Anagrammed Landmarks in UK Trivia Quiz

Answer: salisbury plain

Salisbury Plain is a large area in southern England, perhaps best known for the ancient Stonehenge, and other evidence of prehistoric activity.
It is also a huge military training area, and anyone crossing the area can expect to see tanks and other military vehicles.

Answer: trafalgar square

Trafalgar Square is best known for the statue of Admiral Lord Nelson, which stands atop a column in the center of the square. Surrounding the square are prominant buildings, such as the National gallery, and Canada house.

Answer: hadrians wall

Emperor Hadrian visited Britain in 122 AD, and ordered a wall to be built between the Solway Firth in the West and the River Tyne in the east "to separate Romans from Barbarians".

Answer: westminster abbey

Buried inside Westminster Abbey there are many prominent people from Englands past, including Charles Darwin, Geoffrey Chaucer, Charles Dickens, Mary I, James I and Charles II.

The abbey plays a crucial role in royal state occasions and was the setting for the coronation of the present monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, on June 2 1953, as well as the funerals of the late Princess of Wales on September 6 1997 and Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother on April 9 2002.

Answer: stonehenge

Much controversy and mystery surrounds Stonehenge. Speculation abounds as to whether it was designed as a place of sun worship, or as part of a huge astronomical calendar.
It is believed to have been erected between 3,000 BC and 1,600 BC, the stones are believed to have come from the Preselly Mountains in West Wales. Antlers and bones were used to dig the pits that hold the stones.

Stonehenge is awe inspiring, and a powerful reminder of the once-great Stone and Bronze Ages.

Answer: angel of the north

The Angel of the North, with its wide, open arms, greets visitors as they reach Gateshead, in the North of England.

It stands 20 metres tall (65 feet), its wings are 54 metres (175 feet) wide - almost as long as the wings of a Jumbo jet.
It is made of a special weather resistant steel which contains copper, and over time has become a soft brownish colour.

Answer: buckingham palace

Buckingham Palace has been the official London residence of Britain's sovereigns since 1837.

It was originally a town house that was owned from the beginning of the eighteenth century by the Dukes of Buckingham, and is now the Queen's official residence. It is a truly majestic building, with 775 rooms.

Many areas of Buckingham Palace are opened to visitors on a regular basis.

The State Rooms contain paintings by Rembrandt, Rubens, Vermeer, Poussin, Canaletto and Claude, sculpture by Canova and Chantrey, and some of the finest English and French furniture in the world.

Answer: giants causeway

The coastal scenery around the causeway is very picturesque, with little fishing villages dotted in between the remarkable rock formations. The area has been the location of several shipwrecks in the past.

Answer: winchester cathedral

This Cathedral Church, is so named because it houses the throne (or "cathedra") of the Bishop of Winchester.

Begun in 1079, the present cathedral is in the Romanesque style, but was originally the church of the community of Benedictine monks.

Winchester Cathedral is famous for its chantry chapels, where daily masses were said for the bishops buried within them.

Answer: millennium stadium

The Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales, is the home of Welsh rugby, but has hosted a whole variety of sports matches and concerts, since it's opening in June 1999, including FA Cup finals, and World Cup rugby matches. It is an "all weather" stadium, with a retractable roof.