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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 Wash
The Solent
Bristol Channel
2. Which river flows through the city of York?
Severn
Aire
Trent
Ouse
3. Which island is situated just off the coast of north-west wales?
Anglesey
Skomer
Alderney
Man
4. Which of these places is known as the 'Fair City'?
Ayr
Edinburgh
Inverness
Perth
5. How many counties make up Northern Ireland?
5
6
4
7
6. For what historic feature is the village of Avebury best known?
Roman walls
Stone circles
Norman castle
Cave paintings
7. What is the county town of Wiltshire?
Chippenham
Salisbury
Trowbridge
Swindon
8. Which city is famous as the home of the Beatles?
London
Manchester
Birmingham
Liverpool
9. Which of these towns or cities is on the west coast of Scotland?
Dundee
Inverness
Aberdeen
Oban
10. What is the northernmost county in England?
North Yorkshire
Cumbria
Northumberland
Tyne & Wear
11. Which motorway links West Bromwich to Exeter?
M4
M5
M27
M11
12. Which county is known as the 'Garden of England'?
Norfolk
Kent
Surrey
Hampshire
13. What was the UK's first National Park?
Snowdonia
Lake District
Peak District
Dartmoor
14. In which city would you find the 'Titanic Quarter'?
Plymouth
Belfast
Glasgow
Southampton
15. What is the highest peak in England?
Skiddaw
Scaffell
Helvellyn
Scaffell Pike
16. Which UK airport is located at Castle Donington?
Gatwick
Stansted
Manchester
East Midlands
17. What is the southernmost city in the United Kingdom?
Southampton
Plymouth
Exeter
Truro
18. Which English Cathedral is known as the 'Ship of the Fens'?
Ely
Norwich
Peterborough
Lincoln
19. What is the principal city or town on the Shetland Islands
Kirkwall
Stromness
Lerwick
Stornoway
20. With what coastal feature is Dover associated?
Expansive salt marshes
High rolling dunes
Golden sandy beaches
White chalk cliffs
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Level 87
Mar 23, 2022
Excellent quiz, nominated