THE WHEATLEY HILL QUIZ

1                    In what year did Wheatley Hill pit open?  

2                    During its lifetime the pit had three owners before the NCB - who were they?

3                    What was the name of the brickworks near Crows House?

4                    What year did the senior girls school open?

5                    What is the name of the street 'over the beck'?

6                    "The beauty spot" between Wheatley Hill and Crossways, is better known as..?

7                    Who was the miners leader and stationer who went on to become an MP?

8                    What was the name of the 1960's Police Officer who used a "Travelling Cop Shop"?

9                    What was the name of the Wheatley Hill pits checkweighman who later became a County Councillor?

10                The village had two names before it became Wheatley Hill, what were they?

11                Where was the first workingmens club?

12                What caused the first fatal accident at Wheatley Hill pit in 1871 when five men lost their lives?

13                In what year did Wheatley Hill first get street lighting?

14                There were two cinemas in Wheatley Hill with three names between them - what were they?

15                Who was awarded a VC in the first World War and is buried in the cemetery?

16                In what year did the pit baths open?

17                Who was checkweighman at Wheatley Hill pit in 1950 who was invited to Nigeria as a labour adviser?

18                Which sport is commonly associated with Wheatley Hill?

19                What sort of temporary housing was available in Black Road between the wars?

20                What year was nationalisation?