wales

     

in the Unite Kingdom  (camel)

Trivia about wales

  • Tom hails from Pontypridd in this British Isles country
  • Cardigan Bay indents the coastline of this United Kingdom principality
  • St. Cadoc founded the monastery of Llancarfan in this country
  • Tom was born the son of a coal miner in Pontypridd in this U.K. country
  • The radio play "Under Milk Wood" is set in Llareggub in this U.K. country where Thomas was born
  • The family was launched to fame by Owen Tudor, an adventurer from this country of western Great Britain
  • An easy one to begin: he's the 21st Prince of this
  • This part of the United Kingdom is called "Cymru" in its native language
  • It's bordered by the Bristol Channel, Cardigan Bay, the Irish Sea, & England
  • 8th C. King Offa built a 170-mile north-south dike that still partly marks the border of England & this country
  • Richard Llewellyn set his novel about a mining family, "How Green Was My Valley", in this country of his birth
  • Established in 1998, the assembly for this part of the U.K. is called Cynulliad Cenedlaethol Cymru
  • You can enter the "Big Pit" & tour a real coal mine at Blaenavon in this U.K. country
  • "Voyage in the Dark" author Jean Rhys was born in Dominica; her father was from this U.K. country
  • Mount Snowdon, the highest point in this UK country, has several peaks connected by ridges
  • Regions there include Gwent & Gwynedd
  • Gwynedd & Clwyd are the northernmost counties in this country, part of the United Kingdom
  • Principality that calls itself Cymru, it juts westward from England into the Irish Sea
  • Cywydd, a verse form featuring rhyming couplets, comes from this British Isles country
  • This country is a broad peninsula on the west coast of the island of Great Britain
  • This country's Ruthin Castle in Clwyd County is known for its sumptuous medieval banquets
  • Originally plucked, then later bowed, the crwth was a lyre originating in this country
  • The Mabinogion is an important collection of myths & tales from this U.K. country
  • The 1648 Battle of St. Ffagan was a major battle of the English Civil War fought in this principality
  • During the war France helped Owen Glendower in his attempt to free this country from English rule
  • The one that is technically a principality
  • The crwth of this country is a type of lyre played with a bow
  • The crwth is a stringed instrument from this cntry
  • Prince Llewellyn's livery colors are used on the flag of this UK country
  • Lloyd George's constituency was Caernarvonshire in this part of the United Kingdom
  • Be a prince & grant independence to Cymru, the native name for this UK division
  • Dylan Thomas' "Child" had his title Christmas here
  • Great Britain's second largest, after Windsor, the Castle of Caerphilly, moat & all, is found in this country
  • To make the 100-mile car trek from Birmingham, Eng. to Cardigan Bay you'll have to enter this other U.K. country
  • In its own language, it's known as Cymru
  • The tiny town of Penderyn houses this U.K. nation's only whisky distillery
  • The world's first steam locomotives were used in this U.K. country's coal mines
  • The building of Caernarfon Castle, a medieval fortress, was begun there in 1283
  • (Kelly of the Clue Crew reads from beside a stained glass window.) John Petts, who illustrated many Dylan Thomas poems, designed this gift to the 16th Street Baptist Church, from the people of this country
  • ...Aberystwyth, the town that's home to the National Library of this country
  • The "Mabinogian" is a collection of Celtic lore from this United Kingdom division
  • The Cambrian Mountains cover most of it
  • To get a feel for the miner's life, you can visit the "Big Pit" Coal Mining Museum at Blaenavon in this U.K. country
  • Among its political divisions are Powys, Cardiff & Swansea
  • In the 1240s David ap Llywelyn was the first to declare himself prince of this
  • About the size of a violin, a crwth is an ancient bowed stringed instrument of this country
  • Edinburgh, Scotland 1505;Swansea, this country 2331
  • Sex symbol Tom Jones
  • The flag of this U.K. division features an impressive red dragon with a forked tongue & tail
  • Saint David, patron saint of this U.K. country, passes on to his heavenly reward