All about the numbers - United Kingdom edition

Posted by Dan | Feb 5th, 2023 - 8:05pm

All about the numbers - United Kingdom edition

Here is a fun and potentially tricky quiz that could test your knowledge about our nation and all its statistics and figures. Hopefully, you have encountered some of these facts in your travels or perhaps you can take an educated guess at some of the trickier ones - but if nothing else, you may come away from this quiz knowing a little more about our isles!

Excluding London, which dwarfs the other cities in the union at 9 million people, with 1.1 million people within its boundaries, which is the largest city in terms of population?

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Roughly how many pubs are there across the United Kingdom?

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How many mountains are there in the United Kingdom taller than 600 metres?

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The United Kingdom is an island nation, split across two isles, but approximately how many islands are there within the United Kingdom?

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Which is the United Kingdom's oldest settlement, established around 8820 BC?

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As of November 2022, how many cities are there in the UK?

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It is hard to really know how old the oldest tree in the United Kingdom is, but how old do current estimates put it?

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The UK is home to the world's shortest commercial flight, operated by Loganair between the islands of Westray and Papa Westray, how far does it fly?

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According to the Ordinance Survey there is a small farm south of Coton in the Elms, Derbyshire that marks the furthest point from the ocean - how many miles as the crow flies is it from the coast?

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The longest placename in the UK (and Europe, for that matter), is a small town across the Menai Strait on Anglesey, Wales - how many letters are in its name?

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Congratulations! Your final score was... 0 out of 10 - super job! - well done! - not bad at all....

You absolute legend! With this level of knowledge you're ready to take on The Chase...

What a great performance! You should be proud, you absolutely nailed this quiz.

Well done, not a bad performance at all - you obviously know your stuff!

Not too bad, you got a few but If you want to get them all you may need some research!
Have a browse of Love Our Adventures, I'm sure we have plenty of information to help.

You got a few of them but I think a little research may be needed to get your score up...
Have a browse of Love Our Adventures, I'm sure we have plenty of information to help.

Oh no - I don't think this quiz was the one for you. On the plus side, you have a perfect excuse to get out there on more adventures to brush up your knowledge!
Have a browse of Love Our Adventures, I'm sure we have plenty of articles to get your score up.

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