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1.) What is the capital of the United Kingdom? LONDON

 

2.) How tall is Ben Nevis? 4,409 FEET

3.) What are Birmingham's two nicknames? "THE WORKSHOP OF THE WORLD;" "THE CITY OF A THOUSAND TRADES"

4.) The large standing stones of Stonehenge are known as..... MEGALITHS

 

5.) Scotland was united with Great Britain in the Acts of ____UNION____________.

6.) The name "Wales" means ____STRANGER______________ in Germanic.

7.) What are three famous London landmarks? BIG BEN, BUCKINGHAM PALACE, TOWER OF LONDON, WESTMINSTER ABBEY

 

8.) Find three famous people who attended the University of Cambridge. SIR ISAAC NEWTON, CHARLES DARWIN, WILLIAM WORDSWORTH

 

9.) Edinburgh is the ____SECOND____________ most visited city in the United Kingdom.

10.) *** Bonus The Beatles, the most successful rock 'n' roll band of all time are from this English city. LIVERPOOL

11.) *** Bonus Where would you find the Giants Ring? BELFAST