Statistics for England County Quiz - County Durham

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
Natural fuel resource which was mined in very large quantities in the county	Coal	95%
County town	Durham	95%
The Riverside Ground in this town is home to the county's first class cricket club	{Chester}-le-Street	88%
Comedian born in Consett, with the alter ego of 'Mr Bean'	Rowan Atkinson	88%
	Darlington	69%
Range of hills, the 'Backbone of England' which passes through the west of the county	Pennines	69%
The cathedral in the above place contains the tomb of this 7th/8th century Benedictine monk, author and historian	Venerable {Bede}	66%
High Force, on the above river, is an example of this natural phenomenon	Waterfall	65%
Popular, open air, urban and rural life museum known as the 'Living Museum of the North'	Beamish	64%
River, whose lower reaches form the border between County Durham and North Yorkshire	Tees	63%
The world's first public railway to use steam locomotives opened in 1825 between these two places in County Durham	Stockton	56%
Along with Portsmouth, Hartlepool has a national museum dedicated to this 'Senior Service'	Royal Navy	51%
County Durham born football player who played for England between 1980 and 1991, captaining the team on 65 occasions	Bryan Robson	40%
Actor and star of 'Billy Elliot', born in Billingham	Jamie Bell	21%
The world’s oldest surviving railway bridge, built in 1725-1726	{Causey} Arch	18%