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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 Wash
The Solent
Menai Strait
Bristol Channel
2. Which river flows through the city of York?
Aire
Severn
Trent
Ouse
3. Which island is situated just off the coast of north-west wales?
Anglesey
Man
Skomer
Alderney
4. Which of these places is known as the 'Fair City'?
Edinburgh
Perth
Inverness
Ayr
5. How many counties make up Northern Ireland?
6
7
4
5
6. For what historic feature is the village of Avebury best known?
Stone circles
Cave paintings
Norman castle
Roman walls
7. What is the county town of Wiltshire?
Chippenham
Salisbury
Swindon
Trowbridge
8. Which city is famous as the home of the Beatles?
Birmingham
Manchester
Liverpool
London
9. Which of these towns or cities is on the west coast of Scotland?
Oban
Aberdeen
Inverness
Dundee
10. What is the northernmost county in England?
Tyne & Wear
Cumbria
North Yorkshire
Northumberland
11. Which motorway links West Bromwich to Exeter?
M5
M27
M11
M4
12. Which county is known as the 'Garden of England'?
Hampshire
Surrey
Kent
Norfolk
13. What was the UK's first National Park?
Dartmoor
Snowdonia
Peak District
Lake District
14. In which city would you find the 'Titanic Quarter'?
Belfast
Glasgow
Southampton
Plymouth
15. What is the highest peak in England?
Scaffell
Scaffell Pike
Helvellyn
Skiddaw
16. Which UK airport is located at Castle Donington?
East Midlands
Manchester
Gatwick
Stansted
17. What is the southernmost city in the United Kingdom?
Exeter
Plymouth
Southampton
Truro
18. Which English Cathedral is known as the 'Ship of the Fens'?
Lincoln
Ely
Peterborough
Norwich
19. What is the principal city or town on the Shetland Islands
Kirkwall
Stromness
Stornoway
Lerwick
20. With what coastal feature is Dover associated?
Expansive salt marshes
White chalk cliffs
High rolling dunes
Golden sandy beaches
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Level 76
Mar 23, 2022
Excellent quiz, nominated