Lake District - Quiz
Lake District
  • 1. Which traditional dish from the Lake District is made with mutton and topped with potatoes?
A) Shepherd's Pie
B) Cumberland Pie
C) Mutton Stew
D) Tatie Pot
  • 2. What Protected Geographical Status dish is a spiced, unlinked pork sausage from the Lake District?
A) Lake District Pork Roll
B) Northern Spicy Sausage
C) Cumbrian Pork Banger
D) Traditional Cumberland Sausage
  • 3. Which Michelin Star restaurant is located just outside the World Heritage Site boundaries of the Lake District?
A) The Cottage in the Wood
B) L'Enclume
C) Old Stamp House
D) Lake Road Kitchen
  • 4. Who was the first to bring attention to the Lake District through a journal written in 1769?
A) Robert Southey
B) William Wordsworth
C) Thomas Gray
D) Samuel Taylor Coleridge
  • 5. Which poem by William Wordsworth was inspired by the sight of daffodils on Ullswater?
A) "The Prelude"
B) "Tintern Abbey"
C) "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud"
D) "Ode: Intimations of Immortality"
  • 6. Where are William Wordsworth and his wife buried?
A) Rydal Mount graveyard
B) Keswick churchyard
C) Ambleside cemetery
D) Grasmere churchyard
  • 7. Which Lake District resident was the Poet Laureate before Wordsworth?
A) Samuel Taylor Coleridge
B) Thomas de Quincey
C) John Wilson
D) Robert Southey
  • 8. Which author lived at Hill Top Farm and set many stories in the Lake District?
A) Beatrix Potter
B) Arthur Ransome
C) Norman Nicholson
D) Melvyn Bragg
  • 9. Which children's author lived in several areas of the Lake District and set five books there?
A) Norman Nicholson
B) Arthur Ransome
C) Beatrix Potter
D) Melvyn Bragg
  • 10. Which novelist lived at 'Brackenburn' overlooking Derwent Water?
A) Sir Hugh Walpole
B) Val McDermid
C) Martin Edwards
D) Reginald Hill
  • 11. Which book by Richard Adams is set in the Lake District and offers a view of its natural beauty?
A) The Wind in the Willows
B) Tarka the Otter
C) Watership Down
D) The Plague Dogs
  • 12. Which author has used the Lake District as a setting for his novel 'A Time to Dance'?
A) Melvyn Bragg
B) Ian McEwan
C) Ernest Hemingway
D) Jilly Cooper
  • 13. Which graphic novel by Bryan Talbot is set in the Lake District?
A) The Tale of One Bad Rat
B) V for Vendetta
C) Watchmen
D) Batman: The Killing Joke
  • 14. Which memoirist and nature writer published 'The Shepherd's Life' detailing life as a sheep farmer in the Lake District?
A) Norman Nicholson
B) James Rebanks
C) Hugh Walpole
D) Melvyn Bragg
  • 15. Which author wrote 'The Torrents of Spring', featuring the Lake District?
A) Ian McEwan
B) Ernest Hemingway
C) Reginald Hill
D) Jilly Cooper
  • 16. Which author set their romantic novel 'Prudence' in the Lake District?
A) Jilly Cooper
B) Ian McEwan
C) Ernest Hemingway
D) Val McDermid
  • 17. Which author set their novel 'Amsterdam', which won the Booker Prize, in the Lake District?
A) Melvyn Bragg
B) Jilly Cooper
C) Ian McEwan
D) Ernest Hemingway
  • 18. Which author is known for setting crime novels in the Lake District?
A) Reginald Hill
B) Ernest Hemingway
C) Jilly Cooper
D) Ian McEwan
  • 19. Which author set their mystery novel 'The Woman Died Thrice' in the Lake District?
A) Melvyn Bragg
B) Sophie Jackson (pen name Evelyn James)
C) Jilly Cooper
D) Ian McEwan
  • 20. Which lake in the Lake District is actually called 'Lake'?
A) Windermere
B) Coniston Water
C) Bassenthwaite Lake
D) Ullswater
  • 21. What are the common names for lakes in the Lake District other than 'Lake'?
A) Fens, swamps, and marshes
B) Meres, tarns, and waters
C) Bays, gulfs, and seas
D) Ponds, streams, and rivers
  • 22. Which term is the most common for naming lakes in the Lake District?
A) Mere
B) Water
C) Tarn
D) Lake
  • 23. What type of woodland is native to both Britain and Europe?
A) Pine woodlands
B) Birch woodlands
C) Oak woodlands
D) Fir woodlands
  • 24. Which animal is native to the Lake District and found only in a few other parts of England?
A) Fox
B) Grey squirrel
C) Red squirrel
D) Badger
  • 25. What type of vegetation thrives due to high rainfall in the Lake District?
A) Tropical plants
B) Desert shrubs
C) Cacti and succulents
D) Atlantic mosses, ferns, lichen, and liverworts
  • 26. What are the management practices used for woodlands in the Lake District?
A) Harvesting, composting, and mulching
B) Clear cutting, burning, and replanting
C) Coppicing, pollarding, natural growth, grazing and shelter provision
D) Fertilizing, irrigating, and pruning
  • 27. Which sea borders the Lake District?
A) North Sea
B) English Channel
C) Irish Sea
D) Baltic Sea
  • 28. What are the names of the estuaries included in the Lake District's coast?
A) Avon, Ouse, and Don
B) Esk, Irt, and Mite
C) Tyne, Wear, and Tees
D) Thames, Severn, and Trent
  • 29. Which nature reserves protect the dune systems in the Lake District?
A) Lake District National Park, Yorkshire Dales, and Snowdonia
B) New Forest, Exmoor, and Dartmoor
C) Drigg Dunes, Gullery, and Eskmeals Dunes
D) Hadrian's Wall, Northumberland Coast, and Solway Coast
  • 30. Which estuaries are part of the 'Lake District Peninsulas'?
A) Clyde, Forth, and Tay
B) Tamar, Camel, and Exe
C) Severn, Humber, and Mersey
D) Duddon, Leven, and Kent Estuary
  • 31. What type of deposits form extensive flats behind the Lake District coast?
A) Volcanic ash layers
B) River silt deposits
C) Glacial till deposits
D) Raised marine deposits
  • 32. Which peak marks the culmination of the Northern Fells?
A) Blencathra
B) Skiddaw
C) Grasmoor
D) Carrock Fell
  • 33. What is the highest point in the North Western Fells?
A) Grasmoor
B) Thornthwaite Forest
C) Dale Head
D) Robinson
  • 34. What is England's deepest lake located in the Western Fells?
A) Loweswater
B) Wastwater
C) Bassenthwaite Lake
D) Derwent Water
  • 35. Which peak is the highest point in the Eastern Fells?
A) Helvellyn
B) Seat Sandal
C) Red Screes
D) Fairfield
  • 36. What feature characterizes the central ridge of the Central Fells?
A) Craggy and steep
B) Rounded Skiddaw slate
C) Exceptionally boggy
D) Highly elevated
  • 37. Which pass is located at the southernmost point of the North Western Fells?
A) Keswick Pass
B) Honister Pass
C) Buttermere Pass
D) Lorton Vale
  • 38. What is the highest peak in the Far Eastern Fells?
A) Martindale Common
B) Shap Fell
C) High Street
D) Bampton Common
  • 39. Which area forms a long north-to-south ridge in the Eastern Fells?
A) Fairfield group
B) Helvellyn range
C) Kirkstone Pass
D) Red Screes
  • 40. Which peak is also known as Saddleback in the Northern Fells?
A) Skiddaw
B) Grasmoor
C) Blencathra
D) Carrock Fell
  • 41. Which fells are located between Borrowdale and Bassenthwaite Lake?
A) Western Fells
B) North Western Fells
C) Central Fells
D) Northern Fells
  • 42. What is the highest peak in the Western Fells?
A) Haystacks
B) Kirk Fell
C) Great Gable
D) Seatallan
  • 43. Which feature is a showpiece of the Western Fells?
A) Loweswater Fells
B) Great Gable
C) Pillar Rock
D) High Stile ridge
  • 44. What natural feature is located in the valley of Coledale?
A) Hills
B) Forests
C) Lakes
D) Ridges
  • 45. Which fells lie between Buttermere and Wasdale?
A) Western Fells
B) Northern Fells
C) Central Fells
D) Eastern Fells
  • 46. Which railway line skirts the eastern edge of the Lake District?
A) The Penrith to Cockermouth Railway
B) The Windermere Branch Line
C) The Cumbrian Coast Line
D) The West Coast Main Line
  • 47. What is the name of the railway line that penetrates from Kendal to Windermere?
A) West Coast Main Line
B) Windermere Branch Line
C) Cumbrian Coast Line
D) Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway
  • 48. Which railway line gives a connection to the Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway?
A) West Coast Main Line
B) Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway
C) The Cumbrian Coast Line
D) Windermere Branch Line
  • 49. Which railway line was closed west of Keswick in 1966?
A) Cumbrian Coast Line
B) The Penrith to Cockermouth Railway
C) Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway
D) Windermere Branch Line
  • 50. Which railway once served Broughton-in-Furness?
A) A former railway line, now closed to passengers in 1958
B) The Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway
C) The Cumbrian Coast Line
D) The Windermere Branch Line
  • 51. What is the name of the vehicle-carrying cable ferry across Windermere?
A) Derwent Water Ferry
B) The Windermere Ferry
C) Coniston Water Ferry
D) Ullswater Ferry
  • 52. What is another name for the Lake District?
A) Yorkshire Dales
B) Cairngorms
C) Lakeland
D) Peak District
  • 53. In which county is the Lake District located?
A) Westmorland
B) Lancashire
C) Cumbria
D) North Yorkshire
  • 54. What is the highest mountain in England, located in the Lake District?
A) Scafell Pike
B) Ben Nevis
C) Skiddaw
D) Helvellyn
  • 55. When was the Lake District National Park established?
A) 1974
B) 1965
C) 1951
D) 1947
  • 56. What year was the Lake District designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site?
A) 1989
B) 1995
C) 2006
D) 2017
  • 57. How many major lakes are there in the Lake District?
A) 20
B) 12
C) 10
D) 16
  • 58. How many tourist visitors did the Lake District receive in 2024?
A) 10 million
B) 17.73 million
C) 20 million
D) 15 million
  • 59. Which town is not located within the Lake District National Park?
A) Bowness-on-Windermere
B) Keswick
C) Carlisle
D) Ambleside
  • 60. Where is the visitor centre on Windermere located?
A) Grasmere
B) Ambleside
C) Keswick
D) Brockhole
  • 61. How many members does the Lake District National Park Authority have?
A) 30
B) 25
C) 15
D) 20
  • 62. Which of these towns is contiguous with Windermere?
A) Ambleside
B) Grasmere
C) Bowness-on-Windermere
D) Keswick
  • 63. What is the total area of the Lake District National Park?
A) 4,000 km²
B) 1,500 km²
C) 2,362 km² (912 square miles)
D) 3,000 km²
  • 64. Which of these settlements is not within the Lake District National Park?
A) Windermere
B) Barrow-in-Furness
C) Keswick
D) Ambleside
  • 65. Which trunk road flanks the Lake District to the east?
A) A6
B) A66
C) A5092
D) A590
  • 66. What major route connects the M6 to Barrow-in-Furness across the southern fringes of the Lake District?
A) A66
B) A5092
C) A6
D) A590
  • 67. Which road forms part of the park boundary from Calder Bridge to Holmrook?
A) A66
B) A595
C) A591
D) A5092
  • 68. Which road continues northwards from Windermere to Ullswater and Penrith?
A) A592
B) A593
C) A5084
D) A5074
  • 69. Which B road serves Lorton Vale and Buttermere?
A) B5292
B) B5322
C) B5343
D) B5289
  • 70. Which B road serves the valley of St John's in the Vale?
A) B5343
B) B5292
C) B5322
D) B5289
  • 71. Great Langdale is served by which B road?
A) B5292
B) B5289
C) B5343
D) B5322
  • 72. A minor road through which valley connects via Newlands Hause with the B5289 at Buttermere?
A) Great Langdale
B) St John's in the Vale
C) Lorton Vale
D) Newlands Valley
  • 73. Which valley is served by a cul-de-sac minor road?
A) Eskdale
B) Dunnerdale
C) Wasdale
D) Little Langdale
  • 74. What is the approximate percentage of land in the Lake District owned by the National Trust?
A) 3.9%
B) 55%
C) 8%
D) 25%
  • 75. Which organization owns 8% of the land in the Lake District?
A) United Utilities
B) Lake District National Park Authority
C) Forestry Commission
D) National Trust
  • 76. Which of the following is not a characteristic feature of valleys in the Lake District?
A) Flat ground at infilled heads
B) U-shaped cross-sections
C) V-shaped cross-sections
D) Long narrow lakes
  • 77. What type of land cover predominates lower down the fells in the Lake District?
A) Conifer plantations
B) Deciduous woodland
C) Moorland
D) Rocky terrain
  • 78. What type of valleys are primarily a result of glaciations in the Lake District?
A) U-shaped valleys
B) Radial valleys
C) Lateral valleys
D) V-shaped valleys
  • 79. What is the highest point in the southeastern area of the Lake District?
A) Grizedale Forest
B) Whitbarrow
C) Gummer's How
D) Top o' Selside
  • 80. Which wood is a site of special scientific interest in the southwestern Lake District?
A) Wastwater Screes
B) Glaramara Ridge
C) Grizedale Forest
D) Miterdale Head Wood
  • 81. Which town is located at the eastern edge of the southeastern area?
A) Barrow-in-Furness
B) Kendal
C) Lindale
D) Morecambe
  • 82. What type of geological feature is Gummer's How in the southeastern area?
A) A river valley
B) A mountain peak
C) A forest
D) A limestone cuesta
  • 83. Which geological feature is responsible for the Lake District being an upland massif?
A) Volcanic activity from Borrowdale Volcanic Group
B) Carboniferous Limestone deposits
C) A granite batholith beneath the area
D) Ordovician sedimentary rocks
  • 84. What is the age progression of rocks from northwest to southeast in the Lake District?
A) The rocks remain the same age
B) The rocks become older
C) Generally, the rocks become younger
D) There is no clear age progression
  • 85. Where is the wettest inhabited place in England located?
A) Seathwaite, Borrowdale
B) Windermere
C) Keswick
D) Penrith
  • 86. Which location records over 5,000 mm of rain per year?
A) Keswick
B) Windermere
C) Sprinkling Tarn
D) Penrith
  • 87. How many days per year does Helvellyn experience significant snowfall on average?
A) 67 days
B) 145 days
C) 20 days
D) 200 days
  • 88. What is the average number of completely dry days in the Lake District valleys?
A) 200 days
B) 20 days
C) 145 days
D) 67 days
  • 89. What type of climate does the Lake District have?
A) Desert climate
B) Tropical climate
C) Maritime climate
D) Continental climate
  • 90. Which bird species nested in the Lake District for the first time in over 150 years during 2001?
A) Ospreys
B) Golden eagles
C) Peregrines
D) Red kites
  • 91. How many chicks have fledged in the Lake District since 2001 due to osprey recolonisation?
A) 30
B) 10
C) 15
D) 23
  • 92. What is the population of red kites in Cumbria as of 2012?
A) Exactly 100
B) Less than 50
C) Approximately 90
D) Over 200
  • 93. What year was the new fisheries byelaw introduced to protect rare fish species in the Lake District?
A) 2002
B) 1998
C) 2005
D) 2010
  • 94. Which non-native fish is known to eat vendace eggs, posing a threat to their population?
A) Pike
B) Ruffe
C) Perch
D) Roach
  • 95. What is the annual precipitation exceeding in central areas of the Lake District, affecting lichen growth?
A) 2500mm
B) 3000mm
C) 4000mm
D) 5000mm
  • 96. What is a distinctive feature of the montane lichen flora in the Lake District?
A) Over 55 species recorded from high-level areas.
B) Absence of base-rich rock.
C) Lack of rare species.
D) It is more diverse than the Scottish Highlands.
  • 97. Which species was first discovered in Langdale in 1889?
A) Common raven
B) Dipper
C) Umbilicaria crustulosa
D) Peregrine falcon
  • 98. Which breed of sheep is most closely associated with the Lake District?
A) Jacob
B) Dorset
C) Herdwick
D) Ryeland
  • 99. What was one of the earliest industries in the Lake District?
A) Silk weaving.
B) Fishing.
C) Stone axe production.
D) Copper mining.
  • 100. Which mineral's local mining led to the development of the pencil industry in Keswick?
A) Copper
B) Baryte
C) Slate
D) Graphite
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