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10 Easy Questions about Counties of England

How well do you know England? If you're English you'll have no problem with these, otherwise see how you do.

A multiple-choice quiz by cryptix. Estimated time: 2 mins.

Author
cryptix

Time
2 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
22,808

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
7687

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which county is the most westerly? Hint

Cornwall

Cumbria

Devon

Wessex

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which county is the furthest north? Hint

Cumbria

Yorkshire

Norfolk

Northumberland

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which county is Stratford-upon-Avon in? Hint

Sussex

Oxfordshire

Warwickshire

Dorset

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Question 4 of 10

4. What county is Plymouth in? Hint

Hampshire

Devon

Cornwall

Dorset

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Question 5 of 10

5. What county is Boston in? Hint

Essex

Yorkshire

Lincolnshire

Bedfordshire

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Question 6 of 10

6. What county is the 'garden of England'? Hint

Kent

Hertfordshire

Suffolk

Hampshire

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Question 7 of 10

7. What county did Liverpool used to be in? Hint

Yorkshire

Lancashire

Staffordshire

Cheshire

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Question 8 of 10

8. What county is the Lake District in? Hint

Yorkshire

Cheshire

Lancashire

Cumbria

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Question 9 of 10

9. What county is Robin Hood's Sherwood Forest in? Hint

Essex

Lincolnshire

Nottinghamshire

Staffordshire

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which of these counties is in East Anglia? Hint

Kent

Oxfordshire

Lincolnshire

Suffolk

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which county is the most westerly?

Answer: Cornwall

Land's End is the most westerly point. It juts out into the Atlantic.

2. Which county is the furthest north?

Answer: Northumberland

Its northern border is with Scotland.

3. Which county is Stratford-upon-Avon in?

Answer: Warwickshire

4. What county is Plymouth in?

Answer: Devon

The Pilgrims sailed from here.

5. What county is Boston in?

Answer: Lincolnshire

This Boston existed long before Boston, Massachusetts

6. What county is the 'garden of England'?

Answer: Kent

Canterbury, destination of Chaucer's pilgrims is in this county.

7. What county did Liverpool used to be in?

Answer: Lancashire

It is now in the administrative county of Merseyside.

8. What county is the Lake District in?

Answer: Cumbria

9. What county is Robin Hood's Sherwood Forest in?

Answer: Nottinghamshire

10. Which of these counties is in East Anglia?

Answer: Suffolk

Essex and Norfolk are also in East Anglia.

Source: Author cryptix

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