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