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Big Burnley Quiz

Big Burnley Quiz. Tuesday 26 th November 2008 Burnley Town Hall. In 2008 the population of Burnley is just over 85,000- but what was it in 1901?. A 15,000 B 45,000 C 75,000 D 115,000. Which of these acting Sirs was born in Burnley?. A: Sir Roger Moore. B: Sir Ben Kingsley.

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Big Burnley Quiz

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  1. Big Burnley Quiz Tuesday 26th November 2008 Burnley Town Hall

  2. In 2008 the population of Burnley is just over 85,000- but what was it in 1901? A 15,000 B 45,000 C 75,000 D 115,000

  3. Which of these acting Sirs was born in Burnley? A: Sir Roger Moore B: Sir Ben Kingsley C: Sir Ian McKellen D: Sir Ralph Richardson

  4. On the 6th December 2008, the Mid Pennine Gallery will open an exhibition about what? B: Weavers Triangle C: Ormerod House A: Towneley Hall D: Turf Moor

  5. What date is Lancashire Day? A: 27th September C: 27th November B: 27th October D: 27th December

  6. Which Burnley park is this describing?“A former Edwardian park, retains most original features; boating lake, Italian gardens, ranger centre and playground.” A: Thompson Park B: Queens Park C: Scott Park D: Towneley

  7. Along with Burnley, which 5 North West football teams were founder members of the football league in 1888? (6 of 12) Choose from: Accrington, Barrow, Blackburn, Bolton, Bury, Carlisle, Everton, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Preston NE, Stockport County

  8. How are these names significant to local heritage?Southerns, Device, Device, Device, Whittle, Redferne, Bulcock, Bulcock, Nutter, Hewitt, Gray, Preston A: It is Burnley F.C.s first ever line up B: They are the first 12 mayors of Burnley C: Burnley singers in Last Choir Standing D: They are the Pendle witches

  9. What is the name of this Panopticon that can be found just of J10 of the M65? B: ‘Tom’s midnight garden’ C: ‘Judder Man’ A: ‘Singing, Ringing Tree’ D: ‘Abandon all hope ye who enter’

  10. Which blues singer performed at the first Burnley blues festival in 1988 and returned again this year? A: Little Willie Littlefield B: Big Willie Bighorn C: Big Billy Littleton D: Little Billy Biggins

  11. Why was Burnley resident Joseph Rendle arrested and fined in the 1920s? A: He was a well known local cat burglar B: He went round impersonating a Victoria Cross winner with the same surname C: He was a cross dresser by the name of Josephine D: He streaked at Turf Moor

  12. Established 50 years ago this year, Burnley’s twin town Vitry is a suburb of which French City? A: Marseille B: Montpelier C: Paris D: Nimes

  13. In which year was Burnley town hall built? A: 1808 C: 1888 B: 1848 D: 1908

  14. Which 2 Coronation Street characters were (in real life) born in Burnley? A: Vikram Desai & Sarah Louise Platt B: Claire Peacock and Norris Cole C: Ken Barlow & Deidre Rachid D: Roy Cropper and Fiz Brown

  15. Opened in 1853 Hapton Valley Colliery,the last deep coal mine in the Burnley area closed in which year? A: Feb 1981 C: Feb 1987 B: Feb 1984 D: Feb 1991

  16. Which Burnley building opened in 1855 was designed by the Todmorden architect James Green? A: Burnley Mechanics Institute B: Towneley Hall C: The Michelin factory D: Burnley train station

  17. Shahid Malik the MP for Dewsbury was born in Burnley. What is his historic claim to fame? A: First serving MP to climb Everest B: He has the largest ever majority in Parliament C: Won the closest seat in the 2005 election D: First British Muslim to be made a Minister in any British Government

  18. When did the Pendle Witch Trials take place? A: 1562 C: 1662 B: 1612 D: 1712

  19. What does the following phrase in Lancashire dialect mean?Dust want a leather 'n' timber kiss? B: I shall crack my whip and get annoyed if you do that again! A: Shall I polish your shoes for you sir? C: Keep your train of argument and I shall be forced to kick you with my clogs on? D: I love you and I want kiss you with my working class millworkers face!

  20. Which canal runs through Burnley? A: Leeds and Liverpool B: Manchester Ship Canal C: Rochdale D: Bridgewater

  21. What caused 3,000 mill workers in Burnley to become unemployed by March 1862 ?(The rest were working part-time and by the end of the year over 9,000 were out-of-work.) A: Irish Potato Famine C: Mill Fires B: American Civil War D: Economic downturn

  22. The End! • Swap your sheets with the team next to you while we give you the answers!

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