General questions
What is the difference between the names British Isles, the United Kingdom and Great Britain?
British Isles - all the islands (Britain, Ireland....)
The UK - England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
Great Britain - England, Wales, Scotland
What river flows through London?
Thames
Where are Cardiff, Belfast and Edinburgh situated?
Cardiff - Wales, Belfast - Northern Ireland, Edinburgh - Scotland
Which university is older - Oxford or Cambridge?
Oxford
What is the biggest island of British Isles?
Great Britain
What is the highest mountain of the UK?
Ben Nevis
What's the population of London? (mistake of two million accepted)
8,8 million
Edinburgh is not he biggest city of Scotland. Which one is?
Glasgow
What famous band comes from Liverpool?
the Beatles
The Island of Ireland includes...
The Republic of Ireland (or just Ireland) and Northern Ireland
What's the longest river in the UK?
Severn
Name four monuments you can find in London.
Big Ben, Tower Bridge, Buckinngham Palace, Tower of London, Westminster Palace, St Paul's Cathedral, London Eye
The Millennium Stadium and the St John's Church are located in Belfast - true or false?
false - both monuments are in Cardiff
What dialect is spoken in and around Newcastle?
Geordie
Name at least three islands or groups of islands of the UK.
Britain, Ireland, Orkney Islands, Scilly Islands, Shetland Islands....
What's the population of the UK? (mistake of 10 million accepted)
67 million
How is the London airport called?
Heathrow
Which of these cities has got the largest population?
Edinburgh
What city has a nickname a "steel city"?
Sheffield
How far are the Falklands from the UK? (mistake of 1000 km accepted)
about 12 thousand km
Who is the current Prime Minister of the UK?
Rishi Sunak
In which year was the London Eye opened?
1999
What's the name of the province in which is Belfast located?
Ulster
The town of Brighton was merged with another small town to make a bigger city. What town did it merge with?
Hove
Some islands are called British Crown Dependencies and are kind of independent on the UK (they are self-governing, have their own laws, parliament, etc.). Name two of them.
Man, Guernsey, Jersey.