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1. Where would you find 'Whip Ma Whop Ma
Gate?'
In York, it is the name of a street
2. Which famous composer was born in
Bradford?
Frederick Delius
3. Where is the oldest Fish & Chip Shop
in the world?
Yeadon, near Leeds
4. Who discovered oxygen?
Joseph Priestley
5. Born in Hull, he led the cause for
the abolition of slavery in the UK
William Wilberforce
6. Who 'signed' his furniture with a
mouse?
Robert 'Mousey' Thompson of Kilburn
7. Where is England's oldest chemist
shop?
Knaresborough
8. Who was Harry Ramsden's famous
nephew?
Harry Corbett of Sooty fame
9. The eccentric Percy Shaw invented
what?
The reflective road studs known as
'Cat's eyes'
10. From Wensleydale, he translated The
Bible to English
Miles Coverdale
11. World famous furniture maker Thomas
Chippendale was born here
Otley, near Leeds
12. Where are the HQ of Yorkshire County
Cricket Club?
Headingley, Leeds
13. Where were the Bronté sisters born?
Thornton, Bradford
14. What is Yorkshire's highest
mountain?
(pre 1974 - Mickle Fell, 2,585 feet,
now - Whernside, 2,415 feet. Accept either answer)
15. Where was Guy Fawkes born?
York, in 1570
16. From Settle, he was the founder of
the N.S.P.C.C.
Benjamin Waugh
17. Name the highest Public House in
England
Tan Hill Inn, 1,732 feet
18. York has had 3 previous names, name
2 of them
Eboracum, Eoferwic & Jorvik
19. David Hockney, world famous artist
was born here
Bradford
20. What is Yorkshire's 'National
Anthem'?
'On Ilkla Moor Baht 'At'
Score:
16 - 20: You are a true Tyke, Yorkshire Born & Bred!
11 - 15: Award yourself a Yorkshire Pudding!
6 - 10: You
are in danger of being mistaken for a Southerner!
0 - 5: You
should be exiled to Lancashire!
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