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Quiz: How much do you know about the UK?

They’re right next door. Should be easy.

THEY’RE OUR NEAREST neighbours, but do we really know that much about them?

Let’s see.

There are people in the UK. How many?

64 million

58 million

69 million

75 million

London is obviously the largest city. What's the second largest (in population terms)?

Liverpool

Birmingham

Manchester

Newcastle

This is the House of Commons. How many MPs call it their workplace?

600

550

700

650

This is the highest mountain in the UK. What's it called?

Snowdon

Ben Nevis

Ben Lawers

Scaffell Pike

What's the longest river in the UK?

Wikimedia

Trent

Thames

Severn

Tyne

Neville Chamberlain is known as the man who led the UK when World War II broke out. Which political party was he in?

Labour

Conservatives

Are there more cats or dogs in the UK?

Cats

Dogs

London's underground system is special. Why?

It's the world's fastest

It's the world's biggest

It was the world's first

It's the world's deepest

Britain was last invaded in 1066. By which people?

Romans

Celts

Normans

Vikings

Guy Fawkes was a pivotal figure in the Gunpowder Plot. What date was it due to go off?

12 July

31 October

5 November

6 December

"They" used to say the sun would never set on the British Empire. Were "they" ever literally correct?

Yes

No

Which British Monarch has ruled the longest?

Queen Victoria

Queen Elizabeth II

King George III

King James I

When was the NHS created?

1936

1946

1956

1966

Is the yearly average mean temperature in London above or below ten degrees Celsius?

Above

Below

You're ringing your family in Liverpool. What code goes before the number?

+353

+1

+44

+11

Answer all the questions to see your result!

You scored out of !

You're very British

Maybe it's because you're a Londoner, that you love London tahn.

You scored out of !

You're quite British, old chum

Good try, what, what.

You scored out of !

You've been to London

You may even still have your Oyster card

You scored out of !

You watched Eastenders once

And have probably told someone to "get outta mah pab".

You scored out of !

You're a slaaaaaaaaaaaggggg

You ain't too clever, are you mah old san?

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