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Quiz about English Counties By Definitions

English Counties By Definitions Quiz

Each question has two or more word definitions. Just join the answers together to come up with the name of an English county - some answers are literal and others phonetic. UK English is used where there may be occasional differences.

A multiple-choice quiz by Midget40. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
Midget40

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
320,626

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
894

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. A cereal grass containing kernels + Upright masonry structure

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Question 2 of 10

2. An armed conflict + Fibres that are lit in candles + Not lower

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Question 3 of 10

3. Warmest season + To arrange cutlery on a table

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Question 4 of 10

4. Male deer + Male sovereign + Meat from a pig's thigh + Large, draft horse

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Question 5 of 10

5. Persistently bite or chew on something + Informal for ones family or tribe

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Question 6 of 10

6. To become limp and drooping + Bashful + To make a mistake

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Question 7 of 10

7. Top world hemisphere + To sing a tune without opening the lips + A rough, prickly husk + Solid ground of the earth

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Question 8 of 10

8. Furniture to sleep on + Places where rivers are shallow enough to be crossed by wading + To employ someone

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Question 9 of 10

9. Solid structure that opens and closes an entranceway + To become fixed and harden

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Question 10 of 10

10. Hair that is straight and limp + Physical money in bills and coins + Intense anger

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. A cereal grass containing kernels + Upright masonry structure

Answer: Cornwall

Corn + Wall

2. An armed conflict + Fibres that are lit in candles + Not lower

Answer: Warwickshire

War + Wicks + Higher

3. Warmest season + To arrange cutlery on a table

Answer: Somerset

Summer + Set

4. Male deer + Male sovereign + Meat from a pig's thigh + Large, draft horse

Answer: Buckinghamshire

Buck + King + Ham + Shire

5. Persistently bite or chew on something + Informal for ones family or tribe

Answer: Norfolk

Gnaw + Folk

6. To become limp and drooping + Bashful + To make a mistake

Answer: Wiltshire

Wilt + Shy + Err

7. Top world hemisphere + To sing a tune without opening the lips + A rough, prickly husk + Solid ground of the earth

Answer: Northumberland

North + Hum + Burr + Land

8. Furniture to sleep on + Places where rivers are shallow enough to be crossed by wading + To employ someone

Answer: Bedfordshire

Bed + Fords + Hire

9. Solid structure that opens and closes an entranceway + To become fixed and harden

Answer: Dorset

Door + Set

10. Hair that is straight and limp + Physical money in bills and coins + Intense anger

Answer: Lancashire

Lank + Cash + Ire

Source: Author Midget40

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