Exmoor - Quiz
Exmoor
  • 1. Who were the first recorded wardens of Exmoor according to the Domesday Book?
A) Sir John Poyntz and Sir Hugh Pollard
B) William Lucar and Elizabeth Lucar
C) John de Camera and William Bourchier
D) Dodo, Almer and Godric
  • 2. What was the ancient capital of Exmoor forest?
A) North Cadbury
B) Simonsbath
C) Withypool
D) Brushford
  • 3. Which family was associated with Ilchester and 'Petherton'?
A) The Lucar family
B) The Denys family
C) The Acland family
D) The Botreaux family
  • 4. Who was the steward of the forests of Exmoor and North Petherton, Somerset in 1217?
A) Sir Richard Acland
B) James Butler
C) William of Wrotham
D) John Knight
  • 5. Who was appointed as Master Forester of the Forests of Exmoor and Neroche for life by King Edward IV?
A) Sir Hugh Pollard
B) John Knight
C) William Bourchier, 9th Baron FitzWarin
D) James Boevey
  • 6. Which court did Sir John Poyntz bring an action against Henry Rolle in 1568?
A) Court of Exchequer
B) Supreme Court
C) High Court
D) Court of Appeal
  • 7. Who was named as Keeper of Exmoor Forest in 1660 and 1661?
A) Sir Hugh Pollard
B) William Bourchier
C) John Knight
D) James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde
  • 8. In what year was a quarter of Exmoor forest sold to John Knight?
A) 1568
B) 1818
C) 1461
D) 1608
  • 9. What role did the Warden continue to exercise through the Master of the Devon and Somerset Staghounds?
A) Chief Forester
B) Keeper of Exmoor Forest
C) Feudal Baron
D) Master of Staghounds
  • 10. Who was the last forester up to 1818?
A) John de Camera
B) Sir Richard Acland or Sir Thomas Dyke Acland
C) William Lucar
D) James Butler
  • 11. What is the name of the geological period that gets its name from Devon?
A) Permian
B) Devonian
C) Carboniferous
D) Triassic
  • 12. What type of deposits primarily formed the Hangman Grits?
A) Marine deposits in coastal conditions
B) Volcanic ash from eruptions
C) Freshwater deposits in desert conditions
D) Glacial deposits during ice ages
  • 13. What is the height of Great Hangman, the highest sea cliff on mainland Britain?
A) 318 meters (1,043 feet)
B) 250 meters (820 feet)
C) 414 meters (1,358 feet)
D) 200 meters (656 feet)
  • 14. Which hill marks the maximum height of Exmoor's coastal hills?
A) Glenthorne
B) Great Hangman
C) Little Hangman
D) Culbone Hill
  • 15. In what year did the Exmoor coast gain recognition as a heritage coast?
A) 2000
B) 1991
C) 1985
D) 1978
  • 16. What is the name of the longest National Trail in England and Wales that starts at Minehead?
A) South West Coast Path
B) Cotswold Way
C) Wales Coast Path
D) Pennine Way
  • 17. What natural feature forms a breakwater to the harbour of Watermouth Bay?
A) Sexton's Burrows
B) Little Hangman
C) Great Hangman
D) The Valley of Rocks
  • 18. What river gives its name to Exmoor?
A) The River Exe
B) The River Avon
C) The River Thames
D) The River Severn
  • 19. What is the total area of Exmoor National Park?
A) 692.8 km² (267.5 mi²)
B) 800 km² (309 mi²)
C) 500 km² (193 mi²)
D) 1000 km² (386 mi²)
  • 20. What percentage of Exmoor National Park is in Somerset?
A) 71%
B) 50%
C) 60%
D) 80%
  • 21. What is the highest point on Exmoor?
A) Lynton Hill
B) Brendon Hill
C) Porlock Hill
D) Dunkery Beacon
  • 22. Which of the following is not one of the largest settlements in Exmoor National Park?
A) Porlock
B) Dulverton
C) Lynton
D) Taunton
  • 23. What title was given to Exmoor in 2011 by the International Dark-Sky Association?
A) World Heritage Site
B) Europe's first International Dark Sky Reserve
C) Dark Sky Park
D) Biosphere Reserve
  • 24. Which century did the royal forest of Exmoor receive a charter?
A) 17th century
B) 15th century
C) 13th century
D) 19th century
  • 25. What type of farming was common in the Middle Ages on Exmoor?
A) Cattle farming
B) Wheat farming
C) Corn farming
D) Sheep farming
  • 26. Which river is associated with the Lorna Doone legends?
A) The River Barle
B) Badgworthy Water
C) The River Horner
D) The River Exe
  • 27. Which month is the coldest in Exmoor?
A) February
B) January
C) November
D) December
  • 28. During which months does Exmoor experience the highest mean wind speeds?
A) From November to March
B) From September to October
C) From June to August
D) From April to May
  • 29. Which month has the least sunshine in Exmoor?
A) December
B) February
C) November
D) January
  • 30. Which weather station is located within Exmoor?
A) Cardiff
B) London
C) Bristol
D) Liscombe
  • 31. What causes rain clouds to form in summer on Exmoor?
A) High pressure from the Azores
B) Convection caused by the sun heating the land surface more than the sea
C) Atlantic depressions
D) Cloud formation near hills
  • 32. How many days does snowfall typically range from on the high moors?
A) 23 days
B) 5 days
C) 10 days
D) 15 days
  • 33. From which period is there evidence of occupation on Exmoor?
A) Roman times
B) Medieval times
C) Victorian era
D) Mesolithic times
  • 34. What is believed to be a Neolithic henge on Exmoor?
A) An earthen ring at Parracombe
B) Cow Castle
C) Holwell Castle
D) Tarr Steps
  • 35. What is the estimated construction date of Tarr Steps?
A) Roman times
B) 5000–4000 BC
C) Late 11th or early 12th century
D) Circa 1000 BC
  • 36. What is the height of Holwell Castle above its ditch?
A) 5 tonnes
B) 40 metres (131 ft)
C) 2.7 m (9 ft)
D) 6.2 m (20 ft)
  • 37. Which parish was part of the Hundred of Williton and Freemanners?
A) Simonsbath
B) Barle
C) Exmoor Forest
D) Dunster
  • 38. Where was the wool from Exmoor spun into thread?
A) At Simonsbath House
B) On isolated farms
C) In large estates
D) In Dunster
  • 39. What was the original name of the mine developed alongside the River Barle?
A) Wheal Maria
B) Barle Iron
C) Simonsbath Mine
D) Exmoor Copper
  • 40. What type of mining was conducted at Wheal Eliza from 1845 to 1854?
A) Coal mining
B) Gold mining
C) Iron mining
D) Copper mining
  • 41. Which area of Exmoor is designated for its nationally important south-western lowland heath communities?
A) Exmoor Coastal Heaths SSSI
B) The Chains Geological Conservation Review site
C) South Exmoor SSSI
D) North Exmoor SSSI
  • 42. What is the nationally rare species found in the Chains site?
A) Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe)
B) European stonechat (Saxicola rubicola)
C) Whinchat (Saxicola rubetra)
D) Heath fritillary (Mellicta athalia)
  • 43. Which tree species is most abundant in the South Exmoor SSSI?
A) Common beech
B) Hazel
C) Sessile oak (Quercus petraea)
D) Ash
  • 44. What type of vegetation is found in the River Barle area within South Exmoor SSSI?
A) Submerged plants like alternate water-milfoil (Myriophyllum alterniflorum)
B) Grasses and sedges
C) Ferns
D) Heather
  • 45. Which bird species are common near stone boundary walls on Exmoor?
A) Common buzzard (Buteo buteo)
B) Lesser redpoll (Acanthis cabaret)
C) Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe)
D) Grasshopper warbler (Locustella naevia)
  • 46. What unique species of whitebeam is found only on Exmoor?
A) Sorbus 'Taxon D'
B) Devon whitebeam
C) Common beech
D) Sorbus subcuneata
  • 47. Which lichen is unique to Exmoor and found only on one individual tree?
A) Lichen Biatoridium
B) Biatoridium delitescens
C) Rinodina fimbriata
D) Rinodina flavosoralifera
  • 48. What initiative aims to plant over 100,000 trees in northern Devon?
A) Forestry Commission woodland expansion
B) National Trust's Celtic rainforests project
C) Exmoor National Park reforestation project
D) Devon Wildlife Trust tree planting scheme
  • 49. Which species is nearly extinct and earmarked for planting on Exmoor?
A) Hazel
B) Ash
C) Common beech
D) Devon whitebeam
  • 50. How often are Exmoor ponies rounded up?
A) Only during emergencies
B) Once a year
C) Every six months
D) Twice a year
  • 51. What was a major threat to the Exmoor ponies during the Second World War?
A) The breed was nearly killed off, with only 50 surviving.
B) They were relocated to another country.
C) They became overpopulated.
D) Their habitat expanded too much.
  • 52. How many breeding females of Exmoor ponies are left in the UK?
A) 250
B) 100
C) 500
D) 390
  • 53. Which species of deer has a stronghold on the moor?
A) Elk
B) Reindeer
C) Red deer
D) Fallow deer
  • 54. How much of its funding does the Park Authority receive as a direct grant from the government?
A) 100%
B) 30%
C) 80%
D) 50%
  • 55. Which town is known for its annual carnival in July?
A) Watchet
B) Dunster
C) Lynmouth
D) Porlock
  • 56. What type of flowers carpet Snowdrop Valley in February?
A) Daffodils
B) Snowdrops
C) Tulips
D) Bluebells
  • 57. Which town is home to Dunster Castle?
A) Lynmouth
B) Watchet
C) Porlock
D) Dunster
  • 58. What type of railway was the Lynton & Barnstaple Railway?
A) Electric railway
B) Narrow-gauge railway
C) Steam railway
D) Standard-gauge railway
  • 59. What is the name of the ancient clapper bridge in Exmoor?
A) Dunster Bridge
B) Lynton Bridge
C) Tarr Steps
D) Exford Bridge
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