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British Geography Quiz #1

Can you guess these facts about the geography of the United Kingdom and its territories?
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First submittedFebruary 16, 2016
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The main river flowing through London
Thames
The tallest mountain on Great Britain
Ben Nevis
Island chain which lies 80 kilometers northeast of the Orkney islands
Shetland
Royal forest which once covered much of Nottinghamshire, now reduced to just 4.23 km²
Sherwood
The word for lake in Scotland
Loch
Area on the coast of Northern Ireland which consists of roughly 40,000 hexagonal basalt columns
Giant's Causeway
The longest river in the United Kingdom
Severn
National park which can be found in northern Wales
Snowdonia / Eryri
Roman wall built near the border of Scotland and England
Hadrian's Wall
City whose residents are known as Scousers
Liverpool
Major city located on the River Clyde
Glasgow
Westernmost point of the mainland of England
Land's End
County in which the above is located
Cornwall
World Heritage Site near Salisbury built around 3,000 BC
Stonehenge
Cathedral which was the tallest building in London until 1962
St. Paul's Cathedral
The tallest building in London today
The Shard
British territory located at the southern tip of Spain
Gibraltar
Oceanic inlet on which Edinburgh lies
Firth of Forth
City on the English Channel due south of London
Brighton
City where pilgrims traveled to honor Thomas Becket
Canterbury
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31 Comments
Greenland
+3
Level 47
Apr 25, 2016
I don't really care, but while we are being pedantic the quiz is entiteld British geography but then syas it is about the UK. These things aren't quite the same as Northern Ireland - for example is in the UK but not Britain (although it is in the British Isles).

Having said that - good quiz Thanks

Corrode
+10
Level 60
Apr 25, 2016
"British" is the official short form for things relating to "The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland." It's been used correctly here.
ChipOtley
+1
Level 72
Apr 25, 2016
As opposed to Gibraltar ... but it does say its territories too
stylus
+1
Level 79
Apr 25, 2016
I'm British, but I only got 10/20! I'm also surprised that this hasn't already been made.
JackintheBox
+1
Level 82
Mar 11, 2019
I'm Malaysian and got 17/20 (missed Sherwood, Brighton and Canterbury)
darren1967
+1
Level 18
Jun 2, 2019
I got 20/20 with almost 2 minutes remaining. Best quiz for me so far.
DiscoBayGolfer
+2
Level 80
Apr 25, 2016
Firth of Forth...? Try saying that 10 times fast. What the hell?
francescafawn
+1
Level 42
Apr 26, 2016
90% without even really thinking about it.
fitheach
+6
Level 58
Mar 14, 2017
"What national park can be found in northern Wales?" You accept Snowdon, which is not the name of the national park but the name of the tallest mountain in the national park (i.e. they are not the same). Also, you could accept the Welsh name for the park (Eryri).
IsleAuHaulte
+5
Level 92
Aug 10, 2018
I did much better than average and my native language is American.
Blaidd
+8
Level 50
Aug 27, 2018
Do you mean your native language is English?
stone222
+2
Level 47
Oct 30, 2018
is American a language?
Marijn96
+1
Level 44
Jan 29, 2019
14/20 and i'm not even British!
scrumpyone
+5
Level 44
Apr 2, 2019
Never mind
Ew4n
+1
Level 66
Apr 2, 2019
Land's end is not the most westerly point, check out this https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ardnamurchan_Point
svitapeneela
+5
Level 64
Apr 2, 2019
That's not in England though, and the question does specify England...
Ew4n
+1
Level 66
Apr 2, 2019
Ooops my bad
BlackLab
+1
Level 66
Aug 30, 2019
What country? Wales. Whales. WTF Wales. Piece of Junk. Oh. County.
MindWax
+1
Level 87
Oct 21, 2024
Even if it had said "country", you would have been wrong. Cornwall is in England.
kiwiquizzer
+1
Level 68
Apr 2, 2019
Just two I didn't know: the Irish word for lake, and the Firth in Edinburgh.
Walacama
+1
Level 83
Apr 2, 2019
I tried Penzance for the westernmost point. I should have known the correct answer.
Teegthebeeg
+2
Level 53
Dec 19, 2020
Seems a shame to ask for names given to lakes in Scotland and NI without also asking for the Welsh.
Sjgirl
+5
Level 66
Dec 31, 2022
Snowdonia has now officially been replaced with the Welsh name and is now known as Eryri. It would be great if that could be accepted too. Snowdon is now officially called yr wyddfa too 😊
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Apr 18, 2026
The Welsh name will be accepted now for anyone who can spell it correctly.
WelshWizard
+5
Level 89
Dec 31, 2022
Would you be able to accept Eryri for Snowdonia? It's the official name of the national park now.
bentshaggyoil
+4
Level 61
Dec 31, 2022
Too British centric
sjj93gg
+2
Level 55
Jan 7, 2023
'Snowdon' as a type-in for 'Snowdonia' is both factually incorrect and pointless! Snowdon is one mountain, Snowdonia is the name of the national park (that is what the question is asking for after all). No one calls the national park Snowdon (even if Snowdonia gets its name from Snowdon). Also, you could use Eryri as a type-in for Snowdonia (i.e. the Welsh name for the park).

The city due south of London is called 'Brighton & Hove' - that is its official name and should be what comes up as the answer.

Myk
+1
Level 74
Feb 2, 2024
Wales has at least three national parks, so maybe that question needs a tweak
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Apr 18, 2026
Northern Wales has one national park.
Xtrordinary
+1
Level 75
Sep 16, 2024
I think I may be going blind, I somehow missed the existence of at least 4 questions which I would have got if I had seen
fuanacdc
+1
Level 89
Feb 11, 2025
Please accept Colin for the firth question.
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