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Quiz about Coniston Town Water and Fells
Quiz about Coniston Town Water and Fells

Coniston - Town, Water and Fells Quiz

Coniston is a small town in the Lake District. It also lends its name to a large body of water to the east of the town and the surrounding fells to the west. This quiz covers all these aspects.

A multiple-choice quiz by paper_aero. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
paper_aero
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
283,618
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
5 / 10
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Question 1 of 10
1. There are two youth hostels in the vicinity of Coniston, one is Holly Hock, a quarter of a mile from the town. The other is about a mile away, up the valley of Church Beck. This hostel (and the valley) takes its name from the substance which was mined in the hills around it. What is it called?
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Question 2 of 10
2. Which river flows out of Coniston Water? Hint


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Question 3 of 10
3. Like many of the larger lakes in the Lake District, Coniston Water contains a number of small islands. Which of the following is one of those found in Coniston Water?
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Question 4 of 10
4. On the southern shores of Coniston Water is a place called High Nibthwaite. Which children's author is famous for spending childhood holidays there? Hint


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Question 5 of 10
5. The 'Old Man of Coniston' towers over the town at 803 meters high. Which of the following nearby peaks is almost as high? Hint


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Question 6 of 10
6. In the churchyard at Coniston, as well as the graves of John Ruskin and Donald Campbell lies the grave of Corporal James Hewitson. In front of his tombstone, slate is laid out in a representation of which medal? Hint


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Question 7 of 10
7. The eastern shores of Coniston Water contain yet more hills and a forest park. What is the name of this forest? Hint


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Question 8 of 10
8. The direct route from the 'Old Man of Coniston' to Dow Crag would require, as Alfred Wainwright put it, "An expert rock climber who is also a good swimmer.", which body of water lies on the direct route? Hint


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Question 9 of 10
9. Alfred Wainwright, in his famous pictorial guides, took the Walna Scar Road as an arbitrary southern boundary of the fells he described. This excludes some hills that are still worth climbing. Which of the following hills does not lie to the south of the Walna Scar Road? Hint


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Question 10 of 10
10. Outside the Ruskin Museum in Coniston sits the remains of an aircraft engine, a reminder of a tragic day in October 1944 when a Halifax bomber flew into a hill in the Coniston fells resulting in the deaths of all eight crewmen. Which hilltop did the plane hit? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. There are two youth hostels in the vicinity of Coniston, one is Holly Hock, a quarter of a mile from the town. The other is about a mile away, up the valley of Church Beck. This hostel (and the valley) takes its name from the substance which was mined in the hills around it. What is it called?

Answer: Coppermines Youth Hostel

 Copper has been mined in this area since Roman times. The mine shafts are known to have been sunk 1,000 feet below the surface but are now flooded and the wooden platforms rotten. Exploration of them is not recommended in any way, shape or form for those who wish to remain in the land of the living.
2. Which river flows out of Coniston Water?

Answer: River Crake

 The River Crake flows from the south end of Coniston Water until it joins the River Leven. The River Leven drains Lake Windermere. The River Eamont is the outflow from Ullswater which feeds into the River Eden. The River Greta is tributary of the River Derwent, the outflow of Derwentwater.
3. Like many of the larger lakes in the Lake District, Coniston Water contains a number of small islands. Which of the following is one of those found in Coniston Water?

Answer: Peel Island

 Peel Island in the southern half of the lake. There is a Norfolk Island is in the southern part of Ullswater, close to Silver Point. Rampsholme Island is found in Derwentwater and Belle Island is the largest island in the largest lake, Windermere.
4. On the southern shores of Coniston Water is a place called High Nibthwaite. Which children's author is famous for spending childhood holidays there?

Answer: Arthur Ransome

 Arthur Ransome based the geography of his "Swallows and Amazons" stories on places around Coniston Water and Windermere. Boat tours on Coniston Water which have the theme of "Swallows and Amazons" are very popular during the tourist season.
5. The 'Old Man of Coniston' towers over the town at 803 meters high. Which of the following nearby peaks is almost as high?

Answer: Swirl How

 All four listed peaks are found in the fells to the west of Coniston. Swirl How is officially 802m high although there are rumours that resurveying has found it to be 804m. For the record Brim Fell is 796m, Wetherlam 762m and Dow Crag 778m. In English those heights are 2633 ft (Old Man), 2630 ft (Swirl How), 2,502 ft (Wetherlam) and 2555 ft (Dow Crag).
The "Old Man of Coniston" is riddled with mine shafts, all very dangerous to explore.
6. In the churchyard at Coniston, as well as the graves of John Ruskin and Donald Campbell lies the grave of Corporal James Hewitson. In front of his tombstone, slate is laid out in a representation of which medal?

Answer: Victoria Cross

 He won his VC at Givenchy on 26th April 1918 whilst a lance corporal with the King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment.
7. The eastern shores of Coniston Water contain yet more hills and a forest park. What is the name of this forest?

Answer: Grizedale

 Grizedale forest park is managed by the forestry commission (as indeed are the others listed). It has excellent views from Carron Crag over Coniston Water towards Coniston fells and to the South as far as Morecombe Bay. It consists of 6,000 acres, (the Forestry Commission website claims 2,447 hectares), of woodland including cycling and walking routes.
8. The direct route from the 'Old Man of Coniston' to Dow Crag would require, as Alfred Wainwright put it, "An expert rock climber who is also a good swimmer.", which body of water lies on the direct route?

Answer: Goat's Water

 The more sensible route lies walking around the ridge via Goat's Hawse. Beyond Dow Crag the ridge continues to Buck Pike and Brown Pike. Then a clear path descends to the highest point of the Walna Scar Road.
9. Alfred Wainwright, in his famous pictorial guides, took the Walna Scar Road as an arbitrary southern boundary of the fells he described. This excludes some hills that are still worth climbing. Which of the following hills does not lie to the south of the Walna Scar Road?

Answer: Wrynose Fell

 Wrynose Fell lies within the Langdale Fells further north. The other three hills may be climbed from the saddle of the Walna Scar Road. Walna Scar itself is the said to be the highest hill not listed in the famous guides by Alfred Wainwright. White Maiden and White Pike are considered subsidiary peaks of Walna Scar.
10. Outside the Ruskin Museum in Coniston sits the remains of an aircraft engine, a reminder of a tragic day in October 1944 when a Halifax bomber flew into a hill in the Coniston fells resulting in the deaths of all eight crewmen. Which hilltop did the plane hit?

Answer: Great Carrs

 Great Carrs is the northernmost of the Coniston fells. The Halifax crashed on a navigation training exercise in poor visibility, a memorial cairn to the crewmen who died has been constructed using some of the wreckage.
Source: Author paper_aero

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