Lancashire County Quiz

Can you guess the answers to these questions regarding the traditional ceremonial county of Lancashire, the red rose county?
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Current Duke of Lancaster, one of the two remaining royal duchies in England
King Charles III
Largest city, receiving the status in 2002
Preston
Victorian era seaside landmark inspired by the Eiffel Tower
Blackpool Tower
As a major industrial region, by the 1830s Lancashire processed 85% of this commodity
Cotton
Town most often associated with Black Pudding also known as 'blood sausage'
Bury
Subjected to significant boundary reforms in 1974, parts of the county where divided to form which two additional metropolitan areas
Greater Manchester
Merseyside
In addition to the answers above, Lancashire currently borders which three other counties
Cumbria
North Yorkshire
West Yorkshire
First English Monarch from the House of Lancaster, reigning from 1399 - 1413
Henry IV
Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty that contains the geographical centre of Great Britain
Forest of Bowland
Parliamentary constituency of the Speaker of the House of Commons, Sir Lindsay Hoyle MP
Chorley
Prominent in the formation of the English Football League in 1888, six of the twelve founding members where from the county. Name them
Accrington
Blackburn Rovers
Bolton Wanderers
Burnley
Everton
Preston North End
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Level 80
May 23, 2021
If you enjoyed this one you may also like the series I created, one quiz for every English county, at England Ceremonial County Quizzes
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Level 65
May 23, 2021
Ee, me dad was born in Lancashire, but it's clear I don't have much clue about it.
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Level 44
Jun 8, 2022
The site of the Witch Trials was Lancaster Castle, as the home of the County Assizes.