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The English Lakes Trivia Quiz

A brief tour of the English Lake District

A multiple-choice quiz by jellybean668. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
jellybean668

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
201,658

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
504

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Question 1 of 10

1. What is the name of the longest ridge in the Lake District? Hint

High Stile

High Street

High Raise

High Seat

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Question 2 of 10

2. Haweswater is a man-made reservoir in the north of the Lakes. Which town was flooded to produce it? Hint

Scandale

Bannerdale

Greendale

Mardale

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which of these Lakeland valleys is the most inaccessable by road? Hint

Ennerdale

Great Langdale

Wasdale

Little Langdale

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which of the following mountains is not a member of the Helvellyn range? Hint

Dodd

Watsons Dodd

Stybarrow Dodd

Great Dodd

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which group of mountains is made up of the famous Skiddaw slates? Hint

Skiddaw, Great Gable, Pen

Yoke, Skiddaw, Froswick

Walla Crag, Pavey Ark, Skiddaw

Grasmoor, Blencathra, Skiddaw

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which of the following is not a Lakeland pass? Hint

Kirkstone

Honister

Broadstone

Hardknott

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which of the following mountains is the tallest? Hint

Great Gable

Coniston Old Man

Nethermost Pike

Bowfell

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Question 8 of 10

8. The Jennings brewery is located in the Lake District but in which town? Hint

Cockermouth

Threlkeld

Keswick

Coniston

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which of the following is not a Lake District lake? Hint

Devoke Water

Grisedale Water

Esthwaite Water

Hayeswater

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Question 10 of 10

10. According to OS maps, what is the height (in feet) of Skiddaw? Hint

3054 ft

3116 ft

3045 ft

3118 ft

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is the name of the longest ridge in the Lake District?

Answer: High Street

The High Street ridge stretches 16 miles from Troutbeck in the south to Pooley Bridge in the north. During Roman times messengers travelling between Ravenglass and Penrith used the ridge to avoid the bears in the valleys.

2. Haweswater is a man-made reservoir in the north of the Lakes. Which town was flooded to produce it?

Answer: Mardale

Haweswater is in the north east of the lakes. On foggy eerie days it is rumoured that the old church bell can still be heard.

3. Which of these Lakeland valleys is the most inaccessable by road?

Answer: Ennerdale

Ennerdale is served by one solitary narrow road. Some magnificent mountains dominate the head of the Ennerdale valley including Pillar and Great Gable. The famous Black Sails youth hostel is also in Ennerdale

4. Which of the following mountains is not a member of the Helvellyn range?

Answer: Dodd

Dodd is a small outlier of the Skiddaw group north of Keswick.

5. Which group of mountains is made up of the famous Skiddaw slates?

Answer: Grasmoor, Blencathra, Skiddaw

Skiddaw, Blencathra and Grasmoor are all classic Skiddaw slate mountains. All of the others are made from Borrowdale Volcanic rock.

6. Which of the following is not a Lakeland pass?

Answer: Broadstone

Honister pass links Borrowdale with Buttermere; Hardknott links Eskdale and Langdale and the Kirkstone pass links Ullswater and Brothers water with Windermere in the south. Kirkstone pass is also the highest road in England.

7. Which of the following mountains is the tallest?

Answer: Bowfell

Bowfell dominates the head of the Great Langdale valley and can be seen from as far away as lake Windermere.

8. The Jennings brewery is located in the Lake District but in which town?

Answer: Cockermouth

Jennings pubs are located all over the Lakes but interestingly there are no Jennings pubs in Ambleside.

9. Which of the following is not a Lake District lake?

Answer: Grisedale Water

There is no Grisedale water despite there being a Grisedale Pike, a Grisedale tarn and a Grizedale forest. Devoke Water is a tiny lake near Wast Water. Esthwaite water is between Coniston and Windermere. Hayeswater is one of the many lakes to be seen when walking the High Street ridge.

10. According to OS maps, what is the height (in feet) of Skiddaw?

Answer: 3054 ft

Skiddaw is Lakeland's and England's fourth highest mountain. Scafell Pike is tallest followed by its neighbour Scafell. Helvellyn is the third highest at 3116 ft(or 3118 ft depending who you ask!). During the 17th century it was believed that Skiddaw was in fact the tallest mountain in England.

Source: Author jellybean668

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