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
Menai Strait
The Solent
Bristol Channel
2. Which river flows through the city of York?
Trent
Severn
Ouse
Aire
3. Which island is situated just off the coast of north-west wales?
Alderney
Skomer
Anglesey
Man
4. Which of these places is known as the 'Fair City'?
Inverness
Ayr
Perth
Edinburgh
5. How many counties make up Northern Ireland?
5
4
6
7
6. For what historic feature is the village of Avebury best known?
Norman castle
Roman walls
Stone circles
Cave paintings
7. What is the county town of Wiltshire?
Swindon
Trowbridge
Chippenham
Salisbury
8. Which city is famous as the home of the Beatles?
London
Birmingham
Liverpool
Manchester
9. Which of these towns or cities is on the west coast of Scotland?
Aberdeen
Oban
Dundee
Inverness
10. What is the northernmost county in England?
Northumberland
North Yorkshire
Cumbria
Tyne & Wear
11. Which motorway links West Bromwich to Exeter?
M11
M4
M27
M5
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'?
Glasgow
Southampton
Belfast
Plymouth
15. What is the highest peak in England?
Scaffell
Scaffell Pike
Skiddaw
Helvellyn
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
Southampton
Truro
18. Which English Cathedral is known as the 'Ship of the Fens'?
Norwich
Ely
Lincoln
Peterborough
19. What is the principal city or town on the Shetland Islands
Kirkwall
Lerwick
Stromness
Stornoway
20. With what coastal feature is Dover associated?
High rolling dunes
Golden sandy beaches
White chalk cliffs
Expansive salt marshes
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Level 88
Mar 23, 2022
Excellent quiz, nominated