How Much Do You Know About Telephone Numbers?

We all use the telephone but just how much do you know about the invention that is a huge part in all of our lives? There is a huge history behind telephones and the telephone numbers which you'll be sure to learn in this quiz.

How much do you know about telephone numbers? Are you a telephone boffin? Or do you struggle to type the darn numbers in? Find out in this fun telephone numbers quiz.

Created by: Alex of Planet Numbers
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  1. How many area codes does the city of London have?
  2. What year were area codes first rolled out?
  3. When the Queen made the first trunk call, without the need for an operator. Her call was from Bristol to where?
  4. Which town has the easy to remember dialing code 01234
  5. Mobile numbers 07700 900000 to 900999 have a special purpose. What is it?
  6. Until the late 1980s, where did 000 take British callers?
  7. Which place had its code changed in 1995 from 0734 to 01734, then a year later changed again to 0118?
  8. How many dialling codes does the Isle of Skye have?
  9. PhONEday was the day that the digit "1" was inserted into all UK geographic area codes. In which date did PhONEday take place?
  10. How much does it cost to call an 0333 number from your mobile?

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