Gardening Greats
Name the famous gardener who hails from Otley.
Alan Titchmarsh
“Float like a butterfly. Sting like a bee. Your hands can’t hit what your eyes can’t see.”
Muhammed Ali
Name the only city in Cornwall.
Truro
On which annual date is the public holiday called Bastille Day?
14th July
What is the name of Dolly Parton’s theme park?
Dollywood
Presenter of Gardeners’ World since 2003.
Monty Don
"Golf is a sport for white men dressed like black pimps."
Tiger Woods
What is the name of the islands 28 miles off the Cornish mainland?
Isles of Scilly
What is the name of the oldest classic horse race in the world?
St Leger
Where is the Country Music Hall of Fame?
Nashville
Irish gardener who presented Gardeners’ World and Home Front in early 2000s and winner of gold medal at Chelsea Flower Show in 2011.
Diamuid Gavin
“Some people think football is a matter of life and death... I can assure them it is much more serious than that.”
Bill Shankly
What colour is the Cornish flag?
Black and white
In which city on the River Seine in the north of France was Joan of Arc executed?
Rouen
Who is Country’s self-proclaimed Man in Black?
Jonny Cash
Landscape architect designed the gardens at Harewood House, Blenheim Palace, Warwick Castle and Belvoir Castle amongst others.
Capability Brown
“I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered.”
George Best
What is the collective name for the upright granite stones protruding from the ground on Bodmin Moor?
Trippet Stones
Which steam locomotive engineer, who shares a birthday with Jessica, designed the Doncaster built Flying Scotsman and Mallard?
Sir Nigel Gresley
Founded in 1925 what is the longest running radio broadcast in US History?
The Grand Ole Opry
Who designed Monet’s Garden in Giverny?
Claude Monet
“They think it’s all over; it is now.”
Kenneth Wolstenholme
What’s the proper name for the Cornish language?
Kernewek
Why did Hamida Djandoubi unfortunately become famous on 10 September 1977?
Last person to be executed in France by guillotine
Which country legend died in a plane crash at the age of 30, on March 5, 1963?
Patsy Cline