Culture & life
Which flower is the traditional emblem of Yorkshire, long linked to a friendly rivalry with Lancashire's red rose?
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A A red thistle
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B A yellow daffodil
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✕ A green shamrock Your answer
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✓ A white rose
Not quite.
The white rose stands for Yorkshire and the red rose for Lancashire. The emblems go back to the Wars of the Roses in the 15th century, and today the rivalry is mostly shown in sport such as cricket.
Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica: Wars of the Roses; Yorkshire Day