Famous Northumbrians

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1. Who is the patron saint of Northumbria? St Oswald St Aidan St Cuthbert St Bede

2. Which football player, who was a member of the 1966 World Cup squad, hailed from Ashington, Northumberland? Bobby Charlton Bobby Moore Geoff Hurst Gordon Banks

3. For what reason is Grace Darling remembered? Nursing with Florence Nightingale Being a mistress of Henry VIII Rescuing shipwrecked sailors Standing up for women's rights

4. With what field of work is William George, 1st Baron Armstrong associated? Medicine The law Politics Engineering

5. In which sport does Northumbrian Stephen Harmison excel? Football Cricket Rugby Snooker

6. By what name is Sir Henry Percy better known? Harry Ramsden Henry VIII Harry Hotspur Henry Purcell

7. In which sphere did Cuthbert Collingwood serve his country? The Royal Navy The House of Lords The British Army The Bank of England

8. Morpethian Robert Morrison was the first man to do what? Swim the English Channel Purchase a ticket to travel on the Titanic Ride a pennyfarthing through Newcastle Translate the Bible into Chinese

9. What is the name of the suffragette who is buried in St Mary's Churchyard, Morpeth? Christabel Pankhurst Emily Wilding Davison Emmeline Pethwick-Lawrence Ada Nield Chew

10. Which Ashington-born football player has a stand named after him at Newcastle United's St James' Park? Jackie Milburn Alan Shearer Jackie Charlton Bobby Robson