QUIZ: 60 QUESTIONS TO ANSWER ON THE REGION’S BIG STORIES OF 2019

1. Who was made Northern Powerhouse Minister in Boris Johnson’s first Cabinet? 2. Which jockey won Doncaster’s St Leger – the world’s oldest Classic? 3. How many runs did Ben Stokes score in his matchwinning innings during the Ashes test at Headingley? 4. What percentage of Northern trains were on time between October 13 and November 4? 5. Legendary political correspondent Chris Moncrieff began his reporting career on which Yorkshire newspaper? 6. 1966 World Cup hero Gordon Banks hero died in February. Where was he born? 7. Where did the first stage of the 2019 Tour de Yorkshire finish? 8. Which former council leader is the new chair of Welcome to Yorkshire? 9. Where did Boris Johnson say that he’d rather ‘die in a ditch’ than extend the October 31 Brexit deadline? 10. What was the name of the only surviving crew member of the Whitby Lifeboat Disaster of 1861? 11. Which member of the Royal family was a guest at the Great Yorkshire Show? 12. Which music celebrity got married at York Minster in late August? 13. How many world titles has Halifax’s wheelchair racer Hannah Cockroft now won? 14. Tony Blair and Sir John Major wrote 90th birthday tributes in this newspaper for which Yorkshirewoman? 15. Who is the new regional chair of the CBI in Yorkshire in succession to Richard Flint? 16. Which is the third hostelry on the Otley Run pub crawl? 17. Yorkshire Dales councillor John Blackie, who died this year, represented which ward on Richmondshire District Council? 18. How many Greggs are there in Leeds city centre? 19. The Cleveland Way starts in Helmsley and ends in Filey. How many miles does it cover? 20. Which school did Leeds born chef Marco Pierre White go to? 21. Which Yorkshire-born political correspondent is the new host of BBC’s Any Questions? 22. Which university hosted the Question Time leaders’ special during the election? 23. Name the Yorkshireborn judge who presided over the Supreme Court case into the unlawful prorogation of Parliament. 24. Which former Yorkshire cricketer did Theresa May knight in her resignation honours list? 25. John Robins became Chief Constable of which police force? 26. Cheltenham Festivalwinning racehorse trainer Ferdy Murphy died in September. Where, in Yorkshire, did he train? 27. Which two Yorkshire cities used to have a branch of Bettys and where were they located? 28. Which band were due to perform at the UCI World Road Championships in Harrogate before wet weather forced the concert’s cancellation? 29. Which recognisable train from the 1970s went on display at the National Railway Museum in York this year? 30. Which Yorkshire city has launched a bid to become the 2025 UK City of Culture? 31. In which York church did Anne Lister and her partner Ann Walker ‘marry’ in the BBC series Gentleman Jack? 32. Which broadcaster was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant of North Yorkshire in April? 33. Ask The Footballer was a debut book written by which Yorkshire-born player? 34. Who won the lifetime achievement accolade at The Yorkshire Post’s Excellence in Business Awards? 35. Which venue won the international tourism category at the White Rose Awards? (Castle Howard) 36. Which Yorkshire Abbey turned 950? 37. Which town hosted the first Hinterlands Film Festival? 38. Whose “little book” was brought home to Yorkshire? 39. Which Yorkshire brand became the nation’s top seller? 40. Which town installed a giant Yorkshire Pudding recipe as “street art”? 41. Which Yorkshire police force was deemed this year to have the happiest police officers in the country? 42. The first ever £1m Ebor, Flat racing’s richest handicap, took place at York. Who rode Mustajeer to victory? 43. Which Yorkshire university is to be used as a firearms training base for a police force? 44. Cricket legend Bob Willis died this month - but what were his bowling figures in the famous Headingley Test of 1981? 45. New Welcome to Yorkshire chief executive James Martin worked previously at which football club? 46. The Reverend Canon Sophie Jolley was named Bishop of which Yorkshire town? 47. Yorkshire author Duncan Hamilton won the William Hill Sports Book of the Year for a record third time with a biography of which writer? 48. Which former MEP apologised after criticising the Chief Rabbi’s condemnation, during the election, of Jeremy Corbyn over anti-Semitism? 49. Jason Aldiss resigned as chair of which Conservative Association in Yorkshire in a row over Brexit? 50. Where was the bridge that was washed away in the August floods in the Yorkshire Dales? 51. Which energy producer has pledged to be ‘carbon negative’ by 2030? 52. Former miner Sir Kevin Barron stepped down as Rother Valley’s MP. When was he first elected? 53. Which snooker player won this month’s UK Championships in York? 54. Who was named Farm Shop of the Year at The Yorkshire Post’s Rural Awards? 55. Mark Eastwood is the new Conservative MP for which constituency? 56. Which Yorkshire country house was named as the second best new luxury hotel in the world? 57. Name the new Tory MP for Wakefield who defeated Labour’s Mary Creagh. 58. Skipton & Ripon MP Julian Smith currently holds which Cabinet post? 59. Stephen Cottrell, the new Archbishop of York, is currently Bishop for which diocese? 60. World Cup hero Martin Peters, who died this week, played briefly for which Yorkshire football club?