Places, landmarks & geography
The test usually only asks you to recognise a place, festival or sporting event — which nation it sits in, what kind of thing it is, or when it falls. Tap a nation and/or a category. Pick more than one in the same row to widen (e.g. "Scotland" + "Wales" shows both). Combine across rows to narrow (e.g. "Scotland" + "Landmark" shows only Scottish landmarks). "All" resets.
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Big Ben & the Elizabeth Tower
EnglandLandmark
"Big Ben" is properly the great bell; the clock tower that houses it at the Houses of Parliament in Westminster, London, is the Elizabeth Tower. People commonly use the name for the tower as a whole.
Tower of London
EnglandLandmark
A historic riverside fortress in London. It holds the Crown Jewels and is looked after by the Yeoman Warders, nicknamed "Beefeaters".
Stonehenge
EnglandLandmark
A prehistoric ring of standing stones in Wiltshire, England, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Hadrian's Wall
EnglandLandmark
A defensive wall raised across northern England on the orders of the Roman Emperor Hadrian. It is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Giant's Causeway
Northern IrelandLandmark
A natural formation of stepped basalt columns on the Northern Ireland coast, tied in folklore to the giant Finn McCool.
Edinburgh Castle
ScotlandLandmark
A fortress overlooking Scotland's capital. Edinburgh is also home to the Edinburgh Festival, one of the largest arts festivals.
Snowdonia
WalesLandmark
A mountainous national park in Wales, containing the country's highest peak.
Lake District
EnglandLandmark
England's largest national park, in the north-west, long associated with the poet William Wordsworth.
Eden Project
EnglandLandmark
A set of huge dome-shaped biomes housing plants from around the world, located in Cornwall.
London Eye
EnglandLandmark
A large observation wheel on the South Bank of the Thames, opened to mark the millennium.
SS Great Britain
EnglandLandmark
A pioneering iron steamship designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, now preserved in Bristol.
Wales Millennium Centre
WalesLandmark
A leading performing-arts venue in Cardiff, the Welsh capital.
Ben Nevis
ScotlandGeography
The highest mountain anywhere in the UK; it stands in Scotland.
Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa)
WalesGeography
The highest mountain in Wales, known in Welsh as Yr Wyddfa.
Scafell Pike
EnglandGeography
The highest mountain in England, found in the Lake District.
Lough Neagh
Northern IrelandGeography
The largest freshwater lake in the UK, located in Northern Ireland.
Loch Lomond
ScotlandGeography
One of Scotland's best-known lochs, famous for its scenery.
Loch Ness
ScotlandGeography
A deep Scottish loch, famous worldwide for the legend of its "monster".
River Severn
UK-wideGeography
The longest river in the UK, rising in Wales and flowing through England.
River Thames
EnglandGeography
The river that runs through London, past the Houses of Parliament.
Westminster Abbey
EnglandLandmark
The great London church where coronations and royal weddings are held, and where many monarchs are buried.
St Paul's Cathedral
EnglandLandmark
Sir Christopher Wren's domed cathedral, rebuilt after the Great Fire of London.
Buckingham Palace
EnglandLandmark
The monarch's official London residence and the setting for state occasions.
Windsor Castle
EnglandLandmark
The oldest and largest inhabited castle in the world, and a royal home for over 900 years.
Cardiff Castle
WalesLandmark
A castle in the heart of the Welsh capital, with Roman and Norman roots and lavish Victorian interiors.
Parliament Buildings, Stormont
Northern IrelandGovernment
The Parliament Buildings at Stormont, Belfast — home of the Northern Ireland Assembly.
Scottish Parliament Building
ScotlandGovernment
The modern parliament building at Holyrood in Edinburgh, opened in 2004.
Senedd building
WalesGovernment
The home of the Senedd (Welsh Parliament) in Cardiff Bay; the test term is the National Assembly for Wales.
(The handbook calls this the National Assembly for Wales — that is still the test answer.)
The Cenotaph
EnglandLandmark
Sir Edwin Lutyens' war memorial in Whitehall, the focus of the national Remembrance Sunday service.
Angel of the North
EnglandLandmark
Antony Gormley's vast steel sculpture beside the A1 near Gateshead, a landmark of the North East.
New Year's Day (1 January)
UK-wideFestival
A UK-wide public holiday. Scotland celebrates Hogmanay on 31 December and also keeps 2 January as a holiday.
Burns Night (25 January)
ScotlandFestival
An evening honouring the Scottish poet Robert Burns.
Valentine's Day (14 February)
UK-wideFestival
A day for celebrating romantic love.
St David's Day (1 March)
WalesFestival
The national day of Wales (its patron saint).
St Patrick's Day (17 March)
Northern IrelandFestival
A day celebrated in Northern Ireland (St Patrick is patron of the whole island of Ireland); a public holiday there and in the Republic of Ireland.
Mother's Day (spring, movable)
UK-wideFestival
Falls on the Sunday three weeks before Easter.
April Fool's Day (1 April)
UK-wideFestival
A morning for harmless jokes, traditionally ending at noon.
Easter (spring, movable)
UK-wideFestival
A Christian festival; Good Friday and Easter Monday are bank holidays.
St George's Day (23 April)
EnglandFestival
The national day of England (its patron saint).
Multi-faith festivals (various, movable)
UK-wideFestival
Eid al-Fitr, Eid ul-Adha, Diwali, Hanukkah and Vaisakhi — major festivals of the UK's non-Christian faith communities, widely marked across the country.
Hallowe'en (31 October)
UK-wideFestival
An old seasonal tradition; children go "trick or treating".
Bonfire Night (5 November)
UK-wideFestival
Fireworks recalling the failed Gunpowder Plot of 1605 and Guy Fawkes.
Remembrance Day (11 November)
UK-wideFestival
Poppies are worn to remember those who died in war; the First World War ended on 11 November 1918.
St Andrew's Day (30 November)
ScotlandFestival
The national day of Scotland (its patron saint).
Christmas Day (25 December)
UK-wideFestival
The main Christian winter festival and a bank holiday.
Boxing Day (26 December)
UK-wideFestival
The day after Christmas; also a bank holiday.
Wimbledon (Tennis)
EnglandSport
The oldest tennis championship, held in London.
The FA Cup & the Premier League (Football)
UK-wideSport
The leading knock-out cup and top league competition.
The Six Nations (Rugby union)
UK-wideSport
An annual championship between six European national teams.
The Grand National & the Derby (Horse racing)
EnglandSport
The Grand National is run at Aintree; the Derby is a famous flat race.
The Open Championship (Golf)
ScotlandSport
Golf began in Scotland; St Andrews is its historic home.
The Ashes (Cricket)
EnglandSport
The long-running Test series between England and Australia.
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