Trivia questions
with answers about the UK.
Through which Yorkshire city does the river Don flow?
A: Sheffield.
Which of the countries in the British isles is said to have the
highest density of sheep in the world?
A: Wales.
The names of which two English towns, one in the heart of England and
one in Kent, are prefixed by the word 'Royal'?
A: Royal Leamington Spa; Royal Tunbridge Wells
Which of the five original Cinque Ports has a name describing a
snack?
A: Sandwich.
In which range of mountains is Aviemore, the Scottish winter sports
center, situated?
A: Cairngorms.
Which Home County was absorbed into Greater London in the 1974
reorganization?
A: Middlesex.
In which county are England's largest lake and highest mountains
situated?
A: Cumbria.
What was the name of the Roman road that ran from London to Chester?
A: Watling Street.
What is the name of the bight where the River Mersey joins the Irish
Sea?
A: Liverpool Bay.
Which English county was created in 1974 when Bristol was merged with
parts of south Gloucestershire and north Somerset?
A: Avon.
What is the name for the area of north Staffordshire where the
Wedgwood and Minton factories are situated?
A: The Potteries.
Which Scottish waterway links the North Sea with the Atlantic Ocean?
A: Caledonian Canal.
Which motorway, the first in the UK, was opened as the Preston Bypass
in 1958?
A: M6.
Which island and ferry port is connected to Anglesey by road and rail
bridges?
A: Holyhead.
What is the name of the national park where the highest point is
Kinder Scout?
A: The Peak District.
Which mountain system is sometimes referred to as 'the backbone of
England'?
A: The Pennines.
Which is the only English island county?
A: Isle of Wight.
Which English county contains the area called the Dukeries?
A: Nottinghamshire.
Which wooded area of Nottinghamshire was once a royal park and
hunting ground?
A: Sherwood Forest.
The Norfolk Broads are man-made. How were they created?
A: By peat-digging.
Which strait separates Anglesey from the mainland?
A: Menai Strait.
What is the highest point in England's Peak District?
A: Kinder Scout.
Which range of hills forms a natural border between England and
Scotland?
A: Cheviots.
Which new town in Berkshire is home to the Meteorological office?
A: Bracknell.
Where in the British Isles are Macgillycuddy's Reeks and the Giant's
Causeway?
A: Ireland.
Which city is the second largest in the UK?
A: Birmingham.
What is the common igneous rock that forms Fingal's Cave and Giant's
Causeway?
A: Basalt.
Which English town is renowned for lace, pharmaceuticals, and
tobacco?
A: Nottingham.
Which is the largest lake in the British Isles?
A: Lough Neagh.
What is the county town of County Antrim?
A: Belfast.
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