Fun and Games

Ordnance Survey Quiz 2020

We've come up with this all new quiz, with some challenging questions on British places, places in the news in 2020, and some map reading skills. How many can you get?

The Great British Campout Virtual Festival

The Great British Outdoor Quiz, bought to you in support of The Great British Campout Virtual Festival, to raise funds for NHS Charities Together. If you missed the live quiz, you can still give it a go here.

Great British Outdoor Quiz

Test your outdoor knowledge with The Great British Outdoor Quiz, in collaboration with Go Outdoors and Blacks. Set up a virtual campfire with a mug of hot chocolate and watch the sun go down. Whether you set up camp indoors or out, it’s time to get cosy and test your outdoor knowledge.

Ordnance Survey Mappy Music Quiz

How well do you know Britain's most iconic artists and bands, geographical song lyrics or historic venues? Britain has music heritage everywhere you turn – test your knowledge of the places where Britain’s world-class music scene has been born and nurtured.

Step up to the challenge

On Thursday 9 April, hundreds of you bought the mountains into your homes. We teamed up with Olympic athlete, Iwan Thomas and over 50 outdoor brands to set a new record for the most people stepping at once.

Trig pillar artist?

Love art? Love trig pillars? We have just the activity for you! The task is simple: download our trig pillar template, get creative with your designs, share them with us using the hashtag #mytrigpillar and we will share our favourites!

Ordnance Survey Advanced Map Reading Quiz

We've created a tough map reading quiz to test your skills. See if you can get 100% without looking at a map legend!

Free maps to colour in

Looking for something stress-busting? These maps for colouring in are available as a free PDF download to print at home or use on a digital device app such as Procreate or Photoshop.

OS map puzzles to challenge your skills

Looking for something to challenge yourself? These puzzles, taken from the two OS Puzzle books, will test your map reading skills!

Ordnance Survey Quiz

No prizes, just challenges! See if you can answer all the questions in our Quiz. Don't forget to share your score at the end, and challenge your friends.