Wales Quiz
Cymru
2. What’s the national flower of Wales?
Daffodil
3. Which south Wales town was formed by the amalgamation of Aberavon and Margam in 1921?
Port Talbot
4. Which famous dyke separates England from Wales?
Offa’s Dyke
5. Which place name in North Wales is named after a Welsh saint?
St Asaph
6. What did the Romans call Wales?
Cambria
7. Who is the patron Saint of Wales?
Saint David (Patron Saint of Doves)
- On which date is Feast Day of St.David, patron saint of Wales?
1st March
8. From which London train station do you catch a train to South Wales from?
Paddington
- What motorway runs from London to South Wales?
M4
9. Which village in Wales did a sliding slagheap engulf in 1966?
Aberfan
10. How old was Prince Charles when he was made Prince of Wales a) 18 b) 20 c) 21?
b) 20
11. What was the nickname of Edward Prince of Wales, son of Edward III?
The Black Prince
12. Which National Hunt racecourse is near to Wrexham in North Wales?
Bangor(-on-Dee)
13. Which industry is represented at the Llechwedd (say "Lek-wed") museum in Blaenau Ffestiniog (say "Bligh-now Fest-in-ee-og") north Wales ?
Slate (Mining)
14. What is the name of the Seaweed that is a national delicacy in Wales, where it is fried with bacon and eaten at breakfast?
Laver bread
15. What stretch of water divides Wales from Anglesey?
Menai Straits
16. Near which city will you find the Welsh Industrial Museum and the Museum of Welsh Life?
Cardiff
- What is the capital city of Wales?
Cardiff
17. Which channel replaces Channel 4 in Wales?
S4C
18. What is the name of the Italian style village in North Wales where the cult TV programme Prisoner was filmed?
Portmeirion
19. What is the title of the Welsh National anthem?
Land Of My Fathers
20. Which welsh ferry port can you catch a ferry to Rosslare from?
Fishguard
21. Do you pay a toll on the Severn bridge when you enter Wales, leave Wales, or both?
When you enter
22. What is the highest mountain in Wales?
Snowdon
23. What is the name of Wales’ first commercial radio station?
Swansea Sound
24. What moved from Tower Hill, London to Llantrisant in Wales in 1968?
The Royal Mint
25. Which Prime Minister from Wales initiated the Old Age pension?
David Lloyd George
26. Who through a punch after being splatted by an egg in Rhyl, North Wales in May 2001?
John Prescott
27. On the national flag of Wales, how many feet does the dragon have on the ground?
Three
28. Who was the only male monarch of the 20th century not to have been Prince of Wales?
George VI
29. Learner drivers in Britain have to display the letter L except in Wales when which other letter can be used?
D
30. Which English football league club play their home games on a pitch that theoretically has one corner flag situated in Wales?
Chester City
31. At which castle was Prince Charles made Prince of Wales?
Caernarfon
32. Which vegetable is the national emblem of Wales?
Leek
33. In Wales many places begin with Llan, what does Llan mean?
Church
34. In which city is the University of Wales situated?
Aberystwyth - often referred to as the unofficial capital of Mid Wales!
35. What are the names of the 3 national parks in Wales?
Snowdonia, Brecon Beacons & Pembrokeshire Coast
36. Which market town in Wales, 15 miles north-east of Brecon, is known as the "town of books", because of its proliferation of second-hand book shops?
Hay-on-Wye
37. Who was the first English Prince of Wales?
Edward II
38. Who lived in the top left-hand corner of Wales?
Ivor The Engine
39. What is the name of the most famous annual festival in Wales which originated in the 14th century and is held in August with competitions in music, poetry, arts and crafts?
Eisteddfod
40. On which TV show did Anne Robinson’s comments make her the most loathed women in Wales?
Room 101
Tiebreaker - What percent of the people of Wales speak Welsh today?
20% (Population approx 3 million)
