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Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 33mins
How old will the Peak District National park be this year?
60 years
65 years
70 years
75 years
How big is the Peak District National Park?
967 square km
1013 square km
1437 square km
1689 square km
How much of the Peak District National Park is owned by the Peak District National Park Authority?
100%
50%
15%
5%
How many people live in the Peak district National Park?
10,000
24,000
38,000
53,000
Of the 1,600 miles of public rights of way (footpaths, bridleways and tracks) how many are officially accessible to disabled people?
24 miles
64 miles
120 miles
1600 miles
Where does the name Peak come from?
The Pecsaetan, an Anglo-Saxon tribe
The mountainous countryside
The view above the horizon
The pre-eminence of the countryside
Who is reputedly buried at Hathersage ?
Robin Hood
Little John
Will Scarlett
Maid Marian
Which village's 14th century church is known as the 'Cathedral of the Peak'?
Tideswell
Ilam
Tissington
Great Hucklow
What is the name of the largest known shaft of any cave in the British Isles, discovered Jan 1st 1999 by local cavers at Castleton?
Soaring Shaft
Great Shaft
Titan Shaft
Towering Shaft
Who wrote : "Do you know the filthy village of Glossop? It is inhabited entirely by savages" ?
Nikolous Pevsner
Evelyn Waugh
Hilaire Bellock
John Betjeman
Andy Wilman was born in Glossop in 1962. What is his claim to fame?
Writing Drop the Dead Donkey
Co-creating of Top Gear
Playing the keyboards in Soft Cell
Winning the 5000 metres at the British Athletics Championship 1988
How often was Elizabeth of Hardwick married?
2
3
4
5
Bess and Mary Queen of Scots worked together at Chatsworth to create something now on display in Norfolk. What was it?
The Chatsworth Tablecloth
The Derbyshire Bible
The Oxburgh Hangings
The Linton Wardrobe
Hardwick Hall is one of a number of "noble palaces of an awesome scale" built between1570 to 1620. These include Longleat and Burghley House. What are they collectively known as?
Awesome Houses
Prodigy Houses
Miracle Houses
Wonder Houses
Bess' son, Charles Cavendish rebuilt what?
Chatsworth House
Kedleston Hall
Hardwick Hall
Bolsover Castle
Which founder of a world wide travel agency was born in Melbourne, Derbyshire, in 1808?
Frederick Tui
Thomas Cook
Sir Henry Lunn
Roy Thomson
What is Thorpe Cloud?
A Hill
A Waterfall
A River
A Valley
Which dark green, gelatinous, thixotropic substance was invented in 1947 by Audley Bowdler Williamson, an industrial chemist from Heanor, Derbyshire?
Dreumex
Permatex
Swarfega
Tough Stuff
John Flamsteed, born in Denby in 1646, was England's first what?
Master of the Crown Jewels
Master of the Stool
Surveyor of the King's Pictures
Astronomer Royal
What marking was invented in 1876 by the Liberal Member of Parliament for Derby?
The Hall Mark
The Plimsoll Line
The Capacity Mark of alcohol measures
The Trade Mark
Can you name this bridge in Derbyshire?
Charles Bridge
Derwent Bridge
Swarkestone Bridge
Barton Bridge
In 1932, the mass trespass of which Derbyshire mountain was seen as a precursor to the creation of the national parks?
Mam Tor
Bleaklow
Chrome Hill
Kinder Scout
Which Derbyshire town was known as Aquae Arnemetiae (or 'spa of the goddess of the grove') to the Romans?
Matlock
Buxton
Glossop
Derby
In the Douglas Adams and John Lloyd book 'The Meaning of Liff', what is a Glossop defined as?
Resistant to advertising
The vague uncomfortable feeling you get when sitting on a seat still warm from somebody else's bottom
A globule of hot food which lands on your friends newly polished solid wood dining table
One who washes up everything except the frying pan
Which Derbyshire town's name could mean "carried burnt residue"
(a)
Which Derbyshire town's name could mean " Heavy male sheep"
(a)
Which Derbyshire town's name could mean "cook efficiently"
(a)
Which Derbyshire place name sounds like 100 units of US currency?
(a)
Which Derbyshire village is open all hours?
(a)
Which member of Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young was in the Hollies?
Graham Nash
Stephen Stills
David Crosby
Neil Young
Which member of Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young was in the Byrds?
David Crosby
Stephen Stills
Graham Nash
Niel Young
Which two members of Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young were in Buffalo Springfield?
David Crosby
Stephen Stills
Graham Nash
Neil Young
Which member of Crosby , Stills, Nash and Young was born in Canada?
David Crosby
Stephen Stills
Graham Nash
Neil Young
In what year did ABBA win the Eurovision Song Contest?
1973
1974
1975
1976
Singer Anni-Frid Lyngstad was actually born in different country to the other band members. What is the name of that country?
Finland
Norway
Denmark
Germany
Which city was the first to host the ABBA musical Mama Mia! in 1999?
New York
London
Athens
Stockholm
Which pop star sampled the synthesizer melody from the ABBA song Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) in 2005?
Rihanna
Madonna
Fergie
Jennifer Lopez
Which rock ‘n’ roll music label gave an unknown Elvis Presley his first deal?
Atlantic
Sun Records
Chess
Imperial
Rock ‘n’ roll pianist Jerry Lee Lewis is known by which nickname?
The King
Piano Man
The Killer
The Boss
In which country was Freddie Mercury born?
India
Zanzibar
England
Sri Lanka
Brian May earned a PhD from Imperial College London in 2007 – in what subject?
Music
Astrophysics
Hairdressing
Mechanical Engineering
Who sang with Freddie Mercury on the song "Barcelona"?
Pink
Luciano Pavarotti
Montserrat Caballe
Michael Jackson
At Ealing College, Freddie rehearsed with a band called Smile . Which two members of Queen were in Smile?
Roger Taylor
John Deakon
Brian May
What is the name of Phil Spector's famous second wife?
Annette
Janis
Veronica
Rachelle
Bertie Wooster's friend Tuppy Glossop is a member of which club?
Whites
The RAC
The Drones Club
The R&A
Mrs Glossop is a character in which children's cartoon series?
Alphabet Castle
Ragtime
Pigeon Street
Bod
Phil Spector’s first hit as an artist, producer and writer, was with the Teddy Bears. The song was inspired by the inscription on his father’s headstone. What was the song?
A Love Like Yours
Do I Love You
He's a Rebel
To Know Him is to Love Him
Phil Spector’s music with the Crystal, the Ronettes and others at that time, was known as what?
The Wall of Sound
Big Noise
R&B
Heavy Metal
Which single marked the beginning of the end for Phil Spector's golden age. It only reached No.88 in the American charts in 1966? (but it did score a No.3 in the UK.)
The Best Part of Breaking Up
River Deep Mountain High
Walking in the Rain
Baby I Love You
Phil Spector was found guilty of the murder of which actress?
Sharon Tate
Lena Clarkson
Ronni Chasen
Barbara Colby
"Space Oddity," initially released in 1969, told the story of astronaut Major Tom. He was referred to again in what 1980 single?
Lets Dance
Ashes to Ashes
Life on Mars
China Girl
Where did the Spiders from Mars come from?
Brixton
Hull
Hampstead
Glossop
David Bowie performed the song 'Under Pressure' with which other singer?
Mick Jagger
Elton John
Freddie Mercury
Cliff Richard
'Hot Tramp, I Love You So' comes from which song?
Soul Love
Young Americans
Golden Years
Rebel Rebel
In Anglo Saxon times, Derbyshire was part of which Kingdom?
Mercia
Strathclyde
Wessex
Northumbria
What is this Cold War veteran?
Avro Vulcan
Vickers Valiant
English Electric Canberra
Handley Page Victor
What is this Cold War veteran?
Lockheed Starfighter
Gloucester Javelin
McDonnell Douglas Phantom
Douglass Skyhawk
What is this Cold War Veteren?
Mig 21
Sukhoi SU 23
Tupolev Bear
Antonov An2
What is this cold war veteran?
Gloucester Meteor
Hawker Hunter
Panavia Tornado
English Electric Lightning
What is this Cold War veteran?
Dassault Mirage IV
Breguet Super Etandard
Sud Aviation Vautor
Dassault Mystere
