AROUND BRITAIN QUIZ QUESTIONS
10 questions on Great Britain.
QUESTIONS
1. What is the official national anthem of the United Kingdom?
2. Which of the UK’s motorways is the longest?
3. There have been three Mayor’s of London since 2000, who took office in 2016 and is the current chief executive of the Greater London Authority?
4. Fulham FC is based in London on the bank of the River Thames, but what is the name of its famous football ground which were once part of Anne Boleyn’s hunting grounds?
5. Brains Beer is a regional brewery based in which UK city?
6. Completed on 31 March, 1912, in which city was the Titanic built?
7. The sweeping Glenfinnan Viaduct in Scotland was made famous by appearing in which movie series?
8. What town is the capital of the Crown Dependency of Jersey?
9. What is the largest and most Northerly of the UK’s National Parks?
10. What World Heritage Site has been the site of coronations for the UK’s Kings and Queens since 1066?
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ANSWERS
1. What is the official national anthem of the United Kingdom?
GOD SAVE THE KING (Did you say God Save the Queen?)
2. Which of the UK’s motorways is the longest?
M6 (It is just over 236 miles/380km according to the RAC)
3. There have been three Mayor’s of London since 2000, who took office in 2016 and is the current chief executive of the Greater London Authority?
SADIQ KHAN
4. Fulham FC is based in London on the bank of the River Thames, but what is the name of its famous football ground which were once part of Anne Boleyn’s hunting grounds?
CRAVEN COTTAGE
5. Brains Beer is a regional brewery based in which UK city?
CARDIFF
6. Completed on 31 March, 1912, in which city was the Titanic built?
BELFAST
7. The sweeping Glenfinnan Viaduct in Scotland was made famous by appearing in which movie series?
HARRY POTTER
8. What town is the capital of the Crown Dependency of Jersey?
SAINT HELIER
9. What is the largest and most Northerly of the UK’s National Parks?
THE CAIRNGORMS (It also has the highest range of mountains and it’s area is that of both Snowdonia and the Lake District combined)
10. What World Heritage Site has been the site of coronations for the UK’s Kings and Queens since 1066?
WESTMINSTER ABBEY