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Which of these countries is not in the UK?

Republic of Ireland. Shame on you if you got that question wrong, they don't come a lot easier :)

Which of these is the highest peak in England?

Scafell Pike. Ben Nevis is in Scotland, Mt Snowdon is in Wales, Sca Fell is the second highest in England.

Which is the deepest cave in the UK?

Ogof Ffynnon Ddu. Congratulations if you got this one right! At 1010 ft, we don't have many deep caves here in Britain.

What is the highest waterfall in the UK?

Eas a'Chual Aluinn. In Scotland, the rest are all other large waterfalls in the British Isles.

Where is the geographical centre of Britain?

Lower Hodder Bridge. It's near Clitheroe in Lancashire, the other answers are the centres of England, Scotland and Wales, respectively.

Under which Welsh county's administration does the Isle of Anglesey fall?

Gwynedd. Largest island in Wales.

In which country would you find the largest loch (lake) in the UK?

Northern Ireland. Lough Neagh, the largest by over 100 sq miles.

Which is the deepest loch in the UK?

Loch Morar. The others are all famous for other reasons. Loch Ness for the monster, Lough Neagh for its size and Loch Lomond for the whiskey made nearby.

What is the longest river in Britain?

Severn. If you picked the Nile...*shakes head sadly*

What is the most northerly point of mainland Britain?

Dunnet Head. The others are the other extreme points of the compass.

Which of these sea regions does not have any contact with a part of the UK?

Shannon. Shannon is just to the west of Eire (Republic of Ireland).

The National River Authority no longer exists. Its functions are now carried out by the EA (Environment Agency).

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Which of these is not a National Park?

Bodmin Moor. However, it is an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Home to the highest peaks in Cornwall, including Tor Alex and Brown Willie.

Queen Matilda was never crowned?

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How many monarchs did the House of Anjou have in England before the Tudors took over?

15. From Henry II in 1154 till Richard III who's reign ended in 1485.

In order of precedence, which of these orders of chivalry is highest?

The Most Noble Order of the Garter. The highest civil and military order in Britain, with only 24 Knights Companion.

Who was the leader of the Conservative party in England in 1901?

Marquis of Salisbury.

Which of these is the most northerly city or town to fall within London's green belt?

Luton. The green belt of London extends a long way into neighbouring counties. Some counties that used to be entirely separate only a few decades ago are now just another part of London's ever expanding boundaries.

What was the approximate population of the UK in 1990?

57.4 million people. Despite possessing an area no larger than Florida, the UK's population is nearly a fifth of the US's.

What proportion of the population in England is now considered to be clinically obese?

fifth. Quite disturbingly high, but not as high as the US's staggering third!

Who was announced as the new Archbishop of Canterbury (and so the head of the Anglican Church) in late 2002, succeeding Dr. George Carey?

Rowan Douglas Williams & Rowan Williams.

Who was the last person to obtain the office of Poet Laureate and die without his title?

John Dryden. Lived 1631-1700, laureate 1668-1688. It is generally considered to be an office for life, not even imprisonment can cause you to lose the title.

Very roughly, what percentage of the UK are Protestant (according to a 1999 survey; Protestantism includes smaller denominations such as Baptists, Calvinists, Methodists, etc)?

63 percent. However, only about 4 percent are practising protestants.

Which English scientist, in 1962, together with James Watson of the USA, was famously awarded the Nobel Science Prize for one of the most important discoveries of this century?

Francis Crick & Crick. Maurice Wilkins was also awarded a Nobel Prize for his work (mostly x-ray photography) on DNA structure in the same year although Rosalind Franklin, upon whose technical and theoretical work Crick and Watson based much of their research, did not receive the prestigious award due to sadly passing away in 1958, 4 years before the prize was awarded. (the Nobel Prize is not awarded post-humously)

What was the discovery, made by James Watson and a British scientist, that won a Nobel Science Award

The structure of DNA. The Human genome was recently discovered in full by scientists from all over the world, Frederick Sanger discovered Insulin and Cold Fusion is to this day still a secret. Francis Crick was the British scientist.