British Geography Quiz

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Wed Jan 15, 2014 3:44 am

Quiz: Test Your British Geography Knowledge

I am ashamed to admit, I got 4 wrong

Post by **LarsMac** » Wed Jan 15, 2014 9:14 am

Wow, I got 4 wrong too. You did just as well as an American!

gmc · Post by **gmc** » Wed Jan 15, 2014 12:01 pm

Which of the following cities is the furthest north?

No it's Aberdeen

Badly phrased question. should be Which of the following cities is the furthest north IN ENGLAND?

What is the name of the biggest lake in the UK in terms of area?

Loch ness is not a lake. It's not lake windermere it's simply Windermere. Lough neagh isn't a lake either.

Six wrong. Bah!

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Wed Jan 15, 2014 1:05 pm

gmc;1444496 wrote:

Six wrong. Bah!

You got less than an American ?

:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

Post by **LarsMac** » Wed Jan 15, 2014 1:09 pm

gmc;1444496 wrote: No it's Aberdeen

Badly phrased question. should be Which of the following cities is the furthest north IN ENGLAND?

Loch ness is not a lake. It's not lake windermere it's simply Windermere. Lough neagh isn't a lake either.

Six wrong. Bah!

So, if they are not lakes, what are they?

And, if we got the same question Aberdeen wasn't one of the choices.

Snowfire · Post by **Snowfire** » Wed Jan 15, 2014 1:27 pm

LarsMac;1444504 wrote: So, if they are not lakes, what are they?

And, if we got the same question Aberdeen wasn't one of the choices.

Its a little pedantic but that's what trivia does. Windermere is a "mere" which has something to do with shape size or something. But gmc is correct in that it shouldn't be referred to as "Lake" Windermere but just Windermere. There may be some equally pedantic reason for Loch Ness and Lough Neagh not being a lakes even though they are Gaelic equivalent words

Post by **LarsMac** » Wed Jan 15, 2014 2:30 pm

Snowfire;1444505 wrote: Its a little pedantic but that's what trivia does. Windermere is a "mere" which has something to do with shape size or something. But gmc is correct in that it shouldn't be referred to as "Lake" Windermere but just Windermere. There may be some equally pedantic reason for Loch Ness and Lough Neagh not being a lakes even though they are Gaelic equivalent words

I was wondering, because a Google of either of the three comes up with things like:

"England's Largest Lake ..."

"Large Freshwater Lake ..."

"A Freshwater lake in ..."

" the largest natural lake in ..."

Though Loch Ness is more often referred to a a "loch", the other two are generally described as "lake"

Snowfire · Post by **Snowfire** » Wed Jan 15, 2014 2:34 pm

Bit of trivia... There is more fresh water in Loch Ness than there is in the whole of England and Wales put together

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Wed Jan 15, 2014 2:41 pm

Just been checking It out online and this link seems to be one of a few all saying the same thing.... there Is no difference between a loch and a lake.

A Britain of Lakes, Lochs, Loughs And Tarns | VisitBritain Super Blog

Bruv · Post by **Bruv** » Wed Jan 15, 2014 2:50 pm

Snowfire;1444513 wrote: Bit of trivia... There is more fresh water in Loch Ness than there is in the whole of England and Wales put together

You watched the same program I watched................dont know what it was now.

My answers were poor 11 out of 16......... shocking.

Snowfire · Post by **Snowfire** » Wed Jan 15, 2014 3:10 pm

Bruv;1444521 wrote: You watched the same program I watched................dont know what it was now.

My answers were poor 11 out of 16......... shocking.

I'm loaded with completely useless snippets of information. I don't retain the important stuff that gets you through school/college/exams. Just the trivial stuff

Post by **LarsMac** » Wed Jan 15, 2014 4:20 pm

Well, I missed the one about the lakes, thinking Ness was the largest cos I saw that same thing about how much water is in it, and I didn't know that Cornwall had its own flag, and which was the westernmost capital, and the channel island one.

Interesting test, though.

YZGI · Post by **YZGI** » Wed Jan 15, 2014 4:55 pm

I looked at the questions and decide not to show my lack of British knowledge, I figure I do that enough in the FG daily trivia game.

gmc · Post by **gmc** » Wed Jan 15, 2014 4:57 pm

LarsMac;1444504 wrote: So, if they are not lakes, what are they?

And, if we got the same question Aberdeen wasn't one of the choices.

It's supposedly a BRITISH geography quiz, leeds is not the mosr northern city on the british isles.

At first sight lough and loch are the irish and scots words for lake but you also get sea lochs like loch linnhe or belfast lough both of which are open to the sea so the translation is not exact. OK I'm being picky but it's the same with grasmere, buttermere,

Windermere is old viking (I think) it means winding (winder) mere (lake). It also means one that is broad in relation to it's depth.

Mere (lake) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

calling it lake windermere is calling it lake winding lake, it's inaccurate and something that annoys the natives in the lake district - I'm married to one every time someone does it on tv she throws things at it.

posted by snowfire

Bit of trivia... There is more fresh water in Loch Ness than there is in the whole of England and Wales put together

Yes and we want independence before some clever clogs decides t pump it to the south east of england to cure their water shortages.

posted by oscar

You got less than an American ?

Larsmac is exceptionally knowledgeable for an american.

Bruv · Post by **Bruv** » Wed Jan 15, 2014 5:09 pm

gmc;1444574 wrote: Yes and we want independence before some clever clogs decides t pump it to the south east of england to cure their water shortages.

What water shortage ?

tude dog · Post by **tude dog** » Wed Jan 15, 2014 5:13 pm

I got four correct. I think only one wasn't a random guess.

Don't ask, can't remember which one I knew.

Post by **LarsMac** » Wed Jan 15, 2014 7:05 pm

gmc;1444574 wrote: It's supposedly a BRITISH geography quiz, leeds is not the mosr northern city on the british isles.

True enough, but the choices were Leeds, Liverpool, or Manchester. Of those three, well,...

gmc;1444574 wrote:

At first sight lough and loch are the irish and scots words for lake but you also get sea lochs like loch linnhe or belfast lough both of which are open to the sea so the translation is not exact. OK I'm being picky but it's the same with grasmere, buttermere,

Windermere is old viking (I think) it means winding (winder) mere (lake). It also means one that is broad in relation to it's depth.

Mere (lake) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

calling it lake windermere is calling it lake winding lake, it's inaccurate and something that annoys the natives in the lake district - I'm married to one every time someone does it on tv she throws things at it.

We have a bunch of stuff like that

11, actually 12, totally redundant, repetitive place names - Holy Kaw!

gmc;1444574 wrote:

Larsmac is exceptionally knowledgeable for an american.

Thanks. I DO try to pay attention.

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Wed Jan 15, 2014 9:59 pm

tude dog;1444584 wrote: I got four correct. I think only one wasn't a random guess.

Don't ask, can't remember which one I knew. You gave It a go.... at least you tried and were not too ashamed to admit your result...

I did a quiz similar to this a couple of years ago about America and nearly fell out my seat with shock when I got 38 out of 40.... yet got 4 wrong on my own country.

Post by **Bryn Mawr** » Thu Jan 16, 2014 11:05 am

Twelve out of sixteen - I was shocked by the answer to the westernmost capital.