‘Monday Mind Workout’ – Monday 20th July 2020 | Caring Together in Woodhouse and Little London

Dear all, this week’s ‘Monday Mind Workout’ is from Leeds Civic Trust, and is all about Leeds 🙂

1893 1897 1903 1907

Cluedo was made here in Leeds, at the old Waddington’s works, can you name all six of the suspects? Point for each.
What caused Riots in Leeds in 1865?

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

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

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

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

To the nearest meter, how tall is Bridgewater Place?
Leeds United was formed in 1920 – what was the name of the Leeds team that preceded them?
The famous ‘Live at Leeds’ album recorded by The Who at the University of Leeds Refectory was almost recorded in which city?
Who was known as the Sultan of Leeds?
When did the last tram run in Leeds?
Benjamin Latrobe was an architect, born in Fulneck in the 1700’s. Which American building did he help design?
Leeds born comedian Leigh Francis is better known as?
Geoffrey Anketell Studder Kennedy was better known as?
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

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