UK Quiz Questions
I would not call myself a quiz person. It’s been years since I took part in a proper pub quiz, but lockdown life under COVID-19 has changed that. Now that most of my socialising is done in video conferences, using a quiz is a great way to add structure and direction to a video call. So I now take part in two to three quizzes a week!
I’ve taken to finding out interesting or fun facts to write my questions on, rather than just general knowledge – and I’ve put together the questions below for you, based on some UK facts and interesting destinations I’ve learned about and visited over the past years working at Snaptrip.
1 – The National Three Peaks Challenge involves climbing the three highest peaks of Scotland, England and Wales, often within 24 hours – but what is each of the three peaks called?
2 – The Tower of London was the UK’s most visited paid attraction in 2018, but which of these was the second most visited?
- Stonehenge
- ZSL London Zoo
- Chester Zoo
- Shakespeare’s Globe
- Eden Project
3 – The village of Tyneham in Dorset receives tourists but has a population of 0, how?
- It is underwater
- There are no buildings in it
- It is in a firing range
- It only contains holiday homes
4 – Blackpool and Bournemouth beaches, both roughly the same length, are among the longest sandy beaches in Europe, but how long are they?
- 500 metres
- ½ a mile
- 3 miles
- 7 miles
5 – In the UK, you’re never more than ___ miles from the sea?
- 50
- 70
- 110
- 150
6 – How many national parks are there in the UK?
7 – The village of Mardale Green in the Lake District, has a population of 0, but why?
- It is underwater
- There are no buildings in it
- It is in a firing range
- It only contains holiday homes
8 – The longest pleasure pier in the world is in which location?
- Blackpool
- Brighton
- Southend-on-Sea
- Weston-Super-Mare
9 – Chips sold in fish & chip shops account for 10% of the UK’s potato crop. Of all white fish sold in the UK, what percentage do fish & chip shops account for?
- 5%
- 10%
- 20%
- 30%
10 – What percentage of the UK is woodland?
- 2.5%
- 8%
- 13%
- 20%
11 – If you fancy a long stroll, you can head out onto the South West Coastal Path, but how many miles long is it?
- 57 miles
- 136 miles
- 411 miles
- 630 miles
12 – Shows at the Minack Theatre in Cornwall can be called off due to bad weather, but why?
- The power supply fails in high winds
- It doesn’t have a roof
- The road to it gets washed away by high seas
- It’s on an island only accessible at low tide
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