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Yorkshire Quiz

Ey-up duck it's a quiz about the largest and greatest county in the UK, that there Yorkshire.
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Last updated: August 23, 2019
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First submittedAugust 22, 2019
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Nickname of Yorkshire
God's Own County
Cycle race that passes through every year, rendering all the roads useless
Tour De Yorkshire
Most Populous City
Leeds
Birthplace of Jeremy Clarkson
Doncaster
Somehow the City of Culture in 2017
Hull
Venice of the North
York
York's main river
Ouse
River confluence with the above
Foss
The hive of scum and villainy that borders the motherland to the west
Lancashire
Nectar of the gods
Gravy
A sunday roast is incomplete without at least one of these bad boys
Yorkshire Pudding
A yorkshireman's best friend
Whippet
Lord Of The Rings and Game of Thrones actor who likes the word 'Bastard'
Sean Bean
2012 Sheffield-born Women's Olympic Champion Heptathlete
Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill
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To me, to you
The Chuckle Brothers
Famous mid-2000's Sheffield-based rock band, hits including 'I bet that you look good on the dancefloor' and 'Do I wanna know?'
Arctic Monkeys
Leeds-based band famous for the 80's hit: Tainted Love
Soft Cell
Former national treasure who turned out to be a nonce
Jimmy Saville
Ex Saturday Kitchen host and Chef from Malton
James Martin
Diagon Alley
The Shambles
Where Heartbeat was filmed
Goathland
Situated in North Yorkshire, this 'place like no other' stately home was the setting for the book and TV show adaptation, Brideshead Revisited.
Castle Howard
York-based 90's Britpop band, their most popular hit being: Chasing Rainbows
Shed Seven
If tha' does 'owt for nowt, do it for
Thi'sen
Yorkshire slang for an alleyway
Snicket or Ginnel
Cafe in York's city centre that always has a queue
Betty's
Hull based MC character who once kicked a pigeon
MC Devvo
3 Comments
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Level 77
Aug 23, 2019
I tried both snicket and ginnel and neither were accepted.
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Level 34
Aug 28, 2019
sorting it now x
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Level 43
Oct 19, 2021
same i put ginnel wasnt accepted

also put jessica ennis and it didnt accept it, i reckon it should do