VE Day – WW2 |
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| How many eggs per week did food rationing allow an adult? |
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| Who designed the Supermarine Spitfire aircraft? |
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| Who commanded the 8th army at El-Alamein? |
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| Who invented the bouncing bomb as used during the Dambusters raid? |
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| Who led the Dambuster mission? |
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| What was the name of the main site for British codebreakers during WW2? |
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| Which two important German cipher machines did they crack? |
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Sport |
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| Which sport’s World Championships are held at “The Crucible” in Sheffield? |
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| Which Yorkshire racecourse has a mile straight? |
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| The first stage of the 2014 Tour de France was run in Yorkshire but where did the stage finish? |
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| Excluding Lewis Hamilton, who was the last British driver to win the Formula One World Championship? |
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| In what year did England become the first Northern Hemisphere team to win the Rugby (Union) World Cup? |
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| Entertainment |
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| What are the Christian names of Harry Potter’s parents? |
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| Where is the best place to buy a quality wand? |
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| What is the real name of TV vet James Herriot? |
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| Monty Python performed the well known “Four Yorkshiremen” sketch but which member of the cast is the only real Yorkshireman amongst them? |
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| In Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, what is the name of Charlie’s Grandpa? |
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| In the first Back to the Future film, what year did Marty McFly time travel back to? |
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| What are the Christian names of the Bronte sisters (and brother) [one point for each]? |
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| Which current BBC Radio 2 presenter launched Radio 1 at 8:00am on 30th Sept 1967, playing “Flowers in the rain” by The Move? |
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History |
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| Which battle between the English and Scots armies was fought north of Northallerton in 1138? |
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| According to legend, who dropped her shawl during an escape attempt from Bolton Castle, thus giving the Leyburn Shawl it’s name? |
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| Who was Chancellor of the Exchequer prior to our local MP Rishi Sunak taking up the post? |
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| Between which two towns did the world’s first commercial passenger railway commence operating in 1825? |
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| On what date do we celebrate St George’s Day? |
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Yorkshire |
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| What was invented by Yorkshireman Percy Shaw of Halifax in 1934? |
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| Centenarian Captain (now Colonel) Tom Moore has raised over £31 million for NHS charities by completing 100 lengths of his garden but how many yards long is his garden? |
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| Which famous Yorkshire villain was hung in York in 1739? |
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| How many branches of Betty’s tea rooms are there? |
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| Name Yorkshire’s Three Peaks (1 point each)? |
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| Where is the highest pub in Yorkshire? |
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| Which two famous bears can call Yorkshire their home? |
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| What gemstone was mined near Whitby? |
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| What ginger cake made using oatmeal and black treacle originates in the Leeds area? |
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| In 1980, which world famous TV series used Constable Burton Hall as the fictional home of Major Headingly? |
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| At the 2011 census, what was the population of Constable Burton? +/- 10 |
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Tie Breakers |
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| During the current crisis Boris Johnson has been chairing meetings of the COBRA committee, what does the acronym stand for? |
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| Which prominent local lady holds the position of Lord Lieutenant of North Yorkshire? |
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