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Multiple Choice UK Geography - 1

Can you identify the correct answer to each of these questions relating to the geography of the United Kingdom?
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1. Which strait separates the Isle of Wight from the mainland?
The Solent
Bristol Channel
Menai Strait
The Wash
2. Which river flows through the city of York?
Ouse
Trent
Aire
Severn
3. Which island is situated just off the coast of north-west wales?
Anglesey
Alderney
Skomer
Man
4. Which of these places is known as the 'Fair City'?
Perth
Edinburgh
Inverness
Ayr
5. How many counties make up Northern Ireland?
4
5
7
6
6. For what historic feature is the village of Avebury best known?
Norman castle
Stone circles
Cave paintings
Roman walls
7. What is the county town of Wiltshire?
Trowbridge
Chippenham
Salisbury
Swindon
8. Which city is famous as the home of the Beatles?
London
Liverpool
Birmingham
Manchester
9. Which of these towns or cities is on the west coast of Scotland?
Oban
Dundee
Inverness
Aberdeen
10. What is the northernmost county in England?
Cumbria
Northumberland
North Yorkshire
Tyne & Wear
11. Which motorway links West Bromwich to Exeter?
M4
M27
M5
M11
12. Which county is known as the 'Garden of England'?
Kent
Surrey
Norfolk
Hampshire
13. What was the UK's first National Park?
Lake District
Peak District
Dartmoor
Snowdonia
14. In which city would you find the 'Titanic Quarter'?
Southampton
Plymouth
Belfast
Glasgow
15. What is the highest peak in England?
Scaffell
Skiddaw
Helvellyn
Scaffell Pike
16. Which UK airport is located at Castle Donington?
Manchester
Stansted
Gatwick
East Midlands
17. What is the southernmost city in the United Kingdom?
Plymouth
Truro
Southampton
Exeter
18. Which English Cathedral is known as the 'Ship of the Fens'?
Norwich
Lincoln
Ely
Peterborough
19. What is the principal city or town on the Shetland Islands
Stromness
Lerwick
Stornoway
Kirkwall
20. With what coastal feature is Dover associated?
High rolling dunes
Golden sandy beaches
White chalk cliffs
Expansive salt marshes
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1 Comments
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Level 95
Mar 23, 2022
Excellent quiz, nominated