YO R K S H I R E Q U I Z
LET’S GET QUIZZICAL Time to test your Yorkshire knowledge with the last 20 in 2020. Find out how much you know about the county that reaches dizzy heights … on the longest rollercoaster in Europe (The Ultimate, Lightwater Valley), boasts the highest pub in Great Britain (The Tan Hill Inn, Richmond) and offers the UK’s tallest man-made climbing wall (ROKT, Brighouse).
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1 The market town of Malton is said to have inspired Charles Dickens when writing A Christmas Carol. What is the main character Scrooge’s first name? 2 Dame Jessica EnnisHill won gold in the heptathlon at the London 2012 Olympics. In which Yorkshire city was she born? 3 The 199 steps in Whitby lead to the Abbey and which church? 4 In 1967 Leeds scientist Brian Boffey accidentally created a circular, sugar coated chewy sweet whilst trying to produce a powdered jelly. What is this sweet called?
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5 Located in Bardsey, Leeds and claims to be ‘Britain’s oldest pub’, dating back over 1000 years to a time when Vikings were conquering parts of the country and before England had its first King. What is its name? 6 York’s famous city walls surround 263 acres. But how long, to the nearest kilometre, are they?
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10 A Christmas crooner dreamt of a White Christmas and enjoyed shooting at Dallowgill Moor in North Yorkshire? What’s his name?
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11 Aysgarth is famous for its fabulous falls. But it’s also the home to England’s largest what?
7 A railway opened in 1875 with a reported 325 bridges, 27 viaducts, and 14 tunnels? Which was it?
12 Dating back to 1090 this best preserved, fullyroofed medieval castle stands at the top of which Yorkshire town’s high street? Where is it?
8 Which Yorkshire village is the location for Darrowby in the 2020 TV series All Creatures Great and Small?
13 It’s said that the first Christmas holiday celebrated in Britain was in 521AD. In which Yorkshire city?
9 Harrogate actor Jim Carter plays Mr Carson. In which much-loved TV series and film?
14 Eureka!, was the UK’s first national children’s museum. Where is it?
Images this page: 2: © Will Roberts 8: © Gary Butterfield 10: © Illiya Vjestica
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