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Quiz about The English CoastlineAnd Your Point Is

The English Coastline-And Your Point Is? Quiz

Ten questions about the names of well-known English coastal headlands, most of which I've visited while bird-watching. I'll give you the location, you choose the right name.

A multiple-choice quiz by Mutchisman. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
Mutchisman

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
251,556

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. This is surely the most famous English headland of all; it is situated in the far south-west of Cornwall. Hint

Land's End

Howard's End

World's End

John O' Groats

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Question 2 of 10

2. This headland is off the south coast of Cornwall; can you spot the 'real deal' from my fakes? Hint

Snake Point

Lizard Point

Crocodile Point

Turtle Point

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Question 3 of 10

3. A large headland juts out into the English Channel adjacent to Weymouth in Dorset. The tip of this headland is known as what? Hint

Portland Bill

Portland Bob

Portland Dave

Portland Tom

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Question 4 of 10

4. In Sussex there is a long stretch of chalk cliffs. the most famous point along this part of the coast is called what? Hint

Chalky Head

Beachy Head

Sandy Head

Onyor Head

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Question 5 of 10

5. The headland of Dungeness is in which English county? Hint

Wiltshire

Norfolk

Kent

Rutland

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Question 6 of 10

6. This strange-sounding location lies in east Essex; which of these is the correct name? Hint

Simpson on the Bere

Brady on the Bunch

Fonzie on the Pull

Walton on the Naze

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Question 7 of 10

7. In a remote part of Lincolnshire there is a headland with a Mediterranean-sounding name. Which of these is correct? Hint

Ibiza Point

Malta Point

Corsica Point

Gibraltar Point

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Question 8 of 10

8. To the east of Kingston upon Hull on the northern side of the Humber Estuary is a long shingle and sand spit of land. Do you know what it is called? Hint

Spurn Shoulder

Spurn Head

Spurn Toe

Spurn Myoffa

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Question 9 of 10

9. On the Wirral peninsula in Merseyside is a town built around the north-western headland. Which town is it? Hint

Hoymere

Hoyloch

Hoypond

Hoylake

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Question 10 of 10

10. On the coast of Cumbria there is a marvellous headland cliff that teems with bird life, especially at nesting time. Which of these is the real name? Hint

St Bees Head

St Ants Head

St Wasps Head

St Termites Head

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. This is surely the most famous English headland of all; it is situated in the far south-west of Cornwall.

Answer: Land's End

Visited by thousands of tourists every year, Land's End is the most westerly point of the British mainland. John O'Groats is in the far north of Scotland, the two points are the furthest apart of any two places on mainland Britain, about 870 miles by road.

2. This headland is off the south coast of Cornwall; can you spot the 'real deal' from my fakes?

Answer: Lizard Point

Land's End may be the furthest west but Lizard Point is the most southerly point on the British mainland. The rather curious name is derived from the old Cornish language: lis-ardh meaning fortress.

3. A large headland juts out into the English Channel adjacent to Weymouth in Dorset. The tip of this headland is known as what?

Answer: Portland Bill

The name Portland Bill refers only to the extreme tip of the headland. The main body of the headland is usually called The Isle of Portland although it is not actually an island. The strong currents and dangerous rocks around Portland Bill made the building of a lighthouse essential. There is also a bird observatory there, as this place is often the first landfall for migrant species.

4. In Sussex there is a long stretch of chalk cliffs. the most famous point along this part of the coast is called what?

Answer: Beachy Head

At its highest point, Beachy Head rises 530 feet above the sea below making it the highest chalk cliff in Britain. Although it is a beautiful spot, Beachy Head has an unenviable reputation of being a 'popular' destination for suicide attempts!

5. The headland of Dungeness is in which English county?

Answer: Kent

Behind Dungeness is a nuclear power plant surrounded by marshland.
Many hundreds of 'twitchers' visit Dungeness every year as the site often turns up rare species of birds. Rutland and Wiltshire are both inland counties with no coastline.

6. This strange-sounding location lies in east Essex; which of these is the correct name?

Answer: Walton on the Naze

Walton on the Naze is a headland to the north of Frinton-on-Sea. There is a bird reserve there which in winter time contains many thousands of wild fowl.

The other three locations are fictitious.

7. In a remote part of Lincolnshire there is a headland with a Mediterranean-sounding name. Which of these is correct?

Answer: Gibraltar Point

Gibraltar Point might sound nice and warm; but when the snow is coming at you sideways, driven by a force eight off the North Sea, it feels like the coldest place in the world! It lies between Skegness ("It's So Bracing!") and Boston.

8. To the east of Kingston upon Hull on the northern side of the Humber Estuary is a long shingle and sand spit of land. Do you know what it is called?

Answer: Spurn Head

Spurn Head, (also called Spurn Point) snakes its way some three miles out into the North Sea. It is comprised of shingle and sand brought there by tidal currents.

9. On the Wirral peninsula in Merseyside is a town built around the north-western headland. Which town is it?

Answer: Hoylake

The Wirral lies between the estuaries of the Mersey and the Dee. It is the first, or last, headland in England in this region as across the Dee estuary lies Wales. Other towns on the Wirral include Heswall, Wallesey and Birkenhead.

10. On the coast of Cumbria there is a marvellous headland cliff that teems with bird life, especially at nesting time. Which of these is the real name?

Answer: St Bees Head

The RSPB have a splendid reserve at St Bees Head, where you can watch various species at their nest sites including kittiwake, fulmar and razorbill.
St Bees is named after a seventh century Irish born saint, Bega, who settled in the area after fleeing from slavery.

Source: Author Mutchisman

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