| Hint | Answer | % Correct | |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | Anthony Gormley sculpture near the A1 | Angel of the North | 100%
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| D | Town that was connected to Stockton by the world's first steam railway | Darlington | 100%
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| M | Condiment invented by a Durham woman in 1720 | English {mustard} | 100%
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| G | Town on the south bank of the Tyne; opposite Newcastle | Gateshead | 100%
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| B | Film about ballet and the miners' strike | Billy Elliot | 100%
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| X | South Shields is the birthplace of three winners of this TV show | The X Factor | 100%
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| K | Striker who won the Golden Boot while playing for Sunderland A.F.C. | {Kevin} Phillips | 100%
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| O | Beamish is home to this kind of tourist attraction | {Open-air} museum | 100%
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| L | Home ground of Sunderland A.F.C. | Stadium of {Light} | 100%
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| T | River that constitutes the border with Yorkshire | Tees | 100%
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| W | A US president could trace his ancestry back to this town | Washington | 100%
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| C | Patron saint of Northumbria; his shrine is in Durham Cathedral | Cuthbert | 67%
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| E | Former coal-mining town on the coast | {Easington} Colliery | 67%
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| H | Seaside town whose name means 'place where deer drink' | Hartlepool | 67%
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| P | Postwar new town named after a miners' leader | Peterlee | 67%
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| Q | Area on the banks of the Tyne shared by G and Newcastle | Quayside | 67%
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| J | 1936 protest against unemployment and poverty | The {Jarrow} March | 67%
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| V | Another saint with a shrine in Durham Cathedral | The {Venerable} Bede | 67%
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| Z | Thai restaurant in the Elvet area of Durham (hint: peaceful) | Zen | 67%
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| I | Bridge in Stockton named for its resemblance to a mathematical symbol | Infinity Bridge | 33%
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| Y | Ethnic community that has existed in South Shields since the 1890s | Yemeni | 33%
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| N | Anglo-Scottish battle fought near Durham in 1346 | Battle of {Neville's} {Cross} | 0%
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| F | Former coal-mining town south of Durham | Ferryhill | 0%
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| R | Medieval castle with gardens and a deer park | Raby Castle | 0%
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| S | Victorian park in G; 'The People's Park' | Saltwell Park | 0%
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| U | Estate with a stately home and a former catholic seminary | Ushaw | 0%
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