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Quiz about Which English County
Quiz about Which English County

Which English County? Trivia Quiz


I will give clues such as main towns or cities, location and key sites. Select the county each clue refers to.

A multiple-choice quiz by sunfloweruk23. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
118,776
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Easy
Avg Score
9 / 10
Plays
10057
Awards
Top 10% Quiz
Last 3 plays: ccme (10/10), frinkzappa (6/10), Steelflower75 (9/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. I am a Metropolitan county in north central England and within me are Ilkley Moor, a Sculpture Park which bears part of my name and the Coal Mining Museum. My notable towns/cities are Wakefield, Leeds and Bradford. What is my name? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. I am a 'Royal' county in south central England, occupied by the Danes in the ninth century. The Saxon name for my county town was 'place of Readda's people'. Windsor and Newbury are within my boundaries and Ascot Racecourse is my most famous landmark. Which county am I? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. I am an eastern county with my county town, Ipswich, lying on the Orwell estuary. In the Middle Ages wool trading increased my prosperity. My main towns are Sudbury, Stowmarket and Bury St Edmunds - home of the Greene King brewery. A popular tourist attraction is Sutton Hoo. What am I called? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. This county is on the English Channel with Weymouth, Poole and Dorchester being the main towns. The most famous prehistoric monument is Maiden Castle, an Iron Age hill fort, and the garrison of the Royal Tank Regiment at Bovington lies within this county. What is this county's name? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. I am situated in NW England and my county town, Chester, was called Deva in Roman times. My main towns include Northwich, Runcorn and Crewe. Charles Dodgson (Lewis Carroll) was born in my county. My name is? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. My name is that of a county in S. England bordering the English Channel and I was previously a Roman settlement. Within my boundaries are Winchester, Southampton and Portsmouth. The New Forest is a major tourist attraction. My most famous 'son' is Charles Dickens. Which county am I? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. My name is that of a county in NW England with major tourist attractions such as Blackpool and the Pennines. Notable people born here include George Formby and Gracie Fields (remember her 'Aspidistra'?) Preston is my main town and Lancaster is part of my county. Which one? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. I am an island lying off the south coast, separated from the mainland by The Solent. My chief towns are Ventnor, Newport and Sandown. Cowes is a famous yachting centre and Alfred, Lord Tennyson once lived here. My Roman name was Vectis - but what am I called today? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. I am located in south central England, bounded in the NW by the Cotswolds; in the SE by the Chilterns and drained by the river Thames, which in this county is known as the Isis. I am home to a famous university and the county town is known as 'The City of Dreaming Spires'. Less important towns are Witney, Bicester and Abingdon. The county is? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. This county is in S England and is dominated by Salisbury Plain and the Marlborough Downs. Stonehenge and Avebury Hill are England's oldest monuments, built over 4000 years ago. Warminster, Trowbridge and Swindon are among the major towns. The county is? Hint





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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. I am a Metropolitan county in north central England and within me are Ilkley Moor, a Sculpture Park which bears part of my name and the Coal Mining Museum. My notable towns/cities are Wakefield, Leeds and Bradford. What is my name?

Answer: West Yorkshire

'Ilkley Moor' is a traditional English song. Leeds/Bradford is an airport serving this part of the country. Bradford is home to Britain's largest cinema screen, measuring 14 x 20 metres.
2. I am a 'Royal' county in south central England, occupied by the Danes in the ninth century. The Saxon name for my county town was 'place of Readda's people'. Windsor and Newbury are within my boundaries and Ascot Racecourse is my most famous landmark. Which county am I?

Answer: Berkshire

Windsor is famous for its castle, founded by William I to defend the Thames Valley, and is now an English royal residence. Eton College, the Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst and the atomic weapons research centre at Aldermaston are all within the county of Berkshire.
3. I am an eastern county with my county town, Ipswich, lying on the Orwell estuary. In the Middle Ages wool trading increased my prosperity. My main towns are Sudbury, Stowmarket and Bury St Edmunds - home of the Greene King brewery. A popular tourist attraction is Sutton Hoo. What am I called?

Answer: Suffolk

Suffolk means 'people of the south'.
Sutton Hoo is an archaeological site where, in 1939, a Saxon ship burial was excavated. It is the funeral monument of Raedwald, king of the east Angles, who died around 624-5. Sizewell B nuclear power station is also in Suffolk.
4. This county is on the English Channel with Weymouth, Poole and Dorchester being the main towns. The most famous prehistoric monument is Maiden Castle, an Iron Age hill fort, and the garrison of the Royal Tank Regiment at Bovington lies within this county. What is this county's name?

Answer: Dorset

The novelist Thomas Hardy was born here and the cottage of T. E. Lawrence (of Arabia) is now a museum dedicated to him. Weymouth is linked by ferry to France and the Channel Islands. It was also the first place to suffer from the Black Death in 1348.
5. I am situated in NW England and my county town, Chester, was called Deva in Roman times. My main towns include Northwich, Runcorn and Crewe. Charles Dodgson (Lewis Carroll) was born in my county. My name is?

Answer: Cheshire

Chester was a Roman garrison town and its remains include a city wall, Roman amphitheatre and a medieval cathedral. 'Lindow Man', the first 'bog man', dating from around 500BC, to be found on the British mainland was discovered in Cheshire.
6. My name is that of a county in S. England bordering the English Channel and I was previously a Roman settlement. Within my boundaries are Winchester, Southampton and Portsmouth. The New Forest is a major tourist attraction. My most famous 'son' is Charles Dickens. Which county am I?

Answer: Hampshire

The Tudor warship 'Mary Rose' (sunk 1545 and raised 1982) and Admiral Horatio Nelson's flagship HMS Victory are exhibited in Portsmouth harbour. The New Forest was a royal hunting ground established in 1079 by William I and is now famous for its wild ponies. Southampton is a major port from where the 'Mayflower' set sail in 1620 as did the 'Titanic' on its fateful maiden voyage in 1912.
7. My name is that of a county in NW England with major tourist attractions such as Blackpool and the Pennines. Notable people born here include George Formby and Gracie Fields (remember her 'Aspidistra'?) Preston is my main town and Lancaster is part of my county. Which one?

Answer: Lancashire

Rex Harrison (Dr Doolittle) was born in the county. Lancaster gave its name to a royal house, a branch of the Plantagenets, when Edmund (d.1296), the younger son of Henry III was granted the earldom of Lancaster. Blackpool is famous for its illuminations and its 500ft high tower. It has seven miles of promenades with amusement arcades occupying a large proportion of the promenades.
8. I am an island lying off the south coast, separated from the mainland by The Solent. My chief towns are Ventnor, Newport and Sandown. Cowes is a famous yachting centre and Alfred, Lord Tennyson once lived here. My Roman name was Vectis - but what am I called today?

Answer: Isle of Wight

The Needles, a group of pointed chalk rocks up to 100ft high, lie to the west of the Isle of Wight. The royal Yacht Squadron has its headquarters at Cowes, which is also the venue for the annual yachting Regatta Week. Osborne House, built for Queen Victoria in 1845, is on the island as is the (infamous)famous Parkhurst prison.
9. I am located in south central England, bounded in the NW by the Cotswolds; in the SE by the Chilterns and drained by the river Thames, which in this county is known as the Isis. I am home to a famous university and the county town is known as 'The City of Dreaming Spires'. Less important towns are Witney, Bicester and Abingdon. The county is?

Answer: Oxfordshire

Oxford University has 40 colleges, the oldest being University College founded in 1249. The county is also noted for the Vale of the White Horse, a chalk hill figure at Uffington, 374ft long. Winston Churchill was born at Blenheim Palace, seat of the Dukes of Marlborough. Churchill is the only commoner to have been accorded a State Funeral on his death in 1965.
10. This county is in S England and is dominated by Salisbury Plain and the Marlborough Downs. Stonehenge and Avebury Hill are England's oldest monuments, built over 4000 years ago. Warminster, Trowbridge and Swindon are among the major towns. The county is?

Answer: Wiltshire

Stonehenge is a megalithic monument on Salisbury Plain dating from about 2800BC. Salisbury Plain is a military training area used since Napoleonic times. Longleat House, home to the Marquess of Bath is in Wiltshire. Famous people include Sir Christopher Wren (architect of St Paul's Cathedral and many other London structures) and Isaac Pitman, inventor of Pitman's Shorthand.
Source: Author sunfloweruk23

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