English Counties Quiz: 10 Questions That Test What You Know

This English counties quiz covers Yorkshire, Cornwall, Kent, Devon, Cumbria, Rutland and more. Ten questions test what you know about England's historic and ceremonial counties and the nicknames, foods and places they are known for.

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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 150 Seconds

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

Size
Which is the largest historic county in England?
Small
Which is England's smallest historic county?
Nickname
Which county is called the Garden of England?
Cornwall
Which county is England's westernmost?
Lakes
Which county contains most of the Lake District?
Food
Which county gave its name to a famous cream tea, served cream first?
Cheese
Cheddar cheese takes its name from a village in which county?
Wall
Which county has the eastern end of Hadrian's Wall?
Stonehenge
Which county is home to Stonehenge?
Norfolk
Which county has the network of rivers and lakes called the Broads?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: Which is the largest historic county in England?
Answer: Yorkshire
Yorkshire is so large it was traditionally split into three ridings, and today it covers several modern counties.
Q2: Which is England's smallest historic county?
Answer: Rutland
Rutland's motto is Multum in Parvo, meaning much in little, and its centerpiece is Rutland Water.
Q3: Which county is called the Garden of England?
Answer: Kent
Kent is known for orchards, hop gardens and oast houses with their distinctive pointed roofs.
Q4: Which county is England's westernmost?
Answer: Cornwall
Cornwall ends at Land's End and has its own Celtic language, Cornish, which is being revived.
Q5: Which county contains most of the Lake District?
Answer: Cumbria
Cumbria also has Scafell Pike, England's highest mountain.
Q6: Which county gave its name to a famous cream tea, served cream first?
Answer: Devon
In Devon, cream goes on the scone before jam, while Cornwall usually puts jam first.
Q7: Cheddar cheese takes its name from a village in which county?
Answer: Somerset
Cheese was once aged in the caves of Cheddar Gorge.
Q8: Which county has the eastern end of Hadrian's Wall?
Answer: Northumberland
Northumberland is England's most sparsely populated county and has many castles.
Q9: Which county is home to Stonehenge?
Answer: Wiltshire
Wiltshire also has the stone circle at Avebury and many white horse figures cut into hillsides.
Q10: Which county has the network of rivers and lakes called the Broads?
Answer: Norfolk
The Broads were created by flooding medieval peat diggings.

English Counties Quiz – Shires and Counties

England's counties date back more than a thousand years. Many began as Anglo-Saxon shires, which is why so many names end in -shire, such as Yorkshire, Lancashire and Hampshire. These historic counties still shape local identity, sports teams and traditions.

Over time, local government has changed several times, creating metropolitan counties like Greater Manchester and unitary authorities. Yet people often still identify with their historic county, and county cricket and county days keep those names alive.

Each county has its own character, from Cornwall's coves and pasties to Kent's orchards, Yorkshire's moors and dales and Cumbria's lakes and fells. Learning the counties is a good way to understand England's regions and the foods and landscapes they are famous for.

What This Quiz Teaches

This quiz helps students and travelers learn England's counties.

Which counties are largest and smallest
Which county is the Garden of England
Where cream tea and Cheddar come from
Which county has the Lake District
Where Stonehenge is

Did You Know?

Lancashire and Yorkshire are historic rivals.
Yorkshire Day is August 1.
Dorset's coast is the Jurassic Coast.
The Isle of Wight is a county.
Cornwall's flag is a white cross on black.