Q 01/05

Sheffield claims more of what per person than any other city in Europe, with an estimated 4.5 million of them?

A) Pubs

B) Trees

C) Parks

D) Allotments

Answer · why

B) Trees

Trees outnumber people in Sheffield by around eight to one, a ratio no other European city matches, thanks to the wooded valleys that climb from the c...

Q 02/05

Harry Brearley discovered stainless steel in Sheffield in 1913 while seeking an alloy to resist erosion inside what?

A) Gun barrels

B) Ship hulls

C) Surgical tools

D) Railway tracks

Answer · why

A) Gun barrels

Gun barrels were wearing out too fast as Britain rearmed, so Brearley tested chromium steels at the Brown Firth laboratory and noticed that one of the...

Q 03/05

Which 1997 comedy about six jobless Sheffield men forming a striptease act was nominated for the Best Picture Oscar?

A) Brassed Off

B) Billy Elliot

C) The Full Monty

D) Kinky Boots

Answer · why

C) The Full Monty

The Full Monty won the Oscar for Best Original Musical or Comedy Score and was beaten to Best Picture by Titanic; its leads Gaz and Dave are written a...

Q 04/05

Which sweets from Sheffield's Bassett's were reportedly invented in 1899 when a salesman dropped a tray of samples?

A) Jelly Babies

B) Wine Gums

C) Dolly Mixtures

D) Liquorice Allsorts

Answer · why

D) Liquorice Allsorts

Liquorice Allsorts were a happy accident: the jumbled tray caught a Leicester client's eye, and the mix of shapes became the firm's signature, later p...

Q 05/05

Sheffield band Pulp's frontman was detained after invading the stage during whose performance at the 1996 Brit Awards?

A) Michael Jackson

B) George Michael

C) Mariah Carey

D) Celine Dion

Answer · why

A) Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson was singing 'Earth Song' surrounded by children when the Pulp singer ran on in protest; police questioned him on suspicion of assault ...