Hint | Answer | % Correct |
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Large reservoir located in the middle of the county, first flooded in 1976 | Rutland {Water} | 84%
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County town | Oakham | 79%
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Between 1974-1997, Rutland became a non-metropolitan district of this adjacent county | Leicestershire | 77%
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Apart from the above, this is the only other town in the county | Uppingham | 57%
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In 1938, near Essendine in the east of the county, this railway locomotive set a speed record of 126mph for a steam engine, a record that stands to this day | Mallard | 46%
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1970s TV sketch show, written by Monty Python star, Eric Idle, supposedly situated in England's smallest historic county, Rutland | Rutland {Weekend} Television | 39%
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Since the construction of the above reservoir, an area of land has been left surrounded on three sides by water, leading it to be known by this term | Hambleton {Peninsula} | 38%
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Major trunk road which cuts across the south of the county, linking East Anglia with the Midlands | A47 | 33%
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Family seat and home of the Duke of Rutland, located in the above county | {Belvoir} Castle | 33%
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Actor, best known for his parts in horror films, who spent three years at the independent school in the above town | Boris Karloff | 31%
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According to tradition, any royalty or peers passing through the county town must present this item to the Lord of the Manor. A large collection is now housed in the castle | Horseshoe | 30%
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In the 19th century, Rutland was divided into five parts known by this term | Hundred | 21%
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River which forms much of the southern border of the county | Welland | 21%
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English priest born in the county, who fabricated the 'Popish Plot', a supposed Catholic conspiracy to kill King Charles II | Titus Oates | 18%
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Long distance trail which runs 147 miles between Rutland and the Humber Bridge | {Viking} Way | 18%
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