1. England’s finest county, home to the Elm Tree Quiz, whose name contains the name of an ancient Mesopotamian city
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2. A near neighbour to 1 above, one of England’s largest counties, whose name contains the name of a Yorkshire river
3. A county with no cities, divided by the M1, whose name contains a court and palace famous for its maze
4. The county containing the National Memorial Arboretum whose name contains the name of a Welsh river
5. The county with one city, divided by the river Severn, whose name contains a warlike mythological creature associated with Tolkien