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Yorkshire A-Z

For each letter A-Z, guess the answer that relates to Yorkshire
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Clue
Answer
A
Month in which Yorkshire Day is celebrated
August
B
Battle where Richard III was killed
Bosworth
C
Device invented by Halifax's Percy Shaw in 1934
Cat's Eyes
D
Town with Robin Hood Airport
Doncaster
E
Roman name for York
Eboracum
F
English Catholic who planned the Gunpowder Plot of 1605: Guy ______
Fawkes
G
The original Harry Ramsden's fish and chip shop is in which town
Guiseley
H
Football stadium with the biggest seating capacity
Hillsborough Stadium
I
Moor featured in the song "On Ilkla Moor Baht 'at"
Ilkley
J
Viking name for Yorkshire
Jórvík
K
The last deep coal mine in Britain
Kellingley Colliery
L
Pontefract cakes are a type of small black sweet with what flavour
Liquorice
M
The Yorkshire Sculpture Park is home to many bronzes created by this sculptor: Henry _____
Moore
N
National park containing Eskdale
North York Moors
O
Main river through York
Ouse
P
Gingerbread cake traditionally made with black treacle
Parkin
Q
Home of Black Dyke Mills
Queensbury
R
Crop grown in a triangle between Wakefield, Morley and Rothwell
Rhubarb
S
The Steel City
Sheffield
T
Race whose Grand Depart 2014 was staged in Yorkshire
Tour de France
U
Yorkshire has 12 of these higher education institutions
Universities
V
Yorkshire cricketer captained England to an Ashes victory in 2005: Michael ________
Vaughan
W
Prime minister from Huddersfield:Harold _______
Wilson
X
X-men character played by Mirfield's Patrick Stewart: Charles ______
Xavier
Y
Staple of the traditional Sunday roast
Yorkshire Pudding
Z
Flamingo Land in Malton is a themepark and ___
Zoo
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3 Comments
CaoMaru
+1
Level 49
Jun 1, 2018
Guiseley is misspelt. But fun quiz otherwise.
DE60
+2
Level 68
Jun 9, 2018
Oops, thanks for letting me know. Updated it now
THTB
+1
Level 46
Nov 21, 2023
Why do none of these Yorkshire quizzes accept "donny" as a type-in for Doncaster
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