The Big North West Quiz

Think you know what happened across the North West in 2016? Our team of reporters put you to the test with some tricky posers ...

Preston

1) Which historic building in Preston is due to be turned into a luxury hotel?

a) The town hall

b) St Ignatius Church

c) The post office

2) What is the name of the piece of Preston street furniture that has become a focal point for the debate over city centre shared space?

a) The red phone boxes

b) The Fishergate bollard

c) The bench next to the Harris Museum

3) Which park in Preston hosts the 5k free ‘Park run’ every Saturday?

a) Moor Park

b) Avenham and Miller Park

c) Haslam Park

4) Which celebrity from Lancashire has been named Chancellor of the University of Central Lancashire (UCLAN)?

a) Ranvir Singh

b) Steve Pemberton

c) Nick Park

5) Which Lancashire borough council has been the centre of a probe over adherence to child sexual exploitation rules and taxi licensing?

a) West Lancashire

b) Fylde

c) South Ribble

6) This year we sadly lost Lancashire actor Kenny Baker who was famous for playing which loveable droid in the Star Wars film franchise?

a) C3PO

b) R2D2

c) BB8

7) Which member of the Royal family visited Lancashire after it was devastated by floods?

a) Prince Charles

b) The Queen

c) Prince Harry

8) Which Lancashire hospital lost its Accident and Emergency department when it closed suddenly in April?

a) Lancaster

b) Chorley

c) Preston

9) In which area of Preston did a stream turn an alarming shade of green?

a) Ingol

b) Avenham

c) Ashton

10) Which Nolan sister is starring in this year’s pantomime Jack and the beanstalk at Preston Charter Theatre?

a) Maureen

b) Anne

c) Linda

11) The statue of Robert Peel in Preston’s Winckley Square needed plastic surgery. Did he have..

a) A bum lift

b) A nose job

c) Liposuction?

12) The Lancashire Evening Post celebrated a birthday this year. How old is it?

a) 70

b) 100

c) 130

13) Which TV reality star interviewed politician Boris Johnson in Preston in a quest for enlightenment - but didn’t get much?

a) Kim Kardashian

b) Kerry Katona

c) Joey Essex

Lancaster and Morecambe

14) In November 2016, an Olympic gold medallist visited delighted pupils at Trumacar Primary School in Heysham. Who was it?

a) Mo Farah

b) Max Whitlock

c) Jessica Ennis-Hill

15) Nine male meerkats became a star attraction at Lancaster’s Williamson Park in 2016. Which of these names was given to one of the meerkats?