Places of the UK Quiz Round 1

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Which English county shares boundaries with Lancashire to the south and west, Cumberland to the north and County Durham and Yorkshire to the east?

Westmorland

 

The modern game of Tennis was developed by Harry Gem and his friend Augurio Perrera at Edgbaston Priory Club situated in which English city?

Birmingham

 

Which is the highest mountain in England which is not inside the boundaries of the Lake District?

a) Cross Fell b) Skiddaw c) The Cheviot

a) Cross Fell

 

Jaguar Land Rover has headquarters in which British city?

Coventry

 

Which major Scottish river, the country's second longest, flows through Glasgow?

River Clyde

 

Which is the most northernly of the inhabited Channel Islands?

a) Herm b) Sark c) Alderney

c) Alderney

 

The 2014 Commonwealth Games were held in which British city?

Glasgow

 

Which Welsh lake is the largest natural body of water in Wales and once had its level raised by Thomas Telford to help support the Ellesmere Canal?

Bala Lake (Llyn Tegid)

 

Wales has three national parks. One is Snowdonia, one is the Brecon Beacons. Where is the third?

Pembrokeshire Coast National Park

 

Said to be the first 'true' canal in England, The Bridgewater Canal can be found in which city?

Manchester