A YORKSHIRE DAY KNOWLEDGE TEST
Take a tour of the Broad Acres in our special quiz
NEWS
1. The Northern Rail Franchise was awarded to Arriva but of which organisation is Arriva a subsidiary of?
2. What is the name of the man who had his photo taken with a hijacker in March this year?
3. What is the name of the wind farm near Micklefield that caused controversy but began operating in late 2015?
4. Which attraction celebrated its 20th anniversary of its opening on March 30?
5. Who won their case of unfair dismissal against Leeds United AFC in April this year?
6. Which school benefited to the tune of £2.2m from the sale of two Barbara Hepworth sculptures?
7. Whose statue was unveiled at King’s Cross station on April 5, 75 years to the day after his death?
8. What event caused consternation in the county around 10pm on May 2 this year?
9. How many objections were received by the Department for Transport regarding the Leeds Trolley Bus (NGT) scheme?
10. What is the name of the man who was wounded trying to prevent the killing of MP Jo Cox in Birstall?
YORKSHIRE FACTS AND FOLK
1. What was the name of the Yorkshireman born in Normanton in 1870 who was responsible for the design of Moortown Golf Club and Augusta National Golf Club, among others?
2. What was built for Cyril Foggin by Robert Blackburn at Leeds in 1912 and is still in use today making it the oldest example of its contemporaries?
3. Which of the Cuthbert Brodrick designed buildings in Leeds was demolished in 1969 to become part of today’s Millennium Square?
4. Which food was voted the Number 1 Regional Dish by the Gourmet Society this year?
5. What is the name of the RHS Gardens in Harrogate?
6. Whose book entitled “The Diary of a Yorkshire Shop Assistant in Wartime” was published earlier this year?
7. For what occasion in 1961 did Tetleys brewery shut down for one day?
8. What was the name of the Welcome to Yorkshire garden at the RHS Chelsea flower Show this year?
9. Which construction will celebrate its 200th anniversary by offering new awards?
10. Pontefract cakes have been used for medicinal purposes but what date are they known to have been made from? Is it 1601, 1614, 1635, or 1663?
SPORTS
1. Which sport does the team named “Aire Force One” compete in? 2. What is the name of the trainer of “Aurora’s Encore”, the winner of the Grand National in 2013? 3. Which Pudsey-born member of the Rugby League hall of fame sadly passed away earlier this year? 4. What is the name of the Yorkshireman who won the green jacket at the US Masters this year? 5. Which legend and record points scorer for Featherstone Rovers and a member of their Cup winning team of 1983 passed away in April ? 6. What was the name and nationality of the triathlete who finished in third place behind the Brownlee brothers in the Triathlon held in Leeds? 7. Ray Fell recently resigned from his post as chairman of which group after a tenure of 31 years.
8. How much will Leeds United eventually obtain from the sale of Lewis Cook?
9. How many teams have Leeds Rhinos managed to ‘do the double’ over this season?
10. What is the name of the ladies’ team based in Leeds which competes in the Vitality Netball Superleague?
CRYPTIC CLUES FOR PLACE NAMES
1. Male rabbit in a hiding place ends with the fish to make a bit of a hill.
2. Did Caesar’s army leave this insect behind when they left Britain? 3. Timber made old church. 4. Sounds like somebody got out of bed in Bradford.
5. Did the Marquis learn his rules here about his sport? 6. Things are not a tight fit here. 7. A single female parent in the hive. 8. Is there a conflagration of everything here?
9. Shouts with contempt at the show of a small stream.
10. A place for a cooked meal of leftovers for supper?
That special day for the county is here once again and so to mark Yorkshire Day, we present 40
questions all about God’s own county.