FRIDAY FUN: Test your local knowledge with our How Derbyshire Are You quiz
Whether you’re Derbyshire born and bred, or moved to the county 20 years ago, these 15 questions will test out the old grey matter.
Scroll down for the answers (no cheating!).
And don’t forget to let us know how you get on.
1. It was home to the Nightmare Niagra ride
2. We’ve all heard of the Bakewell Tart - but what is the other sweet treat named after the town?
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Hide Ad3. You have probably been to these illuminations many more times than the ones at Blackpool
4. Which town would you be in if you were boogieing the night away at the Factory back in the day?
5. Where does Ilson refer to?
6. Famous goalkeeper John Lukic was born here
7. What does nesh mean?
8. Which town is famous for producing nails?
9. It’s home to Britain’s only known Ice Age cave art
10. What is a jitty?
11. What attraction would you be visiting if you had to ride in a cable car to get there?
12. It’s similar to pancakes and can be served with savoury fillings and accompaniments or sweet ones
13. It appeared in the Harry Potter films as Malfoy Manor
14. A James Bond actor who hails from Derbyshire
15. Its warm springs were appreciated by the Romans
Scores
13-15 You’re proper Derbyshire
9-12 That were a belter but you can do better
5-8 Pretty average yoth
1-4 Ave ye gone boz-eyed?
And the answers are
1. American Adventure Theme Park
2. Bakewell Pudding
3. Matlock Bath
4. Ilkeston
5. Ilkeston
6. Chesterfield
7. Someone who feels the cold more than others
8. Belper
9. Creswell Crags
10. A passageway between houses, also known as a “ginnel” or “gennel”
11. Heights of Abraham
12. Oatcakes
13. Hardwick Hall
14. Timothy Dalton
15. Buxton