What do you know about the UK?

travel, sports, rest

100

What's the ___________ London airport? (busy)

a) Heathrow

b) Gatwick

c) Stansted

a) Heathrow

London Heathrow Airport (LHR) continues to be the busiest airport in Europe with 4.4 million seats in October 2023. Istanbul Airport (IST) is the second busiest airport with 4.1 million seats.

200

What's the ____ football stadium? (large)

a) Old Trafford

B) Webley

C) Manchester

B) Webley

Wembley Stadium was opened in 2007. It has 90,000 seats.

Old Trafford has 74,310 seats.

Manchester has 53 400 seats. 

300

What's the ________  outdoor activity? (popular)

a) fishing

b) walking

c) gardening

a) fishing

places to eat and study

100

What is the _____________ kind of restaurant? (popular)

a) British

b) Chinese
c) Indian

c) Indian

One of the main reasons why there are so many Indian restaurants in London is the historical ties between India and the UK. The British ruled India for over 200 years, and during this time, they developed a taste for Indian spices and food.

200

Which is the ________ university? (old)

a) Oxford

b) Cambridge

c) London

a) Oxford

The University of Oxford was founded in 1096.

The Cambridge University was founded in 1209.

The University of London was founded in 1836. 

cities

100

Which is the ____________city after London? (big)

a) Edinburgh

b) Birmingham

c) Manchester

b) Birmingham

London is 1,572 square km.

Edinburgh is 264 square km.

Birmingham is 267,8 square km.

Manchester is 116 square km.

200

Which part of Britain is the _________ (sunny)?

a) the south-west

b) the south-east

c) the north-east 

b) the south-east

The south coast has the sunniest places on average on the mainland, and especially the coastal resorts of Sussex and Hampshire. The average annual sunshine on the coast can exceed 1,800 hours, and Eastbourne holds the UK record for the highest monthly sunshine total of 383.9 hours in July 1911.

300

Which is the _______ city? (wet)

a) Cardiff

b) Belfast

c) Manchster

a) Cardiff

Cardiff is the wettest city in Britain. The Welsh capital has topped a list of average rainfall dating back to 1981 in records held by the Met Office, coming in with 115 cms a year.

geographical features

100

Which is the _______ river? (long)

a) The Thames

b) The Severn

c) The Avon 

b) The Severn

The River Severn length is 220 miles long (354 kilometres), the River Severn is the longest river in the United Kingdom. The River Severn below she provides a natural border between England and Wales.

200

Where's the ____________ mountain? (high)

a) Scotland

b) Northern Ireland

c) Wales

a) Scotland

Ben Nevis, highest mountain of the British Isles, in the Highland council area, Scotland. Its summit reaches an elevation of 4,406 feet (1,343 metres).

living creatures

100

What's the ___________ surname? (common)

a) Johnson

b) Miller

c) Smith

c) Smith

The most common surname in the United States is Smith. Actually, the most common surname in just about every English-speaking country is Smith.

200

What's the _________ native animal? (big)

a) horse

b) bull

c) deer

c) deer 

The red deer is Britain's largest native land mammal (adult stags weigh up to 190 kg and are up to around 140 cm at the shoulder).