| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| Monastery island home to a key Celtic Christian centre | Holy Island | 88%
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| Major mining product | Coal | 87%
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| Bordering Home Nation | Scotland | 85%
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| Bordering English Counties | Cumbria | 77%
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| Wall running across the south of the county | Hadrian's Wall | 77%
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| County towns* | Morpeth | 77%
|
| Engineer and 'Father of Railways' | George Stephenson | 67%
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| Bordering English Counties | Tyne and Wear | 67%
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| Bordering English Counties | County Durham | 63%
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| Native musical instrument | Northumbrian Pipes | 62%
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| Tea named after a local dignitary | Earl Grey | 56%
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| Over 20% of the county is designated as this | National Park | 56%
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| Family name of the Dukes of Northumberland | Percy | 52%
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| County towns* | Alnwick | 46%
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| Legendary cross-border raiders | Border Reivers | 38%
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| Most famous family member of above | Henry Percy | 37%
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| Famous gardener | Capability Brown | 29%
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| Famous document produced at the above | Lindisfarne Gospels | 23%
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| Defensive towers built to stop the above | Peel Towers | 13%
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| Local dialect spoken by miners | Pitmatic | 13%
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