Linda comes up a winner in Blackfriar’s Christmas Quiz

CONGRATULATIONS to our Blackfriar Christmas Quiz winner, Linda Windle, from Skipton. Mrs Windle has won dinner for four at the 4 AA rosette, Michelin-starred Burlington Restaurant, at The Devonshire Arms in Bolton Abbey.
By The Newsroom
Published 1st Feb 2011, 17:00 BST

And here are the answers:

1. Which boss surprised workers on the opening day of his company’s new gym facilities by dressing up in a 118 118 costume?

D) First Direct’s chief executive, Matt Colebrook.

2. What did Sir Ken Morrison say about Morrisons’ former chief executive. Marc Bolland – the man credited with turning around the Bradford-based supermarket – after his departure?

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B) “We worked together for a couple of years but I wasn’t too disappointed when he left – he patently wasn’t a retailer.”

3. No-one can really accuse Asda of getting ideas above its station when it comes to being cool. In an exclusive Christmas album tie-up, who did the supermarket chain back as its Christmas number one?

D) Chris de Burgh.

4. The lights went out at the launch of which energy company’s publicity launch in July?

C) Drax.

5. In a rare glimpse of humour in what has been a sad tale of accounting scandals, rebel investors at Cattles adopted which symbol to show what they feel about the handling of the Cattles debacle?

C) A dead cow.

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6. The Chancellor, George Osborne, impressed many of his fellow rail travellers on his way up to Leeds for the Yorkshire Post’s Excellence in Business Awards, in October, by doing what?

A) Travelling second class.

7. Sticking with the awards: What drink did M&S chairman Stuart Rose persuade our reporter would not give her a hangover?

A) Vodka Martinis.

8. You have to take your hat off to the guys at upmarket sausage-to-pork chop company Cranswick. What name did they come up with to persuade us to eat more pork?

A) The alternative white meat.

9. What does Stefan Barden, former Northern Foods chief executive, enjoy doing in his spare time?

B) Martial arts.

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10. Simon Rigby gave a number of reasons for deciding to leave Leeds-based utility support services firm Spice, the company he founded. Which one of these did he NOT use?

C) “It’s time to give somebody else a go with the train set.”

11. A team of Yorkshire-based intellectual property lawyers helped to safeguard Pope Benedict XVI’s image during his visit to the UK. Where did the team work?

A) DLA Piper

12. Yorkshire-born cricketer Darren Gough may be best known for his skills on the cricket pitch, but his big love is cheese. He was drafted in to be the spokesman for which cheese?

A) Welsh Cheddar.