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Wednesday, 18 September, 2002, 12:01 GMT 13:01 UK

Quiz: Do you know your UK geography?

Bradford has opened an embassy in London because so few southerners know where it is. Test your knowledge of UK geography here.

How many traditional counties border Northamptonshire?


	A: 4


	B: 5


	C: 6


	D: 7


	E: 8

Douglas is the capital of the Isle of Man. But which nation is it nearest?


	A: England


	B: Scotland


	C: Northern Ireland


	D: Wales

Which of these English cities is the most northerly?


	A: Norwich


	B: Peterborough


	C: Birmingham

How far apart are Edinburgh and Glasgow?


	A: 32 miles


	B: 43 miles


	C: 50 miles

Which is officially Britain's second city?


	A: Birmingham


	B: Manchester


	C: Edinburgh


	D: None of the above- there isn't one

Which is the UK's largest lake?


	A: Lough Neagh in Northern Ireland


	B: Lake Windermere in England


	C: Loch Lomond in Scotland

Yorkshire's white rose and Lancashire's red one are well known county symbols. But which county has a rampant white horse as its emblem?


	A: Kent


	B: Sussex


	C: Ceredigion


	D: Cumbria

Which is the UK's smallest city?


	A: St David's


	B: St Andrew's


	C: Rutland

What links the River Dee to the River Severn?


	A: The Pilgrim Way


	B: Offa's Dyke


	C: The M4 motorway

Bradford is trying to tell people of its cultural heritage. But which of these people did not come from Bradford?


	A: Delius


	B: David Hockney


	C: The Bronte Sisters


	D: DH Lawrence

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