Hint | Answer | % Correct |
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The valleys around Rhondda were once dominated by mines extracting this mineral | Coal | 90%
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Large town with a long industrial heritage, one of the seats of the industrial revolution | Merthyr {Tydfil} | 90%
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Large town in the south of Mid Glamorgan, located on the River Ogmore | Bridgend | 85%
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Town that grew up around a 19th century inn of the same name | {Mountain} Ash | 85%
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Name given to the major A465 trunk road which cuts across the north of Mid Glamorgan | {Heads} of the Valleys Road | 75%
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Holiday resort with a large promenade and the beaches of Trecco Bay and Sandy Bay | Porthcawl | 65%
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Mid Glamorgan actress who co-wrote and starred in the BBC sitcom 'Gavin & Stacey' | Ruth Jones | 55%
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Rock band from Cwmaman who had hits with 'Have a Nice Day' and 'Dakota' | Stereophonics | 50%
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In 1913, this weather phenomenon passed through the Taff valley, causing three deaths | Tornado | 50%
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Nant-y-Moel born 1964 Olympic long jump champion | Llyn Davies | 40%
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Another fashion designer from Mid-Glamorgan, whose style was characterised by Romantic English designs and the use of natural fabrics. | Laura Ashley | 35%
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Mid-Glamorgan born fashion designer, perhaps best known for designing the wedding dress of Diana, Princess of Wales, with his his former wife Elizabeth | David Emanuel | 30%
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This sporting complex on the site of a former mine near Treharris began as a centre dedicated to this activity | Climbing | 20%
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This mining engineer built the first practical steam-driven locomotive which was demonstrated hauling a train on the Penydarren Ironworks tramway in 1804 | Richard Trevithick | 20%
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Best-selling British computer, most of which are made in a Sony factory in Pencoed | {Raspberry} Pi | 5%
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