Statistics for UK Town and City Trivia - Canterbury

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
Senior religious leader and head of the worldwide Anglican church	{Archbishop} of Canterbury	100%
Ceremonial county in which Canterbury is located	Kent	100%
Author of the classic book 'The Canterbury Tales'	Geoffrey Chaucer	92%
Classic cycling race that passed through the city in 1994 and again in 2007	Tour de France	83%
Holder of the above position who was murdered in Canterbury Cathedral in 1170	Thomas Becket	75%
Short name derived from the term 'Canterbury pace' which was used for the natural gait of horses ridden by medieval pilgrims to Canterbury	Canter	67%
Major trunk road that links Canterbury to Dover	A2	58%
Nickname of the eldest son of King Edward III who is buried at Canterbury Cathedral	{Black} Prince	58%
Ancient Roman road that connects Canterbury to Wroxeter in Shropshire	{Watling} Street	50%
Canterbury born actor who played the part of Legolas	Orlando Bloom	42%
Protestant religious group that resettled in Canterbury and the surrounding area after escaping persecution in the Low Countries in the 16th century	Huguenots	33%
River that flows through the city centre	Stour	33%
Guide book used to select Canterbury as the target of an air raid in June 1942	Baedeker	17%
Canterbury born playwright and poet of the Elizabethan era, known for 'Tamburlaine'	Christopher Marlowe	17%
Central museum, library and art gallery of Canterbury	{Beaney} House of Art and Knowledge	8%