Ultimate quiz with 100 questions on Britain to test yourself with this Easter
There's nothing that brings the family together more than a good old fashioned quiz.
If you're stuck for what to do over the Bank Holiday why not put yourself to the test with the Daily Express's fun quiz on all things Britain? We have 100 questions ready for you to try.
Find out how much you really know about Britain's countryside, music, fictional characters, history, celebrities, sport, food, towns and cities, the arts and women.
You can play on your own or with friends to find out who knows most. The answers are at the bottom of the list so no cheating!
And let us know how you did in the comments section. Good luck!
1. Which river is Britain’s longest?
2. What is the UK’s largest Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty?
3. Skomer Island in Wales is home to the largest colony of which animal?
4. Which species of mouse was introduced to Hertfordshire as an escapee in 1902?
5. What was Britain’s fastest-declining mammal in 2025?
6. Which large sea cave in Scotland inspired Mendelssohn’s Hebrides Overture?
7. Which ancient stone circle is larger in area than Stonehenge?
8. Which landscape gardener designed Stowe Gardens and Blenheim Palace grounds?
9. What footpath runs from the Peak District to Scotland?
10. Who described his home and garden in the Lake District as “the loveliest spot that man hath ever found”?
11. Which British rock band was originally called The New Yardbirds?
12. Which female artist made history in February with the most number one albums in the UK?
13. What was the Beatles’ last studio album to be released?
14. Who sang the theme song for Diamonds Are Forever?
15. Which composer wrote The Planets Suite?
16. Which rock star is playing the Glastonbury’s legend slot at this year’s festival?
17. Which 20th-century British composer wrote the opera Peter Grimes?
18. Who was the first British conductor to lead the Berlin Philharmonic?
19. Which traditional Scottish song is sung at New Year’s celebrations?
20. Name the national instrument of Wales.
21. In which Charles Dickens novel does the villainous Bill Sikes appear?
22. Name the book featuring Long John Silver.
23. What is the Christian name of Rowan Atkinson’s Blackadder?
24. Which sitcom features the Brockman family?
25. Which detective drama starred David Suchet for 24 years?
26. According to folklore, which British legend led the defence against Saxon invaders?
27. Which outlaw hero is associated with Sherwood Forest?
28. What is the full name of Smithy’s love interest in Gavin and Stacey?
29. Which character from The Beano has spiky black hair and a red and black jumper?
30. Which character is famous for his love of Winnie-the-Pooh and is based on the author’s son?
31. Where was the German Enigma code cracked during the Second World War?
32. Which two countries fought the Hundred Years’ War?
33. Who was Britain’s first prime minister?
34. Which king was defeated at the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314?
35. In which year did the Great Fire of London occur?
36. Who led resistance against the Roman invasion of Britain?
37. Which Anglo-Saxon king defeated the Great Heathen Army at the Battle of Edington?
38. The Domesday Book was commissioned by which monarch in 1086?
39. Which English king was forced to sign the Magna Carta in 1215?
40. Who was the last English monarch to die in battle?
41. Who was born Richard Starkey?
42. Which British politician won the Nobel Prize for Literature?
43. Who wrote A Brief History of Time?
44. Which musician’s alter-ego was Ziggy Stardust?
45. Which female singer won Album of the Year at this year’s Grammys after previously being the award’s most nominated artist in history?
46. Who was born Reginald Kenneth Dwight?
47. Which male football star was born in 1975 in Leytonstone?
48. Which American singer headed to space on a Blue Origin rocket earlier this month?
49. Which British actress known for period roles played a spy in Netflix’s Black Doves?
50. Which actor has played both Doctor Strange and Sherlock Holmes?
51. Which British tennis player was ranked world No.1 in men’s singles during the 1930s?
52. Who is the most decorated British Olympian, with seven gold medals in cycling?
53. Name the only British Formula 1 driver to have won seven World Championships.
54. Which English football club was the first to win the European Cup (now the UEFA Champions League)?
55. Who was England’s first captain to win the ICC Cricket World Cup in 2019?
56. Which British rugby team is known as The Scarlets?
57. Which Northern Ireland golf player won the US Masters this month?
58. Which Scottish football club has won the most domestic league titles?
59. Which British boxer became the undisputed heavyweight champion in 1999?
60. Who was the first England captain to win an Ashes series in Australia after the Second World War?
61. What is the main element in a traditional English Ploughman’s Lunch, aside from bread?
62. What is the main ingredient in cottage pie?
63. Which city is famous for inventing the Balti, a style of curry cooked in a steel bowl?
64. What is the main ingredient in a treacle tart loved by Harry Potter?
65. Which dish is made of sausages baked in a batter, often served with onion gravy?
66. Which traditional dish is made of suet pastry filled with minced beef and onions and is steamed or boiled?
67. Which dish is made of sheep’s heart, liver, and lungs mixed with oatmeal and spices, then cooked in a sheep’s stomach?
68. What is the main ingredient in black pudding?
69. What is the name of the dish made from leftover meat and potatoes, often fried together?
70. Which dish is made with a mixture of milk, sugar, eggs, and bread, and sometimes includes dried fruit?
71. Which British city is home to the largest “Chinatown”?
72. Which city is home to the oldest university in the English-speaking world?
73. What is Britain’s most northerly city?
74. Which UK city was the second most bombed after London during the Second World War?
75. Which city is the oldest recorded town in Britain, founded in AD 43?
76. Name this year’s UK City of Culture.
77. Which British city other than London has an underground railway?
78. Which city is nicknamed The Potteries due to its famous ceramics industry?
79. What is the smallest city in Britain by population?
80. Name the English town known for its famous crooked spire.
81. Which British poet wrote Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night?
82. Who wrote the novel Atonement?
83. Which writer created Sherlock Holmes?
84. Which British author is best known for his Discworld series?
85. Which artist is known for the portrait titled The Blue Boy?
86. Which British actor played Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings films?
87. The musical instrument timpani is known by what other name?
88. Who is known for his “spot paintings” and formaldehyde-preserved animals?
89. Who created the Gormenghast series?
90. Which 18th-century artist created A Rake’s Progress?
91. Which queen was the first to rule England in her own right?
92. Who was the first female Speaker of the House of Commons?
93. Who wrote Frankenstein?
94. Who was the first British woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature?
95. Who created the Harry Potter series?
96. Where was Margaret Thatcher born?
97. Which 19th-century female fossil hunter was honoured with a statue in her hometown of Lyme Regis, Dorset, in 2022?
98. Who was the first British woman in space?
99. Which British actress became the first woman to win an Oscar for playing Queen Elizabeth I?
100. Name the first British female to win Olympic gold in heptathlon?
1. Severn 2. Cotswolds 3. Manx shearwater 4. Edible dormouse 5. Water vole 6. Fingal’s Cave 7. Avebury Henge 8. Capability Brown 9. The Pennine Way 10. William Wordsworth
11. Led Zeppelin 12. Taylor Swift 13. Let It Be 14. Shirley Bassey 15. Gustav Holst 16. Rod Stewart 17. Benjamin Britten 18. Simon Rattle 19. Auld Lang Syne 20. Welsh harp (triple harp)
21. Oliver Twist 22. Treasure Island 23. Edmund 24. Outnumbered 25. Poirot 26 King Arthur 27. Robin Hood 28. Nessa Jenkins 29. Dennis the Menace 30. Christopher Robin
31. Bletchley Park 32. England and France 33. Sir Robert Walpole 34. Edward II 35. 1666 36 Boudica 37. King Alfred the Great 38. William the Conqueror 39. King John 40. King Richard III
41. Ringo Starr 42. Winston Churchill 43. Stephen Hawking 44. David Bowie 45. Beyonce 46. Elton John 47. David Beckham 48. Katy Perry 49. Keira Knightley 50. Benedict Cumberbatch
51. Fred Perry 52. Sir Jason Kenny 53. Lewis Hamilton54. Manchester United (1968) 55. Eoin Morgan 56. Llanelli RFC (Wales) 57. Rory Mcllory 58. Rangers FC 59. Lennox Lewis 60. Len Hutton
61. Cheese (served with bread, pickles and salad) 62. Ground or mince beef 63. Birmingham 64. Golden syrup (aka light treacle) 65. Toad in the Hole 66. Steak and kidney pudding 67. Haggis 68. Pig’s blood 69. Bubble and squeak 70. Bread and butter pudding
71. London 72. Oxford 73. Inverness 74. Liverpool 75. Colchester 76. Bradford 77. Glasgow 78. Stoke-on-Trent 79. St David’s, Wales 80. Chesterfield
81. Dylan Thomas 82. Ian McEwan 83. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 84. Terry Pratchett 85. Thomas Gainsborough 86. Sir Ian McKellen 87. Kettle drums 88. Damien Hirst 89. Mervyn Peake 90. William Hogarth
91. Mary I (Tudor) 92. Betty Boothroyd 93. Mary Shelley 94. Doris Lessing 95. JK Rowling 96. Grantham, Lincolnshire 97. Mary Anning 98. Dr Helen Sharman 99. Dame Judi Dench 100. Denise Lewis
Adam Jacot de Boinod was a researcher for the first BBC series QI, compered by Stephen Fry, and is an author of three books, including The Meaning of Tingo
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