- What was the full Roman name of York when it became a legionary fortress?
- Which Roman emperor was proclaimed emperor in York in AD 306?
- What is the name of the shortest street in York, measuring just a few metres long?
- Which two rivers made York such a strategic trading settlement in Roman and Viking times?
- What does the Viking name Jórvík actually translate to?
- Which part of York Minster took over 250 years to complete?
- How many gates—known locally as “bars”—are there in York’s city walls?
- Which bar is considered the main ceremonial entrance to the city?
- What unusual feature can be found carved into many buildings around York Minster?
- What was the Shambles originally known for selling during the Middle Ages?
- Which famous chocolate company did not originate in York: Rowntree, Terry’s, Cadbury, or Nestlé?
- What is the name of the medieval merchant’s house often claimed to be the most haunted in York?
- Which historic event in 1190 led to a tragic mass death at Clifford’s Tower?
- What was York’s primary industry during the height of the railway era?
- Which Roman legion mysteriously disappeared after being stationed in York?
- What is the name of the narrow passageway said to be the most haunted street in York?
- What creature is most commonly featured in York Minster’s stone carvings and roof bosses?
- Which famous dessert is uniquely associated with York and rarely found elsewhere?
- Which annual festival transforms York into a Viking village every February?
- What surprising fact links York Minster and the Titanic?
- Which York street name refers to a place where leather was once worked?
- What is unusual about the layout of York’s city walls compared to most English cities?
- Which famous author is believed to have drawn inspiration from York’s streets for a fantasy world?
- Approximately how many listed buildings does York have?
- What phrase is often used to describe York as a city with “layers of history” beneath its streets?
The answers: how did you do?
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Colonia Eboracensium
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Constantine the Great
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Whip-Ma-Whop-Ma-Gate
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The Rivers Ouse and Foss
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“Horse Bay” or “Place of the Horse”
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The Minster as a whole—construction spanned over 250 years
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Four main bars
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Micklegate Bar
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Grotesques and gargoyles
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Meat (it was home to butchers)
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Cadbury
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The Golden Fleece
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The massacre of the Jewish community
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Railway manufacturing and transport
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The Ninth Legion (Legio IX Hispana)
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The Shambles (or Stonegate, depending on legend!)
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Dragons
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Yorkshire curd tart
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The Jorvik Viking Festival
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Some craftsmen who worked on York Minster also worked on Titanic interiors
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Girdlergate
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They form a complete loop around the city
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J.K. Rowling
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Over 1,700
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“A city built on itself”
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