UK Waterways MCQs with Answers
The River Thames flows through which major UK city?
a) London
b) Manchester
c) Edinburgh
d) Birmingham
Answer: a) London
The Forth and Clyde Canal connects which two bodies of water in Scotland?
a) North Sea and Irish Sea
b) Atlantic Ocean and North Sea
c) Firth of Forth and Firth of Clyde
d) Loch Ness and Loch Lomond
Answer: c) Firth of Forth and Firth of Clyde
The Grand Union Canal links which two UK cities?
a) London and Birmingham
b) Manchester and Leeds
c) Edinburgh and Glasgow
d) Bristol and Bath
Answer: a) London and Birmingham
Which river is the longest in the UK?
a) River Severn
b) River Thames
c) River Mersey
d) River Clyde
Answer: a) River Severn
The Caledonian Canal connects which two bodies of water in Scotland?
a) North Sea and Irish Sea
b) Atlantic Ocean and North Sea
c) Firth of Forth and Firth of Clyde
d) Moray Firth and Loch Ness
Answer: d) Moray Firth and Loch Ness
The River Tyne flows through which major UK city?
a) Newcastle
b) Manchester
c) Edinburgh
d) Cardiff
Answer: a) Newcastle
The Kennet and Avon Canal connects which two English rivers?
a) River Thames and River Severn
b) River Avon and River Trent
c) River Kennet and River Wye
d) River Thames and River Avon
Answer: d) River Thames and River Avon
Which Scottish canal connects the North Sea with the Atlantic Ocean?
a) Crinan Canal
b) Caledonian Canal
c) Union Canal
d) Forth and Clyde Canal
Answer: b) Caledonian Canal
The River Severn flows through which two UK countries?
a) England and Wales
b) England and Scotland
c) England and Northern Ireland
d) England and Ireland
Answer: a) England and Wales
The Leeds and Liverpool Canal connects which two English cities?
a) Leeds and Manchester
b) Liverpool and London
c) Leeds and Bristol
d) Liverpool and Leeds
Answer: a) Leeds and Manchester
The River Clyde flows through which major UK city?
a) Glasgow
b) Edinburgh
c) Belfast
d) Aberdeen
Answer: a) Glasgow
The River Wye forms part of the border between England and which other UK country?
a) Wales
b) Scotland
c) Northern Ireland
d) Ireland
Answer: a) Wales
The Lancaster Canal primarily runs through which English county?
a) Lancashire
b) Cumbria
c) Yorkshire
d) Cheshire
Answer: a) Lancashire
The Union Canal connects Edinburgh with which other Scottish city?
a) Glasgow
b) Dundee
c) Aberdeen
d) Inverness
Answer: a) Glasgow
The Norfolk Broads are a network of lakes and rivers located in which English county?
a) Norfolk
b) Suffolk
c) Essex
d) Cornwall
Answer: a) Norfolk
The River Exe flows through which English county?
a) Devon
b) Cornwall
c) Somerset
d) Dorset
Answer: a) Devon
The Shropshire Union Canal connects the River Severn with which other major English river?
a) River Thames
b) River Trent
c) River Mersey
d) River Avon
Answer: c) River Mersey
The River Foyle forms part of the border between Northern Ireland and which other country?
a) England
b) Scotland
c) Republic of Ireland
d) Wales
Answer: c) Republic of Ireland
The River Dee flows through which two UK countries?
a) Wales and Scotland
b) Wales and England
c) England and Scotland
d) Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland
Answer: a) Wales and Scotland
The Aire and Calder Navigation is an inland waterway located in which English county?
a) Yorkshire
b) Lancashire
c) Cheshire
d) Essex
Answer: a) Yorkshire
The River Great Ouse flows through which English region?
a) South West England
b) South East England
c) East of England
d) West Midlands
Answer: c) East of England
The Stratford-upon-Avon Canal is named after a town famously associated with which English playwright?
a) William Shakespeare
b) George Bernard Shaw
c) Oscar Wilde
d) J.R.R. Tolkien
Answer: a) William Shakespeare
The River Tweed forms part of the border between Scotland and which other UK country?
a) England
b) Wales
c) Northern Ireland
d) Republic of Ireland
Answer: a) England
The Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal is located in which UK country?
a) Wales
b) Scotland
c) Northern Ireland
d) England
Answer: a) Wales
The River Medway flows through which English county?
a) Kent
b) Sussex
c) Essex
d) Surrey
Answer: a) Kent
The River Teifi is associated with which UK country?
a) Wales
b) Scotland
c) England
d) Northern Ireland
Answer: a) Wales
The Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal connects which two English counties?
a) Staffordshire and Worcestershire
b) Yorkshire and Lancashire
c) Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire
d) Devon and Cornwall
Answer: a) Staffordshire and Worcestershire
The River Nene flows through which English county?
a) Northumberland
b) Norfolk
c) Northamptonshire
d) Nottinghamshire
Answer: c) Northamptonshire
The River Ribble flows through which English region?
a) South West England
b) South East England
c) North West England
d) East Midlands
Answer: c) North West England
The Rochdale Canal is named after a town located in which English county?
a) Lancashire
b) Yorkshire
c) Cheshire
d) Derbyshire
Answer: a) Lancashire
The River Fal is associated with which English county?
a) Cornwall
b) Devon
c) Somerset
d) Dorset
Answer: a) Cornwall
The Montgomery Canal is primarily located in which UK country?
a) Wales
b) Scotland
c) England
d) Northern Ireland
Answer: a) Wales
The River Bann flows through which two UK countries?
a) Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland
b) Northern Ireland and Scotland
c) Northern Ireland and Wales
d) Northern Ireland and England
Answer: a) Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland
The River Lea flows through which major UK city?
a) London
b) Manchester
c) Edinburgh
d) Cardiff
Answer: a) London
The River Don flows through which major UK city?
a) Sheffield
b) Newcastle
c) Glasgow
d) Birmingham
Answer: a) Sheffield
The River Clyde flows through which major UK city?
a) Glasgow
b) Edinburgh
c) Belfast
d) Aberdeen
Answer: a) Glasgow
The River Exe flows through which English county?
a) Devon
b) Cornwall
c) Somerset
d) Dorset
Answer: a) Devon
The River Aire flows through which major UK city?
a) Leeds
b) Manchester
c) Birmingham
d) Newcastle
Answer: a) Leeds
The River Ouse flows through which major UK city?
a) York
b) London
c) Edinburgh
d) Glasgow
Answer: a) York
The River Tees flows through which major UK city?
a) Middlesbrough
b) Manchester
c) Liverpool
d) Newcastle
Answer: a) Middlesbrough
The River Mersey flows through which major UK city?
a) Liverpool
b) London
c) Glasgow
d) Newcastle
Answer: a) Liverpool
The River Tyne flows through which major UK city?
a) Newcastle
b) Manchester
c) Edinburgh
d) Cardiff
Answer: a) Newcastle
The River Severn flows through which major UK city?
a) Bristol
b) London
c) Birmingham
d) Newcastle
Answer: a) Bristol
The River Thames flows through which major UK city?
a) London
b) Manchester
c) Edinburgh
d) Birmingham
Answer: a) London
The River Tweed flows through which major UK city?
a) Edinburgh
b) London
c) Glasgow
d) Cardiff
Answer: a) Edinburgh
The River Wye flows through which major UK city?
a) Hereford
b) London
c) Manchester
d) Glasgow
Answer: a) Hereford
The River Great Ouse flows through which major UK city?
a) Bedford
b) London
c) Birmingham
d) Newcastle
Answer: a) Bedford
The River Trent flows through which major UK city?
a) Nottingham
b) London
c) Edinburgh
d) Cardiff
Answer: a) Nottingham
The River Nene flows through which major UK city?
a) Northampton
b) London
c) Glasgow
d) Newcastle
Answer: a) Northampton
The River Clyde flows through which major UK city?
a) Glasgow
b) London
c) Manchester
d) Cardiff
Answer: a) Glasgow