What is the largest city in North East England?
a) Newcastle upon Tyne
b) Sunderland
c) Durham
d) Middlesbrough
Answer: a) Newcastle upon Tyne
Which river flows through Newcastle upon Tyne?
a) River Mersey
b) River Thames
c) River Tyne
d) River Severn
Answer: c) River Tyne
Which historic castle is located in Northumberland?
a) Leeds Castle
b) Warwick Castle
c) Alnwick Castle
d) Edinburgh Castle
Answer: c) Alnwick Castle
What is the iconic landmark of Middlesbrough?
a) Millennium Bridge
b) Angel of the North
c) Tees Transporter Bridge
d) Tower Bridge
Answer: c) Tees Transporter Bridge
In which county is the city of Durham located?
a) Northumberland
b) Tyne and Wear
c) County Durham
d) Cumbria
Answer: c) County Durham
What is the traditional dish associated with North East England?
a) Fish and Chips
b) Cornish Pasty
c) Yorkshire Pudding
d) Stottie Cake
Answer: d) Stottie Cake
The Angel of the North is a famous sculpture located near which city?
a) Leeds
b) Manchester
c) Newcastle upon Tyne
d) Sheffield
Answer: c) Newcastle upon Tyne
Which North East city is known for its glass-making heritage?
a) Sunderland
b) Durham
c) Middlesbrough
d) Hartlepool
Answer: a) Sunderland
What is the name of the university located in Newcastle upon Tyne?
a) University of Northumbria
b) University of Newcastle
c) Newcastle University
d) Northumbria University
Answer: c) Newcastle University
Which coastal town is famous for its association with Captain Cook?
a) Whitby
b) Scarborough
c) Berwick-upon-Tweed
d) Seaham
Answer: a) Whitby
The Millennium Bridge in Newcastle is often referred to by what nickname?
a) The Iron Bridge
b) The Blinking Eye
c) The Red Bridge
d) The Arch Bridge
Answer: b) The Blinking Eye
What is the name of the football stadium shared by Sunderland A.F.C. and Newcastle United F.C.?
a) St. James’ Park
b) Riverside Stadium
c) Stadium of Light
d) St. Mary’s Stadium
Answer: a) St. James’ Park
The town of Berwick-upon-Tweed is located near the border of England and which country?
a) Scotland
b) Wales
c) Ireland
d) France
Answer: a) Scotland
The city of Sunderland is known for its connection to which industry?
a) Coal mining
b) Shipbuilding
c) Cotton manufacturing
d) Steel production
Answer: b) Shipbuilding
The historic Hadrian’s Wall was built by the Romans in order to:
a) Defend against Viking invasions
b) Divide England and Wales
c) Mark the border between England and Scotland
d) Protect against Anglo-Saxon raids
Answer: c) Mark the border between England and Scotland
The Sage Gateshead is a well-known venue for which type of performing arts?
a) Ballet
b) Opera
c) Music
d) Theater
Answer: c) Music
What is the name of the famous Roman museum in Newcastle?
a) Roman Forum Museum
b) Vindolanda Museum
c) Arbeia Roman Fort and Museum
d) Segedunum Roman Fort
Answer: d) Segedunum Roman Fort
The town of Hexham is known for its well-preserved:
a) Medieval castle
b) Roman baths
c) Tudor houses
d) Viking shipyard
Answer: a) Medieval castle
In which year did the Angel of the North sculpture become a landmark?
a) 1998
b) 2000
c) 2002
d) 2004
Answer: a) 1998
Which North East town is known for its mining history and is home to the National Coal Mining Museum for England?
a) Barnard Castle
b) Bishop Auckland
c) Durham
d) Beamish
Answer: d) Beamish
The town of Yarm is located along the banks of which river?
a) River Wear
b) River Tees
c) River Tyne
d) River Tweed
Answer: b) River Tees
Which North East coastal town is famous for its preserved medieval walls?
a) Scarborough
b) Tynemouth
c) Hartlepool
d) Seaham
Answer: b) Tynemouth
The town of Barnard Castle is known for its association with which historical figure?
a) William Shakespeare
b) Richard III
c) Robin Hood
d) Richard the Lionheart
Answer: b) Richard III
Which North East seaside town is famous for its long piers and amusement park?
a) South Shields
b) Whitley Bay
c) Redcar
d) Seaham
Answer: b) Whitley Bay
The North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty covers parts of which two counties?
a) Northumberland and County Durham
b) Northumberland and Tyne and Wear
c) Tyne and Wear and Cumbria
d) County Durham and Cumbria
Answer: a) Northumberland and County Durham
The city of Newcastle upon Tyne was originally known by what Roman name?
a) Colonia Pons Aelius
b) Londinium
c) Eboracum
d) Deva Victrix
Answer: a) Colonia Pons Aelius
What is the name of the island located off the coast of Northumberland, known for its castle and seabird colonies?
a) Farne Islands
b) Isle of Man
c) Isle of Wight
d) Anglesey
Answer: a) Farne Islands
The Durham Cathedral and Castle are collectively designated as a:
a) Royal Palace
b) World Heritage Site
c) National Park
d) Conservation Area
Answer: b) World Heritage Site
What is the name of the famous railway that connects Settle in North Yorkshire to Carlisle in Cumbria, passing through parts of North East England?
a) Trans-Pennine Express
b) East Coast Main Line
c) Settle-Carlisle Railway
d) North East Line
Answer: c) Settle-Carlisle Railway
Which North East town is home to the open-air Beamish Museum, showcasing life in the region during the 19th and early 20th centuries?
a) Hexham
b) Bishop Auckland
c) Durham
d) Gateshead
Answer: b) Bishop Auckland
The town of Hartlepool is known for a famous incident during the Napoleonic Wars, involving the mistaken capture of a:
a) Spy
b) Pirate
c) French ship’s monkey
d) Diplomat
Answer: c) French ship’s monkey
What is the name of the river that flows through the city of Sunderland?
a) River Tees
b) River Wear
c) River Tyne
d) River Tweed
Answer: b) River Wear
In which North East town can you find the historic Bowes Museum, known for its impressive art collection?
a) Darlington
b) Durham
c) Barnard Castle
d) Stockton-on-Tees
Answer: c) Barnard Castle
The Kielder Water and Forest Park is known for being:
a) The largest man-made lake in the UK
b) The oldest national park in England
c) The only Dark Sky Park in England
d) The site of Hadrian’s Wall
Answer: c) The only Dark Sky Park in England
Which North East coastal town is famous for its association with the Venerable Bede, an Anglo-Saxon scholar?
a) Jarrow
b) Tynemouth
c) South Shields
d) North Shields
Answer: a) Jarrow
The Northumberland National Park stretches along the border between England and:
a) Scotland
b) Wales
c) Ireland
d) France
Answer: a) Scotland
The National Glass Centre, dedicated to the art of glassmaking, is located in which North East city?
a) Sunderland
b) Newcastle upon Tyne
c) Durham
d) Middlesbrough
Answer: a) Sunderland
The town of Seaham is known for its beach, which features unique sea glass created from the remnants of:
a) Sunken ships
b) Meteor impacts
c) Volcanic activity
d) Historic pottery factories
Answer: d) Historic pottery factories
Which North East city is home to the Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art, located on the banks of the River Tyne?
a) Sunderland
b) Durham
c) Middlesbrough
d) Newcastle upon Tyne
Answer: d) Newcastle upon Tyne
The Victoria Tunnel, an underground wagonway, was originally built for transporting:
a) Coal
b) Passengers
c) Livestock
d) Cotton
Answer: a) Coal
What is the name of the peninsula that juts out into the North Sea and is home to the town of Whitby?
a) Yorkshire Peninsula
b) Tyneside Peninsula
c) Cleveland Peninsula
d) Hartlepool Peninsula
Answer: c) Cleveland Peninsula
Which historic market town, located near the border of Northumberland and Cumbria, is known for its annual horse fair?
a) Alnwick
b) Hexham
c) Berwick-upon-Tweed
d) Morpeth
Answer: b) Hexham
The town of Redcar is known for its:
a) Historic castle
b) Steel industry
c) Victorian pier
d) Shipbuilding heritage
Answer: b) Steel industry
The North East’s “Geordie” dialect is associated with which city?
a) Sunderland
b) Durham
c) Middlesbrough
d) Newcastle upon Tyne
Answer: d) Newcastle upon Tyne
The town of Stockton-on-Tees is known for its association with the creation of the first:
a) Railroad
b) Telegraph
c) Lighthouse
d) Steam engine
Answer: d) Steam engine
The town of South Shields is famous for its annual event celebrating the:
a) Viking invasion
b) Roman conquest
c) Norman conquest
d) Jarrow March
Answer: a) Viking invasion
The Durham Ox, a famous breed of cattle, is named after which North East county?
a) Northumberland
b) County Durham
c) Tyne and Wear
d) Cleveland
Answer: b) County Durham
What is the name of the coastal village known for its brightly painted houses and sandy beach, often referred to as “Dolly Parton’s House” due to their resemblance?
a) Craster
b) Seahouses
c) Amble
d) Blyth
Answer: a) Craster
The town of Rothbury is located within which national park?
a) Lake District National Park
b) Northumberland National Park
c) Yorkshire Dales National Park
d) Peak District National Park
Answer: b) Northumberland National Park
What is the name of the historic market town that is home to the Bishop Auckland Palace, a former residence of the Prince Bishops of Durham?
a) Darlington
b) Barnard Castle
c) Bishop Auckland
d) Crook
Answer: c) Bishop Auckland
