Q 01/05

Which condiment has Colman's of Norwich milled since Jeremiah Colman set up at Stoke Holy Cross mill in 1814?

A) Horseradish

B) Mustard

C) Vinegar

D) Ketchup

Answer · why

B) Mustard

Mustard got its Colman's tang from blending brown and white seeds, milled at Stoke Holy Cross until 1862. Unilever has owned the brand since 1995.

Q 02/05

Which comedian plays Alan Partridge, the Norwich radio host who lives in a roadside hotel pitching TV ideas?

A) Rob Brydon

B) Armando Iannucci

C) Chris Morris

D) Steve Coogan

Answer · why

D) Steve Coogan

Steve Coogan has played Partridge since the radio show On the Hour in 1991, and the sitcom I'm Alan Partridge earned two BAFTA awards.

Q 03/05

Which birds did Bernard Matthews rear in the 35 rooms of Great Witchingham Hall, later selling them on TV as 'Bootiful'?

A) Geese

B) Chickens

C) Ducks

D) Turkeys

Answer · why

D) Turkeys

Turkeys hatched in the dining room while Matthews and his wife lived in two unheated rooms of the hall. His own 1980 advert put the Norfolk-accented '...

Q 04/05

Which Dickens novel uses Great Yarmouth as a key setting, a town he called 'the finest place in the universe'?

A) David Copperfield

B) Oliver Twist

C) Bleak House

D) Great Expectations

Answer · why

A) David Copperfield

David Copperfield was written partly at the Royal Hotel on Yarmouth's Marine Parade, where Dickens stayed while working on it.

Q 05/05

Under 'Sandringham time', begun by the future Edward VII to lengthen shooting days, how were estate clocks set?

A) Ninety minutes ahead of GMT

B) Half an hour behind GMT

C) Half an hour ahead of GMT

D) Two hours ahead of GMT

Answer · why

C) Half an hour ahead of GMT

Half an hour ahead of GMT bought daylight for shoots that ran from October to February, and the custom lasted until 1936. Queen Victoria had the clock...