| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
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| County town | Durham | 96%
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| Natural fuel resource which was mined in very large quantities in the county | Coal | 93%
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| Comedian born in Consett, with the alter ego of 'Mr Bean' | Rowan Atkinson | 88%
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| The Riverside Ground in this town is home to the county's first class cricket club | {Chester}-le-Street | 83%
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| Range of hills, the 'Backbone of England' which passes through the west of the county | Pennines | 70%
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| Darlington | 64%
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| High Force, on the above river, is an example of this natural phenomenon | Waterfall | 63%
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| Popular, open air, urban and rural life museum known as the 'Living Museum of the North' | Beamish | 62%
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| The cathedral in the above place contains the tomb of this 7th/8th century Benedictine monk, author and historian | Venerable {Bede} | 62%
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| River, whose lower reaches form the border between County Durham and North Yorkshire | Tees | 60%
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| The world's first public railway to use steam locomotives opened in 1825 between these two places in County Durham | Stockton | 54%
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| Along with Portsmouth, Hartlepool has a national museum dedicated to this 'Senior Service' | Royal Navy | 48%
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| County Durham born football player who played for England between 1980 and 1991, captaining the team on 65 occasions | Bryan Robson | 35%
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| Actor and star of 'Billy Elliot', born in Billingham | Jamie Bell | 19%
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| The world’s oldest surviving railway bridge, built in 1725-1726 | {Causey} Arch | 15%
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