1. Here’s an easy one to start. Derby is located in which part of the UK?
2. And another straightforward one to get you into the spirit of the quiz. What is the nickname of the city’s football club, Derby County?
3. Derby is at the heart of some pretty amazing inventions. Which one of these does NOT have a connection with our city?
4. Derby people love the word ‘cob’ and the name can be at the heart of some lengthy debates with outsiders! But what does it mean?
5. Our city is associated with many things and, as you’ll probably know, one of them is the ram. But do you know why this is?
6. In July 1942, one of the most terrible incidents happened in Derby’s history, when a bomb hit Rolls-Royce's Nightingale Road factory during WWII. But how many people died as a result of the raid?
7. We all know that Joseph Wright is one of Derby’s famous sons but which of these works of art was painted by the artist?
8. Pyclets are very popular in Derby and Derbyshire and there’s even a parlour dedicated to them. But what do you do with them?
9. You may have known it as Debenhams, or even as Silly Sids, but what else did this building in Victoria Street once house?
10. The Coliseum Cinema, pictured, was once a prominent feature of Derby city centre. But whereabouts was it?
11. It’s now known as the Cosmo restaurant, in London, but which nightclub used to be on this site?
12. Electoral wards are areas of the city which are represented by councillors, such as Boulton and Chaddesden. How many electoral wards does the city of Derby have?
13. What is the nickname for this iconic road junction in Derby, which we all dreaded during a driving lesson?
14. Fill in the missing word. Derby is the ? capital of the UK
15. If someone calls you mardy, what exactly do they mean?
16. There are plans to build a 'garden village' comprising at least 2,000 houses on the edge of southern Derby. But what name has been proposed for it?
17. This is an iconic photo of PC Arnie Grace directing traffic at Derby’s One Point – but where was this?
18. It’s been a while since water flowed from the waterfall in Derby’s Market Place. When was it switched off?
19. Derby means lots of different things, besides being just the name of a city. Which of these does Derby NOT mean?
20. You’ve heard lots of tales about in the “good old days” from your parents, grandparents and great-grandparents, but did you hear the one about the open-air swimming pool in the city? Where was it?
21. It feels like it’s been there for quite some time but when did Derby’s Intu Centre, formerly the Westfield Centre, officially open?
22. Which of these facts is correct about William Slack?
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