Statistics for UK Counties General Knowledge: Shropshire

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This quiz has been taken 165 times
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Clue	Answer	% Correct
Longest river in the UK, flows through the county.	River Severn	95%
The county town of Shropshire.	Shrewsbury	84%
An old name for the county, historically used as an abbreviated form for post or telegrams.	Salop	80%
Famed naturalist and geologist born in the county, known for his contributions to the science of evolution.	Charles Darwin	75%
New town, named after a famous civil engineer born in 1757.	Telford	72%
The only motorway in the county.	M54	59%
The River Teme flows through this, the largest town in South Shropshire.	Ludlow	58%
Market town famed for it’s involvement in the creation of the modern Olympic movement.	Much Wenlock	54%
A hill in east Shropshire, popular with walkers. Rises to a height of 407m (1335ft).	The Wrekin	48%
Actor and comedian, bought up in Wem in the north of the county. Played Mr Gilbert in a popular Channel 4 comedy.	Greg Davies	45%
The Severn Valley Railway (a heritage line) runs from Kidderminster to this Market Town.	Bridgnorth	41%
Former stadium of Shrewsbury Town FC	Gay Meadow	35%
This town nicknamed ‘Little Switzerland’ became a health resort in the late Victorian and Edwardian period.	Church Stretton	28%
English poet, born in Oswestry in 1893, died in action during WWI.	Wilfred Owen	25%
Located in the north of the county, this is the oldest continually inhabited town in the county.	Whitchurch	23%
Hill range which forms part of the Shropshire Hills, designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB)	The Long Mynd	21%
Builder of the iconic Ironbridge, which spans the river in Q2.	Abraham Darby III	20%
The year construction of the bridge was completed.	1779	14%
Former England and Wolverhampton Wanderers captain, born in Shropshire.	Billy Wright	12%
Stand-up comedian, born in Wellington, made his name in the mid-90s with then comedy partner Richard Herring.	Stewart Lee	7%