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