How well do you know Mansfield and Ashfield? See if you can answer these 20 questions all about the area

You all know the rules that apply to these quizzes – no cheating. See how many of these questions you know the answer to.

1. Which monarch opened Mansfield Library more than 40 years ago?

2. Who was the statue of that use to stand in East Midlands Designer Outlets food court?

3. Who is the holder of the Mansfield Town FC’s all-time appearance record?

4. How heavy is the Major Oak? Is it 23, 34 or 57 tonnes?

5. Which Mansfield swimmer won two gold medals at the 2008 Summer Olympics?

6. Newstead Abbey was home to which famous romantic poet?

7. What is in the centre of Portland Square, Sutton, that is the biggest of its kind in Europe?

8. What is the name of the unfinished memorial in the centre of Mansfield Market Place? Is it Bentinck Memorial, Byron Memorial or Poulter Memorial.

9. Mansfield is twinned with the town Heiligenhaus, but which country is it in?

10. Wetherspoon pub The Regent in Kirkby was originally built as what?

11. In which forest can you find Forest Live concerts?

12. Which was the last coal mine to close in the area?

13. What is the river called that runs through Mansfield?

14. Which railway line runs through Kirkby and Mansfield railway station?

15. What are the two colours of Mansfield Town FC?

16. Mansfield lad Richard Bacon starred in which BBC children’s show in the late 90’s?

17. Mansfield’s Four Seasons Shopping centre opened in which decade? Was it 60s, 70s or 80s?

18. Kirkby resident Harold Larwood was known for being great at which sport?

19. Jay McGuiness winner of Strictly Come Dancing's Glitterball trophy went to All Saints' Catholic Academy in Mansfield. But which boy band did he join in 2009?

20. How tall are Clipstone Headstocks? 200, 300 or 400 feet?

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Answers

1. Queen Elizabeth II visited Mansfield with Prince Philip. 2. Robin Hood. 3. Roderick James Arnold, a goalkeeper with 513 first-team appearances for Mansfield. 4. The world famous tree weighs an estimated 23 tonnes. 5. Rebecca Adlington OBE. 6. Lord Byron. 7. The largest sundial in Europe. 8. Bentinck Memorial. 9. Germany. 10. It was opened as The Regent Cinema in 1930. 11. Sherwood Pines. 12. Thoresby Colliery closed in 2015. 13. The River Maun. 14. The Robin Hood Line. 15. Amber and royal blue. 16. Blue Peter. 17. It opened in 1974. 18. Cricket and he was best known for his bodyline bowling in the Ashes Test series of 1932–33. 19. The Wanted. 20. 200 feet.