| Name an English County That... | Example County |
| Has a population over 1,000,000 | |
| Borders Scotland | |
| Is one of the 10 lowest counties at its peak | |
| Contains a cardinal direction in its name | |
| Ends in the letter 'X' | |
| Contains a National Park | |
| Has a first-class county cricket team | |
| Borders no more than 1 other county | |
| The River Severn flows though | |
| Has one of the 10 smallest areas | |
| Contains the name of a river | |
| Had county status revoked in the 20th century* | |
| Contains a double letter in its name | |
| Is one of the Home Counties | |
| Has a population below 500,000 | |
| | Name an English County That... | Example County |
| Borders Wales | |
| Is one of the 5 highest counties at its peak | |
| Contains a Royal Residence | |
| Has a coastline | |
| Begins and ends in a vowel | |
| Borders exactly two other counties | |
| The M1 motorway runs through | |
| Is one word at least 15 letters long | |
| Begins in the letter 'W' | |
| Contains 4 of the vowels A, E, I, O or U | |
| Lies directly on the Prime Meridian | |
| Contains a World Heritage Site | |
| Has an animal on its flag | |
| Does not contain an officially designated city | |
| Became a county in 1974 | |
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