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 Interesting Questions, Facts, and Information
 Northeast England
Northeast England. Hull is in northeast England. Hull has been a city for 704 years (in 2003). In 1999 the people of Hull celebrated its 700th anniversary as a city.
East Yorkshire. Hull is in East Yorkshire. It used to be in Humberside (after the river) but they changed that a few years ago.
Ferens. Tate is the art gallery in London, and the other two are made up. I once had a piece of my art displayed in Ferens Art Gallery when I was 12!
The world's only Submarium. The Deep is described as the world's only Submarium. It contains a huge central tank sontaining 2.5 million litres of water and 87 tonnes of salt. There are seven species of sharks and hundreds of other sea creatures.
Humber . The Humber Bridge, which was the world's largest suspension bridge, is the quickest way to get to the other side of the river. It is 1.5 miles long.
f. Land of Green Ginger is actually a street on Whitefriargate.
North York Moors. A beautiful part of the country, the North York Moors stretch from Scarborough at the south-east across to Thirsk in the south-west and up to industrial Teesside to the north.
Stockton to Darlington. Yes, the age of the railway began with the "Locomotion" engine pulling 32 wagons at speeds up to 10 mph.
| To mark the northernmost part of the Empire and to keep the marauding Scots at bay, which Roman Emperor built a wall across the width of the country? | The North-East of England
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Hadrian. Surprisingly, several sections of Hadrian's Wall still stand proud today, along with forts and staging posts along its length.
A friction match. A mixture of potash and antimony produced what he called a friction light. So unexcited was Walker that he didn't even patent the idea. ( . I wonder if anyone else did?)
Nevertheless, the John Walker Square in Stockton honours the towns famous son with a statue of? That's right.
| In August 1138, a battle took place just north of Northallerton between the Scots and the English. What name is given to this battle, the first major engagement since the Norman Conquest? | The North-East of England
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Battle of the Standard. The Scottish army of King David I was routed by the English in less than two hours, many being cut down by the English archers. The Scots retreated back north and never again attacked armed and armoured opponents without support or protection.
Potash. Approximately 55% of the UK's potash requirements is mined at Boulby.
| The north-east is known as a "hotbed" of football. Which of the teams from the area won a major trophy in 2004? | The North-East of England
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Middlesbrough. Newcastle have a rich history but have not won a major trophy since 1968, when they won the Fairs Cup (now called the UEFA Cup).
Sunderland memorably triumphed in the FA Cup in 1973, beating the great Leeds United side 1-0 and Hartlepool, despite being promoted in 2003 and being voted the North-East Team of the Year, haven't won a major trophy.
Middlesbrough won the Carling Cup in 2004, their first ever major trophy in over 100 years.
St Cuthbert. St Cuthbert of Lindisfarne was an Anglo-Saxon monk who became one of the most important saints in medieval times.
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