Cities
Which city is not part of the UK?
a. Birmingham b. Dublin
c. Cardiff d. Glasgow
b. Dublin
What is Ireland known as?
a. Green Island b. Emerald Isle
c. Isle Eire
b. Emerald Isle
What is the most populous city in Scotland?
a. Edinburgh b. Aberdeen
c. Glasgow
c. Glasgow
What is the longest river in Great Britain?
a. River Severn b. River Avon
c. River Thames c. River Cam
a. River Severn
Name the sea off the east coast of Britain.
a. Celtic Sea b. English Channel
c. North Sea
c. North Sea
Select the most popular reason why London is so densely populated.
a. Range of world-class entertainment
b. Huge variety of housing
c. Excellent transport links
d. Work & Career opportunities with world renown companies
d. Work & Career opportunities with world renown companies
Which of these countries is closest to Great Britain?
a. Belgium
b. Canada
c. Denmark
a. Belgium
Which series was filmed in Belfast?
a. Vikings b. Game of Thrones
c. Harry Potter d. Star Wars
b. Game of Thrones
What is the highest mountain in the UK?
a. Scafell Pike b. Yr Wyddfa
c. Slieve Donard d. Ben Nevis
d. Ben Nevis
How do most people commute to work in the UK?
a. by car b. cycling
c. public transport b. walking
a. by car
What generally, but not always, did a settlement need to have to be granted official city status in Great Britain?
a. an annual fair b. a cathedral
c. a strategic military location
b. a cathedral
Which UK country accounts for 5% of the UK population?
a. Scotland b. England
c. Wales d. Northern Ireland
c. Wales
Many places in Great Britain end in the suffix "Chester". Where does this name come from?
a. A French term for hill
b. A Roman term for fort
c. A Viking term for valley
b. A Roman term for fort
Which of the following types of landscape is not closely related to the others?
a. bog b. fen
c. marsh d. heath
d. heath
If you dug directly through the center of the Earth from London, where would you emerge?
a. near China
b. near Mexico
c. near New Zealand
c. near New Zealand
Which city is on the river Thames?
a. Cambridge
b. Edinburgh
c. Oxford
c. Oxford
Which is the wettest country in the UK?
a. England b. Scotland
d. Northern Ireland d. Wales
d. Wales
What was the capital city of England before London?
a. York b. Canterbury
c. Manchester d. Winchester
d. Winchester
What is the largest lake in the UK?
a. Loch Lomond b. Laugh Neagh
c. Loch Ness d. Windermere
b. Laugh Neagh
What are the white cliffs of Dover made of?
a. chalk b. tufa
c. marble d. limestone
a. chalk
What is the term for people from Liverpool?
a. Liverpoolers
b. Liverpoolites
c. Liverpudlians
c. Liverpudlians
The Channel Tunnel connects Coquelles on the French side and ... on the English side.
a. Folkstone b. Dover
c. London
a. Folkstone
Where would you find Britain’s only hot springs?
a. Bath b. London
c. Chichester
a. Bath
Which range of hills is commonly referred to as the ‘backbone of England’?
a. Cheviot Hills b. the Pennines
c. Cumbrian Mountains d. Lake District
b. the Pennines
How long is the Channel Tunnel?
a. 50 kms b. 100 kms
c. 150 kms
a. 50 kms