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Statistics for England County Quiz - Tyne & Wear
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General Stats
- This quiz has been taken 142 times
- The average score is 11 of 15
Answer Stats
| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| County town | Newcastle | 99%
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| Nickname given to someone from the Tyneside area, or their accent | Geordie | 95%
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| Large port city in the south east of the county | Sunderland | 93%
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| TV presenting duo, both born in Tyne & Wear; hosts of 'Britain's Got Talent' and 'I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!' | Ant & Dec | 90%
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| Antony Gormley's iconic statue which stands next to the motorway at Gateshead | Angel of the North | 86%
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| Sports arena used as a home ground for the above city's professional Football club. | Stadium of {Light} | 86%
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| Large town near the end of the A1(M) motorway, which has the same name as a US President | Washington | 85%
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| Ancient Roman fortification which starts in the county and links it to Bowness-on-Solway | Hadrian's Wall | 80%
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| Musician born in Wallsend; lead singer and bassist for rock band 'The Police' | Sting | 78%
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| Name for the Tyne and Wear light rail network which serves much of the county | Metro | 69%
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| Town on the southern edge of the mouth of the River Tyne | South Shields | 69%
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| In 1936 a group of 200 men set off from this town in Tyne & Wear, to march to London in order to protest against the unemployment and poverty suffered in the area | Jarrow | 62%
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| The first company in the world created specifically to build railway engines was set up in the above city in 1823 by this person and his equally famous father | Robert Stephenson | 60%
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| Landmark pedestrian and cyclist tilting bridge spanning the River Tyne at Gateshead | Millennium Bridge | 53%
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| Physicist and Nobel Prize laureate born in the county, who has a 'boson' named after him | Peter Higgs | 39%
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