Statistics for English towns by fun facts

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  • This quiz has been taken 9 times
  • The average score is 11 of 15

Answer Stats

HintAnswer% Correct
In 2023, a drug dealer in this northern resort was caught after police matched a ham sandwich and beer can in his house to a photo shared online with fellow dealers.Blackpool
86%
This Sussex resort played host to Japan's rugby win over South Africa, the biggest World Cup shock ever.Brighton
86%
Henry III had a pet polar bear which went swimming in the river here.London
86%
A mute man in a suit and tie prompted a mystery after apparently washing up on the beach in this island town in 2005.Minster on Sea
86%
A criminal in this Manchester suburb attempted to escape police by hiding inside a giant teddy bear in his house.Rochdale
86%
Derbyshire village whose streets play host to the world's oldest, largest game of football, with goals three miles apart and thousands of players.Ashbourne
71%
In 2009, a girl sleepwalked out a castle window near this West Sussex town and fell 25 feet, unscathed.Hailsham
71%
A couple in this Simpsons-sounding Lancashire town came home to their house in 2014 to find a Polish man had broken in, done the housework and was fast asleep in their bed.Nelson
71%
A bungling burglar in this South Yorkshire town was caught after he photographed himself in the act, posted the photo on social media and inadvertently sent it to colleagues of the victim.Rotherham
71%
An ex-convict from this Norfolk town blew the £10m he won on the lottery, then returned to his job as a bin man.Swaffham
71%
This Hampshire city was the nation's capital in the 11th century.Winchester
71%
A man in this western county town was banned by the council from parking his van in his own driveway.Worcester
71%
A man in this Norfolk seaside town boasted on Facebook about his armed robbery of the local Tesco. Police arrested him 15 minutes later.King's Lynn
57%
This Yorkshire town hosts an annual bed race.Knaresborough
57%
Sheep in this town near Huddersfield have learned to roll along the ground in order to get over cattle grids.Marsden
57%

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