Questions on Britain

Master Chain Answer 2:  Stephen Hawking

Master Chain Question 3: Stephen Hawking was the Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at Cambridge University. The covered bridge belonging to St.John’s College in Cambridge is known by what name?

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The next set of Questions are on Britain. Please scroll down for the answers.

 

1. BRITISH CITIES – Brunel’s ship the SS Great Britain can be seen in the dockyard in which British city?

2. Which town is the administrative centre for the county of Derbyshire?

3. Which is the oldest National Park in Britain?

4. Which British cathedral has the tallest spire?

5. BRITISH CASTLES – Which castle was known as “The Key To England”?

6. BRITISH GEOGRAPHY – Which, at 3210 feet high, is the highest mountain in England?

7. Which is the largest freshwater lake on the British mainland?

8. The building at 30 St.Mary Axe,  in the City of London is better known by what nickname?

9. The islands Unst, Yell and Fetlar are part of which British island group?

10. The prefix Aber- at the start of place names in Wales has what meaning?

 

 

Answers to questions on Britain

 

1. Bristol

2. Matlock

3. The Peak District (became a National Park in 1951 )

4.Salisbury Cathedral

5. Dover Castle

6. Scafell Pike

7. Loch Lomond

8. The Gherkin

9. The Shetland Islands

10. River Mouth

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