GK Quiz - United Kingdom
Q1. Which monarch has
been on the throne for the longest period in British history?
a) Queen Victoria
b) King George III
c) Queen Elizabeth II
d) King Henry VIII
Answer: c) Queen
Elizabeth II
Q2. Which is the largest city in the UK by population?
a) London
b) Manchester
c) Birmingham
d) Glasgow
Answer: a) London
Q3. Which of the following is not a famous landmark in London?
a) Eiffel Tower
b) Big Ben
c) Tower Bridge
d) Buckingham Palace
Answer: a) Eiffel Tower
Q4. What is the nickname of the UK flag?
a) The Cross of Saint
Andrew
b) The Union Jack
c) The Red Dragon
d) The Saint Patrick's
Saltire
Answer: b) The Union
Jack
Q5. Which war was fought between 1939 and 1945 that the UK participated in?
a) World War I
b) World War II
c) The Korean War
d) The Gulf War
Answer: b) World War II
Q6. Which of the following is the highest mountain in the UK?
a) Snowdon
b) Ben Nevis
c) Scafell Pike
d) Helvellyn
Answer: b) Ben Nevis
Q7. Which of the following is not a famous author from the UK?
a) William Shakespeare
b) J.K. Rowling
c) Charles Dickens
d) Ernest Hemingway
Answer: d) Ernest
Hemingway
Q8. Which of the following is not a famous university in the UK?
a) Oxford University
b) Cambridge University
c) Harvard University
d) University of
Edinburgh
Answer: c) Harvard
University
Q9. Which of the following is not a famous musical band from the UK?
a) The Beatles
b) Queen
c) ABBA
d) Pink Floyd
Answer: c) ABBA
Q10. Which of the following is not a famous museum in London?
a) The British Museum
b) The National Gallery
c) The Louvre Museum
d) The Natural History
Museum
Answer: c) The Louvre
Museum
Q11. Which river flows through London?
a) Thames
b) Seine
c) Danube
d) Nile
Answer: a) Thames
Q12. What is the name of the famous clock tower in London?
a) Eiffel Tower
b) Big Ben
c) Tower Bridge
d) London Eye
Answer: b) Big Ben
Q13. What is the national sport of England?
a) Football (Soccer)
b) Rugby
c) Cricket
d) Tennis
Answer: c) Cricket
Q14. Which famous playwright was born in Stratford-upon-Avon, England?
a) William Shakespeare
b) Samuel Beckett
c) Arthur Miller
d) Harold Pinter
Answer: a) William
Shakespeare
Q15. Which English king famously had six wives?
a) King George III
b) King Henry VIII
c) King Charles I
d) King Edward VIII
Answer: b) King Henry
VIII
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