Do you remember when we all lived in proper counties, before politicians and bureaucrats started messing about with unitary authorities and metropolitan districts? All the answers here are the names of traditional historic English counties.
1. Highest point in this county is Dunkery Beacon.
2. Judith [……], lead singer with The Seekers.
3. The only English county with two completely separate coastlines.
4. Clark [….], has a problem with Kryptonite.
5. Its motto is ‘One and All’, and it borders only one other English county.
6. The Only Way Is […..]
7. Shakespeare was born in this county.
8. Sing along to ‘The [……] with the Fringe on Top’.
9. D’ye ken John Peel, and which was his native county and hunting ground?
10. John [………] played eight Tests for England and scored lots of runs for our home team, but Yorkshire wasn’t his surname!
Check your answers below – no cheating!
How did you score?
10: County Champion
7-9: Caught on the Boundary
4-6: Stumped
0-3: Tail Ender
Answers:
1. Somerset; 2. Durham; 3. Devon; 4. Kent; 5. Cornwall; 6. Essex; 7. Warwickshire;
8. Surrey; 9. Cumberland; 10. Hampshire.
