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Geography of England

Can you answer these questions about the geography of England?
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Last updated: January 21, 2021
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What World Heritage Site near Salisbury was built around 3,000 BC?
Stonehenge
What city's residents are referred to as Scousers?
Liverpool
What is the westernmost point of the mainland of England?
Land's End
In which county would you find the above?
Cornwall
What is the main river flowing through the city of Cambridge?
River Cam
What is the collective name of the counties that are nearest to London?
Home Counties
What building is commonly used for royal British weddings, coronations, and burials?
Westminster Abbey
What is the name of the busiest airport of London?
Heathrow
What self-governing crown dependency of England is located in the Irish Sea?
Isle of Man
What city was the destination of pilgrims honoring Thomas Becket?
Canterbury
Which London borough is home to the Royal Observatory?
Greenwich
What P range of hills covers the central-northern parts of England?
Pennines
What is the tallest mountain in England?
Scafell Pike
In what "district" would you find the above?
Lake District
To what French city is the Channel Tunnel connected, starting in Folkestone, Kent?
Calais
What city is commonly associated with the legend of Robin Hood?
Nottingham
What Roman wall was built near the border of Scotland and England?
Hadrian's Wall
What is the northernmost county in England?
Northumberland
What three-letter word refers to a type of wetland similar to a bog?
Fen
What is the term for a subdivision of Yorkshire?
Riding
2 Comments
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Level 66
Sep 14, 2022
great quiz. However I think that you shouldn't allow simply "Westminster" as acceptable in place of "Westminster Abbey". Westminster is a city in London with many different places of worship.
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Level 79
Sep 14, 2022
Good quiz but I don't think Man belongs here - it's a dependency of the UK, not England.