Newcastle upon Tyne (RP: i/njuksl pn tan/; Locally: i/njuksl pn tan/), commonly known as Newcastle, is a city in Tyne and Wear, North East England, 103 miles (166 km) south of Edinburgh and 277 miles (446 km) north of London on the northern bank of the River Tyne, 8.5 mi (13.7 km) from the North Sea. Newcastle is the most populous city in the North East and Tyneside the eighth most populous conurbation in the United Kingdom. Newcastle is a member of the English Core Cities Group and is a member of the Eurocities network of European cities. Newcastle was part of the county of Northumberland until 1400, when it became a county itself, a status it retained until becoming part of Tyne and Wear in 1974.[not in citation given] The regional nickname and dialect for people from Newcastle and the surrounding area is Geordie.

The city developed around the Roman settlement Pons Aelius and was named after the castle built in 1080 by Robert Curthose, William the Conqueror's eldest son. The city grew as an important centre for the wool trade in the 14th century, and later became a major coal mining area. The port developed in the 16th century and, along with the shipyards lower down the River Tyne, was amongst the world's largest shipbuilding and ship-repairing centres. Newcastle's economy includes corporate headquarters, learning, digital technology, retail, tourism and cultural centres, from which the city contributes 13 billion towards the United Kingdom's GVA. Among its icons are Newcastle Brown Ale; Newcastle United football club; and the Tyne Bridge. It has hosted the world's most popular half marathon, the Great North Run, since it began in 1981.

1. Where are people who speak the Geordie dialect from?
2. When did that city become a county?
3. Was it part of another county before that?
4. Which one?
5. When did it lose its county status?
6. What athletic event is hosted there?
7. What kind of trade developed there?
8. In what century?
9. What kind of area did it become later?
10. What was it named after?
11. Whose son was he?
12. Did he have any other siblings?
13. Are his sibling younger or older than him>
14. What is Newcastle's full name?
15. Which part of England is it in?
16. Where is it in relation to Edinburgh?
1. Newcastle and the surrounding area
2. 1400
3. yes
4. Northumberland
5. 1974
6. the Great North Run
7. the wool trade
8. the 14th century
9. a major coal mining area
10. the castle built in 1080 by Robert Curthose
11. William the Conqueror
12. yes
13. younger
14. Newcastle upon Tyne
15. North East England,
16. 103 miles (166 km) south of Edinburgh