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Wales County Quiz - West Glamorgan

Can you guess these facts about the Welsh preserved county of West Glamorgan?
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Quiz by Berney
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Last updated: January 27, 2022
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First submittedAugust 3, 2021
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Second largest city in Wales
Swansea
River that enters the sea after flowing through the above city
Tawe
Mary Hopkin from Pontardawe is best known for this 1968 UK number 1 single
Those Were the Days
Large peninsula and location of an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
Gower
Ian Hislop from West Glamorgan is a long time editor of this satirical magazine
Private Eye
Headland sited on the western edge of Swansea Bay
The Mumbles
Actress from West Glamorgan who starred in 'Chicago' prior to marrying Michael Douglas
Catherine Zeta-Jones
Coastal town and location of a large steelworks
Port Talbot
Margam born Oscar winning actor, known for playing Hannibal Lecter
Anthony Hopkins
Skewen born singer Bonnie Tyler had a hit with this song about love and going astray
Lost in France
Former rugby union player from West Glamorgan, described as "arguably the greatest player ever to don a Welsh jersey"
Gareth Edwards
West Glamorgan born comedian Sir Harry Donald Secombe was a member of this popular British radio comedy programme that ran from 1951 to 1960
The Goon Show
Market town on a river of the same name, that has the remains of a Roman fort
Neath
Play written by West Glamorgan born Dylan Thomas, set in the village of Llareggub
Under Milk Wood
At St. Helen's in 1968, this Nottinghamshire and West Indies cricketer became the first man to hit six sixes in a single over, when playing in a match against Glamorgan
Garfield Sobers
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