Daily challenge · 11 October 2026
UK general knowledge
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Question 1
What is Britain’s only native venomous snake?
- A Grass snake
- B Adder
- C Smooth snake
- D Slow worm
The adder is Britain’s only native venomous snake.
Question 2
Who designed the K2 red telephone box?
- A Norman Foster
- B Terence Conran
- C Giles Gilbert Scott
- D Charles Rennie Mackintosh
Architect Giles Gilbert Scott designed the K2 telephone kiosk.
Question 3
Which scientist formulated the three laws of motion?
- A Michael Faraday
- B Isaac Newton
- C James Clerk Maxwell
- D Charles Darwin
Isaac Newton set out his laws of motion in his 1687 work *Principia Mathematica*.
Question 4
What is Harris Tweed traditionally made from?
- A Linen
- B Silk
- C Cotton
- D Wool
Harris Tweed is made from wool.
Question 5
Which cheese takes its name from a village in Somerset?
- A Cheddar
- B Red Leicester
- C Wensleydale
- D Stilton
Cheddar cheese takes its name from the Somerset village of Cheddar.
Question 6
Which London Underground line is the oldest?
- A Central line
- B District line
- C Metropolitan line
- D Northern line
The Metropolitan Railway, now part of the Metropolitan line, opened in 1863.
Question 7
Scafell Pike is in which national park?
- A Peak District
- B Lake District
- C Yorkshire Dales
- D Northumberland
Scafell Pike, England’s highest mountain, is in the Lake District National Park.
Question 8
Which English king was defeated at the Battle of Hastings in 1066?
- A Edward the Confessor
- B Harold II
- C William II
- D Henry I
Harold II was defeated by William, Duke of Normandy, at Hastings.
Question 9
Who wrote *Treasure Island*?
- A Arthur Conan Doyle
- B R. M. Ballantyne
- C Robert Louis Stevenson
- D J. M. Barrie
Robert Louis Stevenson wrote *Treasure Island*, first published as a book in 1883.
Final question
In what year did the Acts of Union between Great Britain and Ireland take effect?
- A 1707
- B 1801
- C 1800
- D 1922
The Acts of Union took effect on 1 January 1801, creating the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.