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Jan 2025
Saturday News Quiz Answers – January 10
Here are the answers to this week's Saturday News Quiz. How well did you do?
1. A Harrogate road was used to film an explosive car crash for an episode of a crossover soap opera. What's the name of the programme?
Answer: c) Corriedale – a crossover of Coronation Street and Emmerdale. You can see more behind-the-scenes pictures from the shoot here.
2. Harrogate Town Council voted this week to increase its precept – the levy residents of the town must pay. How much will it go up by?
Answer: c) 105%. You can find out what that means in real terms here.
3. A 1980s pop star said she was "charmed beyond my imaginings" by Harrogate when she stayed in the town while starring in pantomime in Bradford. Which star was it?
Answer: b) Sinitta, who is currently starring in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs at Bradford's Alhambra Theatre. You can read what else she had to say about Harrogate here.
4. Harrogate Town Council has won £40,000 to fund a feasibility study into a project that would benefit the Jennyfields, Bilton and Fairfax areas of the town. What does the project propose?
Answer: a) a municipal heating network. You can read more about what the scheme would entail here.
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