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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 ?

 

Windermere
Ennerdale
Coniston
Ullswater

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

 

Holker Hall
Muncaster Castle
Brantwood
Dalemain
Which country house near Ravenglass has been home to the Pennington family for over 800 years ?

 

Holker Hall
Muncaster Castle
Brantwood
Dalemain

 Which poet born in Cockermouth in 1770 is most associated with Cumbria ?

 

John Keats
William Wordsworth
Alfred Tennyson
Robert Browning
Shap Summit on the M6 is how high above sea level ?

 

117 metres
917 metres
617 metres
317 metres

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

 

Carlisle
Whitehaven
Keswick
Kendal
One of the wettest inhabited places in the UK with over 3300mm of rain per year is

 

Seathwaite
Barrow in Furness
Penrith
Shap

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

 

River Erosion
Glaciers
Volcanic Activity
Rain Erosion
Which area of Cumbria is known for its Mint Cake which is still made there today ?

 

Kendal
Penrith
Carlisle
Keswick

 A traditional Georgian Country house found between Penrith & Ullswater featured on TV and film is

 

Holker Hall
Muncaster Castle
Brantwood
Dalemain


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