100 Questions About The United Kingdom Quiz - Statistics

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The average score is 78 of 102

Answer Stats

Group	Question	Answers	% Correct
Geography	Capital of England and the U.K.	London	100%
Politics	Current Monarch	King Charles III	98%
Politics	Previous Monarch	Queen Elizabeth II	98%
Culture	Most popular sport in the U.K.	Football	97%
Events	1912 - The sinking of this "unsinkable" ship	Titanic	97%
Culture	Famous playwright from Stratford-upon-Avon	William Shakespeare	97%
Culture	Largest public service broadcaster in the world	BBC	95%
Landmarks	Home of the Monarch	Buckingham Palace	95%
Culture	Religions with the most followers	Christianity	95%
Events	1997 - This "people's princess" dies in a car accident	Diana, Princess of Wales	95%
Landmarks	Clock tower located at the north end of ^	Elizabeth Tower	95%
Culture	Fictional secret agent with the codename 007	James Bond	95%
Culture	Currency of the U.K.	Pound sterling	95%
Events	1837 - The reign of this Queen begins	Queen Victoria	95%
Culture	Best-selling and most influential band of all time	The Beatles	95%
Culture	Name given to the British national flag	Union Jack	95%
Politics	The name given to this withdrawal ^	Brexit	93%
Geography	Capital of Scotland	Edinburgh	93%
Events	1547 - This King, who had six wives, dies	King Henry VIII	93%
Culture	Legendary figure living in Sherwood Forest with his "Merry Men"	Robin Hood	93%
Landmarks	Landmark made from a circle of balancing rocks	Stonehenge	93%
Culture	Much-loved hot drink associated with the U.K.	Tea	93%
Geography	Capital of Wales	Cardiff	92%
Events	1859 - This scientist publishes "On the Origin of Species", detailing evolution	Charles Darwin	92%
Politics	European organisation that U.K. left in 2020	European Union	92%
Geography	Crown Dependencies	Isle of Man	92%
Geography	Largest lake by volume, famous for a 'monster'	Loch Ness	92%
Events	2012 - This international sports event is held in the capital for the third time	Olympic Games	92%
Culture	Fictional detective created by Arthur Conan Doyle	Sherlock Holmes	92%
Politics	Prime Minister from 1940 to 1945	Winston Churchill	92%
Geography	Capital of Northern Ireland	Belfast	90%
Events	1348 - This pandemic arrives in England - killing about 1 in 3	Black Death	90%
Politics	First female Prime Minister, between 1979 and 1990	Margaret Thatcher	90%
Politics	Current wife and queen consort to ^	Camilla	88%
Events	1553 - Catholic daughter of the above becomes Queen	Mary I	88%
Culture	Second most popular sport, created in a town of the same name	Rugby	88%
Events	1833 - This practice is abolished throughout the British Empire	Slavery	88%
Geography	Longest rivers	Thames	88%
Culture	Presenter at ^, who has narrated many nature documentaries including "Blue Planet"	David Attenborough	87%
Events	1776 - This country declares independence from the United Kingdom	United States	87%
Events	1066 - William the Conqueror beats Harold Godwinson at this famous battle	Battle of Hastings	85%
Events	1815 - Napoleon is defeated by the Duke of Wellington at this battle	Battle of Waterloo	85%
Politics	Parties with 5 or more Members of Parliament	Conservative Party	85%
Events	1982 - This war with Argentina takes place	Falklands War	85%
Geography	Crown Dependencies	Jersey	85%
Politics	Parties with 5 or more Members of Parliament	Labour Party	85%
Landmarks	Large Ferris wheel in the nation's capital	London Eye	85%
Geography	Largest city by region - Scotland	Glasgow	83%
Events	1997 - This territory is handed back to China	Hong Kong	83%
Landmarks	Long fortification which extends across the country near the Scottish border	Hadrian's Wall	82%
Culture	Religions with the most followers	Islam	82%
Culture	Patron Saint of England	Saint George	82%
Geography	Largest city by region - West Midlands	Birmingham	80%
Politics	Prime Ministers since 2011	Boris Johnson	80%
Geography	Crown Dependencies	Guernsey	80%
Culture	Religions with the most followers	Hinduism	80%
Politics	Association of mostly former British territories	Commonwealth of Nations	78%
Culture	Frontman of Queen who died in 1991	Freddie Mercury	78%
Geography	Overseas territory found on the south coast of Spain	Gibraltar	78%
Events	1215 - The signing of this royal charter by King John	Magna Carta	77%
Culture	Author who wrote Charlie & The Chocolate Factory, Matilda and The BFG	Roald Dahl	77%
Culture	Patron Saint of Northern Ireland	Saint Patrick	77%
Geography	Largest islands	Ireland	75%
Geography	Largest city by region - Yorkshire	Leeds	75%
Culture	Crime writer known for Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple	Agatha Christie	73%
Culture	Name given to the public healthcare system	National Health Service	73%
Landmarks	Tallest building in the U.K.	The Shard	73%
Politics	Prime Minister who won a landslide in 1997	Tony Blair	73%
Politics	Prime Ministers since 2011	David Cameron	72%
Culture	Patron Saint of Scotland	Saint Andrew	72%
Geography	Tallest mountain	Ben Nevis	70%
Culture	Famous festival held in Somerset since 1970	Glastonbury Festival	68%
Politics	Home of the Prime Minister	10 Downing Street	67%
Events	1928 - This Scottish scientist discovers penicillin	Alexander Fleming	67%
Geography	Southwestern peninsula and county	Cornwall	65%
Culture	Patron Saint of the Wales	Saint David	65%
Politics	Prime Ministers since 2011	Theresa May	65%
Geography	Largest islands	Great Britain	63%
Politics	Parties with 5 or more Members of Parliament	Green Party of England and Wales	63%
Politics	Prime Ministers since 2011	Keir Starmer	63%
Politics	Prime Ministers since 2011	Rishi Sunak	63%
Politics	Prime Ministers since 2011	Liz Truss	60%
Geography	Island chains off the north coast of Scotland	Shetland	60%
Geography	Island chains off the north coast of Scotland	Orkney	58%
Geography	Largest island in the English Channel	Isle of Wight	57%
Landmarks	Basalt columns on the northern coast of Northern Ireland	Giant's Causeway	55%
Events	1998 - The signing of this agreement led to the end of The Troubles	Good Friday Agreement	55%
Politics	Parties with 5 or more Members of Parliament	Reform UK	52%
Landmarks	Building home to the House of Commons and House of Lords	Palace of Westminster	50%
Geography	Longest rivers	Severn	50%
Politics	Parties with 5 or more Members of Parliament	Liberal Democrats	48%
Landmarks	National park solely in Cumbria known for its wet and hilly landscape	Lake District	47%
Geography	Largest city by region - East Midlands	Leicester	47%
Events	1666 - A Great Fire begins in the capital on this small lane	Pudding Lane	47%
Culture	Scottish poet who wrote "Auld Lang Syne" and "Scots Wha Hae"	Robert Burns	45%
Politics	Parties with 5 or more Members of Parliament	Scottish National Party	45%
Culture	Religions with the most followers	Sikhism	45%
Geography	Largest island in Wales	Anglesey	42%
Landmarks	Large sculpture located in Gateshead, seen as a symbol of the wider region	Angel of the North	38%
Culture	Engineer who built the Great Western Railway, bridges, tunnels and steamships	Isambard Kingdom Brunel	38%
Politics	Parties with 5 or more Members of Parliament	Sinn Féin	33%
Politics	Parties with 5 or more Members of Parliament	Democratic Unionist Party	20%

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