How did you do? Here are the answers to the Big Bradford Quiz of the Year...

1) Thornton arts hub South Square Centre was taken into community ownership back in January 2020. What is the village also famous for?

ANSWER = Thornton is the Birthplace of the Bronte sister

2) In February, Keighley and Worth Valley Railway took delivery of a notorious ‘Pacer’ train to become a new attraction. Which of these has not been filmed on the historic railway?

ANSWER = Brief Encounter (The film was shot largely at Carnforth in Lancashire)

3) “Do remember they can’t cancel the spring” said Bradford’s David Hockney, with an uplifting painting back in March. What was his brother, Paul, well known for?

ANSWER = Paul Hockney was the Lord Mayor of Bradford in the 1980s

4) Keighley-born fundraising legend Sir Captain Tom Moore made headlines around the world when he turned 100 in April. But which TV quiz show was he a contestant on in 1983?

ANSWER = Captain Sir Tom was a contestant on Blankety Blank.

5) May saw dozens of Bradford creatives produce new artistic works from home as part of Bradford Council’s ‘Response’ initiative, including an homage to Leeds Road by poet Kamal Kaan. Which Bradford restaurant chain started life on Leeds Road?

ANSWER = Akbars.

6) Bradford Literature Festival went online for 2020 in June. What is the name of the author who pens the Bradford-based Detective Harry Virdee book series?

ANSWER = A A Dhand - a rising star of the literary world.

7) July saw the release of comedy thriller Say Your Prayers, starring Sir Derek Jacobi. The film is centred on which popular annual event?

ANSWER = Ilkley Literature Festival. Say Your Prayers is available to watch on several streaming services.

8) Bradford’s North Parade had a boost in August with the opening of two independent bars - Crafted, and Boar & Fable. Which artistic Bradfordian once had a creative studio next to the street?

ANSWER = Branwell Bronte had a studio just off North Parade, and used to frequent the street’s inns and cafes.

9) Bradford Civic Society teamed up with Bradford BID to commission a series of new blue heritage plaques for some of the city’s most historic buildings in March. Who is there a statue of inside the Wool Exchange?

ANSWER = Richard Cobden “the grandfather of free trade” stands proudly inside the Wool Exchange.

10) Dracula author Bram Stoker featured in a spectacular pumpkin trail in Bradford city centre back in October. Stoker was a guest at the historic Midland Hotel when which famous performer died there in 1905?

ANSWER = Actor Sir Henry Irving died in the foyer of the Midland Hotel after performing at the nearby Theatre Royal. Bram Stoker was his manager at the time​.

11) Bradford Cathedral was named Yorkshire’s Small Visitor Attraction of The Year in November. Which year do some parts of the building date back to?

ANSWER = 1458. Bradford Cathedral is one of Bradford’s oldest buildings.

12) Cartwright Hall art gallery opened a new exhibition this December, Being Young in Bradford: Youth Culture in the 1970s and 80s. Which member of 80s sitcom The Young Ones hails from Bradford?

ANSWER = Adrian Edmondson

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