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Telephone regulator Ofcom has launched a consultation on how to better manage ever-increasing demand for telephone numbers.So how well do you know your dialling codes? Telephone regulator Ofcom has launched a consultation on how to better manage ever-increasing demand for numbers.It raises the prospect of new telephone codes but rules out any immediate changes. So how well do you know your dialling codes?
1.) Multiple Choice Question1.) Multiple Choice Question
Area codes were rolled out in 1958, when the Queen made the first trunk call, without the need for an operator. Her call was from Bristol to where?Area codes were rolled out in 1958, when the Queen made the first trunk call, without the need for an operator. Her call was from Bristol to where?
  1. Cardiff
  2. Edinburgh
  3. Belfast
  1. Cardiff
  2. Edinburgh
  3. Belfast
2.) Multiple Choice Question2.) Multiple Choice Question
Which town has the easy-to-remember dialling code 01234?Which town has the easy-to-remember dialling code 01234?
  1. Bedford
  2. Ashford
  3. Abingdon
  4. Hereford
  1. Bedford
  2. Ashford
  3. Abingdon
  4. Hereford
3.) Multiple Choice Question3.) Multiple Choice Question
How many dialling codes does London have?How many dialling codes does London have?
  1. One
  2. Two
  3. Three
  1. One
  2. Two
  3. Three
4.) Multiple Choice Question4.) Multiple Choice Question
Mobile numbers 07700 900000 to 900999 have a special purpose. What is it?Mobile numbers 07700 900000 to 900999 have a special purpose. What is it?
  1. Key civil servants
  2. Fictional numbers in TV and film
  3. Gold commanders in fire and police
  1. Key civil servants
  2. Fictional numbers in TV and film
  3. Gold commanders in fire and police
5.) Multiple Choice Question5.) Multiple Choice Question
Until the late 1980s, where did 000 take British callers?Until the late 1980s, where did 000 take British callers?
  1. Irish Republic
  2. South Africa
  3. Guernsey
  1. Irish Republic
  2. South Africa
  3. Guernsey
6.) Multiple Choice Question6.) Multiple Choice Question
Which place had its code changed in 1995 from 0734 to 01734, then a year later changed again to 0118?Which place had its code changed in 1995 from 0734 to 01734, then a year later changed again to 0118?
  1. Reading
  2. Nottingham
  3. Leicester
  1. Reading
  2. Nottingham
  3. Leicester
7.) Multiple Choice Question7.) Multiple Choice Question
How many dialling codes does the Isle of Skye have?How many dialling codes does the Isle of Skye have?
  1. One
  2. Two
  3. Three
  1. One
  2. Two
  3. Three
AnswersAnswers
  1. It was from Bristol Central Telephone Exchange to the Lord Provost of Edinburgh, more than 300 miles away.
  2. It's Bedford. Ashford is 01233, Abingdon is 01235 and Hereford is 01432.
  3. It's one. London has the code 020, although local numbers then begin 3, 7 or 8.
  4. It's for TV and film. An episode of Dr Who revealed his mobile number to be 07700 900 461. Viewers who rang it would have received a recorded message saying the number was not recognised, at no charge.
  5. It's the Irish Republic. For example, Dublin was 0001. But since the late 1980s, the Republic has had the normal international access code 00, followed by 353.
  6. It's Reading. The successive changes caused some confusion at the time.
  7. The island off the west coast of Scotland, which is only 50 miles long, has three dialling codes - 01470, 01471 and 01478.
  1. It was from Bristol Central Telephone Exchange to the Lord Provost of Edinburgh, more than 300 miles away.
  2. It's Bedford. Ashford is 01233, Abingdon is 01235 and Hereford is 01432.
  3. It's one. London has the code 020, although local numbers then begin 3, 7 or 8.
  4. It's for TV and film. An episode of Dr Who revealed his mobile number to be 07700 900 461. Viewers who rang it would have received a recorded message saying the number was not recognised, at no charge.
  5. It's the Irish Republic. For example, Dublin was 0001. But since the late 1980s, the Republic has had the normal international access code 00, followed by 353.
  6. It's Reading. The successive changes caused some confusion at the time.
  7. The island off the west coast of Scotland, which is only 50 miles long, has three dialling codes - 01470, 01471 and 01478.
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