The Bells and Bikes Quiz 2

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The quiz prize has to be collected by the winner in person on Sunday 7 September. Entries close at 2pm and the winner's name will be put on display on the Bells and Bikes stall about 2.30pm or as soon as Rod can work it out.

Q1. What year did Yorkshire host the Grand Depart of Le Tour de France?

2007201220142016

Q2. In Yorkshire's Tour de France Opening Ceremony (live on global TV), church bells had more screentime than the UK's greatest cyclist Mark Cavendish. How many bellringers did the host say were ringing that night to welcome the Tour?

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Q3. Which Yorkshire church, featured heavily in my book, hosted the BBC Songs of Praise Tour de France edition, giving Connie Fisher a chance to learn backstroke?

IlkleyOtleySkiptonKeighley

Q4. Bands of ringers from four Yorkshire churches were pre-recorded by ITV and then shown to 10,000 fans in the Leeds FD arena as well as on global TV at the Tour Opening Ceremony. What was the combined number of bells in the towers featured? (Score-booster bonus - double points for this question)

33353739

Q5. Mytholmroyd St Michael's rang to launch the Grand Departs piano pull up Cragg Vale, the longest continuous incline in England. It was shown on The One Show. Kathryn Stott, international concert pianist played The Piano Cycle on a windproof aerodynamic grand piano pulled by 18 bikes up Cragg Vale. According to the 2012 Yorkshire Association handbook, what key are Mytholmroyd bells in?

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Q6. What is the dedication of the most Northerly church in any country to have had bells rung full circle and to feature roadside on a stage of a Tour de France Grand Depart?

St AndrewSt OswaldSt Mary and St AlkeldaSt Mary The Virgin

Q7. Rod is launching a range of 6 greeting cards at this event. They feature colourful scenes from local churches. Which tower appears with yellow tulips? This same photo was the cover for The Ringing World on 8 March 2024?

DoreCastletonEcclesfieldHandsworth

Q8. In the year of Yorkshire's Grand Depart, how many people cycled to church for All Saints Ecclesall's Cycle to Church Sunday?

179209239269

Q9. Another one of Rod's greeting cards features a photo that made the Christmas cover of The Ringing World. What issue number was that edition of the Ringing World?

5874-65877-95879-815882-4

Q10. What year will Le Tour de France next come to the UK?

2026202720282029

Q11. When it does come to the UK, in Rod's opinion, should you ring your church bells to celebrate it?

Yes with no planningYes purely to get a pealYes with a sense of purpose to attract new ringers and to be at the heart of community eventsHe doesn't know

Q12. Rod's book, Bells and Bikes, has a recommended retail price of £12.99 but what bargain price is he selling it for at today's roadshow?

£7£9.99£12.99£15

Q13. St Davids, Holmbridge might only have one bell, but it played a massive part in the final build up to the Tour de France. It is the gateway to Holme Moss. According to the source that Rod used, how many inches above sea level is Holmbridge? (Score-booster bonus - triple points for this question)

Tie-breaker (if needed). Nearest answer wins. For the final draft of the book, what was the word count (ie. total number of words in the book)

Calculation

The quiz prize has to be collected by the winner in person on Sunday 7 September. Entries close at 2pm and the winner's name will be put on display on the Bells and Bikes stall about 2.30pm or as soon as Rod can work it out.