Statistics for Towns in north-west England (with clues)

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
Seaside town famous for trams and "Pleasure Beach" amusement park	Blackpool	98%
Largest city in Merseyside, famous for The Beatles	Liverpool	93%
One of England's largest settlements, famous for "City" and "United" football teams	Manchester	88%
District in Merseyside, whose football team is based at Goodison Park	Everton	83%
Walled Roman city, whose name occurs at the end of the name of another city on this quiz	Chester	78%
Town near Scottish border, built by Romans to serve forts on Hadrian's Wall	Carlisle	76%
Railway town in southern Cheshire; name sounds like "people in charge of a vehicle"	Crewe	68%
Port in Cheshire, shares its name with a large Canadian island	Ellesmere Port	68%
Town which shares its name with the alter-ego of Dr Jekyll	Hyde	68%
Lancashire seaside town, shares its name with Ernie Wise's comedy partner	Morecambe	68%
Large town on the Wirral Peninsula; home of Cammell Laird shipyard	Birkenhead	66%
Contrary to what its name would suggest, this is the northernmost major town in Merseyside	Southport	66%
Market town in Cumbria, famous for mint cake	Kendal	63%
Town famous for round cakes filled with currants	Eccles	61%
County town which shares its name with a World War II bomber	Lancaster	61%
Inland town whose 'pier' isn't actually a pier	Wigan	61%
Former mill town, which shares its name with a recent US National Security Advisor	Bolton	56%
Town in Merseyside; shares its name with "White Christmas" singer	Crosby	56%
Seaside resort; 'New' version of more famous resort in south-east England	New Brighton	56%
Merseyside town; shares its name with a volcano that erupted in 1980	St Helens	54%
Village known for its nearby safari park	Knowsley	49%
Largest town in Cheshire by population	Warrington	44%
Another former mill town; Nikita Khrushchev said "We will ____ you"	Bury	39%
Despite its name, this town in Cumbria has suffered high unemployment in recent years	Workington	39%
Lancashire town, shares its name with a Wallace and Gromit villain	Preston	34%
Town whose shops have lots of special offers?	Sale	29%
Shares its name with the actress who played Scarlett O'Hara in "Gone with the Wind"	Leigh	27%
Home to Tudor manor house; name sounds like a synonym of 'talk'	Speke	24%
This suburban borough is not on the 'wild side' of its city	Tameside	10%
One of the westernmost towns in Merseyside; shares part of its name with a pink Nintendo character	West Kirby	7%