Newcastle - The Best Place on Earth Quiz

Answer: Northumberland Street

Northumberland Street has every shop you could think of. It has huge stores and a huge shopping centre named Eldon Square. It is the main place where a lot of people shop and work. The Metro Centre is in Gateshead and North Shields and Silverlink are rather small compared to Northumberland Street.

Answer: Monument

The monument metro station is right next to Grey's Monument, which is where it gets its name from. Monument is one of the busiest metro stops because a large percentage of those coming into town use it and everyone who works nearby also uses it. Haymarket is at the opposite end of town.

Answer: Royal Victoria Infirmary

The RVI stands for The Royal Victoria Infirmary. Close by is a statue of Queen Victoria sitting on her throne. Rake Lane is in North Tyneside not Newcastle.

Answer: Geordie

People born in Newcastle are called Geordies and so speak Geordie. Lots of people think they are hard to understand because of their accent. Cockney is London, Scouser is Liverpool and Brummie is Birmingham.

Answer: Angel of the North

The Angel of the North is a famous monument standing on a hill on the southern edge of Low Fell. Its wing/arm span is larger than the Statue of Liberty's height. The Baltic is a converted flour mill that is now used as a modern-art gallery and stands on the bank of the Tyne. The Sage also stands on the bank of the Tyne and is an opera/theatre house.

Answer: Both

St James' is the home ground of Newcastle United Football Club. Just outside the ground is the St James' metro station which is what the vast majority of football fans use to get to the stadium on match days.

Answer: Wallsend

Whitley Bay, Tynemouth and Cullercoats are the three coastal towns in Newcastle. The three of them are spread from the mouth of the Tyne northwards, starting with Tynemouth, then Cullercoats and finally Whitley Bay. These three towns specifically Whitley Bay, used to be seaside resorts where lots of people would come on holiday. Still today lots of people come to the coast during the summer for the sun (the little we have), sea and sand.

Answer: Ant & Dec

Ant and Dec were born and grew up in Newcastle. They both appeared in the children's show 'Byker Grove' in which they played Duncan and P.J. They have their own show 'Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway'. They have hosted 'Britain's Got Talent', 'I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Here', 'Pop Idol' and 'S.M.T.V Live!'.

The Two Ronnies were from Bedfordshire and Edinburgh. Cannon and Ball are from Lancashire and Reeves and Mortimer are from Leeds and Middlesbrough.

Answer: St Cuthbert's

They all attended St Cuthbert's an all-boys school situated in Newcastle. Other notable alumni are Alan Hull (singer of the band Lindisfarne), John Middleton (Victor Ashley Thomas -Emmerdale) and Bobby Moncur (former Newcastle player/coach).

Answer: False

Those who live in Newcastle know that they are lucky if they get a few weeks of sun a year. Rain (and snow) are regular things and the occasional drizzle or shower in the summer is far from unheard of.