Around England - 2. - Answers

Published: Tuesday 19th August 2025A free quiz about the people and places of England.
  1. Which King granted city status to Cambridge? King George VI.
  2. To what do natives of Cornwall refer to as "Emmets"? Tourists.
  3. Which English county was home to the UK's first National Park? Derbyshire.
  4. Introduced in 2002, which was the first UK city to charge a congestion fee? Durham.
  5. What is the largest town by population in Bedfordshire? Luton.
  6. Which Buckinghamshire hospital is home to the National Spinal Injuries Centre? Stoke Mandeville.
  7. Which large bay in Cumbria is known for its quicksand and fast moving tides? Morecambe Bay.
  8. Where in Hampshire would you find the Spinnaker Tower? Portsmouth.
  9. How long do you have to be happily married to be awarded the "Dunmow Flitch"? A year and a day.
  10. The Atomic Weapons Establishment is located in which Berkshire town? Aldermaston.
  11. Which two motorways intersect near Lymm in Cheshire? The M6 & M56.
  12. Which Cumbrian town is the annual host of one of the oldest horse fairs in the UK? Appleby(-in-Westmorland).
  13. On which island in Poole harbour did Lord Baden-Powell found the Scout Movement? Brownsea Island.
  14. In which English county is the Forest of Dean? Gloucestershire.
  15. Which Prime Minister became the first resident of Chequers? David Lloyd George.
  16. Which is the largest of the Isles of Scilly? St Mary's.
  17. The city of Manchester sits on the east bank of which river? River Irwell.
  18. At which Devon city does the M5 motorway terminate? Exeter.
  19. In which Cheshire town is the annual International Cheese Show held? Nantwich.
  20. Which range of hills runs through Buckinghamshire? The Chilterns.

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