Statistics for York Trivia

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This quiz has been taken 263 times
The average score is 14 of 22

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
Main river that runs through the city	Ouse	97%
Viking name for the city	Jorvik	84%
Catholic plotter born in York	Guy Fawkes	78%
Medieval street that used to be home to many butchers' shops; now a tourist hotspot	The Shambles	77%
Place of worship that has existed in some form since at least 627 CE	York Minster	77%
Tributary of that river	Foss	76%
Rival of the House of York in the Wars of the Roses	House of Lancaster	76%
The city has two universities: the University of York, and York __ ____ University	St John	76%
Roman name for the city	Eboracum	75%
Name any of the four 'bars,' or gateways, that allow access through the city walls	Bootham \| Micklegate \| Monk \| Walmgate	73%
Visitor who was the victim of an attempted egging in 2022	King Charles III	72%
Highwayman hanged at York in 1739	Dick Turpin	71%
Sport that takes place at a venue on the Knavesmire	Horse racing	70%
Due to its 'dark' past, the city has been dubbed the most _______ in Europe	Haunted	68%
Group of people who were massacred at York Castle in 1190	Jews	68%
Confectioner and philanthropist who pioneered studies of urban poverty	Joseph Rowntree	67%
Roman proclaimed emperor in York in 306 CE who later converted to Christianity	Constantine the Great	63%
1066 battle that took place east of the city	Battle of Stamford Bridge	61%
Residence of the Archbishop of York	Bishopthorpe Palace	28%
Building that was constructed in the 1400s, was heavily damaged during the Blitz, and now hosts meetings of York Council	Guildhall	26%
Teacher and theologian who became an important figure in the court of Charlemagne	Alcuin	15%
1644 battle that took place west of the city	Battle of Marston Moor	14%