General Knowledge Quiz

[Gloster]

Derbyshire?

Sorry, no.

 

[Calthrop]

The hobbits' Shire, in Tolkien's works, is divided into four Farthings; and after all, it's a lot like an idealised rural England...

 

[Neo9320]

Ruddington?

Cancel that…

 

[xotGD]

Glamorgan?

 

[FrodshamJnct]

Lincolnshire?

 

[MotCO]

Cornwall?

 

[341o2]

Northumberland

 

[LSWR Cavalier]

Durham, Cumbria? Lincolnshire had divisions, 'parts'?, Lindsey, Kesteven I think.

Winifred Holtby wrote a book "South Riding" [of Yorkshire], was there ever such a place?

 

[SuspectUsual]

Lincolnshire had divisions, 'parts'?, Lindsey, Kesteven I think.

Ah, that’s where I was going wrong

 

[341o2]

Yorkshire had North, West and East Ridings. south probably fictional

 

[Gloster]

The hobbits' Shire, in Tolkien's works, is divided into four Farthings; and after all, it's a lot like an idealised rural England...

Glamorgan?

Lincolnshire?

Cornwall?

Northumberland

Durham, Cumbria? Lincolnshire had divisions, 'parts'?, Lindsey, Kesteven I think.

Winifred Holtby wrote a book "South Riding" [of Yorkshire], was there ever such a place?

Yorkshire had North, West and East Ridings. south probably fictional

All are wrong as to the main question, but a couple are heading towards the additional one’s answer.

As a clue: read the question carefully.

 

[LSWR Cavalier]

Hawickshire had ridings of the commons.

 

[Neo9320]

Isle of Man? Random guess but going along the ‘British isles’ bit

 

[Gloster]

Hawickshire had ridings of the commons.

Sorry, no, but an interesting idea.

Isle of Man? Random guess but going along the ‘British isles’ bit

Again, sorry, no, but you have seen the point about the phrasing of the question.

 

[MotCO]

As a bonus, which other county used to have three ridings?

Are we talking about counties in another country? Maybe somewhere in USA?

 

[LSWR Cavalier]

Ridings? Rodings? Do we need a clue?
Rodings, villages in Essex?

 

[Neo9320]

Guernsey?

 

[Gloster]

Are we talking about counties in another country? Maybe somewhere in USA?

No, we are not leaving the British Isles. (Clue!)

Ridings? Rodings? Do we need a clue?
Rodings, villages in Essex?

No, ridings and nothing else.

Guernsey?

You are moving in the wrong direction.

 

[LSWR Cavalier]

Ireland, Eire, Ulster, Galloway?

 

[Gloster]

Ireland, Eire, Ulster, Galloway?

One/two of them.

 

[LSWR Cavalier]

Were the provinces of the island of Ireland: Ulster, Munster, Leinster and Connaught also called ridings?

 

[Gloster]

Were the provinces of the island of Ireland: Ulster, Munster, Leinster and Connaught also called ridings?

No, the question said county.

 

[Neo9320]

County Mayo? (Total guess again)

 

[Gloster]

County Mayo? (Total guess again)

You have the right idea, but have overshot a bit.

 

[MotCO]

County Down?

 

[martinsh]

County Tipperary

 

[xotGD]

County Donegal

 

[Gloster]

County Down?

County Donegal

Sorry, both are wrong.

County Tipperary

Is correct. Tipperary had North and South Ridings until they were redesignated as Counties in the Local Government Act in 2001; they once more became a single county in the Local Government Reform Act of 2014.

For the bonus: Lindsey, one of the parts of Lincolnshire, had North, South and West Ridings.

martinsh, it is to you to set the next.

 

[Mcr Warrior]

Thought the etymology of the word 'riding' was "thirding" (meaning a third part).

Having just two ridings (Co. Tipperary) doesn't seem to make much sense!

 

[Neo9320]

Thought the etymology of the word 'riding' was "thirding" (meaning a third part).

Having just two ridings (Co. Tipperary) doesn't seem to make much sense!

It’s the Irish way of doing it…nothing makes sense (before the abuse starts, Its a joke I’m half Irish/dual nationality)