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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
The Wash
Bristol Channel
Menai Strait
2. Which river flows through the city of York?
Trent
Ouse
Severn
Aire
3. Which island is situated just off the coast of north-west wales?
Anglesey
Alderney
Skomer
Man
4. Which of these places is known as the 'Fair City'?
Inverness
Edinburgh
Perth
Ayr
5. How many counties make up Northern Ireland?
6
5
4
7
6. For what historic feature is the village of Avebury best known?
Norman castle
Cave paintings
Roman walls
Stone circles
7. What is the county town of Wiltshire?
Swindon
Trowbridge
Salisbury
Chippenham
8. Which city is famous as the home of the Beatles?
Birmingham
London
Liverpool
Manchester
9. Which of these towns or cities is on the west coast of Scotland?
Oban
Inverness
Dundee
Aberdeen
10. What is the northernmost county in England?
North Yorkshire
Cumbria
Tyne & Wear
Northumberland
11. Which motorway links West Bromwich to Exeter?
M27
M11
M4
M5
12. Which county is known as the 'Garden of England'?
Kent
Hampshire
Norfolk
Surrey
13. What was the UK's first National Park?
Lake District
Dartmoor
Peak District
Snowdonia
14. In which city would you find the 'Titanic Quarter'?
Plymouth
Belfast
Glasgow
Southampton
15. What is the highest peak in England?
Helvellyn
Scaffell
Skiddaw
Scaffell Pike
16. Which UK airport is located at Castle Donington?
Gatwick
Manchester
East Midlands
Stansted
17. What is the southernmost city in the United Kingdom?
Plymouth
Truro
Southampton
Exeter
18. Which English Cathedral is known as the 'Ship of the Fens'?
Norwich
Ely
Peterborough
Lincoln
19. What is the principal city or town on the Shetland Islands
Lerwick
Kirkwall
Stromness
Stornoway
20. With what coastal feature is Dover associated?
High rolling dunes
Golden sandy beaches
White chalk cliffs
Expansive salt marshes
1 Comments
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Level 88
Mar 23, 2022
Excellent quiz, nominated