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Name a Valid English County

Name any ceremonial county of England that belongs in each selected category.
Answers must correspond to the yellow box
"Doubly landlocked" means that two or more counties lie between it and the sea
Quiz by Jenny28
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Last updated: June 15, 2020
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First submittedJune 14, 2020
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Name a ceremonial county that...
Ceremonial counties
borders Scotland
Cumbria | Northumberland
borders Wales
Cheshire | Gloucestershire | Herefordshire | Shropshire |
contains the word of or and
City of London | East Riding of Yorkshire | Isle of Wight | Tyne & Wear
contains a cardinal direction
East Riding of Yorkshire | East Sussex | North Yorkshire | Northamptonshire | Northumberland | South Yorkshire | West Midlands | West Sussex | West Yorkshire
has a population greater than 2.5 million
Greater London | Greater Manchester | West Midlands
has a population between 800,000 and 900,000
Buckinghamshire | Cambridgeshire | Durham | West Sussex | East Sussex
has a population less than 150,000
City of London | Isle of Wight | Rutland
contains no more than 5 letters
Devon | Essex | Kent
has a land area bigger than 6,000km^2
Cumbria | Devon | Lincolnshire | North Yorkshire
is generally considered one of the "home counties"
Berkshire | Buckinghamshire | Essex | Hertfordshire | Kent | Surrey | Sussex
borders the Irish Sea
Cumbria | Cheshire | Lancashire | Merseyside
borders only one other county
Cornwall | City of London
has a highest point above 700m
Cumbria | Durham | Herefordshire | Northumberland | North Yorkshire
is doubly landlocked
Bedfordshire | Buckinghamshire | City of London | Shropshire | West Midlands
contains the Peak District National Park
Derbyshire | Cheshire | Greater Manchester | Staffordshire | South Yorkshire | West Yorkshire
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Level 58
Jun 14, 2020
Good quiz, but surely City of London would also work for 'only borders one other county'
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Level 55
Jun 15, 2020
Just as I was checking the quiz and thinking "I hope I didn't forget to add City of London as an answer there", I found your comment! Thanks for reminding me; I'll add it in. Hope you enjoyed the quiz :)
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Level 84
Jun 15, 2020
East Riding of Yorkshire contains the word of. Nice quiz :)
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Level 55
Jun 15, 2020
Thanks for pointing that out! It's been updated now.
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Level 45
Jun 17, 2020
Was gonna make a quiz like this. Beat me to it. Good quiz. Subscribed and nominated
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Level 55
Jun 18, 2020
Thank you! Very much appreciated :)