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British Isles - Cities
Edinburgh is the capital of Scotland and is famous for its castle.

British Isles - Cities

This quiz addresses part of the requirements of the National Curriculum KS1 for children aged 5 and 6 in years 1 and 2 in Geography. Specifically it looks at some of the major cities of the British Isles. It is one of 50 quizzes to help you understand the world around you.

At school in geography you have found out about the countries that make up Great Britain and Ireland. You also know the capital cities. In geography you use maps to find out where people live. There are lots of other big cities in the British Isles. Do you know the names of some of the major cities of the British Isles? This quiz will help you find out a little bit more about them.

1.
What is the capital of Wales?
Edinburgh
Cardiff
Sheffield
London
Cardiff is also the largest city in Wales. Swansea is the next largest city in Wales
2.
This big city is a port in north-west England.
Liverpool
Plymouth
Southampton
Nottingham
Liverpool is on the River Mersey
3.
What is the capital of Northern Ireland?
Belfast
Glasgow
Cork
Norwich
Can you find Belfast on a map of the British Isles?
4.
Which is the largest city in the south-west of England?
Southampton
Manchester
Bristol
Cardiff
Can you find Bristol on a map of Great Britain?
5.
What is the capital city of the Republic of Ireland?
Cardiff
Glasgow
Birmingham
Dublin
Dublin is on the east coast of Ireland
6.
Which is the largest city in Scotland?
Aberdeen
Glasgow
Edinburgh
Dundee
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, but Glasgow is the biggest city in Scotland
7.
Which one of these big cities is in the north of England?
Bristol
Birmingham
Manchester
Southampton
Manchester is in North West England
8.
Which is the largest city in the British Isles?
Belfast
Cardiff
London
Leeds
London is the capital of the United Kingdom
9.
This city is in the Midlands of England. It is the second largest city in the British Isles.
Birmingham
Liverpool
Leeds
Glasgow
Birmingham is not far from the middle of England
10.
What is the capital city of Scotland?
Cardiff
Edinburgh
Dublin
Southampton
Edinburgh has a famous castle
You can find more about this topic by visiting BBC Bitesize - Explore the UK

Author:  David Bland

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