1. Leeds gained its city status in which year?

 1893       1897     1903    1907    answer  1893

2. Cluedo was made here in Leeds, at the old Waddington’s works, can you name all six of the suspects? Point for each.

• Miss Scarlett is red.
• Rev. Green  is green.
• Colonel Mustard is yellow.
• Professor Plum is purple.
• Mrs. Peacock is blue.
• Mrs. White is white.

3. What caused Riots in Leeds in 1865?

Breweries running out of ale             Beef dripping theft                 Rats found in a butcher shop

Answer:  Beef dripping theft

4. Filmed in Leeds, Emmerdale is one of the countries longest running soaps with the first episode broadcast in 1972. But which year did a plane crash into the village?

1991      1993      1995      1997      Answer:  1993

5. On the 5 July 2014, Leeds hosted the Grand Depart of the Tour de France. Over 3.3 million people lined the routes as the tour passed through Yorkshire. But can you guess  how many traffic cones lined the route?

20,000       30,000       40,000       50,000   Answer: 30,000

6. Equivalent to filling 42 Olympic sized swimming pools. How many pints of beer did Tetley’s brewery sell in 2006?

125 million 145 million 165 million 185 million   Answer: 185 million

7. To the nearest meter, how tall is Bridgewater Place?      110metres
8. Leeds United was formed in 1920 – what was the name of the Leeds team that preceded them?

Leeds City (dissolved in 1919 after financial irregularities)

9. The famous ‘Live at Leeds’ album recorded by The Who at the University of Leeds Refectory was almost recorded in which city?      Hull
10. Who was known as the Sultan of Leeds?  Charles Wilson MP (1859–1930)
11. When did the last tram run in Leeds?   Saturday 7 November 1959. The last tram in Leeds was No. 187 and ran from Cross Gates to Swinegate
12. Benjamin Latrobe was an architect, born in Fulneck in the 1700’s. Which American building did he help design?    The White House
13. Leeds born comedian Leigh Francis is better known as?  Keith  Lemon
14. Geoffrey Anketell Studder Kennedy was better known as?  Woodbine Willie (he was a World War 1 chaplain who used to hand out cigarettes to troops)
15. Possibly the first ever reality tv series in the UK, Jimmy’s captured life in St James’s Hospital. When was it first broadcast?          1985     1987      1989        1991    Answer 1987

Can you work out the names of the areas of Leeds?

16. Wasp-ish/Very Heavy       Beeston
17. Stunner/Small Island     Belle Isle
18. Stop/not-off     Halton
19. Come first/farm entrance      Whingate
20. Unhappy/colour      Cross Green
21. Bake / rise       Cookridge
22. Can / Mound     Tinshill
23. Snooze/Chop    Kippax
24. Slay/Stream    Killingbeck
25. Worship/Urban     Chapeltown

Thank you Leeds Civic Trust 🙂