The North Yorkshire Quiz

See if you can answer these trivia questions about God's Own County.

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Last updated: April 16, 2022

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Hint	Answer
What is the county town of North Yorkshire?	Northallerton
What is the largest settlement by population?	York
And the second largest?	Middlesbrough
Which two National Parks are wholly or partly in North Yorkshire?	The Yorkshire Dales
	The North York Moors
Which North Yorkshire city is also one of the smallest in England?	Ripon
Which town beginning with H is famous for its spa waters?	Harrogate
The flag of North Yorkshire features the white rose and what colour background?	Green
Which castle was King Richard III's home for much of his life?	Middleham Castle
Which prophetess is associated with a cave near Knaresborough?	Mother Shipton
Which seaside town is associated with Dracula?	Whitby
Which river begins in Beckermonds and joins the Ouse at Cawood?	The Wharfe
Which deserted mediaeval village in the Wolds is considered the most famous in England?	Wharram Percy

Level 68

Apr 12, 2016

Great quiz!

Level 56

Apr 29, 2020

Can we have a misspelling allowance in Wharram Percy? I put Wharam, then Warram and then gave up. Nice quiz though!

Level 83

Apr 30, 2020

Wharam would have worked, but I've added Waram, thanks for that!

Level 74

Jan 2, 2021

You should merge the National Park question with the empty box. To be able to do that, you have to switch to manual mode and then the option will appear to merge. Then click in the National Park box, select down in the options for merging direction and merge the cells.

Level 39

Apr 16, 2022

York is a City

Level 83

Apr 16, 2022

I put 'town' so it wouldn't be as obvious, given there are only two cities in North Yorkshire. Maybe 'settlement' would be better?

Level 44

Dec 24, 2022

You're wrong

Level 83

Dec 25, 2022

...on what?