United Kingdom
The full name is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. This topic is part of Countries within Geography. This page currently draws on 26 supporting questions, with answers and bonus facts available below.
United Kingdom trivia questions
The United Kingdom includes England, Scotland, Wales, and what?
Answer: Northern Ireland
Bonus fact: The full name is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Great Britain is the island containing England, Scotland, and what?
Answer: Wales
Bonus fact: Great Britain does not include Northern Ireland.
What is the capital of United Kingdom?
Answer: London
Bonus fact: London stands on the River Thames.
What chart milestone did "All or Nothing" achieve in the United Kingdom?
Answer: It reached number one
Bonus fact: The song topped the UK singles chart in 1966, sharing the top spot during one chart week with another record.
What chart achievement did "With a Girl Like You" have in the United Kingdom?
Answer: It reached number one
Bonus fact: The single topped the UK chart in 1966 during the group's brief but intense run of hit records.
Buckingham Palace is located in which city?
Answer: London
Bonus fact: It is a principal royal residence in the United Kingdom.
How many permanent members does the UN Security Council have?
Answer: Five
Bonus fact: China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States are permanent members.
Great Britain consists of England, Scotland, and which other country?
Answer: Wales
Bonus fact: The UK Office for National Statistics says the United Kingdom is Great Britain plus Northern Ireland.
Kazuo Ishiguro was born in which Japanese city?
Answer: Nagasaki
Bonus fact: Ishiguro moved to the United Kingdom at age five and later wrote The Remains of the Day.
The Rhodes Scholarship supports postgraduate study at which university?
Answer: University of Oxford
Bonus fact: Rhodes Scholars study at Oxford in the United Kingdom in a wide variety of academic fields.
Which band recorded "Happy Jack"?
Answer: The Who
Bonus fact: The song became a Top 10 hit in the United Kingdom in the late 1960s.
Which band recorded "Tired of Waiting for You"?
Answer: The Kinks
Bonus fact: The 1965 single became The Kinks’ second number-one hit in the United Kingdom.