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England County Quiz - Nottinghamshire

Can you guess these facts about the English ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire?
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Last updated: January 27, 2022
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First submittedDecember 21, 2020
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County town
Nottingham
Major river which flows through the county
Trent
Legendary outlaw associated with the county
Robin Hood
The area in which the legendary outlaw lived
Sherwood Forest
Earlier name for the A1 trunk road which passes through Nottinghamshire
Great
North Road
Born in Sneinton in 1829, preacher William Booth went on to form this charity
Salvation Army
Market town in the east of the county, once linked with the wool and cloth trade
Newark
Newstead Abbey in Nottinghamshire is the ancestral home of this 'Romantic' poet
Lord Byron
Daughter of the above poet and a pioneer in the field of computer programming
Ada Lovelace
Major Nottingham based health and pharmacy company, founded in 1849
Boots
Painkiller drug discovered by the above company and marketed as Nurofen and Advil
Ibuprofen
Mansfield born swimmer who won two gold medals at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Rebecca
Adlington
Nottingham was once the heart of an industry making this delicate fabric
Lace
Nottingham pub which claims to be the oldest in Britain, possibly dating from 1189
Ye Olde Trip
to Jerusalem
In 1216 this king and Magna Carta signatory died of dysentery in Nottinghamshire
John
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