1. What is the highest mountain in Great Britain? 2. What is another name for Northern Ireland? 3. What was Christopher Wren? 4. Who was the first English king? 5. Had Peter the Great ever been in London? 6. What part of Great Britain has two languages? 7. What happened in London in 1666? 8. Who is the most famous Scottish poet of the 18th century? 9. What sport was born in England? 10. What are the most popular sports brands?

Ben Nevis in the Scottish Highlands — 1,345 m (4,413 ft) above sea level — is the highest mountain in Great Britain.

Another common name is Ulster. Strictly speaking, Ulster is a historic province of nine counties, while Northern Ireland comprises six of those, but in everyday usage “Ulster” often refers to Northern Ireland.

Christopher Wren was foremost an architect—the leading figure of England’s post-Great-Fire rebuilding (e.g., St Paul’s Cathedral). He was also a noted scientist and astronomer, a founding member of the Royal Society.

The first ruler generally regarded as King of all England is Æthelstan (reigned 924–939), who unified various Anglo-Saxon and Viking territories. (Earlier kings like Egbert were “King of the Anglo-Saxons” but did not control the whole realm continuously.)

Yes. Peter the Great visited England in 1698, spending time in London and the Royal Dockyards (notably at Deptford) to study shipbuilding and modern administration.

Wales, where both Welsh (Cymraeg) and English are living, official languages. (Scotland also has Scottish Gaelic alongside English, but Welsh is far more widely used in daily life.)

In 1666 London suffered the Great Fire of London, which began in a bakery on Pudding Lane and devastated much of the medieval City, leading to large-scale rebuilding.

Robert Burns (1759–1796), Scotland’s national bard, is the most famous Scottish poet of the 18th century.

Cricket was born and first developed in England, with codified laws emerging there; several other modern sports (football/soccer, rugby, boxing, tennis) were also codified in England, but cricket’s origins are distinctly English.

Globally popular sportswear brands include Nike and Adidas at the top, followed by Puma, Under Armour, Reebok, and New Balance—the exact ranking varies by region and year, but these consistently dominate sales and visibility.