Statistics for England County Quiz - Lancashire

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
Large town and popular seaside resort on the Lancashire coast	Blackpool	94%
County town	Lancaster	90%
Full name of Preston's professional football club	Preston {North} {End}	78%
The UK's first road of this category opened as the Preston bypass in 1958	Motorway	71%
Perhaps the UK's premier recreational dancing venue, located in the above resort	Tower {Ballroom}	66%
Shakespearean actor from Burnley who played Gandalf on the big screen	Ian McKellen	55%
Major river which crosses the county, flowing to the south of Preston	Ribble	54%
Area of gritstone fells, deep valleys and peat moorland in north-east Lancashire	Forest of {Bowland}	52%
When it opened in 1994, this Lancashire roller coaster was the tallest in the world	The Big One	48%
Coastal town in Lancashire which is situated at the mouth of the River Wyre	Fleetwood	47%
In 1612, twelve women from this place were the subject of the most famous witch trials in English history	{Pendle} Hill	45%
Name used in Lancashire for a soft, round, flat bread roll due to the traditional use of a product of the brewing industry as a leavening agent during its production	{Barm} cake	38%
One of football's greatest ever players who made 433 league appearances for the above club during the 1940's, 1950's and 1960's, along with 76 for England	Tom Finney	31%
Coastal plain in western Lancashire, bounded by Morecambe Bay to the north and the Irish Sea to the west	The Fylde	21%
Blackburn born motorcycle rider and highly successful World Superbike racer	Carl Fogarty	18%

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