Around England 1 - Answers

Published: Monday 22nd July 2024A free quiz about the people and places of England.
  1. Which is the only English county to border only one other? Cornwall.
  2. Which Derbyshire town is famous for its Church with the twisted spire? Chesterfield.
  3. How many counties share a border with Bedfordshire? Four.
  4. Which is the largest island in the Bristol Channel? Lundy.
  5. Which is the oldest of the Cambridge University colleges that is still in existence? Peterhouse.
  6. Which city is the administrative centre for Cumbria? Carlisle.
  7. Auckland Castle in County Durham is whose official residence? Bishop of Durham.
  8. In which English county is the public school of Eton College? Berkshire.
  9. In which Greater Manchester town was the Cooperative Movement founded in 1844? Rochdale.
  10. Which is the most visited zoo in the UK? Chester Zoo.
  11. Which part of Britain was known by the Romans as Vectis? The Isle of Wight.
  12. Which Herefordshire town is often referred to as "The Birthplace of Tourism"? Ross-on-Wye.
  13. Which motorway crosses Berkshire East to West? M4.
  14. What is the only city in Buckinghamshire? Milton Keynes.
  15. Which town in Gloucestershire is home to the Royal Agricultural University? Cirencester.
  16. Which Cambridgeshire town houses a branch of the Imperial War Museum? Duxford.
  17. Where in the UK is the longest pleasure pier in the World? Southend-on-Sea.
  18. The Roman road known as the Fosse Way starts and ends in which two English counties? Devon & Lincolnshire.
  19. From which King did the Dorset town of Lyme Regis receive its Royal charter? Edward I.
  20. In which Cumbrian town was the UK's first nuclear-powered submarine built? Barrow-in-Furness.

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