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A Quiz About York - Statistics
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This quiz has been taken 325 times
5 since last reset
- The average score is 22 of 30
Answer Stats
| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
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| Notorious highwayman hanged at York in 1739 | Dick Turpin | 100%
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| Roman name for the city | Eboracum | 100%
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| Famous record-breaking train housed at the National Railway Museum | Mallard | 100%
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| Viking name for the city | Jorvik | 100%
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| Major river | Ouse | 100%
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| Famous confectionary companies both founded by men called Joseph | Rowntree's | 100%
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| Medieval street once home to many butcher's shops; now a tourist hotspot | The Shambles | 100%
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| Place of worship that has existed in some form since at least 627 AD | York Minster | 100%
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| Term for the four gateways in the city's walls; e.g. Micklegate ___ | Bars | 80%
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| Roman proclaimed emperor in York in 306 AD who converted to Christianity | Constantine the Great | 80%
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| Tributary of that river | Foss | 80%
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| Catholic plotter born in York | Guy Fawkes | 80%
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| Due to its 'dark' past, the city has been dubbed the most _______ in Europe | Haunted | 80%
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| Sport that takes place on the Knavesmire | Horse racing | 80%
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| Rival of the House of York in the Wars of the Roses | House of Lancaster | 80%
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| People who committed mass suicide in 1190 rather than be killed by a mob | Jews | 80%
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| One of the city's two universities | York {St} {John} University | 80%
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| 1066 battle that took place east of the city | Battle of {Stamford} {Bridge} | 60%
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| Visitor who was the victim of an attempted egging in 2022 | Charles III | 60%
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| Prominent landmark; the keep of York Castle | Clifford's Tower | 60%
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| Suburban village home to the University of York campus | Heslington | 60%
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| Western suburb home to a restored 18th-century windmill | Holgate | 60%
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| Oscar-winning actress from Heworth; often called a 'national treasure' | Judi Dench | 60%
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| Model workers' village founded by the former of those confectioners | New {Earswick} | 60%
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| 8th-century theologian who taught at the court of Charlemagne | Alcuin | 40%
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| 1644 battle that took place west of the city | Battle of {Marston} {Moor} | 40%
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| Residence of the Archbishop of York | Bishopthorpe Palace | 40%
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| Celtic tribe that occupied the area prior to the Roman occupation | Brigantes | 40%
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| Term for the city's four areas of open, undeveloped land; e.g. Walmgate _____ | Strays | 40%
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| Famous confectionary companies both founded by men called Joseph | Terry's | 40%
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