English Landmarks Trivia Quiz

Answer: Lyme Regis

The Cobb Harbour has existed since the 1200s. It has been portrayed in books and movies. In Austen's 'Persuasion', Captain Wentworth visits a close friend in Lyme Regis, but there are near tragic results when Louisa Musgrove sustains a concussion after falling from the harbour wall. You can also see The Cobb in the opening scenes of 'A French Lieutenants Woman'.

Answer: Tyne & Wear

Sculpted by Antony Gormley and completed in 1998, The Angel of the North is a steel sculpture of an angel, standing 66 feet (20 m) tall. Its wings measure 178 feet (54 m) across--making it wider than the Statue of Liberty's height.

Answer: Isle of Wight

The centre was built on the site of the old Needles Battery overlooking the lighthouse on the Isle of Wight. Engineers developed the space rockets called 'Black Night' and 'Black Arrow'. The Black Knight rocket was very successful with 22 test missions launched.

Answer: Wookey Hole

The caves near Wells in Somerset are noted for the Witch of Wookey Hole--a roughly human shaped rock outcrop, reputedly turned to stone by a monk from Glastonbury. The name Wookey is thought to come from the Old English word 'wocig', otherwise known as an animal trap.

Answer: Sutton Hoo

Sutton Hoo near Woodbridge has two cemeteries from the sixth and early seventh centuries. An undisturbed ship burial was discovered in 1939. A ship was used as a container for the dead and was believed to be a high honour as a final resting place during the Anglo-Saxon period.

Answer: South

The Jurassic Coast stretches from Exmouth to Swanage in the south of England. The coastline documents 180 million years of geological history, including different landforms and the site where the first complete Ichthyosaur fossil was discovered.

Answer: Blackpool Tower

Brighton Pier opened in 1899. The Victoria and Albert Museum opened in 1852. Waterloo Station opened in 1848. Blackpool Tower in Lancashire has remained one of England's best-loved tourist attractions. In fact, the BBC series 'Come Dancing' was filmed from the tower ballroom for many years.

Answer: Jubilee Gardens

The London Eye, an enormous Ferris wheel, opened in 2000 to celebrate the new millennium. It is the largest Ferris wheel in Europe. Each of the 32 capsules weighs 10 tonnes and represents the 32 boroughs of London.

Answer: Middlesex

The postal address used by Royal Mail for Hampton Court Palace is East Molesley, Surrey, England, KT8 9AU but the palace actually lies on the Middlesex side of the River Thames. Along with St. James's Palace, Hampton Court is one of only two surviving palaces out of the many once owned by King Henry VIII.

Answer: River Severn

Ironbridge was built by Abraham Darby III and became recognised as one of the great symbols of the Industrial Revolution. The town of Ironbridge is a popular tourist attraction housing ten different museums, which chart the history of the Industrial Revolution. The bridge itself is a Grade I listed building.