THE World Cup and the new John Lewis store at Monks Cross were among the most-searched for topics on Google by York residents this year, the company has revealed.

The search engine giant has published its "Top Trending" search terms for 2014, including a break down for some specific cities.

York's top 10 are shown below, with the World Cup topping the list.

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  1. World Cup 2014 (1st on the UK list)
  2. Peaches Geldof (3rd on UK list)
  3. Robin Williams (4th on UK list)
  4. Lotto Results (not in UK top 10)
  5. Ebola (7th on UK list)
  6. Philip Seymour Hoffman (8th on UK list)
  7. iPhone 6 (2nd on UK list)
  8. Lynda Bellingham (not in UK top 10)
  9. John Lewis York (not in UK top 10)
  10. Joan Rivers (not in UK top 10)

 

 

 

Google also revealed the top 10 "how to...." searches from York. Drawing topped the list in York and across the UK as a whole, but York residents seem more confident kissers - it was the second most popular search in the UK, but only 8th in York.

  1. How to draw
  2. How to meditate
  3. How to shuffle
  4. How to floss
  5. How to survive
  6. How to iron
  7. How to crochet
  8. How to kiss
  9. How to paint
  10. How to dance

 

Google UK’s Stephen Rosenthal said: “Google’s Year in Search gives us the best snapshot of what moved, inspired, shocked and intrigued us in 2014. With so many of us now having multiple computers, phones and tablets immediately to hand, these results are the most accurate and comprehensive collection of what the UK’s been talking about this year.”