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Feb 2025

Last Updated: 06/02/2026
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Saturday News Quiz Answers – February 7

by The Stray Ferret

| 07 Feb, 2025
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Here are the answers to this week's Saturday News Quiz. How well did you do?

1. Harrogate and Knaresborough are both considering bids to become the UK's first ever Town of Culture. How much money will the winning town receive to deliver a programme of cultural activity in 2028?

Answer: a) £3 million. You can find out more about Harrogate's bid here, and Knaresborough's bid here.

2. Two new walking routes near Ripon will be launched next month that could end up becoming part of a pilgrimage route to which European country?

Answer: c) Spain. Find out how the walks might connect with Europe's most popular pilgimage route here.

3. Harrogate District Hospital could be forced to reduce its services next year due to a funding gap, its chief executive has warned. How much is the shortfall?

Answer: b) £40 million. You can read more about the hospital trusts finances here.

4. Nidderdale Paralympian Lottie McGuinness has been selected to compete in the 2026 Glasgow Commonwealth Games this summer. The powerlifter holds the UK women's record in her class, but what's the heaviest weight she's ever lifted?

Answer: c) 110kg, the same as a large, American-style fridge-freezer. You can catch up Lottie and her plans for the year ahead here.