The British Isles Quiz - Counties - English Counties 4 (Questions)

Before the Normans a number of separate kingdoms existed within the British Isles and ones such as Essex, Sussex and Kent have retained their names up to the present time. When the Normans came along an area overseen by an individual Count (or Lord) became known as a county.

See how well you know present-day counties by playing this quiz.

1.

What is the name of the county shaded in red?

[ ]	Herefordshire
[ ]	Bedfordshire
[ ]	Greater London
[ ]	Somerset

2.

What is the name of the county shaded in red?

[ ]	Merseyside
[ ]	Cheshire
[ ]	Derbyshire
[ ]	West Sussex

3.

What is the name of the county shaded in red?

[ ]	Warwickshire
[ ]	Worcestershire
[ ]	North Yorkshire
[ ]	Dorset

4.

What is the name of the county shaded in red?

[ ]	Isle of Wight
[ ]	North Yorkshire
[ ]	East Riding of Yorkshire
[ ]	Lincolnshire

5.

What is the name of the county shaded in red?

[ ]	Norfolk
[ ]	Bedfordshire
[ ]	Nottinghamshire
[ ]	Buckinghamshire

6.

What is the name of the county shaded in red?

[ ]	West Midlands
[ ]	Greater Manchester
[ ]	West Sussex
[ ]	East Sussex

7.

What is the name of the county shaded in red?

[ ]	Cumbria
[ ]	Derbyshire
[ ]	North Yorkshire
[ ]	South Yorkshire

8.

What is the name of the county shaded in red?

[ ]	Cornwall
[ ]	Herefordshire
[ ]	Devon
[ ]	Berkshire

9.

What is the name of the county shaded in red?

[ ]	Wiltshire
[ ]	Greater Manchester
[ ]	West Yorkshire
[ ]	Tyne and Wear

10.

What is the name of the county shaded in red?

[ ]	Nottinghamshire
[ ]	Warwickshire
[ ]	Shropshire
[ ]	Derbyshire

The British Isles Quiz - Counties - English Counties 4 (Answers)

1.

What is the name of the county shaded in red?

[x]	Herefordshire
[ ]	Bedfordshire
[ ]	Greater London
[ ]	Somerset

2.

What is the name of the county shaded in red?

[ ]	Merseyside
[x]	Cheshire
[ ]	Derbyshire
[ ]	West Sussex

3.

What is the name of the county shaded in red?

[x]	Warwickshire
[ ]	Worcestershire
[ ]	North Yorkshire
[ ]	Dorset

4.

What is the name of the county shaded in red?

[ ]	Isle of Wight
[x]	North Yorkshire
[ ]	East Riding of Yorkshire
[ ]	Lincolnshire

5.

What is the name of the county shaded in red?

[ ]	Norfolk
[x]	Bedfordshire
[ ]	Nottinghamshire
[ ]	Buckinghamshire

6.

What is the name of the county shaded in red?

[ ]	West Midlands
[ ]	Greater Manchester
[x]	West Sussex
[ ]	East Sussex

7.

What is the name of the county shaded in red?

[ ]	Cumbria
[x]	Derbyshire
[ ]	North Yorkshire
[ ]	South Yorkshire

8.

What is the name of the county shaded in red?

[ ]	Cornwall
[ ]	Herefordshire
[x]	Devon
[ ]	Berkshire

9.

What is the name of the county shaded in red?

[ ]	Wiltshire
[x]	Greater Manchester
[ ]	West Yorkshire
[ ]	Tyne and Wear

10.

What is the name of the county shaded in red?

[x]	Nottinghamshire
[ ]	Warwickshire
[ ]	Shropshire
[ ]	Derbyshire