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100 Questions About The United Kingdom Quiz

How many of these 100* questions about the UK can you answer?
All information correct as of 4th June 2025.
*Technically this quiz has 101 questions, as another party has reached 5 MPs since the last update.
Quiz by Fuse
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Last updated: June 5, 2025
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First submittedJanuary 21, 2020
Times taken2,683
Average score87.1%
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Culture
Largest public service broadcaster in the world
BBC
Presenter at ^, who has narrated many nature documentaries including "Blue Planet"
David Attenborough
Author who wrote Charlie & The Chocolate Factory, Matilda and The BFG
Roald Dahl
Crime writer known for Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple
Agatha Christie
Famous playwright from Stratford-upon-Avon
William Shakespeare
Scottish poet who wrote "Auld Lang Syne" and "Scots Wha Hae"
Robert Burns
Engineer who built the Great Western Railway, bridges, tunnels and steamships
Isambard Kingdom Brunel
Fictional secret agent with the codename 007
James Bond
Legendary figure living in Sherwood Forest with his "Merry Men"
Robin Hood
Fictional detective created by Arthur Conan Doyle
Sherlock Holmes
Frontman of Queen who died in 1991
Freddie Mercury
Best-selling and most influential band of all time
The Beatles
Famous festival held in Somerset since 1970
Glastonbury Festival
Most popular sport in the U.K.
Football
Second most popular sport, created in a town of the same name
Rugby
Much-loved hot drink associated with the U.K.
Tea
Currency of the U.K.
Pound sterling
Name given to the British national flag
Union Jack
Name given to the public healthcare system
National Health Service
Patron Saint of England
Saint George
Patron Saint of Northern Ireland
Saint Patrick
Patron Saint of Scotland
Saint Andrew
Patron Saint of the Wales
Saint David
Religions with the most followers
Christianity
No religion
Islam
Hinduism
Sikhism
Geography
Capital of England and the U.K.
London
Capital of Northern Ireland
Belfast
Capital of Scotland
Edinburgh
Capital of Wales
Cardiff
Largest city by region
East Midlands
Leicester
Scotland
Glasgow
West Midlands
Birmingham
Yorkshire
Leeds
Largest islands
Great Britain
Ireland
Largest island in the English Channel
Isle of Wight
Largest island in Wales
Anglesey
Island chains off the north coast of Scotland
Orkney
Shetland
Southwestern peninsula and county
Cornwall
Crown Dependencies
Guernsey
Isle of Man
Jersey
Overseas territory found on the south coast of Spain
Gibraltar
Largest lake by volume, famous for a 'monster'
Loch Ness
Longest rivers
Severn
Thames
Tallest mountain
Ben Nevis
 
 
 
Landmarks
Basalt columns on the northern coast of Northern Ireland
Giant's Causeway
Building home to the House of Commons and House of Lords
Palace of Westminster
Clock tower located at the north end of ^
Elizabeth Tower
Home of the Monarch
Buckingham Palace
National park solely in Cumbria known for its wet and hilly landscape
Lake District
Long fortification which extends across the country near the Scottish border
Hadrian's Wall
Landmark made from a circle of balancing rocks
Stonehenge
Large Ferris wheel in the nation's capital
London Eye
Large sculpture located in Gateshead, seen as a symbol of the wider region
Angel of the North
Tallest building in the U.K.
The Shard
Politics
Current Monarch
King Charles III
Current wife and queen consort to ^
Camilla
Previous Monarch
Queen Elizabeth II
Association of mostly former British territories
Commonwealth of Nations
European organisation that U.K. left in 2020
European Union
The name given to this withdrawal ^
Brexit
Parties with 5 or more Members of Parliament
Labour Party
Conservative Party
Liberal Democrats
Co-operative Party
Scottish National Party
Sinn Féin
Democratic Unionist Party
Independent Alliance
Reform UK
10 Independent MPs
Home of the Prime Minister
10 Downing Street
Prime Minister from 1940 to 1945
Winston Churchill
First female Prime Minister, between 1979 and 1990
Margaret Thatcher
Prime Minister who won a landslide in 1997
Tony Blair
Prime Ministers since 2011
David Cameron
Theresa May
Boris Johnson
Liz Truss
Rishi Sunak
Keir Starmer
 
 
Events
1066 - William the Conqueror beats Harold Godwinson at this famous battle
Battle of Hastings
1215 - The signing of this royal charter by King John
Magna Carta
1348 - This pandemic arrives in England - killing about 1 in 3
Black Death
1547 - This King, who had six wives, dies
King Henry VIII
1553 - Catholic daughter of the above becomes Queen
Mary I
1666 - A Great Fire begins in the capital on this small lane
Pudding Lane
1776 - This country declares independence from the United Kingdom
United States
1815 - Napoleon is defeated by the Duke of Wellington at this battle
Battle of Waterloo
1833 - This practice is abolished throughout the British Empire
Slavery
1837 - The reign of this Queen begins
Queen Victoria
1859 - This scientist publishes "On the Origin of Species", detailing evolution
Charles Darwin
1912 - The sinking of this "unsinkable" ship
Titanic
1928 - This Scottish scientist discovers penicillin
Alexander Fleming
1982 - This war with Argentina takes place
Falklands War
1997 - This "people's princess" dies in a car accident
Diana, Princess of Wales
1997 - This territory is handed back to China
Hong Kong
1998 - The signing of this agreement led to the end of The Troubles
Good Friday Agreement
2012 - This international sports event is held in the capital for the third time
Olympic Games
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21 Comments
Raz07
+1
Level 56
Jan 22, 2020
Background colour isn’t the best
Fuse
+1
Level 78
Jan 22, 2020
Yes I will change it asap, just wanted to get it out quickly.
JackintheBox
+1
Level 80
Mar 12, 2020
'Minister' should be capitalised; in my opinion 'Northern' shouldn't be accepted for Northern Ireland; South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands are also claimed by Argentina.
Fuse
+1
Level 78
Mar 12, 2020
I have changed all of that now.
Ant1927
+1
Level 75
Apr 3, 2020
Clement Atlee became Prime Minister in July 1945 and the Second World War didn’t end until August 1945
Fuse
+1
Level 78
Apr 4, 2020
I have made the caveat more specific, so that only the main two are in the quiz, as not many people knew of Clement Atlee
moonshot
+1
Level 57
Mar 11, 2021
Great quiz!! I got 23/26, not too bad.
AbiA
+1
Level 86
Jul 25, 2024
This quiz needs updating since the recent election. Also, inconsistently, the quiz accepts eg tory for conservative party but not Scottish national without the word party. I would suggest at least changing the order of the questions as I got two free answers trying Manchester for the largest cities.
Fuse
+1
Level 78
Jul 25, 2024
Have been very busy since the General Election. Will update when I have time.
beorming
+1
Level 86
Apr 13, 2025
Reform no longer has 5 MPs - they are on 4 alongside the Green Party.
Fuse
+1
Level 78
Apr 13, 2025
Fixed.
jack541
+3
Level 66
Sep 4, 2024
may i suggest dup work as a type in?
Fuse
+1
Level 78
Sep 4, 2024
It should work already.
kitch87
+1
Level 31
Nov 12, 2024
The national flag is actually just the union flag. It is only a union Jack when mounted on a ships "Jackstaff"
Fuse
+5
Level 78
Nov 12, 2024
"It is sometimes asserted that the term Union Jack properly refers only to naval usage, but this assertion was dismissed by the Flag Institute in 2013 after historical investigations."

- Wikipedia.

Also both "Union Jack" and "Union Flag" are accepted.

Alexquiz17
+3
Level 93
Dec 21, 2024
Pretty good quiz for an introduction to all things British. I bet a couple of these will seem very obscure to anyone foreign, but I like mixed difficulty quizzes. I think you could add EU and Westminster Palace as type-ins.
Fuse
+1
Level 78
Dec 21, 2024
Done, thank you for your comment.
azerifactory
+2
Level 45
Apr 13, 2025
Great quiz but you can add "Bojo" for Boris Johnson as well
Fuse
+1
Level 78
Apr 13, 2025
Done!
RobsPubQuiz
+2
Level 54
Apr 13, 2025
Love this quiz! Nominated it :)
Fuse
+1
Level 78
Apr 13, 2025
Thanks!
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