UK Geography and Nature

Landscapes, Rivers and Cities

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  1. What is the highest mountain in the United Kingdom?
  2. Which is the longest river in Great Britain?
  3. Which is the largest lake in the British Isles by area?
  4. What is the highest mountain in England?
  5. What is the highest mountain in Wales, called Yr Wyddfa in Welsh?
  6. Which city is the capital of Wales?
  7. Which city is the capital of Scotland?
  8. Which city is the capital of Northern Ireland?
  9. Which Scottish loch holds the greatest volume of fresh water in Great Britain?
  10. Which is the second most populous city in the United Kingdom?
  11. The Channel Tunnel, which links England and France, opened in which year?
  12. The Giant's Causeway, famous for its basalt columns, is on the coast of which part of the UK?
  13. Which was the first national park to be designated in the United Kingdom, in 1951?
  14. In which county is the Lake District, England's largest national park?
  15. Cheddar Gorge, a limestone gorge with caves, is found in which English county?
  16. What rock are the White Cliffs of Dover mainly made of?
  17. Which island lies off the south coast of England, separated from the mainland by the Solent?
  18. Which is the largest national park in the United Kingdom by area?
  19. Which river flows through the centre of London?
  20. Which river flows through the city of Glasgow?
  21. Which river flows through the city of Liverpool before it reaches the Irish Sea?
  22. In which English county is the prehistoric monument of Stonehenge?
  23. Edinburgh Castle stands on top of what kind of landform?
  24. Which engineer designed the Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol?
  25. Which Scottish island is the largest of the major islands in the Inner Hebrides?
  26. In which English county is the Glastonbury Festival held, near the village of Pilton?
  27. In which London museum has the Rosetta Stone been on public display since 1802?
  28. Gretna Green became famous for what kind of ceremonies, because the age of consent for marriage was lower in Scotland?
  29. Which galleon did Francis Drake captain on his circumnavigation of the world between 1577 and 1580?
  30. Which botanical gardens in London were put on UNESCO's World Heritage list in July 2003?
  31. In which English county is the Eden Project visitor attraction?
  32. In which English county is the Jodrell Bank Observatory, which hosts a number of radio telescopes?

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