How much do you know about Wales? Test your knowledge with these 17 trivia questions on everything from geography to history and a bit of pop culture.
If you don't feel sufficiently challenged afterwards - or you're a little let down by your first score - try this Welsh Citizenship test and this Welsh History quiz as well.
Good luck!
1. What is the name of the smallest local authority in Wales?
2. What is the name of the biggest lake in Wales?
3. What is the elevation of Snowdon?
A) 1,085m
B) 2,500m
C) 2,250m
D) 3,100m
4. When did Cardiff become the capital of Wales?
5. There are five local authorities in Wales that start with the letter C. What are they?
6. What was the name of Wales' first First Minister?
7. How many national parks are there in Wales?
8. What is the length of Wales in miles from north to south?
A) 302 miles
B) 130 miles
C) 256 miles
D) 176 miles
9. How many of Wales' 22 local authorities contain a coastline?
10. Wales contains Britain's smallest city. What is it called?
11. How long is the Wales coast path?
A) 187 miles
B) 654 miles
C) 525 miles
D) 322 miles
12. What are the names of the three small islands located off the Pembrokeshire coast known for their scientific interest and wildlife?
13. How many cities are there in Wales?
14. Who was the only UK Prime Minister to have spoken Welsh as his first language?
15. What was the Welsh capital before Cardiff?
16. Which Welsh beach was used to film Harry Potter?
17. Which river running through Wales is said to have the second highest tidal rise and fall in the world?
Answers
1. What is the name of the smallest local authority in Wales?
Merthyr Tydfil
2. What is the name of the biggest lake in Wales?
Bala Lake (Llyn Tegid)
3. What's the elevation of Snowdon?
A) 1,085 meters
4. When did Cardiff become the capital of Wales?
1955
5. There are five local authorities in Wales which start with the letter C. What are they?
Caerphilly, Cardiff, Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion and Conwy
6. What's the name of Wales' first First Minister?
Alun Michael
7. How many national parks are there in Wales?
Just three - Snowdonia, Pembrokeshire Coast and the Brecon Beacons
8. What is the length of Wales in miles from north to south?
B) 130 miles
9. How many of Wales' 22 local authorities contain a coastline?
Sixteen
10. Wales contains Britain's smallest city. What is it called?
St. Davids, Pembrokeshire
11. How long is the Wales coast path?
C) 525 miles
12. What are the names of the three small islands located off the Pembrokeshire coast known for their scientific interest and wildlife?
Skomer, Skokholm and Grassholm
13. How many cities are there in Wales?
Six
14. Who was the only UK Prime Minister to have spoken Welsh as his first language?
David Lloyd George
15. What was the Welsh capital before Cardiff?
Machynlleth
16. Which Welsh beach was used to film Harry Potter?
Freshwater West
17. Which river running through Wales is said to have the second highest tidal rise and fall in the world?
River Usk (Afon Wysg)
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