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Counties of England Quiz

Name the ceremonial counties of England.
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First submittedOctober 25, 2010
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County
Bedfordshire
Berkshire
Buckinghamshire
Cambridgeshire
Cheshire
City of Bristol
City of London
Cornwall
Cumbria
Derbyshire
Devon
Dorset
Durham
East Riding of
Yorkshire
East Sussex
Essex
County
Gloucestershire
Greater London
Greater Manchester
Hampshire
Herefordshire
Hertfordshire
Isle of Wight
Kent
Lancashire
Leicestershire
Lincolnshire
Merseyside
Norfolk
North Yorkshire
Northamptonshire
Northumberland
County
Nottinghamshire
Oxfordshire
Rutland
Shropshire
Somerset
South Yorkshire
Staffordshire
Suffolk
Surrey
Tyne and Wear
Warwickshire
West Midlands
West Sussex
West Yorkshire
Wiltshire
Worcestershire
Anneliese18
+16
Level 61
Jun 12, 2011
Surely you should accept either 'east yorkshire' or 'east riding' for east riding of yorkshire (which, might I add, I've never heard it called)
Quizmaster
+18
Level ∞
Jun 12, 2011
My mistake! Those will work now.
sikh
+5
Level 28
Jan 21, 2021
level infinate?
Chad
+5
Level 63
Sep 14, 2021
He made or at least partly made the site. He gave it to himself I think.
Hoofar
+7
Level 71
May 22, 2020
East Riding of Yorkshire is still its official name. When Yorkshire was split into four counties in the mid 1970s the North Riding remained much the same area and was renamed North Yorkshire; the West Riding was split in two to form West Yorkshire and South Yorkshire; and the East Riding remained much the same area and was the only part to keep its original title.

I'm surprised you've never heard it as not only is it referred to as such on anything official, most people in the area still make the distinction and call it the East Riding, rather than East Yorks.

Iain
+7
Level 16
Sep 17, 2011
48/48 :) Also I thought Middlesex was one
Explorer2021
+4
Level 46
Feb 5, 2023
Greater London ate Middlesex in the mid-20th Century in the redrawing of London's boundaries

RIP Middlesex

markasol
+1
Level 75
Mar 20, 2023
Not since 1964
mariofan367
+7
Level 14
Nov 18, 2011
Only 76% know London... Now we look bad! Usually, the English have to guess our states and cities, but now we have the pressure. LOL.
nanook
+2
Level 51
Jul 30, 2014
London is not a real county! (I know it is officially but really it isn't!) :)
markasol
+4
Level 75
Mar 20, 2023
There has been a County of London since 1889. Is that really not long enough? ;-)
AverageLondoner
+1
Level 38
Aug 28, 2021
I'm from London and I don't really blame you. You rarely here about each of the counties as they aren't as independent. Also in America state police can't cross borders. Our police try to stick to their counties but without a doubt chase them cacross borders
clivey
+3
Level 67
Nov 12, 2021
Funny you should say that - I live in a Merseyside town and there's a point where you've got a Greater Manchester border just up the road to the left, and a Cheshire border if you turn right. (Meant there was always a local pub open during the Covid tiers!), But I once watched a Merseyside Police car sat hiding, waiting - A GM car came chasing a suspect, crossed the borough then it was the Merseyside cars chase, then likewise as they entered Cheshire they had to stop and hand over the chase - they got away - baffling.
Kucell
+2
Level 15
Mar 16, 2012
:P 47/48
Cwej
+6
Level 66
May 8, 2012
Love this quiz - it's always Berkshire I trip up on, everytime. Would love to see a map version of this, where you have to match the county accurately. And for those missing Middlesex, Wessex etc maybe we should do an historic version one day :-)
Funkyjammy99
+3
Level 73
Sep 13, 2014
I live in Berkshire so its one of the few I can actually get :)
Yanni47
+12
Level 76
Mar 1, 2018
It's funny how there is a Wessex, Middlesex, Essex and Sussex, but no Nossex. Oh, wait - maybe you've got that too, after all!
coxbury
+12
Level 56
May 12, 2018
west saxons; east saxons; middle saxons; south saxons; no room for north saxons as that was where the angles were - eg east anglia -.... yes all right - where are the west angles - no room becasue of the mercians
kogatora
+9
Level 92
Nov 13, 2018
yeah blame the 'mericans ;)
Regtheledge1000
+2
Level 30
Feb 21, 2020
Only 2 remain today and I live in one
JockShepshed
+2
Level 35
Jun 14, 2012
good one, my typing not so quick, this is more of an "administrative area" list though, as The City of London, Bristol , Greater London, Greater Manchester etc are not counties. Greater London takes up space in the counties of Kent, Surrey, Middlesex, Hertfordshire and Essex...just like Chicago (my favourite holiday destination!) goes into Cook County and DuPage county, but there is no County of Chicago. Some counties do not exist anymore
jadekelly
+15
Level 25
Dec 12, 2012
Bristol has been a county since 1353 and still is today. As a resident of Bristol, my county is always listed as Bristol on my address; there are no other counties it could be listed under. Also, having grown up in the London Borough of Bromley I agree that areas such as this are quite complicated; whilst my postcode was a Kent postcode (TN) and my address listed as Kent, my council was a London council. However there are other boroughs, such as Lewisham where I've also lived, which do not cross into any home counties, so the address is listed under the Greater London county as, like Bristol, there are no other counties it comes under. I can't comment on the other places you mentioned though.
ALA02
+4
Level 61
Apr 26, 2020
Tell me about it - I live in Orpington, Bromley - part of Greater London but people here still think its Kent for some reason
Eclatee
+2
Level 64
Jul 10, 2020
My address used to be odd, I lived in West Sussex, but the address was 'Near Petersfield, Hampshire' and the postcode was GU so Surrey!
burtviile
+6
Level 90
Dec 7, 2014
@Jock- Next time you are in Chicago look me up, I'm at 54th & Bishop. Just drive down, get out, and proclaim "I'm on holiday". The men with guns will assist you to my place.
AverageLondoner
+1
Level 38
Oct 26, 2021
Many London Suburbs such as bromley or havering used to be part of other counties but we transferred to London and it showed that many of them leaned more towards London. London is very much a council like others and although much smaller we very much have strong London patriotism and run exactly like the other council.
Ozchris
+3
Level 33
Jan 5, 2013
Interesting the English don't seem to learn their counties like the Americans learns their states. I aint saying it's wrong. Just interesting.
lolrobbielol
+3
Level 54
Mar 18, 2013
Fairly pointless exercise if you ask me, what does anyone gain by knowing all the states in their own country by heart
camus
+14
Level 78
May 28, 2014
When someone says "I'm from Leicestershire" and you as a Briton don't know where it is, then I guess you've got some problems.
clivey
+1
Level 67
Nov 12, 2021
So true Camus. Someone to an Essex-er : "I'm from Cumbria". "Oh right, I hear it's nice down there".
What
+3
Level 27
Mar 18, 2013
Maybe it's a question about size. A state in the U.S. can be a state in Europe (by population).
kalbahamut
+4
Level 83
Jun 11, 2014
Good point. Notice for instance the several comments on the recent California counties quiz left by Californians who claim to have gotten fewer than half the answers right. England and California have comparable population sizes.
ALA02
+10
Level 61
Apr 26, 2020
Um no England has 20 million more people in half the area
kalbahamut
+4
Level 83
Dec 22, 2020
56 - 40 ≠ 20
fitheach
+3
Level 59
Apr 12, 2017
Various governments have mucked about with local government so much in the UK now that there's a confusing array of different counties, from the traditional ones, new made up ones (made up in the 1970s), ceremonial ones, plus a range of other local authorities. Very often, huge lumps of one county have been taken from one county and added to another at the whim of some government official. All in all, it's very confusing and it's no wonder people don't care much these days about counties (with a few exceptions, like Yorkshire).
JackintheBox
+5
Level 78
Jul 24, 2020
The United States is a federal country, so their subdivisions (i.e. states) are of greater significance than counties in England.
AverageLondoner
+1
Level 38
Oct 26, 2021
Our counties arent as significant as your states and government can easily overpower them. We also have various links for example the London Underground extends past Greater London's border (That is due to historic reasons though)
lolrobbielol
+3
Level 54
Mar 18, 2013
Nerth Yerksherman, and proud!
drchurros
+2
Level 20
Oct 7, 2013
I got 15 but I live in California so I guess it is all good
manchesterutd10
+2
Level 52
Feb 1, 2014
American: Know a lot from soccer team nicknames. West Midlands, Merseyside, Oxfordshire, Bristol, Tyne and WearManchester, Yorkshire...etc
fitheach
+5
Level 59
Jun 7, 2017
Trying to work out how most of those you listed have anything to do with football teams!
yeetdeet
+2
Level 60
Oct 9, 2020
Probably local derbies, not teams (i.e. Merseyside Derby , Tyne-Wear Derby, Manchester Derby, etc.)
AndrewV
+2
Level 51
Mar 17, 2014
American here. Only got 9.
burtviile
+7
Level 90
Apr 17, 2014
If you know your New England counties you can just add shire to the end and nail most of them.
celloninja
+3
Level 43
Jan 28, 2018
Vermont...shire?
thisisnotanaccount1234567
+9
Level 46
Feb 12, 2018
Counties.
Regtheledge1000
+3
Level 30
Feb 21, 2020
Cacapoopooopeepeeshire/ Rhode Island

#familyguy

lightstream
+2
Level 64
Apr 16, 2014
I see you added a map. I like it, thx.
ab17
+2
Level 57
May 6, 2014
100% first time 48 seconds left
BobSaget
+7
Level 79
May 28, 2014
As an American, I can proudly say that my country fought a war with the British just so I wouldn't have to take this quiz.
fuanacdc
+4
Level 84
May 28, 2014
Too many questions about England on this one ... ;)
thisisnotanaccount1234567
+2
Level 46
Feb 12, 2018
It's too UK-centric.
ChipOtley
+5
Level 74
Apr 28, 2019
Manchester, Worcester, Cambridge, etc. ... all Murican places!
yeetdeet
+4
Level 60
Oct 9, 2020
(NEW) England, (NEW) Hampshire, FOUR DIFFERENT (NEW) Yorks, (NEW) London, the list goes on! Dear England, please stop copying American place names! Thank you!
Britannia2006
+6
Level 30
Mar 27, 2021
I think you'll find you copied us and made a strange accent
MDawg396
+1
Level 56
Apr 30, 2022
Nah... I think you copied us and made a really funny accent
Glitschko56
+3
Level 58
May 28, 2014
TIL Wessex was never a county in the first place
shoogle
+2
Level 19
May 28, 2014
Did it first time, with 5 seconds to spare!
eric29cocoanuts
+3
Level 77
May 28, 2014
Say Quizmaster, the stats seem to be missing. I assume you're just trying to spare my feelings so I can't see how badly I did (10/48) ...ouch!
Quizmaster
+4
Level ∞
May 29, 2014
Haha. Fixed!
effeietsanders
+1
Level 24
May 29, 2014
Why is London accepted for City of London, and Bristol not for City of Bristol?
Quizmaster
+4
Level ∞
May 29, 2014
Bristol IS accepted!
domm
+2
Level 53
Jun 14, 2014
Couldn't Tyne have been enough? -_-
Quizmaster
+2
Level ∞
Sep 12, 2015
Okay
ChipOtley
+2
Level 74
Aug 1, 2016
Just to upset the Mackems?
GaryTJ
+2
Level 58
Jul 3, 2014
Have you checked how Bristol's looking on the map? Bristol looks less like a gentleman's sausage as this quiz's map suggests.
Quizmaster
+2
Level ∞
Sep 12, 2015
Fixed. I originally got the map from Wikipedia. I've since made my own, which doesn't have the Bristol "appendage".
Trix
+2
Level 48
Jul 18, 2014
Got them all with 28 seconds to spare. Took me ages to get Bedfordshire, and I lived there for five years!
Trix
+2
Level 48
Jul 18, 2014
OK second attempt, got them all with two minutes to spare. Phew!
Jonathan
+2
Level 29
Oct 15, 2014
missed Surrey and Berkshire. bladdy southerners;-)
SpeedyCar
+1
Level 12
Nov 19, 2014
Wheres Middlesex?
Duzza
+2
Level 32
Apr 26, 2016
It was removed and is mainly in Greater London now...
PoetsCorner
+3
Level 85
Apr 21, 2022
Somwhere between Lotsasex and Notmuchsex.
Benchilada
+2
Level 75
Dec 30, 2014
Can we have a 'flags of the ceremonial counties of England' quiz please!
fitheach
+2
Level 59
May 1, 2019
Not all of them have official flags.
Benchilada
+2
Level 75
Jan 1, 2015
And a 'fill in the map' quiz for the Ceremonial Counties of England as well :)
ChipOtley
+3
Level 74
Apr 28, 2019
I see your flag, and raise you a bustard
CripplingVelocity
+3
Level 58
Feb 20, 2015
So many -shires.
Malbaby
+4
Level 71
May 24, 2015
It's a pity that the 'REAL' counties of England have been butchered by the bureaucrats into these so called rational areas. Tradition shouldn't be left to red-tape handlers in London.
ALA02
+3
Level 61
Jun 21, 2020
Real counties are mostly meaningless, only really Yorkshire and Cornwall are actually different enough for county to be important. For everyone else, being Northern/Midlands/Southern is enough.
Malbaby
+1
Level 71
Dec 23, 2020
I'd bet your a Londoner!
cariad
+1
Level 42
Jun 1, 2015
There is nowhere like enough time if we have to write "shire" after each county; we rarely use the whole name when speaking so surely just the county name should suffice?
Greenland
+1
Level 48
Jul 22, 2015
I agree about shire, but I still managed the lot!
brandybuck96
+3
Level 82
Sep 6, 2015
Do you really never use the "shire"? Do you say North York, then, or just Hereford when referring to the county? I have never heard anyone do this.
ChipOtley
+2
Level 74
Aug 1, 2016
Generally just add an s to the end: Yorks, Herts, Berks, etc.
brandybuck96
+2
Level 82
Sep 17, 2017
^ Weird. I've never heard anyone do that, only seen it written.
yeetdeet
+1
Level 60
Oct 9, 2020
I've heard Lancs as well, but I don't think it works for all of the counties ending in -shire (Leicestershire, Derbyshire, etc.)
clivey
+2
Level 67
Nov 12, 2021
Ah yes Cheshire, famous for being called Chesh... Or even just Che.
ChrisInTheNorth
+1
Level 31
Aug 1, 2015
The current answers can be justified as the current set-up, an the map shows the way anyway; - though I'd remove the word 'ceremonial' as I 'think' that refers to the old countries before 1970s
fitheach
+1
Level 59
Apr 12, 2017
Ceremonial counties are distinct from traditional counties (although some do match). Cumberland and Westmoreland are two traditional counties, but they are not ceremonial counties. Check out the link to the Wikipedia article used as a source for this quiz, it explains what these counties actually are.
brandybuck96
+1
Level 82
Sep 6, 2015
Argh, why do I always forget Shropshire? I look at the alphabetical list and can't think of anything to come between Rutland and Somerset and spend far too long wondering if Salisburyshire is a county.
brandybuck96
+1
Level 82
Sep 9, 2015
...And this time I got Shropshire but forgot Wiltshire. The made-up county that sprang to mind this time was Winchestershire.
Duzza
+2
Level 32
Apr 26, 2016
I also tried Winchestershire, which is really bad as I live in Hampshire... Though I did get full marks in the end at least
fitheach
+2
Level 59
Apr 12, 2017
Hampshire is named after Southampton (which used to be called Hampton before people started adding the South- prefix, to distinguish it from the other Hampton, i.e. Northampton).
ChipOtley
+1
Level 74
Apr 28, 2019
Similarly, the old county town of Wilts was Wilton (just outside Salisbury) before someone in their wisdom decided Trowbridge (gasp!) was more appropriate
lightstream
+1
Level 64
Sep 15, 2015
yikes, the auto-shire enhancement really messed me up. I usually end with 2 minutes left but barely finished in time with all the shires popping in at the front of each county name. Is Lancashire really called "Lanc" by anyone or are we to see it as abbreviation for slow typists? (I, btw, am a slow typist)
Duzza
+1
Level 32
Apr 26, 2016
Lancs, Hants, Shrops etc are all used, just not that often in common speech, its used mainly in writing and by the post office
fitheach
+1
Level 59
Apr 12, 2017
The Royal Mail don't bother with any counties or local authority names in official addresses anymore.
epicdjyoshi
+1
Level 31
Sep 22, 2015
YAY 39/48. :):):)
Quizzer6794
+1
Level 64
Jan 3, 2016
Please alphabetize "City of Bristol" to fit along with the other answers. :)
CorkSpork
+1
Level 72
Feb 22, 2016
Agree. Or put "City of London" in with the Ls.
swisscheesy
+1
Level 70
Feb 7, 2016
southyork is all you need to type in for south yorkshire, but westyork doesn't work?
AllenY
+1
Level 69
Feb 26, 2016
Some oddities. Needed Wiltshire for Wiltshire, but only Berk for stuff like Berkshire. Needed West Yorkshire, but not the shire for East, North and South, etc.
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Nov 11, 2016
Should be fixed now
cfolwer1995
+1
Level 16
Mar 1, 2016
These aren't the Cerominal Counties. These are the post 1970's counties
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Nov 11, 2016
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceremonial_counties_of_England
ChipOtley
+2
Level 74
Apr 28, 2019
If we were talking post 1970, Avon would be in there
beccimoo
+1
Level 57
Mar 18, 2016
Finished, but with only 5 seconds left! So much easier with the interactive map!
AwesomeAnna10
+1
Level 27
Jun 1, 2016
Shouldn't 'Telford and Wrekin' be included
WelshWizard
+1
Level 81
Aug 1, 2016
It's a unitary authority, not a county.
AlfieJMD
+1
Level 37
Aug 1, 2016
Who else lives in Cambridgeshire guys, the boring flat county full of farmers and clever people? Ayyyy it's great!
coxbury
+1
Level 56
May 12, 2018
Tut Tut - Gog Magog Hills - the highest point for many thousands of miles eastwards until you reach the Ural Mountains
BiggieSmalls
+1
Level 72
Aug 1, 2016
SO , after screwing up cause you were accepting answers before they were complete...i.e. -shire, and having to erase constantly, why is it that West Yorkshire has to be input all they way? Out of all the

-shires, this is the only one that is not accpeted in "short form" (West York)

kiwiquizzer
+1
Level 68
Aug 5, 2016
YUS! Got them all. West Midlands was the last one...!
charliesmiley
+1
Level 30
Aug 25, 2016
The autocompleting 'shire' really bugs me. You shouldn't get the answer/point for just writing "Che", or even "Gloucester"
TrueWolf
+1
Level 48
Sep 19, 2016
I keep forgetting Staffordshire!
mrnafe
+1
Level 81
Mar 21, 2018
Same, and Surrey weirdly
Findlay
+1
Level 83
Sep 19, 2016
Well, in May I got 15, in September on my second attempt I got 48. Rather pleased with that improvement.
ILikeQuizes
+1
Level 63
Oct 16, 2016
I got 15. Pretty good for an American, although I should probably know more.
Pghecto1
+2
Level 18
Nov 19, 2016
Why can't they spell the WHOLE name out. Much annoyed with the laziness. I type so fast that i can't flow into next county because I have to delete the ending of the last.
Antofagasta
+3
Level 64
Dec 30, 2016
A bit of a pain, yes, but once you get the first part of the shires, you know it.
Roger77024
+2
Level 57
Nov 27, 2016
Why not put in instructions "For counties ending in -shire, you do not need to include those 5 letters"? Might make a lot of people happier.
fitheach
+1
Level 59
Nov 23, 2017
Surely you quickly learn that you don't need those letters. Or did you just spend all the time typing out "shire" umpteen times?
yobhdgmu
+1
Level 37
Dec 4, 2016
23/49
yobhdgmu
+1
Level 37
Dec 4, 2016
27/48
Antofagasta
+1
Level 64
Dec 30, 2016
48/48
fitheach
+1
Level 59
Apr 12, 2017
Nice picture of Bodiam Castle at the top (in the proper county of Sussex).
HBKing
+3
Level 20
Apr 15, 2017
How about an Irish Badge eh?

This is too hard

Marvelquizmaster
+1
Level 12
Jun 28, 2017
Countries??
therealfrodo
+1
Level 62
Jun 29, 2017
i finally got all of them on my third attempt... but one question... what in the world is england??
MDawg396
+1
Level 56
Apr 30, 2022
Idk
tbd123
+1
Level 48
Dec 11, 2017
If you liked this, try this https://www.jetpunk.com/user-quizzes/266516/coastal-counties-of-britain
yorksguy1865
+1
Level 36
Dec 15, 2017
East East East Yorkshire!!!
coxbury
+2
Level 56
May 12, 2018
I assume that ceremonial counties means any place that has a Lord Lieutenant. Otherwise I have difficulty in east and West Sussex and NOT Lindsey; Kesteven and Holland.

Why can;t we just simply go back to pre 1974 It was so much simpler.

By the way, I think that historically Bristol has at some time counted as part of Gloucestershire, but never as Somerset

fitheach
+2
Level 59
May 1, 2019
You get my vote! Bring back the pre-'74 counties (they had been around for a 1,000 years before then, some much longer). As someone who is from Sussex, it pains me to type out East Sussex and West Sussex.
qcumber
+1
Level 45
May 29, 2018
lol im american, never been to england, never heard a name for any of the counties. but i did get six, so that was better than expected XD
qcumber
+1
Level 45
May 29, 2018
ooh, 13 on my second try
qcumber
+1
Level 45
May 30, 2018
36 on my tenth try. almost there.
qcumber
+1
Level 45
May 30, 2018
ah, man! warwick was the last one on my eleventh try.
qcumber
+1
Level 45
May 30, 2018
geez, 14th try! kept forgetting a different one each time. easier than my own state, though. theres 99 counties here.
CambodianQuizzer
+1
Level 61
Jul 24, 2021
You're from Iowa.
MajorPlank
+1
Level 23
Jun 13, 2018
20/48. Well... at least I got some large ones! (Norfolk,York,Northumberland)
mhoegg
+2
Level 72
Jun 22, 2018
Finally got all of them.... From Guatemala
Paulk70
+1
Level 66
Aug 4, 2018
Very tough!
ManxMarvel
+1
Level 36
Aug 9, 2018
I just type in gsydhshire or walfshire or hafninshire then auto-correct.
LuigiDood227
+1
Level 64
Jan 6, 2022
a very unconventional yet effective way to get answers lol
Kaz60
+1
Level 49
Feb 20, 2019
Got them but get so confused North of Birmingham!! From a southern softie x
AFCW1889
+1
Level 31
Feb 26, 2019
Does anyone actually live in Rutland?
McLerristarr
+1
Level 61
Apr 27, 2019
It would be nice if you accepted some misspellings of Isle of Wight.
fitheach
+2
Level 59
May 1, 2019
Ile of Wight? Isle ov Wight?
clivey
+1
Level 67
Nov 12, 2021
IsLe Of WiGhT?
FatSpartanJediLlama
+1
Level 66
Apr 28, 2019
At first I thought it said countries and I was a bit confused. Now I don't feel like taking it, I'd be surprised if I even got 3.
erikj
+1
Level 64
Apr 29, 2019
Anyone else who tried New Glouckenshire thanks to Phoebe Buffay? :D
Walacama
+1
Level 80
Apr 29, 2019
Living in New England helps on this quiz. I guessed a bunch of counties and towns from New England and a lot of them were there. It's also nice that it gave them without adding shire.
RedLightning
+1
Level 47
Jul 31, 2019
There's Sussex, Wessex, Essex, and historically Middlesex, but no Nussex :(
sorra
+1
Level 28
Aug 3, 2019
I missed out West Midlands :P
ALA02
+1
Level 61
Aug 5, 2019
All those irrelevant ones in the West Midlands 😡
Fuse
+1
Level 78
Apr 24, 2020
That is very offensive. As a person living in Worcestershire, this is just down-right rude. But, what do you expect from someone living in London? They are just oblivious of the rest of the UK.
yeetdeet
+1
Level 60
Oct 9, 2020
Two West Midland counties have already been mentioned, let's keep the chain! Warwickshire!
Drizzle
+1
Level 35
Nov 22, 2019
This is nearly Impossible!!!😡😡😡
Drizzle
+1
Level 35
Nov 22, 2019
I can do this!!!😎😎😎
ooftownroad
+2
Level 57
Jan 23, 2020
have you noticed that nearly every county ends in "Shire"?
Pandora49
+1
Level 55
Apr 26, 2020
Ya
LuigiDood227
+1
Level 64
Jan 6, 2022
yesshire
Iliza
+1
Level 49
May 21, 2020
Ok but why “shire?” Can someone explain?
JackintheBox
+2
Level 78
Jul 24, 2020
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, the origin of the word 'shire' is from Old English scīr, meaning ‘care, official charge, county’, of Germanic origin.
JackintheBox
+1
Level 78
Jul 24, 2020
Aaarrrgghhh..... I forgot Dorset, my favourite county (although I've never been there, but I've heard that it has the most beautiful scenery, and it is the setting of most of Enid Blyton's Famous Five books (my favourite childhood author))!
QuadVortex
+1
Level 35
Aug 18, 2020
Noooooooo! there was just two more and I accidentally refrshed the page!
SouthKorea
+2
Level 48
Aug 23, 2020
after 6 tries I got 48..
yeetdeet
+1
Level 60
Oct 9, 2020
Same! I got Northampton the first time and then forgot about it for the next three takes (OK, maybe it was more than six).
nios
+1
Level 54
Dec 19, 2020
Do you find this quiz too easy? Try Counties of England with an Empty Map
parkave
+1
Level 57
Dec 22, 2020
Got 23, more than I expected but still disappointing. Tons of directional pieces that I missed, also spelling with stuff like Leicestershire
stylus
+1
Level 74
Dec 29, 2020
alphabetically, shouldn’t north yorkshire come after northamptonshire and northumberland?
sikh
+1
Level 28
Jan 21, 2021
no
Danibread
+1
Level 56
Feb 18, 2021
can you add a type in so when you write warkwick it will count as warwick? The wikipedia source is wrong, i know, but people reading it and taking the quiz can get muddled up in confusion.
ShievaAndGolly
+1
Level 55
Mar 22, 2021
Why are there so many Shires?
TheAnimationGuy
+1
Level 43
May 5, 2021
I did this from my Robot Wars memory. First thought: From Derby, Carbide!
AiJiyao
+1
Level 67
Jul 13, 2021
The feeling when some answers are words you've never used before, words that you've probably read only once or twice in your life many years ago without really paying attention to what it refers to, but your brain unconsiously stored them in an obscure part of your memory, and suddenly, years later, as you read the statement of the quiz you're about to take, you don't know why but you want to type those words. You start the quiz, you're full of doubts but your fingers start typing anyway, and, surprisingly, the score goes +1.
Ender
+1
Level 28
Jul 18, 2021
Shire: *exists*

The english: Yes

BigGeographyGuy
+1
Level 63
Jul 25, 2021
I'm surprised North Yorkshire is the most guessed county. I was thinking it would be London.
PlaceQuizzes
+1
Level 43
Aug 11, 2021
York is a type-in.
Jxnny9
+1
Level 17
Aug 10, 2021
How did you program it so when you typed in say 'Devon' it would light up on your screen in green? (I'm trying to do this for another country but i'm unsure how?)
Hammond7249
+2
Level 50
Sep 2, 2021
The only counties that matter are the 39 historic counties. Ceremonial counties are nonsense.
mal
+1
Level 60
Sep 5, 2021
haven't done his one for a while so missed a few. Any chance of this becoming a minigame like the United States one?? :-)
TheQuizzler
+1
Level 63
Sep 20, 2021
American who managed 15

Cambridge/Oxfordshire - universities

Cheshire - Cheshire cat from Alice in Wonderland

Cornwall - based on location and reading a bit about Celtic culture/language/history of the place

Devon - I actually thought it was called "Devonshire"...

Essex - I have heard the accent on YouTube. Plus there is a county with the same name in Massachusetts

Gloucester/Leicester/Worcestershire - Remembered based on long names

Greater Manchester - Just typed in "Manchester"

Hampshire - Assumed this would exist based on New Hampshire

Isle of Wight - Remembered because I think I have heard that Brits like to holiday here

Kent - This one comes up a lot when reading about England. I assumed it must've been wealthy suburban London for that reason

North Yorkshire - typed in Yorkshire b/c Wuthering Heights

Nottinghamshire - Sherriff of Nottingham of Robin Hood

danmoody
+1
Level 33
May 13, 2022
it is called devonshire! devon is its most common name though
kaprizzy
+3
Level 56
Oct 18, 2021
I finally got 100% as an American!
goofycritter
+1
Level 30
Oct 28, 2021
ugh british people can't name countys or citys i just did british citys for the british badge
semisnotcolon
+1
Level 33
Dec 21, 2021
Personally i think York shouldn’t be a type-in for Yorkshire, Yorkshire is a series of counties while York is simply a city.
LuigiDood227
+3
Level 64
Jan 6, 2022
Tip: Just go JSwuhuefrhuewnishire on your keyboard a bunch
driehoek25
+1
Level 66
Mar 5, 2022
why is "leics" allowed for Leicestershire?
DoughnutLad1
+1
Level 23
Mar 25, 2022
I was born in Taunton, Somerset and then moved to Craghead, Durham then Harelaw, Durham then finally Chester-le-Street,Durham. Whew!
203C
+1
Level 38
Apr 16, 2022
Great Quiz!

I think you could do one about the historic counties of the UK or England

Or the Ceremonial Counties of all of the UK

Remster
+1
Level 76
Sep 12, 2023
I've already done it!

https://www.jetpunk.com/user-quizzes/35470/traditional-counties-of-england

203C
+1
Level 38
Apr 16, 2022
Although Historic Counties have detached bits, for example Derbyshire has 1 detached bit.
tykgoodey007
+1
Level 46
Jun 15, 2022
West Midlands isn't a county... only an administrative area within Staffs and Shropshire
geographynerd8
+2
Level 44
Jul 8, 2022
Since both Greater London and City of London come up when you type "London", shouldn't both North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire come up when you type "Yorkshire"?

I'm American though so let me know if this is intentional.

Eli73
+2
Level 28
Aug 6, 2022
I did it! *closes wikipedia page*
Azerk
+1
Level 62
Jan 18, 2023
Lmao
GeographyGeek42
+1
Level 66
Aug 29, 2022
Finally managed 100%!
Uzbekiman
+1
Level 40
Feb 22, 2023
wessex???
nicedream
+1
Level 21
Sep 7, 2023
I would say that these are a mixture of ceremonial counties and administrative ones
EvaR
+1
Level 66
Sep 12, 2023
City of London doesn't show on the map!!! That's why i missed it
Remster
+1
Level 76
Sep 12, 2023
A little plug here:

https://www.jetpunk.com/user-quizzes/35470/traditional-counties-of-england

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