Yorkshire Quiz 1
The following quiz round was submitted by Doreen from the UK. Many thanks Doreen, great job.
1. Who was the famous sculptor son of a Yorkshire miner.
2. What would you do with a Sally Lunn
3. Which British prime minster was born in Linthwaite
4. Who had a catch phrase how?s about that then
5. Which coastal town was once famous for its pottery
6. On which day of he year does pace egg play take place
7. In what year was Yorkshire split into four parts
8. Who owns Pontefract castle.
9. Who was the 1st woman to fly single handed from Britain to Australia
10. What did Benjamin Waugh of settle found
11. Who wrote the book a very miner m.p.
12. Before prince Andrew who was the last duke of York
13. Harry rams den opened the fish shop in Guisley in what year
14. Where will you find the piece hall
15. Who wrote the books based on the experiences of a Yorkshire vet
16. What event is held i the crucible in Sheffield
17. What did Percy Shaw of Halifax invent
18. Which band had a hit with a Cornish floral dance
19. What is the largest animal to be found in Yorkshire
20. Who captained Yorkshire cricket team from 1971 to 1976
21. Bessie blainworts is north Yorkshire dialects for which flower
22. Semi precious stone found around Whitby
23. Yorkshire race course with a stright mile
24. Which poet laureate wrote the liquorice fields of Pontefract
25. Which famous song was written by a Halifax church choir
26. Where was brideshead revisited filmed
27. Name 2 nationally known Yorkshire bears
28. What was the first Denby dale pie made to celebrate
29. What was the name of the Bronte sisters brother
30. Famous single span bridge
31. Whose well lies between Barnsdall bar and Skellow
32. Where is the highest pub in Yorkshire
33. Yorkshire actress made a dame in 1988
34. Which Yorkshire chemist was the first made liquorice confectionary
35. Prime minister who came from Morley
ANSWERS
1. Henry Moore
2. Eat It
3. Harald Wilson
4. Jimmy Saville
5. Hornsea
6. Easter Sunday
7. 1974
8. H.R.H
9. Amy Johnson
10. N.S.P.P.C
11. Geoff Lofthouse
12. George The 6th
13. 1928
14. Halifax
15. James Herritt
16. Snooker
17. Cats Eyes
18. Brighouse And Rastrick
19. Red Deer
20. Geoff Boycott
21. The Daisy
22. Jet
23. Doncaster
24. John Betjaman
25. Ilkley Moor Bar Tat
26. Castle Howard
27. Pudsy, Sooty
28. King Georges Return To Sanity
29. Branwell
30. Humber
31. Robin Hoods
32. Tan Hill
33. Judi Dench
34. George Dunhill
35. Herbert Henry Asquith