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?

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?

7 A railway opened in 1875 with a reported 325 bridges, 27 viaducts, and 14 tunnels? Which was it?

8 Which Yorkshire village is the location for Darrowby

in the 2020 TV series All Creatures Great and Small?

9 Harrogate actor Jim Carter plays Mr Carson.

In which much-loved TV series and film?

10 A Christmas crooner dreamt of a White Christmas and enjoyed shooting at Dallowgill Moor in North Yorkshire?

What’s his name?

11 Aysgarth is famous for its fabulous falls.

But it’s also the home to England’s largest what?

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?

13 It’s said that the first Christmas holiday celebrated in Britain was in 521AD. In which

Yorkshire city?

14 Eureka!, was the UK’s first national children’s museum. Where is it?

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15 This Yorkshire city was crowned Britain’s Curry Capital six times in a row from 2011 - 2016. Where is it?

16 Yorkshire’s spectacular Stockeld Park is set in 240 acres and grows over 500,000 of what? It will spruce up your home in

December.

17 In 2009 the city of Bradford trumped Los Angeles, Cannes and Venice. To become

UNESCO’s first city of what?

18 England’s largest indoor real snow resort can be experienced at Snozone, Xscape. In which West Yorkshire town is it located?

19 The biggest underwater chalk reef in Europe extends for up to 6km out to sea. At

which Yorkshire coastal location?

20 A Hull attraction, opened in 2002, where you can find over 3,500 fish including green sawfish, sharks, rays, turtles and a colony of Gentoo penguins. Name its location.

Answers at the top of this page (no cheating!)