Why does Glastonbury skip some years?

To let the land and village rest

Glastonbury Festival Quiz: Pyramid Stage and Worthy Farm

This Glastonbury Festival quiz walks through the fields of Worthy Farm in Somerset during one of the world's best-known music festivals. Play an interactive set of 10 questions on Michael Eavis, the 1970 start, a pound ticket with free milk, the Pyramid Stage, the Other Stage, Emily Eavis, fallow years, mud and famous headliners.

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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 150 Seconds

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

Farm
On which farm is Glastonbury held?
Founder
Who founded Glastonbury Festival?
Year
In which year was the first festival held?
Ticket
What did the first tickets include?
Stage
What is the main stage called?
Second
What is the festival's second-largest stage called?
Daughter
Who co-organizes the festival with Michael Eavis?
Fallow
Why does Glastonbury skip some years?
Mud
What is Glastonbury famous for in wet years?
Beyonce
Which year did Beyonce headline the Pyramid Stage?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: On which farm is Glastonbury held?
Answer: Worthy Farm
It is in Somerset.
Q2: Who founded Glastonbury Festival?
Answer: Michael Eavis
He is a dairy farmer.
Q3: In which year was the first festival held?
Answer: 1970
It began the day after Jimi Hendrix died.
Q4: What did the first tickets include?
Answer: Free milk from the farm
They cost one pound.
Q5: What is the main stage called?
Answer: The Pyramid Stage
Its shape is iconic.
Q6: What is the festival's second-largest stage called?
Answer: The Other Stage
It hosts big acts too.
Q7: Who co-organizes the festival with Michael Eavis?
Answer: Emily Eavis
She is his daughter.
Q8: Why does Glastonbury skip some years?
Answer: To let the land and village rest
These are called fallow years.
Q9: What is Glastonbury famous for in wet years?
Answer: Mud
Wellington boots are essential.
Q10: Which year did Beyonce headline the Pyramid Stage?
Answer: 2011
She played on the Sunday.

Glastonbury Festival Quiz – Pyramid Stage and Worthy Farm

Glastonbury Festival takes place on Worthy Farm in Pilton, Somerset. Dairy farmer Michael Eavis held the first festival in 1970, when tickets cost one pound and included free milk from the farm.

The Pyramid Stage is the festival's iconic main stage, with the Other Stage the second largest, plus many smaller areas such as The Park and Shangri-La. Michael's daughter Emily Eavis now co-organizes the event.

Tickets sell out in minutes, and wet years turn the fields to mud. Every few years the festival takes a fallow year to rest the land, and headliners have included Beyonce, Adele and many rock legends.

What This Quiz Teaches

Music fans will enjoy these questions.

Where it is held
Who founded it
Which stages it has
Why it skips years
Who has headlined

Did You Know?

2026 was planned as a fallow year.
The festival raises money for charities.
A huge fence surrounds the site.
The Stone Circle is a popular late-night spot.
BBC coverage lets millions watch from home.