Wales Quiz

1. A museum display features pithead baths, winding gear, and accounts of workers in the South Wales Valleys. Which industry is it mainly interpreting?

2. Terraced quarries and workers’ settlements around places such as Blaenau Ffestiniog and Bethesda reflect which historic Welsh industry?

3. In which annual rugby union championship does Wales compete against England, France, Ireland, Italy, and Scotland?

4. A visitor wants to explore the Welsh national park especially known for its protected coastline and long coastal path. Which should they choose?

5. A traveler near Llangollen sees a navigable canal carried high above the Dee Valley on a UNESCO-listed structure. What are they viewing?

6. An archaeologist is visiting the remains of a major Roman legionary fortress and amphitheatre just northeast of Newport. Which place are they exploring?

7. You are driving west from the English county of Shropshire and cross the national border. Which country have you entered?

8. Which mountain is the highest in Wales?

9. At a Welsh cultural gathering, you see competitions in poetry, music, performance, and recitation. What kind of event are you most likely attending?

10. Which patron saint of Wales is celebrated on March 1?

11. To which broad language family does Welsh belong?

12. Which creature appears prominently on the national flag of Wales?

13. If you travel from Swansea to Cardiff by the most direct general direction, which way are you heading?

14. Which Tudor measures integrated the legal and administrative systems of Wales and England during the 16th century?

15. On a Welsh road, a bilingual sign includes the word “Araf.” What instruction does it give?

16. What is the capital city of Wales?