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

Before they were united by Athelstan, the first King of England, a number of separate kingdoms existed within what is now England. The names of some, such as Essex, Sussex and Kent, live on in the names of counties. 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