UK River Tyne Tributaries MCQs with Answers
Which river is the largest tributary of the River Tyne in North East England?
A) River Wear
B) River Tees
C) River Allen
D) River Rede
Answer: A) River Wear
The River South Tyne is joined by its major tributary, the River North Tyne, near which town in Northumberland?
A) Hexham
B) Corbridge
C) Haltwhistle
D) Haydon Bridge
Answer: A) Hexham
What is the name of the River Tyne’s tributary that flows through the town of Alston in Cumbria?
A) River East Allen
B) River West Allen
C) River South Tyne
D) River North Tyne
Answer: B) River West Allen
The River Derwent is a tributary of the River Tyne and flows through which town in North East England?
A) Consett
B) Rowlands Gill
C) Blaydon
D) Prudhoe
Answer: A) Consett
Which tributary of the River Tyne joins the main river near the town of Wylam in Northumberland?
A) River Allen
B) River Derwent
C) River Blyth
D) River Ouseburn
Answer: D) River Ouseburn
The River Tees, a major tributary of the River Tyne, flows through which national park in the North Pennines?
A) Lake District National Park
B) Northumberland National Park
C) Yorkshire Dales National Park
D) North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
Answer: D) North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
What is the name of the River Tyne’s tributary that flows through the town of Morpeth in Northumberland?
A) River Wansbeck
B) River Font
C) River Pont
D) River Reed
Answer: A) River Wansbeck
The River Rede, a tributary of the River North Tyne, flows through which national park in Northumberland?
A) North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
B) Kielder Forest Park
C) Yorkshire Dales National Park
D) Lake District National Park
Answer: B) Kielder Forest Park
Which river flows through the town of Corbridge and joins the River Tyne as a tributary?
A) River Coquet
B) River South Tyne
C) River North Tyne
D) River Tyne itself
Answer: C) River North Tyne
The River Blyth, a tributary of the River Tyne, flows through which town in Northumberland?
A) Blyth
B) Morpeth
C) Hexham
D) Ashington
Answer: A) Blyth
Which river is a tributary of the River Wear and flows through the town of Blanchland in County Durham?
A) River Browney
B) River Allen
C) River Derwent
D) River Deerness
Answer: A) River Browney
The River Pont, a small tributary of the River Tyne, flows through which town in Tyne and Wear?
A) Ponteland
B) Newcastle upon Tyne
C) Jarrow
D) Wallsend
Answer: A) Ponteland
What is the name of the River Tyne’s tributary that flows through the town of Consett in County Durham?
A) River Allen
B) River Deerness
C) River Derwent
D) River Browney
Answer: C) River Derwent
The River South Tyne is joined by its tributary, the River East Allen, near which village in Northumberland?
A) Allendale Town
B) Haydon Bridge
C) Alston
D) Haltwhistle
Answer: A) Allendale Town
Which tributary of the River Tyne flows through the town of Haltwhistle in Northumberland?
A) River Rede
B) River West Allen
C) River East Allen
D) River North Tyne
Answer: C) River East Allen
The River North Tyne is joined by its tributary, the River Rede, near which village in Northumberland?
A) Otterburn
B) Elsdon
C) Bellingham
D) Falstone
Answer: C) Bellingham
What is the name of the river that flows through the town of Ryton in Tyne and Wear and is a tributary of the River Tyne?
A) River Derwent
B) River Font
C) River Pont
D) River Wansbeck
Answer: C) River Pont
The River Reed, a tributary of the River Tyne, flows through which town in Northumberland?
A) Reedsmouth
B) Morpeth
C) Alnwick
D) Wooler
Answer: A) Reedsmouth
Which river is a tributary of the River Tyne and flows through the town of Prudhoe in Northumberland?
A) River Coquet
B) River Allen
C) River Ouseburn
D) River Derwent
Answer: D) River Derwent
The River Coquet, a tributary of the River Tyne, flows through which town in Northumberland?
A) Rothbury
B) Morpeth
C) Alnwick
D) Amble
Answer: A) Rothbury
What is the name of the river that flows through the town of Blanchland in County Durham and joins the River Derwent as a tributary?
A) River Derwent
B) River Deerness
C) River Browney
D) River Allen
Answer: D) River Allen
The River South Tyne flows through which town in Cumbria before joining the River North Tyne?
A) Alston
B) Haltwhistle
C) Brampton
D) Hexham
Answer: C) Brampton
Which river is a tributary of the River Tyne and flows through the town of Jarrow in Tyne and Wear?
A) River Tyne
B) River Font
C) River Wansbeck
D) River Pont
Answer: C) River Wansbeck
The River Tees, before becoming a tributary of the River Tyne, flows through which town in County Durham?
A) Barnard Castle
B) Bishop Auckland
C) Sedgefield
D) Ferryhill
Answer: A) Barnard Castle
What is the name of the river that flows through the town of Otterburn in Northumberland and joins the River Rede as a tributary?
A) River Rede
B) River North Tyne
C) River Blyth
D) River Coquet
Answer: D) River Coquet
The River Deerness, a tributary of the River Wear, flows through which town in County Durham before reaching the River Tyne?
A) Spennymoor
B) Ferryhill
C) Durham
D) Bishop Auckland
Answer: D) Bishop Auckland
Which river joins the River Tyne as a tributary near the town of Prudhoe in Northumberland?
A) River Coquet
B) River Allen
C) River Wansbeck
D) River Derwent
Answer: D) River Derwent
The River Tyne is joined by its tributary, the River Tyne (Scotland), near which village in Northumberland?
A) Barrasford
B) Falstone
C) Bellingham
D) Reedsmouth
Answer: A) Barrasford
What is the name of the River Tyne’s tributary that flows through the town of Hexham in Northumberland?
A) River North Tyne
B) River South Tyne
C) River Allen
D) River Derwent
Answer: A) River North Tyne
The River Font, a tributary of the River Tyne, flows through which town in Tyne and Wear?
A) South Shields
B) Whitley Bay
C) Tynemouth
D) Jarrow
Answer: D) Jarrow
Which river is a tributary of the River Tyne and flows through the town of Alnwick in Northumberland?
A) River Coquet
B) River Font
C) River Reed
D) River Tyne
Answer: A) River Coquet
The River Tyne (Scotland) flows through which county in Scotland before joining the main River Tyne?
A) Scottish Borders
B) Dumfries and Galloway
C) North Lanarkshire
D) South Lanarkshire
Answer: A) Scottish Borders
What is the name of the river that flows through the town of Rothbury in Northumberland and joins the River Coquet as a tributary?
A) River Allen
B) River Coquet
C) River Tyne
D) River Wansbeck
Answer: A) River Allen
The River Tyne (Scotland) is joined by its tributary, the Halls Burn, near which village in Scotland?
A) Castleton
B) Kielder
C) Newcastleton
D) Langholm
Answer: C) Newcastleton
Which river flows through the town of Brampton in Cumbria and is a tributary of the River South Tyne?
A) River South Tyne
B) River North Tyne
C) River Irthing
D) River Rede
Answer: C) River Irthing
The River Tyne (Scotland) flows through which national park in Scotland before reaching the border with England?
A) Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park
B) Cairngorms National Park
C) Northumberland National Park
D) Yorkshire Dales National Park
Answer: B) Cairngorms National Park
What is the name of the river that flows through the town of Falstone in Northumberland and joins the River North Tyne as a tributary?
A) River Rede
B) River Coquet
C) River Tyne
D) River Blyth
Answer: A) River Rede
The River Tyne (Scotland) flows through which Scottish council area before entering England?
A) Scottish Borders
B) Dumfries and Galloway
C) South Lanarkshire
D) Northumberland
Answer: A) Scottish Borders
Which river joins the River Tyne as a tributary near the town of Allendale in Northumberland?
A) River Tyne (Scotland)
B) River South Tyne
C) River Blyth
D) River Rede
Answer: A) River Tyne (Scotland)
The River Ouseburn, a tributary of the River Tyne, flows through which town in Tyne and Wear before reaching the Tyne?
A) Wallsend
B) Tynemouth
C) North Shields
D) South Shields
Answer: C) North Shields