County Durham General Knowledge Quiz

1. What is the market town famous for its French chateau-style museum?
2. What is the night time outdoor theatre held annually in Bishop Auckland?
3. Who is the 13th century rector of Wearmouth who went on to fund and establish University College, Oxford?
4. What is the iconic cathedral that stood in for Hogwarts in the first two Harry Potter films?
5. What is the open air museum that brings the social history of the North East to life with a working tramway and reconstructed towns?
6. What is the medieval castle, home to the Neville family, where scenes for Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom were filmed?
7. What is the waterfall on the River Tees, called one of the most spectacular waterfalls in England?
8. What is the medieval church in Chester-le-Street where the body of St Cuthbert lay for over a century before moving to Durham?
9. What is the individual medieval knight effigies found inside the parish church at Chester-le-Street?
10. Who is the Durham-born former England football manager who famously led the national team to the semi-finals of Euro 96?
11. Who is the middle distance runner from Jarrow who trained in Durham and won the 1,500m silver medal at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics?
12. What is the mythical dragon-like beast defeated by John Lambton?
13. What is the popular long-running ITV detective drama starring Brenda Blethyn that frequently films around the Durham Coast?
14. Who is the 19th-century artist and master engraver, whose detailed woodcuts of birds revolutionised wildlife illustration?
15. What is the Norman castle that stands directly opposite the Cathedral on Palace Green?
16. What is the 17th-century library founded by a Durham Bishop, located on Palace Green, which houses thousands of early printed books?
17. What is the ruins of a grand 13th-century manor house and palace near Bishop Auckland, built by Bishop Antony Bek?
18. What is the church in Escomb, regarded as one of the most complete and oldest intact Anglo-Saxon churches in England?
19. What is the classic 2000 British dance-drama film about a young boy pursuing ballet, which used Durham mining villages like Easington Colliery for its backdrop?