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