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Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How old will the Peak District National park be this year?

a)

60 years

b)

65 years

c)

70 years

d)

75 years

2.

How big is the Peak District National Park?

a)

967 square km

b)

1013 square km

c)

1437 square km

d)

1689 square km

3.

How much of the Peak District National Park is owned by the Peak District National Park Authority?

a)

100%

b)

50%

c)

15%

d)

5%

4.

How many people live in the Peak district National Park?

a)

10,000

b)

24,000

c)

38,000

d)

53,000

5.

Of the 1,600 miles of public rights of way (footpaths, bridleways and tracks) how many are officially accessible to disabled people?

a)

24 miles

b)

64 miles

c)

120 miles

d)

1600 miles

6.

Where does the name Peak come from?

a)

The Pecsaetan, an Anglo-Saxon tribe

b)

The mountainous countryside

c)

The view above the horizon

d)

The pre-eminence of the countryside

7.

Who is reputedly buried at Hathersage ?

a)

Robin Hood

b)

Little John

c)

Will Scarlett

d)

Maid Marian

8.

Which village's 14th century church is known as the 'Cathedral of the Peak'?

a)

Tideswell

b)

Ilam

c)

Tissington

d)

Great Hucklow

9.

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?

a)

Soaring Shaft

b)

Great Shaft

c)

Titan Shaft

d)

Towering Shaft

10.

Who wrote : "Do you know the filthy village of Glossop? It is inhabited entirely by savages" ?

a)

Nikolous Pevsner

b)

Evelyn Waugh

c)

Hilaire Bellock

d)

John Betjeman

11.

Andy Wilman was born in Glossop in 1962. What is his claim to fame?

a)

Writing Drop the Dead Donkey

b)

Co-creating of Top Gear

c)

Playing the keyboards in Soft Cell

d)

Winning the 5000 metres at the British Athletics Championship 1988

12.

How often was Elizabeth of Hardwick married?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

13.

Bess and Mary Queen of Scots worked together at Chatsworth to create something now on display in Norfolk. What was it?

a)

The Chatsworth Tablecloth

b)

The Derbyshire Bible

c)

The Oxburgh Hangings

d)

The Linton Wardrobe

14.

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?

a)

Awesome Houses

b)

Prodigy Houses

c)

Miracle Houses

d)

Wonder Houses

15.

Bess' son, Charles Cavendish rebuilt what?

a)

Chatsworth House

b)

Kedleston Hall

c)

Hardwick Hall

d)

Bolsover Castle

16.

Which founder of a world wide travel agency was born in Melbourne, Derbyshire, in 1808?

a)

Frederick Tui

b)

Thomas Cook

c)

Sir Henry Lunn

d)

Roy Thomson

17.

What is Thorpe Cloud?

a)

A Hill

b)

A Waterfall

c)

A River

d)

A Valley

18.

Which dark green, gelatinous, thixotropic substance was invented in 1947 by Audley Bowdler Williamson, an industrial chemist from Heanor, Derbyshire?

a)

Dreumex

b)

Permatex

c)

Swarfega

d)

Tough Stuff

19.

John Flamsteed, born in Denby in 1646, was England's first what?

a)

Master of the Crown Jewels

b)

Master of the Stool

c)

Surveyor of the King's Pictures

d)

Astronomer Royal

20.

What marking was invented in 1876 by the Liberal Member of Parliament for Derby?

a)

The Hall Mark

b)

The Plimsoll Line

c)

The Capacity Mark of alcohol measures

d)

The Trade Mark

21.

Can you name this bridge in Derbyshire?

a)

Charles Bridge

b)

Derwent Bridge

c)

Swarkestone Bridge

d)

Barton Bridge

22.

In 1932, the mass trespass of which Derbyshire mountain was seen as a precursor to the creation of the national parks?

a)

Mam Tor

b)

Bleaklow

c)

Chrome Hill

d)

Kinder Scout

23.

Which Derbyshire town was known as Aquae Arnemetiae (or 'spa of the goddess of the grove') to the Romans?

a)

Matlock

b)

Buxton

c)

Glossop

d)

Derby

24.

In the Douglas Adams and John Lloyd book 'The Meaning of Liff', what is a Glossop defined as?

a)

Resistant to advertising

b)

The vague uncomfortable feeling you get when sitting on a seat still warm from somebody else's bottom

c)

A globule of hot food which lands on your friends newly polished solid wood dining table

d)

One who washes up everything except the frying pan

25.

Which Derbyshire town's name could mean "carried burnt residue"

(a)  

26.

Which Derbyshire town's name could mean " Heavy male sheep"

(a)  

27.

Which Derbyshire town's name could mean "cook efficiently"

(a)  

28.

Which Derbyshire place name sounds like 100 units of US currency?

(a)  

29.

Which Derbyshire village is open all hours?

(a)  

30.

Which member of Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young was in the Hollies?

a)

Graham Nash

b)

Stephen Stills

c)

David Crosby

d)

Neil Young

31.

Which member of Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young was in the Byrds?

a)

David Crosby

b)

Stephen Stills

c)

Graham Nash

d)

Niel Young

32.

Which two members of Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young were in Buffalo Springfield?

a)

David Crosby

b)

Stephen Stills

c)

Graham Nash

d)

Neil Young

33.

Which member of Crosby , Stills, Nash and Young was born in Canada?

a)

David Crosby

b)

Stephen Stills

c)

Graham Nash

d)

Neil Young

34.

In what year did ABBA win the Eurovision Song Contest?

a)

1973

b)

1974

c)

1975

d)

1976

35.

Singer Anni-Frid Lyngstad was actually born in different country to the other band members. What is the name of that country?

a)

Finland

b)

Norway

c)

Denmark

d)

Germany

36.

Which city was the first to host the ABBA musical Mama Mia! in 1999?

a)

New York

b)

London

c)

Athens

d)

Stockholm

37.

Which pop star sampled the synthesizer melody from the ABBA song Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) in 2005?

a)

Rihanna

b)

Madonna

c)

Fergie

d)

Jennifer Lopez

38.

Which rock ‘n’ roll music label gave an unknown Elvis Presley his first deal?

a)

Atlantic

b)

Sun Records

c)

Chess

d)

Imperial

39.

Rock ‘n’ roll pianist Jerry Lee Lewis is known by which nickname?

a)

The King

b)

Piano Man

c)

The Killer

d)

The Boss

40.

In which country was Freddie Mercury born?

a)

India

b)

Zanzibar

c)

England

d)

Sri Lanka

41.

Brian May earned a PhD from Imperial College London in 2007 – in what subject?

a)

Music

b)

Astrophysics

c)

Hairdressing

d)

Mechanical Engineering

42.

Who sang with Freddie Mercury on the song "Barcelona"?

a)

Pink

b)

Luciano Pavarotti

c)

Montserrat Caballe

d)

Michael Jackson

43.

At Ealing College, Freddie rehearsed with a band called Smile . Which two members of Queen were in Smile?

a)

Roger Taylor

b)

John Deakon

c)

Brian May

44.

What is the name of Phil Spector's famous second wife?

a)

Annette

b)

Janis

c)

Veronica

d)

Rachelle

45.

Bertie Wooster's friend Tuppy Glossop is a member of which club?

a)

Whites

b)

The RAC

c)

The Drones Club

d)

The R&A

46.

Mrs Glossop is a character in which children's cartoon series?

a)

Alphabet Castle

b)

Ragtime

c)

Pigeon Street

d)

Bod

47.

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)

A Love Like Yours

b)

Do I Love You

c)

He's a Rebel

d)

To Know Him is to Love Him

48.

Phil Spector’s music with the Crystal, the Ronettes and others at that time, was known as what?

a)

The Wall of Sound

b)

Big Noise

c)

R&B

d)

Heavy Metal

49.

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.)

a)

The Best Part of Breaking Up

b)

River Deep Mountain High

c)

Walking in the Rain

d)

Baby I Love You

50.

Phil Spector was found guilty of the murder of which actress?

a)

Sharon Tate

b)

Lena Clarkson

c)

Ronni Chasen

d)

Barbara Colby

51.

"Space Oddity," initially released in 1969, told the story of astronaut Major Tom. He was referred to again in what 1980 single?

a)

Lets Dance

b)

Ashes to Ashes

c)

Life on Mars

d)

China Girl

52.

Where did the Spiders from Mars come from?

a)

Brixton

b)

Hull

c)

Hampstead

d)

Glossop

53.

David Bowie performed the song 'Under Pressure' with which other singer?

a)

Mick Jagger

b)

Elton John

c)

Freddie Mercury

d)

Cliff Richard

54.

'Hot Tramp, I Love You So' comes from which song?

a)

Soul Love

b)

Young Americans

c)

Golden Years

d)

Rebel Rebel

55.

In Anglo Saxon times, Derbyshire was part of which Kingdom?

a)

Mercia

b)

Strathclyde

c)

Wessex

d)

Northumbria

56.

What is this Cold War veteran?

a)

Avro Vulcan

b)

Vickers Valiant

c)

English Electric Canberra

d)

Handley Page Victor

57.

What is this Cold War veteran?

a)

Lockheed Starfighter

b)

Gloucester Javelin

c)

McDonnell Douglas Phantom

d)

Douglass Skyhawk

58.

What is this Cold War Veteren?

a)

Mig 21

b)

Sukhoi SU 23

c)

Tupolev Bear

d)

Antonov An2

59.

What is this cold war veteran?

a)

Gloucester Meteor

b)

Hawker Hunter

c)

Panavia Tornado

d)

English Electric Lightning

60.

What is this Cold War veteran?

a)

Dassault Mirage IV

b)

Breguet Super Etandard

c)

Sud Aviation Vautor

d)

Dassault Mystere