A Yorkshire Miscellany Trivia Quiz

Answer: Goathland

Goathland was also the location for the popular television series "Heartbeat".

It followed the local constabulary as they carried out their duties in their community.

Visitors to Goathland can still enjoy a meal/drink in "The Aidensfield Arms" (The Goathland Hotel) and visit "Scripps Garage".

Answer: Ouse and Foss

York is a popular destination for tourists from across the world.

It is home to The National Railway Museum, The Jorvik Centre, The Shambles, Clifford's Tower and, of course, York Minster.

Answer: Dalby

Dalby forest covers 8000 acres and is situated on the southern slopes of the North Yorkshire Moors National Park.

Answer: Scarborough

The bench is 139 metres long (about the same length as 12 double decker buses parked end to end).

Built by William Bell in 1883, for the North Eastern Railway, to accommodate the huge number of tourists who were visiting Scarborough to take advantage of the Spa waters.

It has recently undergone a £14,500 refurbishment to ensure its future for the next 50 years.

Answer: Old Trafford

Old Trafford is the home of Manchester United.

Bradford City play their home games at Valley Parade, Sheffield Wednesday play at Hillsborough and Leeds United play at Elland Road.

Answer: Whernside

Whernside is the highest peak at 736 metres.

The mountains of Whernside, Ingleborough and Pen-Y-Ghent are known collective as The Three Peaks.

Entrants taking part in The Three Peaks Challenge need to climb the three peaks in under 12 hours.

Answer: North Sea

Between March and October each year, the chalk cliffs at Bempton are the home for up to half a million seabirds.

Gannets, Puffins and Guillemots are some of the species that can be seen at the RSPB Nature Reserve, which overlooks the North Sea.

Answer: Curd Tart

Curd Tarts were traditionally made at Withsuntide when many Yorkshire towns and villages held fairs and festivals.

Originally, the filling for the tart was made using "beestings" (the first rich milk from newly calved cows) but curd cheese is used nowadays.

Answer: Oliver Cromwell

It is named after Oliver Cromwell as it is believed that he sited some guns on the Mount during the Civil War.

Oliver's Mount is an area of high ground in Scarborough and offers an excellent vantage point for views of the town and out to sea.

It has, amongst other things, a monument to the war dead, football pitches and caravan and camping sites.

It it probably best known for the motorbike races that have taken place there since 1946.

Answer: Ure

From its source (at High Abbotside in Richmondshire, North Yorkshire) to the point where it becomes the River Ouse, it is approximately 74 miles long.

Answer: North Yorkshire Moors and Yorkshire Dales

The North Yorkshire Moors cover an area of 1430 square kilometres and has one of the largest expanses of heather in the UK.

The Moors were designated as a national park in 1952.

The Yorkshire Dales cover an area of 2179 square kilometres and became a national park in 1954.

The area has one of the largest limescale caving systems in the UK.

Answer: Tadcaster

Tadcaster is home to Samuel Smith's, John Smith's and Coors breweries.

Sam Smith's was founded in 1758 and is the oldest brewery in England.

Answer: Ribblehead Viaduct

The 24 arch viaduct stands 104 feet above the Moor.

When the viaduct was being constructed many workers lost their lives leading to the railway company paying for an extension to the graveyard.

In December 1983, British Rail announced plans to close The Settle to Carlisle Line.

Campaigners fought to save the line and it was reprieved.

Answer: York

The City of York had been protected by walls since Roman times.

The walls (known as York City Walls, The Bar Walls or The Roman Walls) are a Grade 1 listed structure.

York has more miles of intact walls than any other city in England.

Answer: God's Own Country

The initial letters to each of the answers to questions 1 to 14 will also give you the answer.

It is said that there are more acres in "God's Own Country" than there are words in the Bible.