Well versed in the culture of our town? Test your knowledge in these 28 questions set by HCS chairman David Wyles
HCS QUIZ: CULTURE
1. Known as ‘The Factory King’ who was leader of the campaign against child labour?
2. Whose 1965 oil painting of Chapel Hill can be seen at Huddersfield Art Gallery?
3. Who wrote about ‘Bruddersfield’, a thinly disguised amalgam of Huddersfield and Bradford?
4. On what street is Huddersfield’s Hindu Temple?
5. Who said, ‘I rode over the mountains to Huddersfield. A wilder people I never saw in England ..... they seemed ready to devour us’?
6. Who performed at Ivanhoe’s nightclub (their last UK performance) on Christmas Day 1977?
7. Who was ‘The Yorkshire Queen of Song’?
8. Who said, ‘A town of great character and Georgian and Victorian beauty ..... A sort of Athens on the steep slopes of the River Colne.’?
9. A pillar by the side of the ring road by Lidl, commemorates which organist who became President of the Royal College of Organists?
10. Who said, ‘If I had £20,000 and wanted to have a very jolly time I do not think I would come to Huddersfield.’?
HCS QUIZ: TRANSPORT
1. The M62 has the honour of being the highest motorway in the UK. Within 20 metres what is its highest point?
2. And what date was the motorway finally completed?
3. When was Huddersfield Railway Station opened?
4. Name one of the two rail companies whose logos are above the Head of Steam and the King’s Head?
5. Which Huddersfield vehicle manufacturer produced light commercial vehicles, trolley buses, three-wheeler ‘Cob’ tractors and a hybrid bus, capable of running on road and rail?
6. How many arches has Lockwood viaduct?
7. When did the last trolleybus operate in Huddersfield?
8. How many locks are there on the Huddersfield Narrow Canal between Aspley Basin and Ashton-under-Lyne?
9. What manufacturer of three-wheeler cars started in Huddersfield before moving to Linthwaite and Mirfield, closing in 1924.
10. Part of the ring road is named after Huddersfield’s twin town in Germany. What is it called?
HCS QUIZ: ENVIRONMENT
1. How many tons of waste are incinerated at Huddersfield’s incineration plant, producing enough electricity to power 15,000 houses?
2. Which environmental organisation manages Shirley Community Farm near Castle Hill?
3. Which two invasive plants cause major environmental damage to the Holme and Cone rivers in Huddersfield?
4. The Oastler Building at the University was awarded BREEAM ‘Excellent’ for its sustainability credentials. Name any word contained in the acronym.
5. Which place suggested, ‘the existence of mineral springs ….. (and) dream of an English Baden, or at least another Harrogate.’?
6. What rare bird, also known as the Pennine Finch, has been spotted at Castle Hill?
7. Huddersfield’s York sandstone is a …………. Rock, one of 3 main groups used to classify rocks?
8. Alderman Thomas Denham was the driving force in the creation of what Huddersfield public facility?
1. Known as ‘The Factory King’ who was leader of the campaign against child labour?
2. Whose 1965 oil painting of Chapel Hill can be seen at Huddersfield Art Gallery?
3. Who wrote about ‘Bruddersfield’, a thinly disguised amalgam of Huddersfield and Bradford?
4. On what street is Huddersfield’s Hindu Temple?
5. Who said, ‘I rode over the mountains to Huddersfield. A wilder people I never saw in England ..... they seemed ready to devour us’?
6. Who performed at Ivanhoe’s nightclub (their last UK performance) on Christmas Day 1977?
7. Who was ‘The Yorkshire Queen of Song’?
8. Who said, ‘A town of great character and Georgian and Victorian beauty ..... A sort of Athens on the steep slopes of the River Colne.’?
9. A pillar by the side of the ring road by Lidl, commemorates which organist who became President of the Royal College of Organists?
10. Who said, ‘If I had £20,000 and wanted to have a very jolly time I do not think I would come to Huddersfield.’?
HCS QUIZ: TRANSPORT
1. The M62 has the honour of being the highest motorway in the UK. Within 20 metres what is its highest point?
2. And what date was the motorway finally completed?
3. When was Huddersfield Railway Station opened?
4. Name one of the two rail companies whose logos are above the Head of Steam and the King’s Head?
5. Which Huddersfield vehicle manufacturer produced light commercial vehicles, trolley buses, three-wheeler ‘Cob’ tractors and a hybrid bus, capable of running on road and rail?
6. How many arches has Lockwood viaduct?
7. When did the last trolleybus operate in Huddersfield?
8. How many locks are there on the Huddersfield Narrow Canal between Aspley Basin and Ashton-under-Lyne?
9. What manufacturer of three-wheeler cars started in Huddersfield before moving to Linthwaite and Mirfield, closing in 1924.
10. Part of the ring road is named after Huddersfield’s twin town in Germany. What is it called?
HCS QUIZ: ENVIRONMENT
1. How many tons of waste are incinerated at Huddersfield’s incineration plant, producing enough electricity to power 15,000 houses?
2. Which environmental organisation manages Shirley Community Farm near Castle Hill?
3. Which two invasive plants cause major environmental damage to the Holme and Cone rivers in Huddersfield?
4. The Oastler Building at the University was awarded BREEAM ‘Excellent’ for its sustainability credentials. Name any word contained in the acronym.
5. Which place suggested, ‘the existence of mineral springs ….. (and) dream of an English Baden, or at least another Harrogate.’?
6. What rare bird, also known as the Pennine Finch, has been spotted at Castle Hill?
7. Huddersfield’s York sandstone is a …………. Rock, one of 3 main groups used to classify rocks?
8. Alderman Thomas Denham was the driving force in the creation of what Huddersfield public facility?
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