Famous Northumbrians

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

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? Being a mistress of Henry VIII Nursing with Florence Nightingale Standing up for women's rights Rescuing shipwrecked sailors

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

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

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

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

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

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