silence Of The Lambs'), Aled Jones ('Classic FM') & Catherine Zeta-Jones (married to Michael Douglas)

Tom Jones ('It's Not Unusual'), Huw Edwards (Former 'BBC News' anchor) & Rhod Gilbert (comedian and throat cancer survivor) Windsor Davies ('It Ain't Half Hot Mum'), Richard Burton ('Where Eagles Dare') & Bonnie Tyler ('Total Eclipse Of The Heart')

Roald Dahl ('Tales Of The Unexpected'), Rob Brydon ('Gavin And Stacey') & Gareth Thomas ('Alfie')

Nigel Owens (First out rugby referee), Gareth Bales (Heart symbol is his trademark) & Geraint Thomas (2018 'Tour De France' winner)

Tanni Grey-Thompson (Olympic gold winning paralympian), Colin Jackson (Olympic gold winning hurdler) & Aneurin Bevan (founder of the NHS)

Vaughan Gething (First Minister), May Boyce ('Hymns And Arias') & Neil Kinnock (Former 'Labour Party' leader)

Michael Ball ('Les Miserables'), Charlotte Church ('Voice Of An Angel') & Katherine Jenkins (Sang 'We'll Meet Again' with Vera Lynn)

Bryn Terfell (Bass-baritone Opera Singer), Russel T Davies ('Dr Who') & Prince William (Prince Of Wales)

Carol Vorderman ('Coutdown'), Harry Secombe ('Bless This House') & Owain Wyn Evans ('BBC Weather')

Alun Wyn Jones (Former Welsh Rugby Captain), Ruth Madoc ('Hi De Hi') & Matt Lucas (Dafydd "The only gay in the village")

And Michael Sheen, of course