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| The source of the River Aire (the answer to clue 43 in the quiz) Photo: Trevor Littlewood, www.geograph.org.uk |
Very many thanks to everyone who entered our spring/summer quiz, which had the theme of the Yorkshire Dales National Park. Your support is very much appreciated!
As ever, thank you also for the money sent in entrance fees, and we are especially grateful for the additional donations we received.
We received a total of 137 entries, of which 40 were all correct. We had a random draw to select the winner, who is Liz Gibbins of Shipston-on-Stour. Congratulations Liz!
Here are the answers to the clues:
1. This hamlet sounds (a bit) like the higher badger’s den. (9). Appersett
2. This village has part of an orchard and part of a candle. (13). Appletreewick
3. In the beginnings, a red kite, exploring Northern glens and ravines, tried hunting down a large earthworm. (14). Arkengarthdale
4. Pose a question to actress Diana in this village. (7). Askrigg
5. Last flash, Gary – surprisingly a popular attraction. (8, 5). Aysgarth Falls
6. Village where you can cross a French bath? (10). Bainbridge
7. Fasten upon fly-fisher’s action, the Spanish go back to this building. (6, 6) Bolton Castle
8. Is this village a good place to hide away your dollars? (7). Buckden
9. Reduces everything to ashes. (8). Burnsall
10. Pouts acutely at this waterfall. (7, 5). Cautley Spout
11. But you won’t find a busy railway junction in this village… (7). Clapham
12. … nor will you find Chester or Balmoral on this waterway. (5, 3). River Dee
13. This valley could be over-laced. (9). Coverdale
14. Two illegal drugs, a damaged ceramic, or an eccentric. (8). Crackpot
15. Damaged metalwork. (4). Dent
16. Is this where Vulpes preaches to his Friends? (4, 6). Fox’s Pulpit
17. Pothole, place where something is missing, in children’s horse, unwell. (6, 4). Gaping Gill
18. Drags ale up this valley. (8). Garsdale
19. Building near 24 sounds like a windmill suited to very strong wind! (5, 4). Gayle Mill
20. God! Real cars wrecked in this popular beauty spot. (7, 4). Gordale Scar
21. Telling tales about little Anthony? Not unknown in this village. (11). Grassington
22. Large one who gives a cold shoulder met his downfall on this mountain. (5, 7, 4). Great Shunner Fell
23. Unyielding uncooked strength of this waterfall. (7, 5). Hardraw Force
24. Lake District reservoir dried up? (5). Hawes
25. Bend he straightened for this village. (6). Hebden
26. The chairman of Dibley Parish Council finds himself in the valley of 42. (6, 2, 11). Horton in Ribblesdale
27. I often wonder how Gill solved the problem of concealing these hills. (8). Howgills
28. Town where they sell fireplaces? No, it’s a mountain! (12). Ingleborough
29. Ms Street-Porter’s initially formed one short sentence to describe this feature. (6, 4). Janet’s Foss
30. Want a cup of tea? You’ll find the equipment in a deep hole in this village. (10). Kettlewell
31. At this popular climbing spot, noisy grackle was disturbed, without love. (7, 4). Kilnsey Crag
32. Death? All strong here where 44 flows. (14). Langstrothdale
33. Is this village an extension to the North End? (4, 7). Long Preston
34. River draining from a level, uneven plateau. (4). Lune
35. Badly cured pork in this village. (6). Malham
36. This village, in the United Kingdom European Referendum (UKER), produced results typical of rural areas in the North of England. (5). Muker
37. A penny wine will go far. (7, 3). Pennine Way
38. Welsh head of the Belgian city is on this mountain. (3-1-5). Pen-y-Ghent
39. Black bird’s colouration with variable lead in this village. (14). Ravenstonedale
40. Conflict reversal for those people by the river. (7). Rawthey
41. This village’s name suggests a tribute to the deceased. (5). Reeth
42. I had an accident near this river, leaving me with a broken rib, bleeding from my head, and concussion. (6). Ribble
43. Re Riviera: is this waterway Yorkshire’s version? (5, 4). River Aire
44. You might expect to find boats tied up by this waterway! (5, 6). River Wharfe
45. In the NW of the Park, the man in Lincoln green is serious. (5, 5, 5). Robin Hood’s Grave
46. Is this the edge brush I hear you lost in this town? (8). Sedbergh
47. Is this a good valley for tobogganing? (8). Sleddale
48. Wednesday, hell with no high definition, spent in this valley. (11). Wensleydale
49. That woman’s identity is hidden at the four compass points on this mountain. (9). Whernside
50. Savage male animal took a tumble on this mountain. (4, 4, 4). Wild Boar Fell
Here are some notes of the ones that seemed to cause the most difficulty:
7. BOLTON CASTLE – There was a bit of confusion here. Bolton Castle is located in the village of Castle Bolton, but the clue requires a building. Castle Bolton would not conform to alphabetical order either. To add to the confusion, there is the village of Bolton Abbey and the building called Bolton Priory, which are also in the National Park.
12. RIVER DEE – On page 1 it is stated that the clues, with one exception, are in alphabetical order of the answers. This clue is that one exception. This River Dee flows through Dentdale and joins the River Rawthey.
16. FOX’S PULPIT – In 1652, George Fox preached here to about 1,000 people. This was one of the meetings that brought about the Quaker (Society of Friends) movement. It is located very close to the National Park Boundary, on Firbank Fell.
17. GAPING GILL - This is one of the best-known limestone caves in the National Park. It is on the southern slopes of Ingleborough.
19. GAYLE MILL – This is a Grade II* listed cotton mill, in Gayle, a hamlet close to Hawes in Wensleydale.
23. HARDRAW FORCE – We could not accept Hardraw Falls as it doesn’t account for the “strength” in the clue.
26. HORTON IN RIBBLESDALE – Gary Waldhorn played the part of David Horton, chairman of the parish council in the BBC sitcom “The Vicar of Dibley”.
27. HOWGILLS – Both the clue (“these hills”) and the letter count require the plural.
32. LANGSTROTHDALE – Anagram “Death all strong”. This is the valley where the upper stretch of the River Wharfe runs.
33. LONG PRESTON – The North End gives you Preston, as the city’s football team is Preston North End.
35. MALHAM – Several people gave Masham as the answer, but Masham is outside the National Park, although it is in Wensleydale.
36. MUKER – This is a village in Swaledale. Some people did not notice it, hidden in the clue:
“… Referendum (UKER), produced …”.
39. RAVENSTONEDALE – This village is near Kirkby Stephen on a tributary of the River Eden. “Black bird’s (Ravens) colouration (tone) with variable lead (dale) …”.
40. RAWTHEY – The River Rawthey is a tributary of the River Lune. It runs through Sedbergh.
41. REETH – Several people put Ripon here. But Ripon is not in the National Park, and is a city, not a village.
45. ROBIN HOOD’S GRAVE – Robin Hood’s Bay and Robin Hood’s Butts are both in the North York Moors National Park; Robin Hood’s Chair is in the Lake District National Park. Robin Hood’s Stone is in
46. SEDBERGH – The unusual spelling of this name caught a lot of people out. Nine people would have had full marks had they not written “Sedburgh” here. The words “I heard you lost” in the clue were meant to prevent this error, by removing the U in the anagram.
47. SLEDDALE – This dale runs south from Wensleydale. It terminates when its beck joins the River Ure near Hawes. Several people gave Sledmere as their answer, but this is a village in the Yorkshire Wolds, not the Dales.
Most of the other answers that were not accepted were typos or spelling mistakes.
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