Statistics for England County Quiz - Hertfordshire

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
County town	Hertford	87%
Hertfordshire is one of this group of counties which are close to London	{Home} Counties	79%
London orbital motorway that passes through the south west corner of the county	M25	79%
Boy wizard whose adventures were brought to life at a film studio complex in Leavesden	Harry Potter	78%
Modern name given to the Roman town of Verulamium	St. Albans	77%
Town in Hertfordshire with the largest population	Watford	74%
The UK's first designated 'New Town' under the New Towns Act of 1946	Stevenage	55%
Born in Bishops Stortford, this mining magnate and politician gave his name to the country now known as Zimbabwe	Cecil Rhodes	53%
Country house set in a large park, frequently visited by Elizabeth I	{Hatfield} House	50%
Jane Austen novel predominantly set in Hertfordshire	Pride and Prejudice	48%
Tributary of the River Thames that flows through Hertfordshire on its way to London	Lea	41%
Former member of the Spice Girls, born in the county	Geri Halliwell	38%
Artist, most famous for his public works of art, celebrated by a sculpture park in Perry Green	Henry Moore	24%
English rock band formed in the above town in 1968. Considered to be one of the pioneers of heavy metal and modern hard rock	Deep Purple	22%
Hitchin born cyclist and Olympic gold medal winner	Victoria Pendleton	15%