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2) The Earliest known inhabitants of Northumberland were
a) The Celts
b) the Romans
c) the Brigantes
d) the Gauls
e) The Greeks
3) The Emperor Hadrian built
a) A castle
b) A Market
c) A railway Station
d) A Wall
e) A Viaduct
4) Under King Oswald the Kingdom of Northumbria became
a) a Saxon Military Power
b) A religious centre
c) A formula 1 venue
d) A major trade centre for Amber
e) A democracy
) Between 800 AD and 1066 Northumberland was attacked by
a) Irish Invaders
b) Merican invaders
c) Viking Invaders
d) Norman Invaders
e) Welsh Invaders
6) King William 1 Established
a) A University at Durham to educate the people
b) A cathedral at Durham to save the souls of Northumbrians
c) A network of castles to crush the Northumbrians
d) A museum of Norman culture
e) A horse racing venue
7) Reivers were
a) party people
b) bandits
c) Horse riders
d) mathematicians
e) soldiers
8) During the 19th Century Newcastle’s wealth grew because of
a) Coal
b) Iron
c) Shipbuilding
d) chemicals
e) all of the above
9)William Armstrong was an industrialist who
a) Built aeroplanes
b) Built ships
c)built trains
d) Built cars
e) built Bridges
10) Jeremiah Dixon was
a) the founder of a Dixons Photo shop
b) an astronomer who mapped the United States and gives his name to the Mason Dixon line
c) An engineer who build the first turbine driven steam ship
d) A footballer who scored the winning goal in 1966 world cup final
e) A researcher who first isolated the virus which causes gangrene