Living North's Great Yorkshire Quiz
To celebrate 25 years of Living North, we've pulled together a quiz on all of the whacky and wonderful things that make Yorkshire great to test your knowledge
1. From start to finish, how long did it take to complete York Minster?
A. 75 years B. 110 years C. 250 years
2. The iconic soap Emmerdale is based in a fictional Yorkshire Dales village, but when did it first air?
A. 1982 B. 1972 C. 1968
3. The highest pub in England can be found near Richmond, but exactly how high is the Tan Hill Inn?
A. 1,496ft above sea level B. 1,601ft above sea level C. 1,732ft above sea level
4. Sheffield is the only city in the UK to be partly inside a National Park. In which year did the Peak District become the first area in the UK to gain National Park status?
A. 1951 B. 1962 C. 1977
5. Which of these actors who portrayed a Star Trek captain is originally from Yorkshire?
A. Patrick Stewart B. Jason Isaacs C. Kate Mulgrew
6. Which Oscar-winning film used the North Yorkshire landscape as a backdrop and was Daniel Day-Lewis’s last before his retirement?
A. Lincoln B. Phantom Thread C. There Will Be Blood
7. Although raised in Suffolk from an early age, which global pop star is originally from Halifax?
A. Sam Smith B. Harry Styles C. Ed Sheeran
8. What pseudonyms did the Brontë sisters originally publish under?
A. Currer, Ellis and Acton B. Cooke, Ellerby and Ashworth C. Crabbe, Ellsworth and Aide
9. Founded in 1857, which of these is the world’s oldest football club?
A. Leeds United B. Sheffield FC C. Hull City
10. How many Olympic medals do the champion triathlete brothers Alistair and Jonathon Brownlee have between them?
A. Five B. Three C. Seven
11. World famous Yorkshire batsman the late Sir Len Hutton still holds the English record for the highest individual test score. What is it?
A. 337 B. 364 C. 340
12. At the 2012 Olympic Games in London, Yorkshire would have placed 12th in the medal league table if it was to be considered its own country. How many medals did Yorkshire bring home?
A. 9 B. 10 C. 12
13. The term ‘riding’ used for Yorkshire comes from Old Norse, but what does it mean?
A. Settlement B. Hill C. Third
14. Harry Houdini famously failed an escape attempt from a beer barrel and had to be rescued in which Yorkshire city?
A. Leeds B. Doncaster C. York
15. Which town is purported to be the UK’s first seaside resort, popular with tourists since the late 1600s?
A. Whitby B. Scarborough C. Bridlington
16. ‘Snickelways’ refer to what in York?
A. Hideaways and boltholes for criminals B. Popular food destinations C. Alleys and narrow passages
1. From start to finish, how long did it take to complete York Minster?
C. 250 years
2. The iconic soap Emmerdale is based in a fictional Yorkshire Dales village, but when did it first air?
B. 1972
3. The highest pub in England can be found near Richmond, but exactly how high is the Tan Hill Inn?
C. 1,732ft above sea level
4. Sheffield is the only city in the UK to be partly inside a National Park. In which year did the Peak District become the first area in the UK to gain National Park status?
A. 1951
5. Which of these actors who portrayed a Star Trek captain is originally from Yorkshire?
A. Patrick Stewart
6. Which Oscar-winning film used the North Yorkshire landscape as a backdrop and was Daniel Day-Lewis’s last before his retirement?
B. Phantom Thread
7. Although raised in Suffolk from an early age, which global pop star is originally from Halifax?
C. Ed Sheeran
8. What pseudonyms did the Brontë sisters originally publish under?
A. Currer, Ellis and Acton
9. Founded in 1857, which of these is the world’s oldest football club?
B. Sheffield FC
10. How many Olympic medals do the champion triathlete brothers Alistair and Jonathon Brownlee have between them?
A. Five
11. World famous Yorkshire batsman the late Sir Len Hutton still holds the English record for the highest individual test score. What is it?
B. 364
12. At the 2012 Olympic Games in London, Yorkshire would have places 12th in the medal league table if it was to be considered its own country. How many medals did Yorkshire bring home?
C. 12
13. The term ‘riding’ used for Yorkshire comes from Old Norse, but what does it mean?
C. Third
14. Harry Houdini famously failed an escape attempt from a beer barrel and had to be rescued in which Yorkshire city?
A. Leeds
15. Which town is purported to be the UK’s first seaside resort, popular with tourists since the late 1600s?
B. Scarborough
16. ‘Snickelways’ refer to what in York?
C. Alleys and narrow passages
1. Originally known as Marks’ Penny Bazaar, M&S opened its first stall in Leeds in what year?
2. According to the Royal Society of Chemistry, how much rise is needed (in inches) to be classed as a Yorkshire Pudding?
3. Named after the West Yorkshire town and created in the ‘80s, what was the original colour of Pudsey Bear’s bandana?
4. As well as the deaths of several monarchs, which disaster did Mother Shipton supposedly predict?
5. What was the name of the famous Yorkshire terrier who is credited with saving the lives of 250 men by running telephone lines through an eight inch-wide pipe, 70ft underground, during World War II?
6. From which Yorkshire port does the fictional Robinson Crusoe set sail on his adventure?
7. Taking inspiration from the Gothic Abbey for his tale, Bram Stoker’s Dracula travelled from Europe to the shores of Whitby, but what was the name of the boat?
1. Originally known as Mark’s Penny Bazaar, M&S opened its first stall in Leeds in what year?
1884
2. According to the Royal Society of Chemistry, how much rise is needed (in inches) to be classed as a Yorkshire Pudding?
4 Inches
3. What was the original colour of Pudsey Bear’s bandana?
Red
4. As well as the deaths of several rulers, which disaster did Mother Shipton supposedly predict?
The Great Fire of London
5. What was the name of the famous Yorkie who is credited with saving the lives of 250 men by running telephone lines through an eight inch wide pipe, 70ft underground during World War II?
Smoky
6. Where does the fictional Robinson Crusoe set sail from on his adventure from England?
Hull
7. Taking inspiration from the Gothic Abbey for his tale, Bram Stoker’s Dracula travelled from Europe to the shores of Whitby, but what was the name of the boat?
Demeter
Unscramble the letters to figure out the connection between these anagrams
1. PAY HALVE PLY
2. A SACRAMENTAL GULLETS LARDER
3. REMADE ELM
4. A LASAGNA FILTH TOXIN
5. TANGLE JAM NECK
1. PAY HALVE PLY
Happy Valley
2. A SACRAMENTAL GULLETS LARDER
All Creatures Great and Small
3. REMADE ELM
Emmerdale
4. A LASAGNA FILTH TOXIN
Last Tango in Halifax
5. TANGLE JAM NECK
Gentleman Jack
Forget the stock market or the state of the pound, these are the figures that count – do you know them?
How many…
1. kilos of coal do competitors in Gawthorpe’s World Coal Carrying Championships have to carry?
2. years old is St Wilfrid’s crypt in Ripon Cathedral?
3. goths took part in the first Whitby Goth Weekend at the Elsinore pub in 1994…approximately?
4. years did it take to build the Humber Bridge?
5. miles per hour did Kevin Nicks’ shed reach when he broke his own World Record for fastest motorised garden shed in 2020?
How many…
1. kilos of coal do competitors in Gawthorpe’s World Coal Carrying Championships have to carry?
50 for men, 20 for women.
2. years old is St Wilfrid’s crypt in Ripon Cathedral?
1352 years old!
3. goths took part in the first Whitby Goth Weekend at the Elsinore pub in 1994…approximately?
Around 40 gothic pen pals were present for the first gathering.
4. years did it take to build the Humber Bridge?
Eight.
5. miles per hour did Kevin Nicks’ shed reach when he broke his own World Record for fastest motorised garden shed in 2020?
106.123 miles per hour.
How well do you remember the last 25 years? Below is a list of events, each of which correspond to one of the last 25 years. We’ve completed this year for you – see if you can figure out the rest!
1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024
Arctic Monkeys release their fifth album, AM.
An unpublished poem and short story written by Charlotte Brontë are discovered inside a book that belonged to her mother.
Hull becomes the UK City of Culture.
David Hockney’s The Queen’s Window is unveiled at Westminster Abbey.
Yorkshire Dales and North York Moors become Dark Sky Reserves.
The Beverley Puppet Festival launches.
The first eastern black rhino to be born in the UK is born at Flamingo Land.
Whitby celebrates the 125th anniversary Bram Stoker’s Dracula.
Endangered water voles are released at Malham Tarn, having previously been wiped out in the 1960s.
Leeds Pride has its first march.
Thor the Arctic walrus makes an unexpected visit to Scarborough.
Bradford City Association Football Club is promoted to the Premier League for the first time since 1922.
2024 – Living North celebrates 25 years of publishing!
The Vale of York Hoard is discovered by metal detectorists in North Yorkshire.
Leeds playwright Alan Bennet’s The History Boys premiers at the National Theatre.
The first two stages of the Tour de France are held in Yorkshire, with the worlds’ cycling elite making their way from Leeds to Harrogate.
A sold-out run of the York cycle of the Mystery Plays is staged in York Minster for the first time since they were written in 1376.
At 26 years old, Andrew Gale becomes Yorkshire’s youngest cricket captain for more than 70 years.
A Stone Age structure, dubbed ‘Britain’s oldest house’, and dating back to 8,500BC, is discovered in Star Carr.
Rob Burrows scores one of the greatest solo trys in history for Leeds Rhinos in a Super League Grand Final against St Helens at Old Trafford.
Jessica Ennis-Hill wins her first Olympic gold medal.
Thousands of people gather in Meadowhall car park to see the Tinsley Towers in a controlled explosion, reducing the 76-metre cooling towers to rubble in only seven seconds.
Emmerdale airs an episode with an exclusively female cast for International Women’s Day.
Gareth Gates comes runner-up to Will Young in the TV singing contest Pop Idol.
JORVIK Viking Centre opens its famous time machine.
Leeds’ indie rock band Parva rename themselves the Kaiser Chiefs.
1999
Bradford City is promoted to the Premier League for the first time since 1922.
2000
A sold-out run of the York cycle of the Mystery Plays is staged in York Minster for the first time since they were written in 1376.
2001
JORVIK Viking Centre opens its famous time machine.
2002
Gareth Gates comes runner-up to Will Young in the TV singing contest Pop Idol.
2003
Leeds’ indie rock band Parva rename themselves the Kaiser Chiefs.
2004
Leeds playwright Alan Bennet’s The History Boys premiers at the National Theatre.
2005
The Beverley Puppet Festival launches.
2006
Leeds Pride has its first march.
2007
The Vale of York Hoard is discovered by metal detectorists in North Yorkshire.
2008
Thousands of people gather in Meadowhall car park to see the Tinsley Towers in a controlled explosion, reducing the 76-metres tall cooling towers to rubble in only seven seconds.
2009
At 26 years old, Andrew Gale becomes Yorkshire’s youngest cricket captain for more than 70 years.
2010
A Stone Age structure, dubbed ‘Britain’s oldest house’, and dating back to 8,500BC is discovered in Star Carr.
2011
Rob Burrows performs one of the greatest solo trys in history for Leeds Rhinos in a Super League Grand Final against St Helens at Old Trafford.
2012
Jessica Ennis-Hill wins her first Olympic gold medal.
2013
Arctic Monkeys release their fifth album, AM.
2014
The first two stages of the Tour de France are held in Yorkshire, with the worlds’ cycling elite making their way from Leeds to Harrogate.
2015
An unpublished poem and short story written by Charlotte Brontë are discovered inside a book that belonged to her mother.
2016
100 water voles are released at Malham Tarn.
2017
Hull becomes the UK City of Culture.
2018
David Hockney’s The Queen’s Window is unveiled at Westminster Abbey.
2019
Emmerdale airs an episode with an exclusively female cast for International Women’s Day
2020
Yorkshire Dales and North York Moors become Dark Sky Reserves.
2021
The first eastern black rhino to be born in the UK is born at Flamingo Land.
2022
Whitby celebrates the 125th anniversary Brahm Stoker’s Dracula.
2023
Thor the Arctic walrus makes an unexpected visit to Scarborough.
2024
Living North celebrates 25 years of publishing!
