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