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