Randomised quiz

Round 4 - Geography

Which two nations share the longest border on earth?

A sprawling and incredibly well-preserved fortification in Central England, whose origins stem from a humble wooden fort constructed by William the Conqueror in 1068. Since then, the castle has grown and been refortified over centuries to form the 14th-century we recognise today. Coupled with its conversion to a country house by Sir Fulke Greville, this castle was actively used up until 1978. If you find yourself exploring the River Avon or travelling the M40 and want to see something spectacular then drop in here and check out all of its amazing features including Ethelfleda's Mound, The Bear, Clarence, Guy's and Caesar's Towers plus that sprawling courtyard!

1. This nation has one of the lowest counts of insects and is essentially free of mosquitos
2. One of the oldest democracies in the world and home to Europe's first parliament
3. Roughly half of the nation's exports are fish
4. It is home to barely 400,000 people, with the majority residing within the capital
5. It is the smallest NATO member and has no standing army
6. One of the later large landmasses to be settled, it likely had a few Irish monks until its 'official' settlement by Vikings
7. The land was so isolated that its language has barely changed, and has many similarities to Old Norse
8. It is home to volcanos, glaciers, geysers, hot springs and black sand beaches
9. The island nation resides just outside the arctic circle
10. It is one of the best places to see the Northern Lights

Leaving out of Liverpool in the north along the M58 eastbound, travel 12 miles before joining the M6 at junction 26 to head north - you will be heading a long way, over 100 miles, to junction 43 of the M6 where you will be on the east side of the city, and just a stone's throw from the border with Scotland - where are you?

Round 7 - Geography

The NC500 is a bucket-list adventure around the north coast of Scotland which starts and ends in the same place - where is it?

Bartolomeu Dias, a Portuguese explorer, achieved a first in 1488 that would forever help connect Europe to Asia - but what was that first?