Hint | Answer | % Correct |
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Largest city in the county | Sheffield | 99%
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Heavy industry product with which the above city is particularly associated | Steel | 93%
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Large town in the middle of the county known for its railway engineering and manufacturing heritage | Doncaster | 85%
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County town | Barnsley | 73%
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Historical name for an area of South Yorkshire, particularly around the largest city. The name persists today in the name of a local university | Hallam | 73%
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Comedy film set in the county's largest city, which tells the story of six unemployed men who decide to form a male striptease act to improve their prospects | The Full Monty | 73%
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One time host of the TV program 'Top Gear', born in the county | Jeremy Clarkson | 72%
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River which gives its name to a town situated at the point where it joins the River Don | Rother | 69%
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Comedian, actor, writer and television presenter born in the county, best known for his role in Monty Python and his travel documentaries. | Michael Palin | 62%
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South Yorkshire born goalkeeper who played every match in England's 1966 world cup victory | Gordon Banks | 50%
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Singer, born in Conisbrough, who had a big hit in Europe with 'Is This The Way To Amarillo' | Tony Christie | 49%
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Rock band formed in the county in 1977 whose fourth album 'Hysteria' is one of the best-selling albums of all time. Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2019 | Def Leppard | 48%
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Nickname of the above town's professional football club | The Tykes | 41%
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Prestigious flat horse race held at the above town's racecourse | {St Leger} Stakes | 27%
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Chemist from South Yorkshire who became the first British-born person to go into space onboard Soyuz TM-12 in May 1991 | Helen Sharman | 21%
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