1. What creatures formed an arts trail in Bedminster?
a) Bugs
b) Bogs
c) Uggs
2. The Spring Garden Tavern pub in Hotwells turned into what?
a) A cafe
b) A restaurant
c) A war gaming centre
3. What is special about this ferry on the Floating Harbour?
a) It’s powered by hydrogen
b) It’s powered by electricity
c) It’s powered by the wind
4. What could talk in Bristol this year?
a) Lampposts
b) Telephone boxes
c) All of the above
5. Who are Kamran and Ketan?
a) Bristol Zoo’s two new lion cubs
b) Two of Bristol City Council’s new strategic directors
c) A new Vietnamese street food pop-up
6. What did Andy Council paint on the side of a hotel on West Street?
a) A hearse
b) A horse
c) A house
7. How many visitors did M Shed celebrate in February, two years after it opened?
a) One million
b) Two million
c) Three million
8. Where did Ben Warren of Meat & Bread move to?
a) Crofters Rights
b) Small Bar
c) The Three Tuns
9. After an international design competition, what does the new foyer of the BRI now contain?
a) A huge welcome desk
b) A huge dialysis machine
c) A huge Costa Coffee
10. And what was built on the roof of the BRI?
a) A wind turbine
b) An operating room
c) A helipad
11. Which new Channel 4 comedy drama following the fortunes of a maintenance man with an uncanny ability to mimic voices was filmed in Bristol?
a) The Mimic
b) The Gimmick
c) The Limerick
12. What have Cupp Tea Bar in Quakers Friars, Bearpit Social and Hall & Woodhouse in Portishead all got in common?
a) They are all owned by George Ferguson
b) They are all gluten-free
c) They are all made from shipping containers
13. What area of Bristol was named by the Times as one of the coolest places to live in England?
a) Montpelier
b) St Werburgh’s
c) Speedwell
14. Bristol will become what European capital in 2015?
a) Circus
b) Green
c) Cars
15. Pieminister celebrated what anniversary this year?
a) 10th
b) 15th
c) 20th
16. Which actor best known for his role in The Fresh Prince of Bel Air starred in King Lear at St George’s?
a) Carlton Banks aka Alfonso Ribeiro
b) Geoffrey the butler aka Joseph Marcell
c) Will Smith aka Will Smith
17. Who is this?
a) Bristol’s first city director Nicola Yates
b) Bristol’s longest-serving lollipop lady Nicola Yates
c) Bristol Academy’s new manager Nicola Yates
18. In whose honour was a zone installed at the front of The Fleece?
a) Big Jeff
b) Big Daddy
c) Jeff Bridges
19. Where in Bristol was Sherlock filmed?
a) Queen Square
b) King Square
c) Portland Square
20. What did George Ferguson say to a protestor in the Bear Pit?
a) “I’ve listened to you, now please go away”
b) “I’ve listened to you, now leave me alone”
c) “I’ve listened to you, now fuck off”
21. What is the name of the Bristol employment lawyer who got to the final of MasterChef?
a) Carkin Len
b) Larkin Cen
c) Cen Larkin
22. What is Jesus doing in a new mural on the side of the Canteen in Stokes Croft?
a) Praying
b) Levitating
c) Breakdancing
23. Which world record holding triathlete now calls Bristol their home?
a) Chrissie Wellington
b) Simon Lessing
c) Nicola Spring
24. For how much money is Clifton Observatory for sale?
a) £1 million
b) £2 million
c) £3 million
25. Whose Gromit sculpture was damaged two days before the official start of the event?
a) Raymond Briggs
b) Joanna Lumley
c) Sir Peter Blake
26. Where is Feathers McGraw hiding in this photo?
a) Aardman head office, Gas Ferry Road
b) Burges Salmon head office, Glass Wharf
c) Bishop Fleming head office, Queen Square
27. Who rang the Great George Bell at the top of the Wills Memorial Building to signal the start of the Bristol Proms?
a) Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen
b) Laurence Fishburne
c) Robert Llewellyn
28. Which two nations played a Rugby League World Cup group game at the Memorial Stadium?
a) Argentina vs The Falkland Islands
b) USA vs The Cook Islands
c) England vs The Channel Islands
29. What bicycle was Brunel riding on street art that appeared next to the Mud Dock Deli?
a) Brompton
b) BMX
c) Fixie
30. What is the new name of Hall 2 at the Colston Hall?
a) The Landing
b) The Last Resort
c) The Lantern
31. What was announced to be housed in the ground floors of Bristol Central Library?
a) A new IT Suite
b) A new primary school
c) A new Costa Coffee
32. What is this about to be unveiled on the Downs?
a) A chair
b) An outdoor gym
c) A fire beacon
33. Which Bristol restaurant gained a Michelin star this year?
a) Wilks
b) Flinty Red
c) The Pump House
34. What book did the Gloucester Road WI publish this year to much acclaim?
a) A knitting book
b) A sewing book
c) A recipe book
35. Peter Higgs won the Nobel physics prize. What Bristol school did he attend?
a) Bristol Grammar
b) Cotham
c) QEH
36. According to a survey by Money Supermarket, Bristol is the best city to live in the UK for two things. What are they?
a) Wealth and happiness
b) Health and wellbeing
c) Lowest unemployment rates and highest disposable income
37. Which gig at the Colston Hall sold out in five minutes?
a) David Baddiel
b) David Bowie
c) David Brent
38. Which former Bristol councillor turned opera singer had a film about his life release this year?
a) Pol Pot
b) Paul Potts
C) Paul Parry
39. Open auditions for which film franchise took place at the Arnolfini?
a) Star Wars
b) Lord of the Rings
c) The Fast and the Furious
40. What is the name of the 21-year-old Westbury Park model who appeared on I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here?
a) Amy Willerton
b) Amy Childs
c) Am I bothered?
41. “With the very greatest lack of respect, fuck the fuck off.”
Who said this to who?
a) George Ferguson to a protester in the Bearpit
b) George Ferguson to a protester in St Paul’s
c) Venue’s former staff to owners Local World
42. Twelve new episodes of which animated character will be made by Aardman after a successful Kickstarter campaign?
a) Shaun the Sheep
b) Morph
c) Wallace and Gromit
43. What new sartorial addition was North Street’s gorilla given in December?
a) A Christmas jumper
b) A hat
c) Gloves
44. What Bristol tourist attraction “will bewilder adults and potentially undermine children’s education” wrote Dr Alice Roberts in the Guardian?
a) Noah’s Ark Zoo Farm
b) Bristol Zoo
c) Horse World
45. What did the Cube successfully raise £185,000 to do?
a) Buy a lost Van Dyck portrait
b) Buy the building next door
c) Buy the freehold to its building
46. DJ Derek played his last ever Bristol gig on December 29. What was his job before becoming a DJ?
a) A maintenance man at Imperial Tobacco
b) A porter at the BRI
c) An accountant at Cadbury’s
47. What did First Bus stop?
a) Their drivers smiling?
b) Timetables
c) Return tickets
48. What returned to this year’s Harbour Festival after a break of three years?
a) Fireworks
b) Powerboat racing
c) Clowns
49. The former Guildhall on Small Street is to become what?
a) Student accommodation
b) A five star hotel
c) A Costa Coffee
50. What competition did this photograph win?
a) One Day in Bristol
b) 24 Hours in Bristol
c) 36 Hours in Bristol
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