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Brecon Beacons
  • 1. In what year was the Brecon Beacons National Park established?
A) 1957
B) 1965
C) 1952
D) 1951
  • 2. Which is the first Welsh national park to be established?
A) Brecon Beacons
B) Gower Peninsula
C) Snowdonia
D) Pembrokeshire Coast National Park
  • 3. How large is the Brecon Beacons National Park in square miles?
A) 519
B) 750
C) 300
D) 600
  • 4. Which county contains over half of the Brecon Beacons National Park?
A) Carmarthenshire
B) Rhondda Cynon Taf
C) Powys
D) Monmouthshire
  • 5. What is the gauge of the Brecon Mountain Railway?
A) 2 ft (610 mm)
B) 3 ft (914 mm)
C) 1 ft 11+3⁄4 in (603 mm)
D) Standard gauge
  • 6. Where does the Brecon Mountain Railway start?
A) Brecon
B) Pant
C) Merthyr Tydfil
D) Torpantau
  • 7. What is another name for the Pontsticill Reservoir used by Welsh Water?
A) 'Llyn Tegid'
B) 'Bala Lake'
C) 'Lake Vyrnwy'
D) 'Taf Fechan'
  • 8. Which military unit uses the Brecon Beacons for fitness testing?
A) Special Air Service (SAS)
B) Royal Air Force
C) Royal Navy
D) Parachute Regiment
  • 9. What exercise unique to the area takes place on Pen y Fan?
A) 'Beacon run'
B) 'Peak challenge'
C) 'Fan dance'
D) 'Mountain marathon'
  • 10. In what month and year did three soldiers die from overheating during an SAS exercise in the Brecon Beacons?
A) July 2013
B) January 2014
C) June 2012
D) August 2015
  • 11. Where was an army captain found dead after training in freezing weather?
A) Pen y Fan
B) Fan Breche
C) Blaen-cwmffrwdo
D) Corn Du
  • 12. What is the Welsh name for the Brecon Beacons?
A) Bannau Cymru
B) Bannau Brycheiniog
C) Bannau Llyn
D) Bannau Gwynedd
  • 13. Which mountain is the highest in South Wales?
A) Fan y Bîg
B) Craig Gwaun Taf
C) Corn Du
D) Pen y Fan
  • 14. Which of the following is not one of the three highest peaks in the Brecon Beacons?
A) Fan y Bîg
B) Craig Gwaun Taf
C) Pen y Fan
D) Corn Du
  • 15. What is another name for the Brecon Beacons range to differentiate it from the national park?
A) Western Beacons
B) Southern Beacons
C) Central Beacons
D) Eastern Beacons
  • 16. What does 'Bannau Brycheiniog' translate to in English?
A) Hills of Brecon
B) Summits of South Wales
C) Peaks of Brycheiniog
D) Mountains of Wales
  • 17. Who first attested the name 'Bannau Brycheiniog' in English?
A) Emanuel Bowen
B) William Shakespeare
C) Theophilus Jones
D) John Leland
  • 18. In which century did the name 'Brecon Beacons' first occur?
A) Eighteenth century
B) Seventeenth century
C) Twentieth century
D) Nineteenth century
  • 19. How many main peaks are there in the Brecon Beacons range?
A) Six
B) Four
C) Five
D) Three
  • 20. Which peak is located at 795 metres (2,608 ft)?
A) Cribyn
B) Bwlch y Ddwyallt
C) Corn Du
D) Pen y Fan
  • 21. What is the approximate height of the continuous massif formed by the Brecon Beacons, Fforest Fawr, and Black Mountain?
A) Below 200 metres
B) Above 300 metres (1000 feet)
C) Exactly 400 metres
D) Around 500 metres
  • 22. Which road forms an approximate boundary between the central Beacons and Fforest Fawr?
A) C442
B) A470
C) B465
D) D477
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