Statistics for UK Town and City Trivia - Portsmouth

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
Ceremonial county in which Portsmouth is located	Hampshire	100%
Writer born in the city, often regarded as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era	Charles Dickens	85%
170m high observation tower and landmark overlooking the harbour	Spinnaker Tower	85%
Tudor warship raised from the seabed and now preserved in the historic dockyard	Mary Rose	77%
Seaside resort of Portsmouth, having a large open area of common land	Southsea	73%
Home ground of Portsmouth F.C.	Fratton Park	69%
Designer shopping outlet near the entrance to Portsmouth harbour	{Gunwharf} Quays	69%
Nelson's flagship, now in dry dock in the Royal Naval dockyard	HMS Victory	69%
Mode of transport used to travel between Clarence Pier and Ryde	Hovercraft	65%
Island on which the majority of the city is situated	Portsea	65%
Town linked to Portsmouth by a frequent, very short ferry ride	Gosport	62%
Tidal strait separating Portsmouth from the Isle of Wight	The Solent	58%
Island separated from Portsmouth by Langstone Harbour	Hayling Island	54%
Short motorway spur that links the M27 with the heart of Portsmouth	M275	46%
Large artwork on display in the 'D-Day Story' museum that depicts events of WW2	{Overlord} Embroidery	23%