| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
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| Seaside town famous for trams and "Pleasure Beach" amusement park | Blackpool | 96%
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| Largest city in Merseyside, famous for The Beatles | Liverpool | 85%
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| One of England's largest settlements, famous for "City" and "United" football teams | Manchester | 78%
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| District in Merseyside, whose football team is based at Goodison Park | Everton | 75%
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| Walled Roman city, whose name occurs at the end of the name of another city on this quiz | Chester | 70%
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| Town near Scottish border, built by Romans to serve forts on Hadrian's Wall | Carlisle | 69%
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| Large town on the Wirral Peninsula; home of Cammell Laird shipyard | Birkenhead | 64%
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| Railway town in southern Cheshire; name sounds like "people in charge of a vehicle" | Crewe | 64%
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| Port in Cheshire, shares its name with a large Canadian island | Ellesmere Port | 63%
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| Town which shares its name with the alter-ego of Dr Jekyll | Hyde | 63%
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| Lancashire seaside town, shares its name with Ernie Wise's comedy partner | Morecambe | 63%
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| Market town in Cumbria, famous for mint cake | Kendal | 61%
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| Contrary to what its name would suggest, this is the northernmost major town in Merseyside | Southport | 58%
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| County town which shares its name with a World War II bomber | Lancaster | 57%
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| Town in Merseyside; shares its name with "White Christmas" singer | Crosby | 55%
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| Town famous for round cakes filled with currants | Eccles | 55%
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| Inland town whose 'pier' isn't actually a pier | Wigan | 55%
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| Seaside resort; 'New' version of more famous resort in south-east England | New Brighton | 52%
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| Village known for its nearby safari park | Knowsley | 48%
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| Merseyside town; shares its name with a volcano that erupted in 1980 | St Helens | 46%
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| Former mill town, which shares its name with a recent US National Security Advisor | Bolton | 45%
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| Largest town in Cheshire by population | Warrington | 40%
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| Despite its name, this town in Cumbria has suffered high unemployment in recent years | Workington | 39%
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| Another former mill town; Nikita Khrushchev said "We will ____ you" | Bury | 34%
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| Lancashire town, shares its name with a Wallace and Gromit villain | Preston | 28%
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| Town whose shops have lots of special offers? | Sale | 27%
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| Home to Tudor manor house; name sounds like a synonym of 'talk' | Speke | 27%
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| Shares its name with the actress who played Scarlett O'Hara in "Gone with the Wind" | Leigh | 22%
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| This suburban borough is not on the 'wild side' of its city | Tameside | 10%
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| One of the westernmost towns in Merseyside; shares part of its name with a pink Nintendo character | West Kirby | 10%
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