Quiz

The Berkshire Emoji Quiz

PUBLISHED: 08:52 09 April 2020 | UPDATED: 19:19 09 April 2020

Can you solve our emoji riddles?

Can you name these locations in and around Berkshire from the emoji riddles?

Scroll down to the bottom of the page for the answers

Scroll down to the bottom of the page for the answers.

1. Shinfield

2. Earley

3. Wokingham

4. Nettlebed

5. Windsor

6. Reading

7. High Wycombe

8. Chiltern Hills

9. Checkendon

10. Warren Row

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