Yorkshire's Great Big Quiz of the Year
Think you know God's Own Country?
1. England’s first National Trail, how old did the Pennine Way turn this year?
2. Which horror blockbuster released this summer was seen filming at Fountains Abbey and in Calderdale?
3. What is the name of the Leeds actor who starred in the hit tour of Hamilton before making his Disney+ debut in Frozen the Musical?
4. Which Yorkshire city was named 2025’s UK City of Culture?
5. Groundbreaking marine restoration took place this summer on which Yorkshire river?
6. Which legendary northern comedian is making a comeback to Yorkshire’s stages this winter?
7. What is the name of the new period dramedy filmed in West Yorkshire starring Ralph Fiennes, that’s set to release this November?
1.England’s first National Trail, how old did the Pennine Way turn this year?
60
2. Which horror blockbuster released this summer was seen filming at Fountains Abbey and in Calderdale?
28 Years Later
3. What is the name of the Leeds actor who starred in the hit tour of Hamilton before making his Disney+ debut in Frozen the Musical?
Ashley J. Daniels
4. Which Yorkshire city was named 2025’s UK City of Culture?
Bradford
5. Groundbreaking marine restoration took place this summer on which Yorkshire river?
The Humber, as part of the Wilder Humber project.
6. Which legendary northern comedian is making a comeback to Yorkshire’s stages this winter?
Peter Kay
7. What is the name of the new period dramedy filmed in West Yorkshire starring Ralph Fiennes, that’s set to release this November?
The Choral.
1. Where is northern artist Steve Messam, who recently transformed Yorkshire’s landscapes with his bright, bold works, from?
2. Yorkshire rower Miriam Payne spent this summer rowing unassisted across the Pacific with her teammate. How long were the pair at sea for?
3. Coinciding with the 200th anniversary of the modern railway in the UK, York’s National Railway Museum turned how old?
4. Riot Women, set in Hebden Bridge and following five menopausal women in a punk rock band, is the most recent creation of which multi- BAFTA winning playwright?
5. What kayaking journey did Yorkshire adventurer Jim Mee undertake this year?
1. Where is northern artist Steve Messam, who recently transformed Yorkshire’s landscapes with his bright, bold works, from?
County Durham
2. Yorkshire rower Miriam Payne spent this summer rowing unassisted across the Pacific with her teammate. How long were the pair at sea for?
165 days.
3. Coinciding with the 200th anniversary of the modern railway in the UK, York’s National Railway Museum turned how old?
50
4. Riot Women, set in Hebden Bridge and following five menopausal women in a punk rock band, is the most recent creation of which multi- BAFTA winning playwright?
Sally Wainwright
5. What kayaking journey did Yorkshire adventurer Jim Mee undertake this year?
He kayaked across the British Isles.
It’s been a busy year across Yorkshire, in which months did these events take place?
- Coldplay frontman Chris Martin surprised fans with an unplanned gig at the Puzzle Hall Inn in Calderdale.
- Indie folk rock band Mumford & Sons played Utilita Arena Sheffield as part of their world tour.
- Kylie Minogue brought her outstanding Tension Tour to Yorkshire.
- A rare red squirrel colony was discovered in North Yorkshire.
- The Lionesses were victorious at the UEFA Women’s Euro 2025 Final with help from local star Beth Mead.
- An enormous Iron Age hoard of treasure was unearthed near Melsonby, North Yorkshire.
- Hull-born Lucy Beaumont appeared on the first ever season of The Celebrity Traitors.
- Christmas comedy Tinsel Town was seen filming in locations throughout Yorkshire.
- The first ever Whitby Literature Festival took place.
- Ice skating icons Torvill and Dean came to Utilita Arena Sheffield as part of their Our Last Dance tour.
- Yorkshire Wildlife Park rescued three more stranded lions from war-torn Ukraine.
- A new nature reserve in the Yorkshire Dales was created to encourage the local remaining fragments of rainforest.
January
A rare red squirrel colony was discovered in North Yorkshire.
February
Christmas comedy Tinsel Town was seen filming in locations throughout Yorkshire.
March
An enormous Iron Age hoard of treasure was unearthed near Melsonby, North Yorkshire
April
Ice skating icons Torvill and Dean came to Utilita Arena Sheffield as part of their Our Last Dance tour.
May
Kylie Minogue brought her outstanding Tension Tour to Yorkshire.
June
A new nature reserve in the Yorkshire Dales was created to encourage the local remaining fragments of rainforest.
July
The Lionesses were victorious at the UEFA Women’s Euro 2025 Final with help from local star Beth Mead.
August
Coldplay frontman Chris Martin surprised fans with an unplanned gig at the Puzzle Hall Inn in Calderdale.
September
Yorkshire Wildlife Park rescued three more stranded lions from war-torn Ukraine.
October
Hull-born Lucy Beaumont appeared on the first ever season of The Celebrity Traitors.
November
The first ever Whitby Literature Festival took place.
December
Indie folk rock band Mumford & Sons played Utilita Arena Sheffield as part of their world tour.
