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Midweek quiz: Britain from above Midweek quiz: Britain from above
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Think you know Britain? Pretty good at geography? A new BBC One programme on Sunday, Britain From Above, offers a new perspective.Using birds-eye photographs taken for the programme, the Magazine tests your knowledge of the country from above.Think you know Britain? Pretty good at geography? A new BBC One programme on Sunday, Britain From Above, offers a new perspective.Using birds-eye photographs taken for the programme, the Magazine tests your knowledge of the country from above.
1.) Multiple Choice Question1.) Multiple Choice Question
It could be a scene from an exotic island. And it is. Where in the UK is this?It could be a scene from an exotic island. And it is. Where in the UK is this?
  1. Cumbria
  2. Scilly Isles
  3. East Yorkshire
  1. Cumbria
  2. Scilly Isles
  3. East Yorkshire
2.) Multiple Choice Question2.) Multiple Choice Question
Recognise this shopping centre?Recognise this shopping centre?
  1. Bluewater in Kent
  2. Meadowhall in Sheffield
  3. Metro in Gateshead
  1. Bluewater in Kent
  2. Meadowhall in Sheffield
  3. Metro in Gateshead
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Bluewater is one of the biggest shopping centres in the UK. On average each shopper walks 2.25 miles in a visit.Click NEXT to continue.Bluewater is one of the biggest shopping centres in the UK. On average each shopper walks 2.25 miles in a visit.Click NEXT to continue.
3.) Multiple Choice Question3.) Multiple Choice Question
Every day, traffic reports are made from the skies. How long will the average road user spend stuck in traffic jams, in his or her lifetime?Every day, traffic reports are made from the skies. How long will the average road user spend stuck in traffic jams, in his or her lifetime?
  1. Two months
  2. Six months
  3. Ten months
  1. Two months
  2. Six months
  3. Ten months
4.) Multiple Choice Question4.) Multiple Choice Question
Which motorway junction is this?Which motorway junction is this?
  1. Junction of M5 and M6
  2. London orbital M25
  3. M73 in Lanarkshire
  1. Junction of M5 and M6
  2. London orbital M25
  3. M73 in Lanarkshire
5.) Multiple Choice Question5.) Multiple Choice Question
Which musical festival is this?Which musical festival is this?
  1. Womad
  2. Isle of Wight
  3. Glastonbury
  1. Womad
  2. Isle of Wight
  3. Glastonbury
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Glastonbury is the biggest music festival in the UK and its scale is best appreciated fully from above.It attracts about 175,000 people, making it as populous as Sunderland. Click NEXT to continue.Glastonbury is the biggest music festival in the UK and its scale is best appreciated fully from above.It attracts about 175,000 people, making it as populous as Sunderland. Click NEXT to continue.
6.) Multiple Choice Question6.) Multiple Choice Question
There's a football ground, a busy road interchange and lots of water. Which city is this?There's a football ground, a busy road interchange and lots of water. Which city is this?
  1. Manchester
  2. Cardiff
  3. Leeds
  1. Manchester
  2. Cardiff
  3. Leeds
7.) Multiple Choice Question7.) Multiple Choice Question
This beautiful turquoise lake looks like a picture postcard from the Whitsunday Islands. Where in the UK is it?This beautiful turquoise lake looks like a picture postcard from the Whitsunday Islands. Where in the UK is it?
  1. Scilly Isles
  2. Derbyshire
  3. Cumbria
  1. Scilly Isles
  2. Derbyshire
  3. Cumbria
8.) Multiple Choice Question8.) Multiple Choice Question
How many square miles of UK countryside are used only for landfill?How many square miles of UK countryside are used only for landfill?
  1. 13
  2. 61
  3. 109
  1. 13
  2. 61
  3. 109
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This is Mucking Marshes, near Tilbury in Essex.The former gravel quarry covers hundreds of acres and is one of the largest landfills in Western Europe. It services the London area.Click NEXT to continue.This is Mucking Marshes, near Tilbury in Essex.The former gravel quarry covers hundreds of acres and is one of the largest landfills in Western Europe. It services the London area.Click NEXT to continue.
9.) Multiple Choice Question9.) Multiple Choice Question
What is this?What is this?
  1. Sewage works
  2. Salt production unit
  3. Chemical works
  1. Sewage works
  2. Salt production unit
  3. Chemical works
10.) Multiple Choice Question10.) Multiple Choice Question
Which viaduct is this?Which viaduct is this?
  1. Leaderfoot, Berwickshire
  2. Ribblehead, Cumbria
  3. Breydon, Norfolk
  1. Leaderfoot, Scottish Borders
  2. Ribblehead, North Yorkshire
  3. Breydon, Norfolk
AnswersAnswers
  1. It's the Solway coast in Cumbria.
  2. It's the Meadowhall. Click NEXT to see an aerial photo of Bluewater.
  3. It's six months. That's a lot of sitting.
  4. It's the M5 and M6 junction near Birmingham.
  5. It's Glastonbury. Click NEXT to see the full picture.
  6. It's Manchester. The football stadium on the left is Old Trafford.
  7. It's near Buxton in Derbyshire.
  8. It's 109. Click on NEXT to see the full picture.
  9. It's the largest sewage works in Europe, in Beckton, east London.
  10. It's the disused Leaderfoot railway viaduct, Scottish borders.
  1. It's the Solway coast in Cumbria.
  2. It's the Meadowhall. Click NEXT to see an aerial photo of Bluewater.
  3. It's six months. That's a lot of sitting.
  4. It's the M5 and M6 junction near Birmingham.
  5. It's Glastonbury. Click NEXT to see the full picture.
  6. It's Manchester. The football stadium on the left is Old Trafford.
  7. It's near Buxton in Derbyshire.
  8. It's 109. Click on NEXT to see the full picture.
  9. It's the largest sewage works in Europe, in Beckton, east London.
  10. It's the disused Leaderfoot railway viaduct, Scottish Borders.
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