Introduction

Full of plumptiousness, as Doddy would say? Then here’s just the thing to excite the old grey cells and provide a sight for sore eyes at the same time. What could be better, at this festive time, than to be gently quizzed about our great city and given another look at its sheer multi-faceted beauty?
Have fun answering the 150 questions in the quiz and, as you do, enjoy browsing through the 50 stunning pictures alongside them.
Arabella and Guy have come up trumps, yet again, with something original to delight us all.
And to get you in the mood, here’s my ‘starter for ten’: How are a bull, an ox, a tiger, a gate and Brunel finally related to Liverpool?
Have a great Christmas, knowing that we’re on the map again as the ‘world in one city’ – and that our Pool of Life is a serious match for any rival, as the answers and images in this splendid little book show so admirably.
-- Professor Peter Toyne, DL