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Discerningly Versed - Effective Iterative Learning Quiz Questions - Cumbria Areas I
Discerningly Versed - Effective Iterative Learning


The victorian steam powered Gondola operates on which Cumbrian Lake ?

 

Ullswater
Coniston
Windermere
Ennerdale

 Which area made the first graphite pencils and today is home to the Pencil Museum ?

 

Kendal
Keswick
Carlisle
Whitehaven
Which poet born in Cockermouth in 1770 is most associated with Cumbria ?

 

Robert Browning
Alfred Tennyson
John Keats
William Wordsworth

 Now National Trust, John Ruskins Lake District home by Lake Coniston is

 

Dalemain
Brantwood
Holker Hall
Muncaster Castle
One of the wettest inhabited places in the UK with over 3300mm of rain per year is

 

Shap
Penrith
Seathwaite
Barrow in Furness

 Shap Summit on the M6 is how high above sea level ?

 

317 metres
617 metres
117 metres
917 metres
A traditional Georgian Country house found between Penrith & Ullswater featured on TV and film is

 

Dalemain
Brantwood
Holker Hall
Muncaster Castle

 Which area of Cumbria is known for its Mint Cake which is still made there today ?

 

Keswick
Carlisle
Kendal
Penrith
Which country house near Ravenglass has been home to the Pennington family for over 800 years ?

 

Dalemain
Brantwood
Holker Hall
Muncaster Castle

 Many of the mountains and valleys in Cumbria have largely been shaped by

 

Rain Erosion
Volcanic Activity
River Erosion
Glaciers


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