Where is the equator in relation to Barbados? Located at roughly 13° North of the equator and 59° West of the prime meridian, it is considered a part of the Lesser Antilles. Its closest island neighbours are Martinique, Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent & the Grenadines to the west. Is Barbados flat? Barbados is situated […]

How much protein is in a Yorkshire pudding? Nutrition Typical Values Per 100g One Yorkshire pudding (19g) Sugars 1.7g 0.3g Fibre 2.3g 0.4g Protein 8.7g 1.6g Salt 0.5g 0.1g Is Yorkshire pudding unhealthy? “All other elements like roast meat, stuffing, gravy and Yorkshire puddings are high in fat or have added saturated fat, particularly if […]

What created the Yorkshire Dales? The natural features of the Dales are the result of erosion by glacier ice. Weathering of limestone, shale, sandstone and millstone grit laid down about 300 million years ago has created the scenery that we see today. Are the Yorkshire Dales in England or Scotland? The Yorkshire Dales is an […]

Why did England want to create colonies? England was looking at the settlement of colonies as a way of fulfilling its desire to sell more goods and resources to other countries than it bought. At the same time, colonies could be markets for England’s manufactured goods. England knew that establishing colonies was an expensive and […]

What is the most common farm animal in UK? The total number of pigs in the UK is an estimated 4.7 million at 1 December 2017, an increase of 3.9% from December 2016. The main driver for the overall increase was the number of fattening pigs which rose by 4.4% (177 thousand animals) from December […]

What was the tallest building in 1500? From the 13th century until 1894, the world’s tallest building was always a church or cathedral. Old St Paul’s Cathedral with its spire was completed in the 13th century….Churches and cathedrals. Years tallest 1549–1569 Name St. Mary’s Church Location Stralsund Height 151 m (495 ft) What was the […]

What items could only be traded with Britain? England enumerated (listed) products that could only be sold to British merchants. Sugar, tobacco, cotton, indigo, rice, molasses, naval stores, furs and iron; were products on the list that were considered necessary to England’s wealth and power. Which was not a product the colonies were forbidden to […]

What was the ancient name for London? Londinium What London means? The name London is primarily a gender-neutral name of English origin that means From The Great River. When did London become London? With it being located along River Thames, London has been a central city since it was founded by the Romans two millennia […]

How much is UK above sea level? The UK ranks only 31st in Europe for its highest point. Despite the mountains of the north and west of Great Britain, the average height above sea level is only 75m** – and that is the height of the city of Shrewsbury in Shropshire or the town of […]

How high are the mountains around Kabul? The mountains of the Hindukush system diminish in height as they stretch westward: toward the middle, near Kabul, they extend from 4,500 to 6,000 meters; in the west, they attain heights of 3,500 to 4,000 meters. The average altitude of the Hindukush is 4,500 meters. Is Afghanistan high […]