England County Quiz - Somerset

Can you guess these facts about the English ceremonial county of Somerset?

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County town	Taunton
Inlet, and extension of the Severn estuary, which separates Somerset from South Wales	Bristol Channel
Coastal resort town in the west of the county and the location of a Butlin's holiday camp	Minehead
Frome born Formula One driver who won the 2009 F1 World Championship	Jenson Button
Range of limestone hills to the south of Bristol which run east to west across the county	Mendip Hills
Spa city known to the Romans as Aquae Sulis	Bath
Major annual event of music and performing arts, held at Worthy Farm	Glastonbury Festival
Star of Monty Python who was born in Weston Super-Mare in 1939	John Cleese
Village which has given its name to a cheese and a nearby gorge	Cheddar
Smallest city in England, aside from the tiny City of London	Wells
Motorway which passes through the county linking the Midlands to the south west	M5
Hills near Bridgwater which comprise England's first Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty	Quantock Hills
Town with a history of glove making and a football team called 'The Glovers'	Yeovil
Village in Somerset and location of a popular show cave tourist attraction	Wookey Hole
National Park which occupies part of the west of the county	Exmoor

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