Durham A-Z

Name these places, people, and things from A-Z that are associated with the English county of Durham (aka County Durham).

This quiz is about the historic county, which encompasses territory now part of the ceremonial county of Tyne and Wear.

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	Hint	Answer
A	Anthony Gormley sculpture near the A1	Angel of the North
B	Small market town named for a ruined medieval castle	Barnard Castle
C	Saint with a shrine in Durham Cathedral and their cross on the county's flag	Saint Cuthbert
D	Town that was connected to S by the world's first steam railway	Darlington
E	Former coal-mining town on the coast	Easington Colliery
F	Bacon and potato-cake breakfast dish favoured by 19th century workers	Floddie
G	Town on the south bank of the Tyne; opposite Newcastle	Gateshead
H	Seaside town whose name means 'place where deer drink'	Hartlepool
I	Footbridge over the T named for its resemblance to a mathematical symbol	Infinity Bridge
J	Workers from this town marched on London in 1936 to protest unemployment	Jarrow
K	Big outdoor performance at Bishop Auckland which covers the history of England	Kynren
L	Monks from this island founded the settlement that became Durham in 995	Lindisfarne
M	The English form of this condiment was invented by a Durham woman in 1720	Mustard
N	Anglo-Scottish battle fought near Durham in 1346	Battle of Neville's Cross
O	Village; home of Hillary Clinton's grandfather (hint: bovine + raised area of land)	Oxhill
P	In the west of the county can be found the northern part of this range of hills	Pennines
Q	Area on the banks of the Tyne shared by G and Newcastle	Quayside
R	Medieval castle with gardens and a deer park	Raby Castle
S	Town that was connected to D by the world's first steam railway	Stockton
T	River that constitutes the border with Y	Tees
U	Estate with a stately home and a former catholic seminary	Ushaw
V	Another saint with a shrine in Durham Cathedral	The Venerable Bede
W	A US president could trace his ancestry back to this town	Washington
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Y	Bordering county	Yorkshire
Z	Thai restaurant in the Elvet area of Durham	Zen

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