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