England County Quiz - Tyne & Wear

County town

The first company in the world created specifically to build railway engines was set up in the above city in 1823 by this person and his equally famous father

Nickname given to someone from the Tyneside area, or their accent

Large town near the end of the A1(M) motorway, which has the same name as a US President

Musician born in Wallsend; lead singer and bassist for rock band 'The Police'

Antony Gormley's iconic statue which stands next to the motorway at Gateshead

Town on the southern edge of the mouth of the River Tyne

TV presenting duo, both born in Tyne & Wear; hosts of 'Britain's Got Talent' and 'I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!'

Large port city in the south east of the county

Sports arena used as a home ground for the above city's professional Football club.

Physicist and Nobel Prize laureate born in the county, who has a 'boson' named after him

Ancient Roman fortification which starts in the county and links it to Bowness-on-Solway

In 1936 a group of 200 men set off from this town in Tyne & Wear, to march to London in order to protest against the unemployment and poverty suffered in the area

Landmark pedestrian and cyclist tilting bridge spanning the River Tyne at Gateshead

Name for the Tyne and Wear light rail network which serves much of the county