Leicestershire Quiz Questions
Quiz I
- In September 2012 archaeologists announced the discovery of which king under a Leicester car park?
- What is the common symbol of the county council, Leicestershire County Cricket Club and Leicester City Football Club?
- First marketed in 1985 by Marlow Foods, which food brand gets its name from a Leicestershire village?
- Which town close to the Nottinghamshire border is the second largest settlement in Leicestershire?
- In 1841, which cabinet maker organised the first ever group travel by rail? This trip was from Leicester to Loughborough.
- Which Leicestershire zoo has the largest collection of monkeys and apes in the Western World?
- Which university is named after a 13th-century Earl of Leicester?
- Which town, 19 miles north-east of Leicester, is well-known for a culinary speciality?
- In May 1966, which Leicester born 16-year-old made his football debut for Leicester against Everton?
- Which museum and educational resource designed by Nicholas Grimshaw opened in 2001 and is clad with a semi-transparent 'pillows' design?
- Leicester Rugby Club plays its home matches at which stadium in the south of the city?
- The shopping park at the southern edge of the city of Leicester takes its name from which Roman road that runs through the county?
- Name the founder of the Religious Society of Friends who was born in Drayton-in-the-Clay, Leicestershire, in 1624?
- It was one of the greatest ever sporting achievements, in which year did Leicester win the Premier League?
- Who was born in 1967, grew up with his parents in Leicester before moving to Ashby-de-la-Zouch and had a love interest called Pandora?
Answers:
- Richard III
- Fox
- Quorn
- Loughborough
- Thomas Cook
- Twycross Zoo
- De Montfort University
- Melton Mowbray
- Peter Shilton
- The National Space Centre
- Welford Road Stadium
- Fosse (the road is called the Fosse Way and the shopping park is called Fosse Shopping Park)
- George Fox
- 2016
- Adrian Mole (a fictional character created by Sue Townsend)
Quiz II
- Which landlocked county bounded to the west and north by Leicestershire, is the smallest historic county in England?
- Ambion Hill was long considered to be the site of which battle?
- Which footballer was born on the 30th November, 1960, in Leicester?
- Thought to have been born at Bradgate Park in Leicestershire in October 1537, name the English noblewoman known as the "Nine Days Queen"?
- Which town became a possession of the La Zouche family during the reign of Henry III?
- Which breed of animal are English Leicester, Border Leicester and Bluefaced Leicester?
- Frances Pawlett, a cheese maker of Wymondham, Leicestershire, has traditionally been credited for setting which modern cheese's shape and style in the 1720s?
- Which market town on the edge of the National Forest is home to both the East Midlands Airport and a famous motorsport circuit?
- Which castle has been the seat of the Dukes of Rutland for over three centuries?
- Which "Street" was a football stadium which served as the home of Leicester City F.C. from 1891 until 2002?
- High Cross is the name given to the crossroads of which two Roman roads?
- Which English cricketer started his career with Leicestershire on 30 July 1975 and ended it in 1989 with a move to Hampshire?
- The world’s first computer programmer, was raised at Kirkby Mallory Hall in south Leicestershire - what was her name?
- Which British high-street retail chain started out in Charnwood Street, Leicester, in 1930?
- Which pop/rock group from Leicester was formed in 1973 by the union of two groups, Choise and the Golden Hammers?
- Which Leicester playwright and author had a short but highly influential public career from 1964 until his death in 1967, aged just 34? His works include the plays Loot and Entertaining Mr Sloane.
Answers:
- Rutland
- The Battle of Bosworth Field
- Gary Lineker
- Lady Jane Grey
- Ashby (now called Ashby-de-la-Zouch)
- Sheep
- Stilton
- Castle Donington
- Belvoir Castle
- Filbert Street
- Watling Street and Fosse Way
- David Gower
- Ada Lovelace
- Wilko
- Showaddywaddy
- Joe Orton
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