| Hint | Answer | % Correct | |
|---|---|---|---|
| B | Town where the Mercedes F1 team is headquartered | Brackley | 100%
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| D | Market town near Warwickshire | Daventry | 100%
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| C | DNA discoverer from Northampton | Francis Crick | 100%
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| U | Waterway that crosses the county | Grand {Union} {Canal} | 100%
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| N | River that flows through Northampton | Nene | 100%
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| P | City; historically a distinct and separately governed 'Soke' | Peterborough | 100%
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| S | British Grand Prix race track shared with Buckinghamshire | Silverstone Circuit | 100%
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| T | Town that's pronounced like 'toaster' | Towcester | 100%
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| W | Conflict that saw the 1460 Battle of Northampton | Wars of the Roses | 100%
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| A | Stately home where Princess Diana lived as a teenager | Althorp House | 50%
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| E | Large village whose shoe-making industry inspired Kinky Boots | {Earls} {Barton} | 50%
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| F | Ruined castle where Mary, Queen of Scots was executed | Fotheringhay Castle | 50%
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| G | Lawn ornament first brought to England by Charles Isham | Garden gnome | 50%
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| H | Market town east of Wellingborough | {Higham} {Ferrers} | 50%
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| I | Market town east of Wellingborough | Irthlingborough | 50%
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| O | Market town in the northeast | Oundle | 50%
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| R | Technology first successfully tested in D | Radar | 50%
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| Y | Radiohead singer from Wellingborough | Thom Yorke | 50%
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| V | Boughton House has been nicknamed the 'English ________' | Versailles | 50%
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| X | Bus route linking Northampton and Kettering (hint: X and a number) | X10 | 50%
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| J | Alan Moore novel set in Northampton | Jerusalem | 0%
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| M | Jane Austen novel set in Northamptonshire | Mansfield Park | 0%
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| K | Large stately home | Kirby Hall | 0%
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| L | Large stately home | Lilford Hall | 0%
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| Q | Shopping centre in P | Queensgate | 0%
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| Z | T twinned with this Ukrainian city in 2024 | {Zhyd}achiv | 0%
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