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1 The Glenmore Valley is home to which famous expanse of water?

2 Which county lies immediately north of the Isle of Wight?

3 The Great Smoo is the name of Scotland’s largest what?

4 Which moor was named after Cornwall’s former county town?

5 The Cauldron Snout is the name of England’s highest what?

6 By what name is the River Thames known when flowing through Oxford?

7 Which range of hills stretches from Bristol to Chipping Camden?

8 In which English city did the first Marks & Spencers open as a penny bazaar?

9 In which county is Winston Churchill buried?

10 Who is depicted on a Hyde Park statue sat on a horse called Copenhagen?

11 What began in Pudding Lane and ended at Pie Corner?

12 In which Isle of Wight castle was Charles I imprisoned?

13 What did London replace as the capital of England?

14 What did Edinburgh replace as the capital of Scotland?

15 Which entertainer is the subject of a Liverpool statue entitled The Trumpet?

16 Which London thoroughfare was the first to acquire street lights?

17 What five letter name is given to any mountain in Scotland over 3000 feet high?

18 The London based firm Stanley Gibbons is known for dealing in what?

19 A Salopian is a native of which English county?

20 Which British prison is located near the town of Princeton?

21 Which monarch’s statue stands directly opposite Buckingham Palace?

22 In which town is the headquarters of the Open University located?

23 The Mayor of which city holds the title of Admiral of the Dee?

24 Who is the patron saint of London?

25 Which British newspaper advertises itself as, The Voice of Britain?

26 Which tourist attraction was built on the former home of the Earl of Shrewsbury?

27 Which pop group took their name from the postal code of Walthamstow?

28 In which English county is the town of Leatherhead?

29 The Mappa Mundi is displayed in which English cathedral?

30 Which airport is situated between Kilmarnock and Ayr?

31 On which London street did Sweeney Todd run his barbers shop?

32 What is the main town and capital of the Shetland Islands?

33 The River Tamar flows into the sea at which port?

34 Which Scottish city is nicknamed The Granite City?

35 Which English county is home to Chesil Beach?

36 What is the name of the London tower that houses Big Ben?

37 Which Welsh town was granted city status in March 2002?

38 Which English county has the longest coastline?

39 By what name is the Central Criminal Court otherwise known?

40 What is the closest bridge to the Houses of Parliament?

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1 Loch Ness
2 Hampshire
3 Cave
4 Bodmin Moor
5 Waterfall
6 Isis
7 Cotswolds
8 Leeds
9 Oxfordshire
10 Duke of Wellington
11 Great Fire of London
12 Carisbrooke Castle
13 Winchester
14 Perth
15 Roy Castle
16 Pall Mall
17 Munro
18 Stamps
19 Shropshire
20 Dartmoor
21 Queen Victoria
22 Milton Keynes
23 Chester
24 St Paul
25 Daily Express
26 Alton Towers
27 East 17
28 Surrey
29 Hereford Cathedral
30 Prestwick
31 Fleet Street
32 Lerwick
33 Plymouth
34 Aberdeen
35 Dorset
36 St Stephen’s Tower
37 Newport
38 Cornwall
39 The Old Bailey
40 Westminster Bridge