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Yorkshire Trivia

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which river runs through Leeds?

a)

Ouse

b)

Aire

c)

Ure

d)

Derwent

2.

Sheffield has more what per person than any other European city?

a)
b)
c)
d)
3.

Where was this photo taken?

a)

York

b)

Wakefield

c)

Bradford

d)

Sheffield

4.

Yorkshire Day is the 1st of which month?

a)

July

b)

August

c)

September

d)

October

5.

Which Spice Girl is from Leeds?

a)
b)
c)
d)
6.

Which of these is not one of the historic Yorkshire Ridings?

a)

North Riding

b)

South Riding

c)

West Riding

d)

East Riding

7.

Which Yorkshire castle is this?

a)

Scarborough Castle

b)

Skipton Castle

c)

Helmsley Castle

d)

Bolton Castle

8.

According to the ONS Census (2011) what is the population of Yorkshire?

a)

6.1 million

b)

4.9 million

c)

5.3 million

d)

4.5 million

9.

Where was Jeremy Clarkson born?

a)

Wakefield

b)

Doncaster

c)

Rotherham

d)

Barnsley

10.

If Yorkshire was an independent country, how many Gold medals would it have won in the 2012 Olympics?

a)

4

b)

5

c)

6

d)

7

11.

Where would you find a "ginnel"?

a)

In the sewers

b)

On the moors

c)

Beneath a tree

d)

Between two houses

12.

Which Pop Idol sensation was born in Bradford?

a)
b)
c)
d)
13.

What is this landmark?

a)

Thirsk White Horse

b)

Holmfirth White Horse

c)

Kilburn White Horse

d)

The Cow of Hebden Bridge

14.

Which of these bands is not from Yorkshire?

a)

Pulp

b)

Arctic Monkeys

c)

The Darkness

d)

Kaiser Chiefs

15.

In 2008, the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) provided a ruling on the acceptable dimensions of a Yorkshire pudding.


What is their minimum height for a Yorkshire pudding?

a)

3 inches

b)

4 inches

c)

5 inches

d)

6 inches