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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?
Menai Strait
The Solent
Bristol Channel
The Wash
2. Which river flows through the city of York?
Ouse
Severn
Trent
Aire
3. Which island is situated just off the coast of north-west wales?
Man
Anglesey
Skomer
Alderney
4. Which of these places is known as the 'Fair City'?
Edinburgh
Inverness
Ayr
Perth
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?
Chippenham
Swindon
Trowbridge
Salisbury
8. Which city is famous as the home of the Beatles?
London
Liverpool
Manchester
Birmingham
9. Which of these towns or cities is on the west coast of Scotland?
Aberdeen
Inverness
Dundee
Oban
10. What is the northernmost county in England?
North Yorkshire
Cumbria
Tyne & Wear
Northumberland
11. Which motorway links West Bromwich to Exeter?
M11
M5
M4
M27
12. Which county is known as the 'Garden of England'?
Surrey
Hampshire
Norfolk
Kent
13. What was the UK's first National Park?
Dartmoor
Peak District
Snowdonia
Lake District
14. In which city would you find the 'Titanic Quarter'?
Southampton
Plymouth
Glasgow
Belfast
15. What is the highest peak in England?
Scaffell
Helvellyn
Skiddaw
Scaffell Pike
16. Which UK airport is located at Castle Donington?
East Midlands
Gatwick
Stansted
Manchester
17. What is the southernmost city in the United Kingdom?
Exeter
Truro
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
Stromness
Lerwick
Stornoway
Kirkwall
20. With what coastal feature is Dover associated?
Golden sandy beaches
Expansive salt marshes
White chalk cliffs
High rolling dunes
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Level 82
Mar 23, 2022
Excellent quiz, nominated