Derbyshire 1
Chatsworth House stands on what river?
River Derwent
Name the second largest town in Derbyshire?
Chesterfield
What annual event started in 1284?
Goose Fair
What is the name of road between Derby and Nottingham?
Brian Clough Way
What is the name of Ebenezer Scrooges clerk?
Bob Cratchit
Which town hosts the Royal Shrovetide Medieval Football match, which take place on Shrove Tuesday and Ash Wednesday?
Ashbourne
Derby county's old stadium (1895 to 1997) was originally used for what sport?
Baseball
Nottingham was once called?
Snotingham
How old is the "Major Oak" in Sherwood forest? (within a hundred years)
1,000 years old
Who was Shirley Crabtree?
Big Daddy (wrestler)
Which company (based in Derbyshire) made the largest chocolate bar in 2011? (5,792.5kgs)
Thorntons plc
Which politician became MP for South Derbyshire in 1982?
Edwina Currie
What is little John?
A bell in the council house dome.
King Richard I of England besieged Nottingham castle in 1194 in an attempt to take back the castle from Prince John. What was King Richard's nickname?
Lion-Heart
Which country was the first to build motorways?
Italy
Who makes Love Hearts and Parma Violets?
Swizzels of Matlow
Who is known as the "Beast of Bolsover"?
Dennis Skinner
Nottingham is famously the birthplace of HP Sauce. But who invented it?
Frederick Gibson Garton
What was legendary Nottingham Forest manager Brian Clough’s middle name?
Howard
Which metal is mixed with silver to form sterling silver?
Copper
John Flamstead (born in Denby in 1646) was the first what?
Astronomer Royal
What "marking" was invented in 1876 by a liberal member of parliament for Derby?
The Plimsoll Line
In 2011, Nottinghamshire Police received reports of 34 ghosts, 46 witches and 3 UFOs over the previous six years. What did they all turn out to be?
Chinese Lanterns
Ed Balls used to hang out in which Nottingham pub as a teenager?
Tap and Tumbler