Landmarks and Places to Visit Practice Test

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1. Big Ben is the nickname for the great bell at the Houses of Parliament. What was the tower officially renamed in 2012?
2. The Tower of London was built by which monarch and is used to house the Crown Jewels?
3. The London Eye stands on the South Bank of the Thames. Approximately how tall is it?
4. In which English county is the Eden Project, famous for its giant biomes, located?
5. Giant's Causeway, on the north-east coast of Northern Ireland, is formed from approximately 40,000 interlocking columns of which rock type?
6. Loch Lomond is located in the west of Scotland. What national record does it hold?
7. Snowdon, located in Snowdonia National Park in North Wales, holds which distinction?
8. Which is England's largest national park, and what is its biggest lake?
9. Skara Brae, on Orkney in Scotland, holds which distinction?
10. In which year was the National Trust founded, and by how many volunteers?
11. How many national parks are there across England, Wales and Scotland?
12. Edinburgh Castle in Scotland is managed by which body?
13. Which TWO of the following lakes are correctly matched with their national park and a notable distinction?
14. True or false: the National Trust preserves buildings and countryside in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, with a separate National Trust for Scotland.
15. Is Wastwater in the Lake District recorded as having been voted Britain's favourite view in 2007?