Q 01/05

The Lake District lies in which English county?

A) Northumberland

B) Cumbria

C) Lancashire

D) North Yorkshire

Answer · why

B) Cumbria

It is a mountainous region and national park in North West England, famed for its lakes, fells and literary associations.

Q 02/05

What is the highest mountain in England, found in the Lake District?

A) Skiddaw

B) Scafell Pike

C) Great Gable

D) Blencathra

Answer · why

B) Scafell Pike

It sits in a caldera left by ancient pyroclastic eruptions, and its summit plateau is fringed by crags on every side.

Q 03/05

How high is England's highest mountain?

A) 850 m

B) 902 m

C) 950 m

D) 978 m

Answer · why

D) 978 m

Until the early 1800s nobody knew it was England's highest; the Ordnance Survey first labelled it simply 'Sca-Fell Higher Top'.

Q 04/05

Which is the longest and largest lake in England?

A) Ullswater

B) Windermere

C) Coniston Water

D) Derwentwater

Answer · why

B) Windermere

It runs about 11 miles from Waterhead to Newby Bridge, holds 18 islands and has been a tourist magnet since the railway arrived in 1847.

Q 05/05

Which is the deepest lake in England, at 79 metres?

A) Windermere

B) Wast Water

C) Ullswater

D) Haweswater

Answer · why

B) Wast Water

Its famous screes tumble into the water below Illgill Head, and its head is ringed by Great Gable, Lingmell and England's highest peak.