Fractured English Counties Trivia Quiz

Answer: Gloucestershire

Gloucestershire is in the western middle part of England, near Wales. It's home to the rolling hills called the Cotswolds and to cities, towns, and villages such as Cheltenham, Gloucester, Winchcombe, Dursley, Painswick, Tewkesbury, Chipping Campden, and The Slaughters.

Answer: Surrey

Surrey lies south of London, in southeast England. It's home to communities such as Chobham, Cranleigh, Godstone, Epsom, and Camberley.

Answer: Dorset

Dorset lies on England's south coast. It's home to places such as Bournemouth, Durdle Door, Lyme Regis, Poole, and Weymouth. It was also home to author and poet Thomas Hardy. Poole has the world's second largest natural harbour. On Brownsea Island (in Poole Harbour) Lord Baden Powell founded the Boy Scout Movement in 1908.

Answer: Lancashire

I remember it from the Beatles' song: "I read the news today, oh boy. Four thousand holes in Blackburn, Lancashire...." Lancashire is in the northwest of England. It's home to places such as Clitheroe, Ormskirk, Fleetwood, Blackpool, and Manchester.

Answer: Greater London

London's many tourist attractions include the London Eye, Big Ben, the Tower, and Buckingham Palace. Hey you Londoners, write and tell me the best less-known places to visit in Greater London. I'll include the information here. I went to London once and loved it. My bike group and I cycled down to Brighton.

In Brighton, here's what the youth hostel hosts gave us for breakfast: cornflakes, fried eggs, bacon, canned Spaghettios (I kid you not), and bread fried in bacon grease (which my Canadian mum used to make on camping trips, too). That was in the 1970s, so maybe you Brits eat differently today.

Answer: Worcestershire

It's in the middle of England, a bit towards the southwest. Worcestershire is home to Evesham, Bewdley, Kidderminster, Mamble, and Tenbury Wells.

Answer: Northumberland

It's at England's northern tip, so it's appropriately named. Northumberland is home to Hexham, Haltwhistle, Cornhill-on-Tweed, and Wooler. Player Freddy_Krueger reminds me that Alnwick, Northumberland has a castle that stands in for Hogwarts in the Harry Potter movies. Also, Alnwick is supposed to be one of the best places to live in all of England, according to Country Life magazine.

Answer: Cornwall

Cornwall forms a peninsula at England's southwestern tip. It's home to Falmouth, Land's End, Penzance, and Tintagel. My English cousins, the Moneys, live there. And it's where Cornish pasties come from (meat pastries--very tasty).

Answer: Herefordshire

Herefordshire is smack up against Wales, in west central England. It's home to Bromyard, Ledbury, and Ross on Wye (and of course Hereford).

Answer: Nottinghamshire

Robin Hood country. Nottinghamshire communities include Mansfield, Newark, Worksop, and of course, the evil sheriff's home. I apologize to all you British players for presuming to make a quiz about your country, especially since I've only visited it once. Please send corrections and suggestions for additional interesting information.

For example, what special foods can be found in the various parts of England? By the way, if you are American and got a perfect score on this quiz, you should pat yourself on the back. Thanks, Robyn