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British Quiz

3.6
(156 votes)
10 questions
English
How well do you know the United Kingdom?
1

How many countries make up the United Kingdom?

4

2

3

5

54% got this right

England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
2

Which famous castle is this? Important to fend off invaders and even playing a vital role in WW2?

Dover Castle

Edinburgh Castle

Lincoln Castle

York Castle

Hard  25% got this right

A medieval castle in Dover, It was founded in the 11th century and has been described as the "Key To England"
3

What mountain range divides northern England into eastern and western regions?

The Pennines

Dartmoor

The Downs

The Highlands

Hard  23% got this right

more-or-less continuous range of hills and mountains running between three regions of Northern England
4

In what year did Queen Elizabeth II have her coronation?

1953

1949

1955

1958

36% got this right

Queen since 6 February 1952 but coronated in 1953.
5

What is the capital of Scotland?

Edinburgh

Aberdeen

Dundee

Glasgow

65% got this right

Glasgow is a bigger city, but Edinburgh is the capital and seat of Government.
6

At the peak of the British Empire how much of the total land area of the Earth did the British Empire control?

24%

16%

20%

28%

40% got this right

It used to be said, the sun never sets on the British Empire.
7

What is the most watched sport in Britain?

Football (Soccer)

Cricket

Rugby

Snooker

66% got this right

Lots of sports were invented in Britain including Rugby.
8

Who was the first and only Prime Minister to have been assassinated?

Spencer Perceval

Pitt (The Elder)

Robert Walpole

Winston Churchill

Hard  29% got this right

Perceval is the only British prime minister to have been assassinated.
9

In which English city was the TV series Peaky Blinders set?

Birmingham

Blackpool

Leeds

London

57% got this right

Peaky Blinders is an epic centered on a gangster family of Irish-Romani origin set in Birmingham, England.
10

The smallest city in the UK with a population of approximately only 1600 people is called

St Davids

St Asaph

St Georges

St Helier

Hard  30% got this right

St Davids is a tiny cathedral city (really no bigger than a village) built on the site of the monastery.