The Early Spring Quiz - The Answers
We took a trip around our beautiful British Isles from the comfort of our armchairs... and with 92 Historic counties in Scotland, Wales, England and Northern Ireland the object was to identify which ones were in the pictures. I would dare to say simple and straightforward, but I believe a lot of angst was mustered en route! There was 0ne point awarded for every county correctly identified with a possible total of 32 points! And we have a winner...
We only know him as the Red Man. He hails from a sheep farm close to the Greenwich Meridian and lives by an old water pump. But whether this is in Tonga or Balta, no one knows. One must assume that he lives in our fair Isles as his knowledge of the counties was superlative. It is believed that he had a little help from his noble and honest assistant and between them they conquered what proved to be an almost unsurmountable challenge.
We only know him as the Red Man. He hails from a sheep farm close to the Greenwich Meridian and lives by an old water pump. But whether this is in Tonga or Balta, no one knows. One must assume that he lives in our fair Isles as his knowledge of the counties was superlative. It is believed that he had a little help from his noble and honest assistant and between them they conquered what proved to be an almost unsurmountable challenge.
Congratulations Red Man!
We are honoured to county you amongst our most learned companions!
We are honoured to county you amongst our most learned companions!
[Click on the pictures to enlarge]
1. Two counties:
Orkney and Shetland
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2. One county:
Devon
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3. One county:
Buckinghamshire
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4. One county:
Worcestershire
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5. One county:
Yorkshire
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6. One county:
Surrey
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7. Two counties:
Argyll and Bute
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8. Two counties:
Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire
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9. One county:
Cornwall
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10. One county:
Shropshire
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11. One county:
Essex
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12. Two counties:
Pembrokeshire and Carmarthenshire
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13. Two counties:
Herefordshire and Radnorshire
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14. Four counties:
Renfrew, Lanark, Dunbarton and Stirling
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15. Two counties:
Middlesex and Hertfordshire
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16. Three counties:
Carnarvonshire, Anglesey and Merioneth
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17. One county:
Sussex
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18. Two counties: Cumberland and Westmoreland
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19. One county:
Hampshire
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20. One county:
Nottinghamshire
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