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