Which famous river flows right through the center of London?
River Thames
What is the capital city of Scotland?
Edinburgh
What is the capital and largest city of Wales?
Cardiff
What is the capital and largest city of Northern Ireland?
Belfast
What body of water separates England from France?
The English Channel
Which legendary Scottish lake (loch) is famously said to be home to a mythical monster?
Loch Ness
Wales shares its only land border with which country to its east?
England
Northern Ireland shares its only land border with which country to its south and west?
The Republic of Ireland
Which classic English dish consists of battered fried fish and thick-cut fried potatoes?
Fish and chips
What is the traditional, knee-length skirt-like garment worn by Scottish men on special occasions?
Kilt
What is the most popular national sport in Wales, where the team competes in the Six Nations tournament?
Rugby
Which world-famous, tragic ocean liner was built in Belfast's Harland & Wolff shipyard before its 1912 voyage?
Titanic
Since 1066, which historic London church has been the traditional location for the coronation of British monarchs?
Westminster Abbey
Which traditional wind instrument requires a player to blow air into a bag and squeeze it out through pipes?
Bagpipes
Which famous children's author, who wrote Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Matilda, was born in Cardiff, Wales?
Roald Dahl
Which small three-leaved clover is a globally recognized symbol of the island of Ireland?
Shamrock
Which celebrated female English author wrote classic novels such as Pride and Prejudice and Sense and Sensibility?
Jane Austen
What did the Roman Empire build across northern England to keep out the ancient Scottish tribes?
Hadrian's Wall
What traditional vegetable or flower is the national emblem of Wales, often worn on its national day?
The leek (or daffodil)
Which legendary stringed musical instrument is an official historic symbol of Ireland (and appears on coins)?
The harp