What is the largest freshwater lake in the UK?
a) Lough Ness
b) Lough Neagh
c) Lough Erne
d) Lough Tay
Answer: b) Lough Neagh
Lough Neagh is located in which country?
a) Scotland
b) Wales
c) Northern Ireland
d) England
Answer: c) Northern Ireland
Which river flows into Lough Neagh?
a) River Shannon
b) River Lagan
c) River Foyle
d) River Bann
Answer: d) River Bann
What is the approximate surface area of Lough Neagh?
a) 100 square kilometers
b) 250 square kilometers
c) 375 square kilometers
d) 500 square kilometers
Answer: c) 375 square kilometers
Lough Neagh is surrounded by which four counties?
a) Antrim, Tyrone, Derry, Fermanagh
b) Down, Armagh, Monaghan, Cavan
c) Donegal, Sligo, Leitrim, Roscommon
d) Galway, Clare, Kerry, Limerick
Answer: a) Antrim, Tyrone, Derry, Fermanagh
Which small island in Lough Neagh is famous for its monastic ruins?
a) Inchcolm
b) Boa Island
c) Church Island
d) Holy Island
Answer: d) Holy Island
What is the primary purpose of the Lough Neagh Fishermen’s Cooperative Society?
a) Wildlife conservation
b) Tourism promotion
c) Fishing industry
d) Renewable energy generation
Answer: c) Fishing industry
Lough Neagh has been designated as a Ramsar site. What does Ramsar refer to?
a) Rare and Magnificent Sites of Aquatic Recreation
b) Ramsay’s Aquatic Management and Resource Security
c) Royal Association for the Management of Scottish Aquatic Resources
d) Convention on Wetlands of International Importance
Answer: d) Convention on Wetlands of International Importance
Which bird species is known to use Lough Neagh as a wintering ground?
a) Eagles
b) Swans
c) Penguins
d) Flamingos
Answer: b) Swans
Lough Neagh is connected to the sea by which river?
a) River Thames
b) River Foyle
c) River Shannon
d) River Bann
Answer: d) River Bann
What is the traditional type of fishing associated with Lough Neagh?
a) Trawling
b) Fly fishing
c) Gillnetting
d) Spearfishing
Answer: c) Gillnetting
What is the name of the man-made canal that connects Lough Neagh to Belfast?
a) Caledonian Canal
b) Suez Canal
c) River Lagan Navigation
d) Newry Canal
Answer: c) River Lagan Navigation
Lough Neagh’s water level is regulated by which structure?
a) Clifton Aqueduct
b) Craigavon Bridge
c) Spillway at Toome
d) Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge
Answer: c) Spillway at Toome
Lough Neagh is known for its eels. What special event celebrates this connection?
a) Eel Parade
b) Eel Festival
c) Eel Run
d) Eel Regatta
Answer: b) Eel Festival
Which town is located on the eastern shore of Lough Neagh?
a) Dungiven
b) Antrim
c) Strabane
d) Limavady
Answer: b) Antrim
The Lough Neagh Discovery Centre is located in which town?
a) Magherafelt
b) Lisburn
c) Omagh
d) Cookstown
Answer: a) Magherafelt
Lough Neagh has played a role in providing sand for which major city’s construction?
a) Dublin
b) Edinburgh
c) London
d) Belfast
Answer: c) London
The Battle of the Lough Neagh was a naval battle during which conflict?
a) World War I
b) World War II
c) Napoleonic Wars
d) American Civil War
Answer: c) Napoleonic Wars
What type of stony islands are found in Lough Neagh?
a) Skerries
b) Cays
c) Atolls
d) Drumlins
Answer: d) Drumlins
Which mountain range can be seen from the western shores of Lough Neagh?
a) Mourne Mountains
b) Grampian Mountains
c) Pennine Hills
d) Sperrin Mountains
Answer: d) Sperrin Mountains
Lough Neagh’s level can vary significantly due to what natural phenomenon?
a) Tides
b) Earthquakes
c) Volcanic activity
d) Rainfall
Answer: d) Rainfall
What is the main threat to Lough Neagh’s ecosystem?
a) Overfishing
b) Pollution
c) Deforestation
d) Urbanization
Answer: b) Pollution
What is the name of the traditional flat-bottomed boat used on Lough Neagh?
a) Yawl
b) Dinghy
c) Currach
d) Bann Boat
Answer: d) Bann Boat
Lough Neagh is home to one of the largest populations of which waterfowl species in Europe?
a) Mallard
b) Pintail
c) Teal
d) Whooper swan
Answer: d) Whooper swan
What is the name of the island in Lough Neagh that is associated with folklore and legend?
a) Lusty Beg
b) Lusty More
c) Ram’s Island
d) Goat’s Island
Answer: c) Ram’s Island
Lough Neagh is a valuable habitat for which type of water plant?
a) Lily pads
b) Kelp
c) Water lilies
d) Seagrass
Answer: c) Water lilies
Which type of fishing is famous in Lough Neagh for harvesting its distinctive fish?
a) Salmon fishing
b) Trout fishing
c) Eel fishing
d) Bass fishing
Answer: c) Eel fishing
What is the name of the canal that connects Lough Neagh to Lough Erne?
a) Grand Canal
b) Newry Canal
c) Ulster Canal
d) Shannon-Erne Waterway
Answer: c) Ulster Canal
Lough Neagh is a key source of water for which important river?
a) River Foyle
b) River Boyne
c) River Liffey
d) River Lagan
Answer: d) River Lagan
The Lough Neagh sand and gravel extraction industry plays a role in which sector?
a) Agriculture
b) Construction
c) Information technology
d) Fashion
Answer: b) Construction
The Lough Neagh Rescue organization is dedicated to providing assistance in what area?
a) Mountain rescue
b) Water rescue
c) Animal rescue
d) Space exploration
Answer: b) Water rescue
Lough Neagh is part of a larger network of interconnected water bodies known as what?
a) Irish Loughs System
b) British Isles Waterway
c) Irish Sea System
d) Upper Bann Waterway
Answer: a) Irish Loughs System
Lough Neagh is surrounded by lowland terrain. What term is commonly used to describe this type of landscape?
a) Moors
b) Uplands
c) Lowlands
d) Highlands
Answer: c) Lowlands
What is the name of the stony plain formed by glacial action that surrounds Lough Neagh?
a) Drumlin field
b) Moraine
c) Kame
d) Esker
Answer: a) Drumlin field
Lough Neagh is an important source of water for what activity in the region?
a) Crop irrigation
b) Mining
c) Hydroelectric power generation
d) Space exploration
Answer: c) Hydroelectric power generation
Which European Protected Species is found in Lough Neagh?
a) European Badger
b) Red Squirrel
c) Bottlenose Dolphin
d) Freshwater Pearl Mussel
Answer: d) Freshwater Pearl Mussel
Which major airport is located near Lough Neagh?
a) Belfast International Airport
b) Dublin Airport
c) Edinburgh Airport
d) London Heathrow Airport
Answer: a) Belfast International Airport
What is the name of the town on the eastern shore of Lough Neagh that is associated with eel fishing?
a) Derry
b) Lurgan
c) Toomebridge
d) Lisburn
Answer: c) Toomebridge
Lough Neagh is surrounded by a mix of what type of landscapes?
a) Mountainous
b) Desert
c) Coastal
d) Agricultural
Answer: d) Agricultural
Which medieval monastic site is located on an island in Lough Neagh?
a) Mellifont Abbey
b) Clonmacnoise
c) Skellig Michael
d) Nendrum Monastery
Answer: d) Nendrum Monastery
What is the name of the shipping canal that connects Lough Neagh to the Newry River?
a) Lagan Canal
b) Ulster Canal
c) Newry Canal
d) Erne-Shannon Canal
Answer: c) Newry Canal
Lough Neagh’s drainage basin covers parts of both Northern Ireland and which other country?
a) England
b) Scotland
c) Republic of Ireland
d) Wales
Answer: c) Republic of Ireland
What is the name of the peninsula that juts into Lough Neagh from its southern shore?
a) Ards Peninsula
b) Inishowen Peninsula
c) Cooley Peninsula
d) Ram’s Peninsula
Answer: a) Ards Peninsula
Lough Neagh is an important source of which mineral used in fertilizers?
a) Phosphorus
b) Nitrogen
c) Potassium
d) Calcium
Answer: a) Phosphorus
Which castle on the shores of Lough Neagh is known for its association with Hugh O’Neill?
a) Carrickfergus Castle
b) Castle Roche
c) Shane’s Castle
d) Dunluce Castle
Answer: c) Shane’s Castle
What is the name of the small uninhabited island located near the southern shore of Lough Neagh?
a) Goat Island
b) Church Island
c) Mouse Island
d) Squirrel Island
Answer: c) Mouse Island
Which geological phenomenon is responsible for the formation of Lough Neagh?
a) Volcanism
b) Erosion
c) Glaciation
d) Tectonic uplift
Answer: c) Glaciation
Which of the following cities is NOT located near Lough Neagh?
a) Belfast
b) Lisburn
c) Armagh
d) Derry
Answer: c) Armagh
Lough Neagh is an important habitat for which species of bird, known for its acrobatic mating display?
a) Skylark
b) Starling
c) Lapwing
d) Sparrow
Answer: c) Lapwing
Which well-known river flows out of Lough Neagh?
a) River Thames
b) River Liffey
c) River Boyne
d) River Blackwater
Answer: d) River Blackwater
