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Dec
08

Around Britain Quiz 1

( 32 Votes )

1. In which seaside resort is there a Nelson's Column?

2. In which English county is most of the Forest of Dean?

3. The Old Bailey stands on the site of which former prison?

4. What are the canals in Cambridge called?

5. Which English county with a sea border has the shortest coastline?

6. What is Scotland's longest river?

7. On which Scottish Island is Fingal's Cave?

8. The Orkney's are separated from mainland Britain by which body of water?

9. Which was Britain's first National Park?

10. Which English Football League club's ground is farthest away from any other?  

Answers

1. Great Yarmouth

2. Gloucestershire

3. Newgate

4. The Backs

5. Durham

6. River Tay

7. Staffa

8. Pentland Firth

9. Peak District

10. Carlisle

 

Comments 

 
0 #1 fhk 2009-12-09 17:56
Quiestion re cambridge canal.. its not a canal though it does have locks to control it.. its actually the river granta and the river cam.
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0 #2 Cambridge resident 2010-01-08 01:27
Further to answer re Cambridge, the Backs are the lawns of the colleges that lead down to the River Cam.
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0 #3 Chris 2010-09-15 18:27
Ugh, failed miserably. All I knew was the Cambridge canals, Nelson's Column and the Orkneys....
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