Q 01/05

What is the capital and largest city of Wales?

A) Wrexham

B) Cardiff

C) Newport

D) Swansea

Answer · why

B) Cardiff

Cardiff, a city since 1905 and the largest in Wales with around 360,000 people, is also home to the Principality Stadium.

Q 02/05

What is the Welsh-language name for Wales?

A) Kernow

B) Eire

C) Alba

D) Cymru

Answer · why

D) Cymru

Cymru derives from the Brythonic combrogi, 'fellow-countrymen'; the Welsh call themselves Cymry, while the English name Wales comes from an Old Englis...

Q 03/05

What is the highest mountain in Wales?

A) Aran Fawddwy

B) Cadair Idris

C) Pen y Fan

D) Snowdon

Answer · why

D) Snowdon

Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa), at 1,085 metres, is the highest peak in the British Isles outside the Scottish Highlands.

Q 04/05

Which mythical creature appears on the flag of Wales?

A) A golden lion

B) A green griffin

C) A white unicorn

D) A red dragon

Answer · why

D) A red dragon

The red dragon on a green-and-white field, the Tudor livery colours, was officially recognised as the national flag of Wales in 1959.

Q 05/05

Who is the patron saint of Wales?

A) George

B) Andrew

C) Patrick

D) David

Answer · why

D) David

Saint David (Dewi Sant), a 6th-century bishop who founded a monastery at what is now St Davids in Pembrokeshire, is commemorated on 1 March, his feast...