#28: Quiz about United Kingdom
#1. 1. Some people believe that a giant monster lives in the Loch Ness, Scotland. Its name is
#2. England hosted the Summer Olympics
#3. For over three centuries, the main oral language during trials was
#4. Any point in Great Britain lies within what distance from the coastline?
#5. Annually, many umbrellas are lost in London. Their number is almost
#6. Big Ben refers to the bell inside and not to the famous clock. The building itself is named
#7. In 1896, the first speeding ticket was issued in East Peckham, Kent, for driving at 13 km/h (8 mph) in a 3.2 km/h (2 mph) zone. The offender’s car was pulled over by a policeman who was
#8. The shortest scheduled flight in the world services a 2.4 km (1.5 mi) distance from Westray to Papa Westray in the Orkney Islands. It takes only
#9. The Hamilton Mausoleum in South Lanarkshire has the longest-lasting echo of any man-made structure worldwide. It lasts
#10. 30 inhabited localities worldwide and a crater on the moon were named
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