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Autumn Quiz

by Colne Life magazine

Ow’ much d’ya know about our bonnie town on t’hill? Tackle this brain teaser and find out.

 

  1. What royal headgear did the Colne Market Crafters crochet to celebrate King Charles III’s coronation?
  2. What is the name of the Colne-born author who created beloved children’s characters like Rosie and Jim and Postman Pat?
  3. The Gaz Whalley Memorial Football event in April 2023 raised money for which support group at Colne Citadel?
  4. What is the name of the local historian, and Colne Life regular, who celebrated his 80th Birthday back in June?
  5. What is the name of Colne Ladies FC’s coach?
  6. What was the original name of Colne’s Savoy Cinema?
  7. In what year did Lou Andy’s music shop first open?
  8. Which famous film star did Geoff Crambie unknowingly run into in 1951?
  9. True or False: Was the 50s film ‘The Man in the White Suit’ filmed in and around Colne?
  10. 2023’s Colne Gala was certainly a day to remember, but in what year was the first Colne Gala held?
  11. What is the name of the 900-year-old church in the heart of Colne Town Centre?
  12. True or False: 2022 was a record year for Colne’s Blues Festival ticket sales?
  13. What is the name of the grounds that are home to the likes of Colne FC and the Colne & Nelson Rugby Union Football Club?
  14. Brown’s Ladders celebrated how many years since its opening earlier this year?
  15. In 1840, Colne was home to riots from which political reform movement?
  16. Colne-born businessman Sir William Pickles Hartley is notable for founding which famous preserve company?
  17. The musical ‘Made in Dagenham’ is inspired by a machinists strike in Ford’s Dagenham Plant that occurred in which year?
  18. Like many other Lancashire towns, Colne became notable in the mid-19th Century due to its vital role in which industry?
  19. What is the name of the Lake that can be found outside of Colne? Is it Burwain, Bowait, or Bawith?
  20. Which film did Geoff argue started the Teddy Boy craze?
  21. True or False: Colne Railway Station celebrates its 150th anniversary this year.
  22. Which well-known politician visited Colne back in April 2023?
  23. Architect Alfred Waterhouse designed which iconic Colne building?
  24. True or False: Colne is mentioned in the 1991 song “It’s Grim Up North”?
  25. A prehistoric hillfort lies just north of Colne, but which ‘Age’ is it from? Is it Stone, Bronze, or Iron?

Find the answers here

ColneLife Autumn 23