UK Counties General Knowledge: Worcestershire - Statistics

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Answer Stats

Clue	Answer	% Correct
The name of river that flows through the county town of Worcester.	River Severn	93%
The famous hill range in the south-west of the county.	The Malvern Hills	71%
A large town in the north of the county to which the carpet industry was very important.	Kidderminster	62%
The name of Worcestershire’s County Cricket ground.	New Road	61%
The King who reigned from 1199-1216, who’s tomb is within Worcester’s beautiful cathedral.	King John	54%
English composer, born in the county and famous for his orchestral work ‘Enigma Variations’.	Sir Edward Elgar	53%
The sport that the Worcester Warriors play.	Rugby Union	52%
Town virtually surrounded by the River Avon which has a reputation for producing fine Asparagus and has an annual festival in it's honour!	Evesham	51%
Between 1974 and 1998 the county was administratively merged with which other neighbouring county?	Herefordshire	49%
The city of Worcester's smaller but more centrally railway station.	Foregate Street	44%
This 1D singer was born in Redditch.	Harry Styles	38%
Based in Bewdley, This is the first park in the UK to have the African ‘Big Five’ game animals.	West Midlands Safari Park	33%
Worcester's other railway station.	Shrub Hill	32%
During the English Civil War, Charles II was defeated by this man's army in the Battle of Worcester.	Oliver Cromwell	25%
The town was called ‘Salinae’ in Roman times, then later called Wyche, derived from the Anglo Saxon ‘Hwicce’ kingdom.	Droitwich Spa	15%
How many bridges cross the River from Q1 in Worcestershire?	15	13%
Small town in the north east of the county which has a far more glamorous U.S namesake.	Hollywood	13%
This former F1 World Champion was born in Upton-upon-Severn in 1953.	Nigel Mansell	10%
This Grade I listed building was once one of the great houses of the Midlands, but today is a spectacular ruin after being devastated by fire in 1937.	Witley Court	9%
Film producer and wife of Sting, who was born in the town of Bromsgrove.	Trudie Styler	5%