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Saturday News Quiz – October 11
This week, a former Harrogate councillor was charged with posting anti-semitic social media posts, Nidderdale National Landscape asked the public to join in an autumn fungi hunt, and a Harrogate woman admitted storing class A drugs in her freezer.
But the Stray Ferret reported on lots of other things besides, so how closely have you been following what's been going on this week?
John Parry. Pic: DP World Tour
1. Harrogate golfer John Parry won £200,000 at Dunhill Links last weekend, but which movie star did he pair up with for the preceding pro-am event?
a) Piers Morganb) Michael Douglas
c) Jim Davidson
The junction of Gracious Street and York Place in Knaresborough.
2. This week, businesses in Knaresborough called on North Yorkshire Council to replace traffic lights at the junction of York Place and Gracious Street with a mini roundabout to ease congestion. They submitted a petition to the council, but how many businesses signed it?
a) 21b) 34
c) 10
The fencing remains two years after it was erected and originally labelled as "temporary".
3. Fencing labelled ‘temporary’ was erected in front of the pavilion at Harrogate’s Crescent Gardens two years ago. It remains in place today, but why was it put there in the first place?
a) For maintenance work to be carried outb) To block a group of rough sleepers
c) For advertisements and posters to be displayed
Harrogate Spring Water's headquarters.
4. Harrogate Spring Water published its 2024 annual accounts this week. How much was its turnover?
a) 4 million
b) 12 million
c) 37 million
How well do you think you've done? You can find the answers here.
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