UK landmarks

Question 1

What is Snowdonia?

Answer 1

A National Park in Wales

Question 2

What is the name of the clock tower that holds Big Ben?

Answer 2

Elizabeth Tower

Question 3

What view was voted Britain’s favourite in 2007?

Answer 3

Wastwater

Question 4

How tall (in metres) is the London Eye?

Answer 4

135 metres tall

Question 5

From what period does Edinburgh Castle date back to?

Answer 5

Early Middle Ages

Question 6

Where is “The Giant’s Causeway”?

Answer 6

Northern Ireland, North-East coast

Question 7

What is the largest expanse of fresh water in mainland Britain?

Answer 7

Loch Lomond

Question 8

How long ago was the Giant’s Causeway formed?

Answer 8

50 Million years ago

Question 9

What is the name of the biggest stretch of water in the Lake District?

Answer 9

Windermere

Question 10

What is “Historic Scotland”?

Answer 10

A Scottish Government Agency responsible for looking after historic Scottish buildings such as Edinburgh Castle.

Question 11

What does the Eden Project charity focus on?

Answer 11

International environmental and social projects

Question 12

Where is “Big Ben”?

Answer 12

London, Inside the clock of the Houses of Parliament

Question 13

How many square kilometres does the Trossachs National Park cover?

Answer 13

1865 Km2

Question 14

What is the highest mountain in Wales?

Answer 14

Snowdon

Question 15

Who first built the Tower of London?

Answer 15

William the Conqueror

Question 16

What is “The London Eye”?

Answer 16

A Ferris Wheel

Question 17

What is a “biome”?

Answer 17

A giant greenhouse

Question 18

Who gives tours around the Tower of London?

Answer 18

Yeoman Warders - aka Beefeaters

Question 19

How old is Big Ben?

Answer 19

Over 150 years old

Question 20

Where is Snowdonia?

Answer 20

North Wales

Question 21

How large is the Lake District (in square kilometres)?

Answer 21

2,292 Km2

Question 22

How tall (in feet) is the London Eye?

Answer 22

443 feet tall

Question 23

Where is the London Eye?

Answer 23

London, Southbank of the Thames

Question 24

Which agency is responsible for looking after Edinburgh Castle?

Answer 24

Historic Scotland

Question 25

What does “Big Ben” refer to?

Answer 25

The great bell of the clock at the Houses of Parliament

Question 26

What area does Snowdonia cover (in square miles)?

Answer 26

838 square miles

Question 27

How large is the Lake District (in square miles)?

Answer 27

885 square miles

Question 28

What is “The Giant’s Causeway”?

Answer 28

A land formation of columns made from volcanic lava

Question 29

What does the Eden project house?

Answer 29

Plants from all over the world

Question 30

When was the Tower of London built?

Answer 30

After 1066

Question 31

Where is Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park?

Answer 31

West Scotland

Question 32

Where is the “Eden Project”?

Answer 32

South-West England, Cornwall

Question 33

Why is the clock tower in the Houses of Parliament named the “Elizabeth Tower”?

Answer 33

In honour of Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee in 2012

Question 34

How many square miles does the Trossachs National Park cover?

Answer 34

720 square miles

Question 35

What is England’s largest National Park?

Answer 35

The Lake District

Question 36

What are the giant greenhouses of the Eden Project designated as?

Answer 36

Biomes

Question 37

What celebration was the London Eye originally built for?

Answer 37

The Millennium

Question 38

What is Snowdonia’s best known landmark?

Answer 38

Snowdon Mountain

Question 39

What is the best known part of the Trossachs National Park?

Answer 39

Loch Lomond

Question 40

What is housed in the Tower of London?

Answer 40

The Crown Jewels

Question 41

What area does Snowdonia cover (in square kilometres)?

Answer 41

2,170 Km2