The Harrogate quiz of 2017

October, Harrogate was named the 4th happiest place to live in the UK by Rightmove. Which town came 1st?

Leamington Spa

Leigh-on-Sea

Wirral

Coventry

In September, nearly 3000 fans saw Harrogate Town host the club's first ever league derby against York City. What was the final score?

2-0 😀

2-2 🤔

3-1 😆

0-3 😢

What did Keighley army veteran Luke Davison do that made headlines during a trip to Harrogate in July?

Proposed to his girlfriend at the Great Yorkshire Show

He rode his bike 1000 times around the Valley Gardens for charity

He became the first person to drink the spa town's sulphur water since it was officially declared 'unsafe'

He lead the Remembrance Sunday commemorations

Harrogate Borough Council began the move away from its traditional home at Crescent Gardens in November. But where is the new HQ based?

Beckwith Knowle

New business centre at Hornbeam Park

Knapping Mount, off King's Road

Jennyfields Community Centre

April saw Harrogate's West Park host the 122.5km second stage of the Tour de Yorkshire. But where did the stage start?

Halifax

Leeds

Scarborough

Tadcaster

In February, an episode of Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway featured a prank filmed at Harrogate's Jamie's Italian restaurant. What caused Jamie Oliver to hurriedly leave a 'live' interview with Stray FM?

The Mayor of Harrogate had just been squashed by a falling chandelier

He'd been insulted by an overly aggressive phone-in caller

Smoke was seen coming from the kitchens

He spotted a member of staff holding an 'I love turkey twizzlers' banner

In May, Harrogate school girl Evie Mills received a visit from the Queen. Why?

She had been injured in the terror attack at Manchester Arena while attending an Ariana Grande concert

She had achieved a record number of GCSEs

She was chosen to receive the official 'Maundy Money' on behalf of a local church

She had painted a picture of the monarch

What caused a picture of some roadworks on York Place to go viral on social media in June?

A car had gone through them and ended up in a hole

They were the first to use new, state-of-the-art, hi-viz traffic cones

Workers accidentally hit a water main, causing water to shoot 30ft into the air

Workmen were photographed tucking into an afternoon from Betty's, prompting the Daily Mail to ask 'Are these the poshest highways workers in Britain?'

Which Harrogate restaurant closed down in July only to reopen again in September after being bought by new owners?

In October, Harrogate received a gold award in the Champion of Champions category at what?

Keep Britain Tidy Awards

Retail Town of the Year 2017

The Public Toilet Society's 'Keep our loos open!' campaign

Britain in Bloom

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