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Statistics for England County Quiz - Northumberland
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General Stats
- This quiz has been taken 146 times
- The average score is 9 of 15
Answer Stats
| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| The most northerly town in England, which has also at times been part of Scotland | {Berwick}-upon-Tweed | 98%
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| Alnwick Castle was used as a film location for this fictional school of magic | Hogwarts | 87%
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| Housesteads is a Roman Fort on this ancient line of defence which crosses the county | Hadrian's Wall | 82%
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| Another name for Holy Island in Northumberland, accessible on foot when the tide is out | Lindisfarne | 81%
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| 'The Meeting of the Waters' near Hexham marks the start of the main length of this river | Tyne | 75%
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| The 'Father of the Railways', born at Wylam in Northumberland in 1781 | George Stephenson | 74%
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| County town | Morpeth | 67%
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| Manchester United stalwart born in the county, who was also a member of the England team that won the 1966 FIFA World Cup | Bobby Charlton | 61%
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| English landscape designer and architect born in Kirkharle; responsible for over 150 gardens surrounding the finest country houses and estates in Britain | 'Capability' Brown | 56%
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| Range of uplands within the Northumberland National Park which also straddle the Anglo-Scottish border | Cheviot Hills | 56%
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| Lighthouse keeper's daughter who participated in the rescue of survivors from a shipwreck off the Farne Islands in 1838 which brought her national fame | Grace Darling | 56%
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| The largest man-made woodland in England which occupies part of the west of the county | Kielder Forest | 56%
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| Technologically advanced Victorian country house and estate now owned by the National Trust; a pioneer in the use of hydro-electricity for lighting and for aiding household tasks | Cragside | 44%
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| Nickname of Sir Henry Percy, an English knight who fought in several campaigns against the Scots and also against the French during the Hundred Years' War | Hotspur | 35%
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| English first-class cricketer, born in Riding Mill, who represented his country in 79 Test matches, scoring over 4,800 runs. He went on to be President of the MCC | Tom Graveney | 6%
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