Quiz  /  Know Your UK Geography Quiz

  • 1. 
    Which countries occupy the island of Great Britain?

  • England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland
  • England, Scotland, and Wales
  • England, Scotland, Wales, and Eire
  • England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland

  • 2. 
    What are “the Broads” of Norfolk, England?

  • coral reefs
  • railway tracks
  • a system of roads
  • inland waterways

  • 3. 
    What is the highest mountain in the British Isles?

  • Ben Nevis
  • Snowdon
  • Ben Macdui
  • Cairn Gorm

  • 4. 
    Which lake in Scotland is said to be inhabited by an aquatic monster known as Nessie?

  • Loch Ness
  • North Loch
  • Inverness
  • Loch Torridon

  • 5. 
    Which is the largest lake in the British Isles?

  • Windermere
  • Loch Lomond
  • Loch Ness
  • Lough Neagh

  • 6. 
    Where in the United Kingdom are the Sperrin Mountains located?

  • Northern Ireland
  • southern Wales
  • eastern Scotland
  • England

  • 7. 
    Which uplands form the “spine” of northern England?

  • Cumbrian Mountains
  • Chiltern Hills
  • Appalachian Mountains
  • Pennines

  • 8. 
    What is the largest lake in England’s Lake District?

  • Lake Superior
  • Lake Victoria
  • Windermere
  • Coniston Water

  • 9. 
    In which historic county of England is the peninsula called Land’s End located?

  • Cornwall
  • Sunderland
  • Kent
  • Stratford

  • 10. 
    What are the Brecon Beacons of Wales?

  • islands
  • a waterfall
  • a mountain range
  • lighthouses

  • 11. 
    In which region are the English counties of Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, and Derbyshire?

  • East Midlands
  • Eire
  • Wales
  • East Anglia

  • 12. 
    Where in England is the Black Country?

  • Bath
  • Midlands
  • Irish Sea coast
  • Shropshire

  • 13. 
    What are the Fens of eastern England?

  • a silver mine
  • reclaimed marshland
  • a mountain range
  • a river valley

  • 14. 
    Near which city is the Neolithic site Stonehenge located?

  • York
  • Dublin
  • Glasgow
  • Salisbury

  • 15. 
    Which of these places in the Isle of Wight is an internationally famous yachting centre?

  • Yarmouth
  • Ryde
  • Newport
  • Cowes

  • 16. 
    What is the name of the raised tract of forest that separates the London basin from the English Channel?

  • Land’s End
  • Fens
  • the Weald
  • Exmoor

  • 17. 
    Which is considered the most famous and important river in Scotland?

  • River Eden
  • River Clyde
  • River Thames
  • River Severn

  • 18. 
    In which part of England does the River Avon (the Lower Avon) rise?

  • Dartmoor
  • Cotswolds
  • Chiltern Hills
  • Midlands

  • 19. 
    Which river is known as the River Isis in Oxford, England?

  • River Tay
  • River Tweed
  • River Thames
  • River Tyne

  • 20. 
    Which of these rivers does not flow into the English Channel?

  • River Severn
  • River Tamar
  • River Exe
  • River Avon (East Avon)

  • 21. 
    What is the largest river in Northern Ireland?

  • River Bann
  • River Exe
  • River Foyle
  • River Erne

  • 22. 
    London is administratively divided into districts. What are these districts called?

  • counties
  • townships
  • boroughs
  • baileys

  • 23. 
    When were the inland waterways of England developed?

  • 20th century
  • 17th and 18th centuries
  • 14th and 15th centuries
  • 2nd through 5th centuries

  • 24. 
    What is the second largest city of the United Kingdom?

  • Manchester
  • Bristol
  • Glasgow
  • Birmingham
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