Sites in the U.K. Trivia

A World Heritage Site is a cultural or natural landmark that has been recognized by UNESCO. Each site is held in collective trust, 'belonging to all the peoples of the world, irrespective of the territory on which they are located'.

Gothic Revival architecture held sway in the UK during the Victorian era, as exemplified by globally famous landmarks such as the Houses of Parliament and Tower Bridge. This quiz will introduce you to some equally significant, though lesser-known sites.

There are many, many landmarks and points of interest in the UK. Here are but twelve of them. You need to match the photo of the landmark to its location in the UK.

Join me on a journey around the western parts of England by filling in the blanks in this narrative style quiz.

With hundreds of castles in the United Kingdom to choose from, the ten selected for this quiz were deliberately picked to represent ten different counties around England. Some are perhaps more recognizable than others... Can you match them all?

Ten famous sites across the UK have been awarded UNESCO World Heritage status, but how many of them can you recognise? See how well you know Britain's hidden treasures! Good luck and have fun!

So you've decided to pop into England for a holiday! But don't wander too far - you might just stray out of the country! Take your pick of these top sites and see if you manage to stay in England, or get a little bit lost along the way.

The United Kingdom houses numerous famous sites that have stood the test of time. Enjoy this photo match quiz that includes many of them. (Click the images to get a closer look!)

Here is a pictoral quiz of olde London town featuring some of its diverse range of buildings and landmarks. Enjoy!

The UK is criss-crossed by a network of long distance pathways, most of which are anything but straight. What do you know about just ten of the best-known?

The Rockettes are off on a tour of some of the UK's amazing world heritage sites - how much do you know about them?

Welcome to the next quiz on my Adventures in Authoring quest. This time it is on the wide varieties of properties maintained by English Heritage.

Welcome to the next stage in my Adventures in Authoring quest. This time it is a quiz on some of the stranger aspects of some of London's landmarks and buildings.

I was a bit bored last weekend, so decided to head into London to get some culture! Can you answer these questions on the things I saw?

There are many UNESCO World Heritage Sites in England, but can you match these ones to the English counties they are in?

At the height of their popularity in the Victorian and Edwardian age, there were more than 100 piers dotted around England's coastline. Can you identify some of those that have survived?

Scotland is a beautiful country full of places to go and sites to see, including many historic castles and monuments. Let's take a tour.

Let me take you on a brief journey through time, visiting different houses which shaped Britain as we know it today.

Simply match the famous UK landmark with the town, city, or county in which it can be found!

Answer these ten questions about ten famed English landmarks from the last several thousand years (quite a bit of yesterday).

You have probably heard of these London buildings, but can you identify them from their postal addresses? A clue if you know in what part of London they lie: the postcode may contain N, S, E and W for the compass points, and C for centre.

With a bunch of keys, the next part of my Adventures in Authoring quest takes me to some of the UK's most famous places. Can you guess where I am from the clues provided?

This quiz is about some of the historic sites in England where the race against time to save them for future generations is being lost. They are all listed in the 2013 edition of English Heritage's 'Heritage at Risk Register'.

Kings and Prime Ministers were born in them, Noel Coward even wrote a song about them. I hope you enjoy exploring them.

The English countryside contains many ruins of castles, abbeys, and other magnificent buildings that remind us of life in an earlier and sometimes magical day. Can you identify facts about these places?

During our three years in the UK, we used Kodak's Treasure Houses of England as a guide to that country's great estates. Join us as we visit some of these stately homes and others - and try to identify the homes or facts about them.

Welcome to our whistle stop coach tour of Britain. As we whiz along the motorways and country lanes your driver will point out places and landmarks of historic interest.

London has countless tourist attractions, the majority of which are in the central area (travelcard Zone 1). However, there are still plenty of interesting places to visit a bit further afield; here are just ten of them.

Few buildings have survived the thousand years or more of repeated invasions and rebuilding over time, as almost all were built of wood. These ten buildings represent some the great Anglo-Saxon and Celtic architecture.

Once again, we meet Phillipe, the world's worst tour guide. After being fired from his job in Paris, he took the train to London. See if you can figure out what he gets right.

The United Kingdom has many standing stones and stone circles, some of which have fascinating legends attached to them.

Britain is full of grand ancient monuments. The Radio Times asked readers to vote for their favourite pre-historic and Roman structures, and here are some questions on the top ten (in reverse order, of course!)

I've lived in Belfast for over 20 years and see these buildings a lot. I thought it about time I learned the history behind them. Thanks to the Northern Ireland Tourist Board for the specific historical information they have provided to me.