Statistics for UK Town and City Trivia - Portsmouth

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
Ceremonial county in which Portsmouth is located	Hampshire	100%
170m high observation tower and landmark overlooking the harbour	Spinnaker Tower	91%
Writer born in the city, often regarded as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era	Charles Dickens	87%
Nelson's flagship, now in dry dock in the Royal Naval dockyard	HMS Victory	78%
Tudor warship raised from the seabed and now preserved in the historic dockyard	Mary Rose	78%
Seaside resort of Portsmouth, having a large open area of common land	Southsea	78%
Home ground of Portsmouth F.C.	Fratton Park	70%
Designer shopping outlet near the entrance to Portsmouth harbour	{Gunwharf} Quays	70%
Mode of transport used to travel between Clarence Pier and Ryde	Hovercraft	70%
Island on which the majority of the city is situated	Portsea	70%
Town linked to Portsmouth by a frequent, very short ferry ride	Gosport	65%
Tidal strait separating Portsmouth from the Isle of Wight	The Solent	61%
Island separated from Portsmouth by Langstone Harbour	Hayling Island	52%
Short motorway spur that links the M27 with the heart of Portsmouth	M275	52%
Large artwork on display in the 'D-Day Story' museum that depicts events of WW2	{Overlord} Embroidery	26%