General Knowledge Quiz UK

1. In which year was the National Health Service established?

2. Which mountain is the highest in the United Kingdom?

3. You enter a Welsh visitor centre and see the word “Croeso” above the doorway. What does it mean?

4. Which place would most typically be cared for by the National Trust?

5. Why is Wales not represented by a separate emblem on the Union Flag?

6. On a direct journey from Edinburgh to London, in which overall direction would you travel?

7. Which of these plays was written by William Shakespeare?

8. A bill has completed its stages in both Houses of the UK Parliament. What usually turns it into an Act of Parliament?

9. A ferry leaves Dover and takes the shortest crossing of the English Channel to continental Europe. Which country does it reach?

10. What is the capital city of Wales?

11. A UK postal address has a postcode beginning with “BT”. In which part of the UK is the address located?

12. A Scottish event includes poetry, haggis and a celebration on 25 January. What is it?

13. Someone receives a jury summons in the UK. What civic role are they being asked to perform?

14. Which English king is most closely associated with the sealing of Magna Carta in 1215?

15. In cricket, a batter hits the ball over the boundary without it bouncing. How many runs are awarded?

16. Who wrote the novel “Pride and Prejudice”?