England County Quiz - Northumberland

Can you guess these facts about the English ceremonial county of Northumberland?

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County town	Morpeth
Range of uplands within the Northumberland National Park which also straddle the Anglo-Scottish border	Cheviot Hills
English landscape designer and architect born in Kirkharle; responsible for over 150 gardens surrounding the finest country houses and estates in Britain	'Capability' Brown
Another name for Holy Island in Northumberland, accessible on foot when the tide is out	Lindisfarne
The largest man-made woodland in England which occupies part of the west of the county	Kielder Forest
The most northerly town in England, which has also at times been part of Scotland	Berwick-upon-Tweed
Alnwick Castle was used as a film location for this fictional school of magic	Hogwarts
The 'Father of the Railways', born at Wylam in Northumberland in 1781	George Stephenson
Technologically advanced Victorian country house and estate now owned by the National Trust; a pioneer in the use of hydro-electricity for lighting and for aiding household tasks	Cragside
Lighthouse keeper's daughter who participated in the rescue of survivors from a shipwreck off the Farne Islands in 1838 which brought her national fame	Grace Darling
Nickname of Sir Henry Percy, an English knight who fought in several campaigns against the Scots and also against the French during the Hundred Years' War	Hotspur
Manchester United stalwart born in the county, who was also a member of the England team that won the 1966 FIFA World Cup	Bobby Charlton
Housesteads is a Roman Fort on this ancient line of defence which crosses the county	Hadrian's Wall
'The Meeting of the Waters' near Hexham marks the start of the main length of this river	Tyne
English first-class cricketer, born in Riding Mill, who represented his country in 79 Test matches, scoring over 4,800 runs. He went on to be President of the MCC	Tom Graveney

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