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The British Isles Quiz - Counties - English Counties 1 (Questions)

Often a county takes its name from the county town or city but this is not always the case.

See how well you recognize English counties. Click on any of the images to expand them.

1. Can you name the county highlighted in red?
[ ] Lincolnshire
[ ] Nottinghamshire
[ ] Oxfordshire
[ ] South Yorkshire
2. Can you name the county highlighted in red?
[ ] Cornwall
[ ] Essex
[ ] Hertfordshire
[ ] Bedfordshire
3. Can you name the county highlighted in red?
[ ] East Riding of Yorkshire
[ ] Gloucestershire
[ ] East Sussex
[ ] Kent
4. Can you name the county highlighted in red?
[ ] Northamptonshire
[ ] Kent
[ ] Rutland
[ ] Cambridgeshire
5. Can you name the county highlighted in red?
[ ] Kent
[ ] Surrey
[ ] Cheshire
[ ] Buckinghamshire
6. Can you name the county highlighted in red?
[ ] Lincolnshire
[ ] Shropshire
[ ] Gloucestershire
[ ] Staffordshire
7. Can you name the county highlighted in red?
[ ] Worcestershire
[ ] Gloucestershire
[ ] Warwickshire
[ ] Somerset
8. Can you name the county highlighted in red?
[ ] West Midlands
[ ] Berkshire
[ ] Shropshire
[ ] Hampshire
9. Can you name the county highlighted in red?
[ ] Cambridgeshire
[ ] Bedfordshire
[ ] North Yorkshire
[ ] Buckinghamshire
10. Can you name the county highlighted in red?
[ ] South Yorkshire
[ ] Suffolk
[ ] Derbyshire
[ ] Norfolk
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The British Isles Quiz - Counties - English Counties 1 (Answers)
1. Can you name the county highlighted in red?
[x] Lincolnshire
[ ] Nottinghamshire
[ ] Oxfordshire
[ ] South Yorkshire
2. Can you name the county highlighted in red?
[ ] Cornwall
[ ] Essex
[x] Hertfordshire
[ ] Bedfordshire
3. Can you name the county highlighted in red?
[ ] East Riding of Yorkshire
[ ] Gloucestershire
[x] East Sussex
[ ] Kent
4. Can you name the county highlighted in red?
[ ] Northamptonshire
[ ] Kent
[ ] Rutland
[x] Cambridgeshire
5. Can you name the county highlighted in red?
[x] Kent
[ ] Surrey
[ ] Cheshire
[ ] Buckinghamshire
6. Can you name the county highlighted in red?
[ ] Lincolnshire
[x] Shropshire
[ ] Gloucestershire
[ ] Staffordshire
7. Can you name the county highlighted in red?
[ ] Worcestershire
[x] Gloucestershire
[ ] Warwickshire
[ ] Somerset
8. Can you name the county highlighted in red?
[ ] West Midlands
[ ] Berkshire
[ ] Shropshire
[x] Hampshire
9. Can you name the county highlighted in red?
[ ] Cambridgeshire
[ ] Bedfordshire
[ ] North Yorkshire
[x] Buckinghamshire
10. Can you name the county highlighted in red?
[ ] South Yorkshire
[x] Suffolk
[ ] Derbyshire
[ ] Norfolk