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Dartmoor National Park - Quiz
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  • 1. What type of landscape is Dartmoor known for?
A) Tundra
B) Desert
C) Rainforest
D) Moorland
  • 2. What is the name of the highest point in Dartmoor?
A) Peak Mountains
B) Summit Hill
C) High Willhays
D) Mount Everest
  • 3. Which river flows through Dartmoor?
A) River Dart
B) Nile River
C) Mississippi River
D) Amazon River
  • 4. What outdoor activity is popular in Dartmoor?
A) Surfing
B) Hiking
C) Rock Climbing
D) Skiing
  • 5. Which famous author wrote a novel inspired by Dartmoor?
A) Agatha Christie
B) Charles Dickens
C) J.K. Rowling
D) Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
  • 6. What is the traditional livestock breed commonly found grazing on Dartmoor?
A) Dartmoor Pony
B) Sheep
C) Cows
D) Chickens
  • 7. What famous Sherlock Holmes story features Dartmoor?
A) The Hound of the Baskervilles
B) The Sign of the Four
C) A Study in Scarlet
D) The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire
  • 8. What is the traditional material used to build Dartmoor longhouses?
A) Concrete
B) Granite
C) Brick
D) Wood
  • 9. In which county is Dartmoor located?
A) Gloucestershire
B) Devon
C) Somerset
D) Cornwall
  • 10. When was Dartmoor granted National Park status?
A) 1951
B) 1975
C) 1960
D) 1945
  • 11. How many square kilometers does Dartmoor National Park cover?
A) 1000 km²
B) 800 km²
C) 954 km²
D) 1200 km²
  • 12. What geological period did the granite of Dartmoor form in?
A) Cretaceous Period
B) Devonian Period
C) Jurassic Period
D) Carboniferous Period
  • 13. How many tors are there on Dartmoor with the word 'tor' in their name?
A) Exactly 100
B) About 200
C) More than 160
D) Less than 50
  • 14. What is the approximate age of the granite intrusion on Dartmoor?
A) 150 million years ago
B) 309 million years ago
C) 250 million years ago
D) 400 million years ago
  • 15. What is the name of the annual event focused on Dartmoor's tors?
A) Moorland Run
B) Granite Trek
C) Dartmoor Marathon
D) Ten Tors Challenge
  • 16. How many members are in the Dartmoor National Park Authority?
A) 15
B) 10
C) 22
D) 30
  • 17. What is the altitude of High Willhays in feet?
A) 1,800 ft
B) 2,037 ft
C) 1,500 ft
D) 3,000 ft
  • 18. For how many years have parts of Dartmoor been used as military firing ranges?
A) 300 years
B) Over 200 years
C) 50 years
D) 100 years
  • 19. What is the name of the highest point on the southern moor of Dartmoor?
A) Ryder's Hill
B) Haytor
C) Yes Tor
D) Snowdon
  • 20. What is the name of the best-known tor on Dartmoor?
A) Ryder's Hill
B) High Willhays
C) Yes Tor
D) Haytor
  • 21. Where does the River Dart leave the moor?
A) Totnes
B) Buckfastleigh
C) Dartmouth
D) Fernworthy Reservoir
  • 22. What is the nickname given to dangerous bogs that can shift beneath a person's feet on Dartmoor?
A) "Grasslands"
B) "Damp fields"
C) "Mossy patches"
D) "Feather beds" or "quakers"
  • 23. What type of vegetation primarily makes up the blanket bog on Dartmoor?
A) Rushes, sundews, and sphagnum
B) Ferns and bracken
C) Heather and gorse
D) Cotton-grass, sedges, Bog Asphodel, and Common Tormentil
  • 24. What happens when a man kicks a top-hat in Aune Mire, according to Sabine Baring-Gould?
A) A voice calls out from beneath the mire.
B) It transforms into a different object.
C) Nothing unusual happens.
D) The hat disappears without a trace.
  • 25. What type of moss contributes to the formation of quakers on Dartmoor?
A) Bryophytes
B) Ferns
C) Sphagnum moss
D) Mosses in general
  • 26. Which type of soil is found on Dartmoor due to its granite geology?
A) Clayey soils
B) Acidic soils
C) Alkaline soils
D) Loamy soils
  • 27. What is the primary reason for Dartmoor being a Special Area of Conservation (SAC)?
A) River valleys
B) Northern Atlantic wet heaths with Erica tetralix
C) Coastal sand dunes
D) Urban parks
  • 28. Which species is a primary reason for Dartmoor's SAC designation due to its population?
A) Red fox
B) Common frog
C) Southern damselfly
D) European rabbit
  • 29. What type of woodland is Wistman's Wood classified as?
A) Old sessile oak woods
B) Pine forests
C) Beech woodlands
D) Mixed deciduous
  • 30. Which type of moss is found in Wistman's Wood?
A) Silver birch moss
B) Red pine moss
C) Golden oak moss
D) Smith's horsehair lichen
  • 31. Which bird species on Dartmoor is rare nationally?
A) House sparrow
B) Starling
C) Ring ouzel
D) Robin
  • 32. What type of habitat supports internationally important populations of meadow pipit and stonechat on Dartmoor?
A) Riverbanks
B) Urban gardens
C) Upland heaths
D) Woodlands
  • 33. Which mammal species found on Dartmoor is of particular importance due to its rarity?
A) Grey fox
B) Barbastelle bat
C) Red squirrel
D) European badger
  • 34. What type of insect is found in the old oak woodlands on Dartmoor?
A) Dragonfly
B) Honeybee
C) Monarch butterfly
D) Heckford's pygmy moth
  • 35. Which reptile is found on Dartmoor?
A) Adder
B) Corn snake
C) King cobra
D) Garter snake
  • 36. What type of habitat is most important for insects around the edge of Dartmoor?
A) Urban parks
B) Mountain peaks
C) Desert areas
D) Wet valleys farmland
  • 37. Which type of bird is a migrant species found in Dartmoor woodlands?
A) Peregrine falcon
B) Pied flycatcher
C) Eagle owl
D) Goshawk
  • 38. Which type of lichen grows on the exposed surfaces of granite tors?
A) Green leaf lichen
B) Yellow sun lichen
C) Purple rock lichen
D) Blue sky lichen
  • 39. Which amphibian breeds in the numerous small pools on Dartmoor?
A) Salamander
B) Palmate newt
C) Axolotl
D) Caecilian
  • 40. Which shrimp species is found in underground streams on Dartmoor?
A) Saltwater shrimp
B) Freshwater shrimp
C) Cave shrimp
D) River shrimp
  • 41. By what year does Dartmoor aim to be carbon negative?
A) 2035
B) 2050
C) 2045
D) 2060
  • 42. What was the primary method used by prehistoric settlers for clearing land on Dartmoor?
A) Fire
B) Ploughing
C) Axe
D) Chemical treatment
  • 43. Which site is known as the longest stone row in the world?
A) Challacombe
B) Beardown Man
C) Merrivale
D) Upper Erme stone row.
  • 44. What feature is located near Devil's Tor and is 3.5 meters high?
A) Upper Erme stone row
B) Beardown Man.
C) Laughter Tor
D) Grey Wethers
  • 45. What type of prehistoric remains are kistvaens and cairns?
A) Granite buildings
B) Iron Age forts
C) Standing stones.
D) Medieval castles
  • 46. Which site has a double stone circle aligned almost exactly north-south?
A) Grey Wethers.
B) Scorhill
C) Shovel Down
D) Drizzlecombe
  • 47. What significant change occurred after a few thousand years that affected Dartmoor's climate?
A) The climate remained unchanged.
B) Dartmoor experienced an ice age.
C) The mild climate deteriorated.
D) The climate became significantly warmer.
  • 48. What is the approximate length of the double stone row at Merrivale?
A) 120 meters (390 feet)
B) 182 meters (597 feet)
C) 3300 meters (10800 feet)
D) 164 meters (538 feet)
  • 49. Which site is located east of Sheepstor village and features a triple stone row?
A) Challacombe.
B) Shovel Down
C) Scorhill
D) Laughter Tor
  • 50. What is the circumference of the circle at Scorhill?
A) 182 meters (597 feet)
B) 120 meters (390 feet)
C) 26.8 meters (88 feet)
D) 164 meters (538 feet)
  • 51. What is the length of the stone row at Shovel Down?
A) Approximately 120 meters (390 feet)
B) 3300 meters (10800 feet)
C) 182 meters (597 feet)
D) 164 meters (538 feet)
  • 52. What is the estimated number of hut circles still surviving on Dartmoor?
A) 5,000
B) 3,000
C) 10,000
D) 7,500
  • 53. What feature do some hut circles have to protect against wind and rain?
A) Stone roofs
B) Rectangular windows
C) L-shaped porches
D) Circular walls
  • 54. Where can particularly good examples of hut circles with L-shaped porches be found?
A) Princetown
B) The Ancient Tenements
C) Dartmoor Prison
D) Grimspound
  • 55. When did the climate on Dartmoor become wetter and cooler, leading to abandonment?
A) Early Mediaeval period
B) Napoleonic Wars
C) 14th century
D) Around 1000 BC
  • 56. What are the earliest surviving farms on Dartmoor known as?
A) The Ancient Tenements
B) Kistvaens
C) Dartmoor Prison
D) Hut circles
  • 57. What style of homes did early Mediaeval settlers on Dartmoor prefer?
A) Prison cells
B) Kistvaens
C) Hut circles
D) Longhouse
  • 58. Who originally built Dartmoor Prison?
A) Isbell Rowe & Company, Plymouth
B) Forestry Commission
C) National Trust
D) The Duke of Cornwall
  • 59. What is Dartmoor Prison known for?
A) Being escape-proof
B) Its beautiful gardens
C) Hosting annual festivals
D) Producing tin
  • 60. What percentage of Dartmoor National Park is private land?
A) 37%
B) 57.3%
C) 3.8%
D) 14%
  • 61. What percentage of Dartmoor is common land?
A) 57.3%
B) 14%
C) 3.8%
D) About 37%
  • 62. When did the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 open up much of the remaining restricted land to walkers on Dartmoor?
A) 2010
B) 1999
C) 1985
D) 2006
  • 63. In January 2023, who brought a case that initially affected wild camping rights on Dartmoor?
A) Alexander Darwall
B) The Ministry of Defence
C) Martin Shaw
D) Julian Flaux
  • 64. Who led the protest against new restrictions on wild camping in January 2023?
A) Alexander Darwall
B) Martin Shaw
C) The Ministry of Defence
D) Julian Flaux
  • 65. On what date did the Supreme Court uphold the decision to allow wild camping on Dartmoor?
A) 21 May 2025
B) 31 July 2023
C) January 2023
D) June 2024
  • 66. What indicates that live firing is taking place in the military areas of Dartmoor?
A) Blue banners
B) White lights
C) Red flags on flagpoles
D) Green signals
  • 67. When was the Rippon Tor Rifle Range closed?
A) 2005
B) 1999
C) 1977
D) 1985
  • 68. What is the purpose of red flags flying on many tors in and around Dartmoor's military ranges?
A) Show a training exercise
B) Signal a public event
C) Indicate that firing is taking place
D) Mark a wildlife reserve
  • 69. Who was the Chancellor of the High Court in the January 2023 judgment regarding wild camping on Dartmoor?
A) Alexander Darwall
B) Julian Flaux
C) Martin Shaw
D) The Chief Justice
  • 70. What is the size of the areas used by the Ministry of Defence on Dartmoor?
A) 50 km2 (19.3 sq mi)
B) 200 km2 (77.2 sq mi)
C) 300 km2 (115.8 sq mi)
D) 108.71 km2 (41.97 sq mi)
  • 71. What type of rounds may be used in Dartmoor's military areas without prior public notification?
A) Live ammunition
B) Simulated explosives
C) Blank rounds
D) Practice targets
  • 72. What action did the British government take regarding licences for china clay mining?
A) Licences were granted without controversy.
B) Licences were extended indefinitely.
C) Licences were sold to private investors.
D) Licences were recently renounced after public pressure.
  • 73. Which organization was a critic of military training on Dartmoor?
A) Imerys
B) British Government
C) Sylvia Sayer
D) Buckfast Abbey
  • 74. How many objections did the national park authority receive regarding military training on Dartmoor?
A) No objections
B) 1,700 objections
C) 500 objections
D) 3,000 objections
  • 75. What type of structure is Castle Drogo?
A) Edwardian faux castle
B) Roman villa
C) Medieval fortress
D) Victorian mansion
  • 76. Which waterfall is the second highest in England?
A) Bowerman's Nose
B) Devonport Leat
C) Canonteign Falls
D) Dartmeet Falls
  • 77. What is notable about Duck's Pool?
A) It is an artificial lake.
B) It has a memorial to local writer William Crossing.
C) It is the site of Dartmoor Prison.
D) It is a granite-faced dam.
  • 78. Which structure was built by Edwin Lutyens?
A) Buckfast Abbey
B) Fingle Bridge
C) Meldon Viaduct
D) Castle Drogo
  • 79. What is the significance of Widecombe in the moor?
A) It is the location of Dartmoor Prison.
B) It has a church rumoured to have been struck by lightning.
C) It is the highest inn in south west England.
D) It is a swimming spot.
  • 80. What type of vegetation can be found in Wistman's Wood?
A) Stunted oaks
B) Cedar trees
C) Pine trees
D) Eucalyptus
  • 81. Which tor is said to be shaped like a nose?
A) Yes Tor
B) Hound Tor
C) Haytor Rock
D) Bowerman's Nose
  • 82. What is the historical significance of Grimspound?
A) Bronze Age settlement
B) Medieval castle
C) Victorian mansion
D) Roman fort
  • 83. Which reservoir is popular for walks and trout fishing?
A) Burrator Reservoir
B) Meldon Viaduct
C) Fernworthy Dam & Reservoir
D) Avon Dam Reservoir
  • 84. Which inn is reputed to have a fire that has not gone out for hundreds of years?
A) Buckfast Abbey
B) Dartmoor Prison
C) Warren House Inn
D) Two Bridges
  • 85. What is the purpose of North Hessary Tor transmitting station?
A) A military lookout post.
B) A historical monument.
C) A tourist attraction.
D) A TV mast visible for many miles.
  • 86. Which mythical creature is said to haunt Dartmoor?
A) Pixies
B) Mermaids
C) Dragons
D) Unicorns
  • 87. Which Dartmoor landmark is associated with ghost stories?
A) Bovey Castle
B) Exeter Cathedral
C) Tavistock Abbey
D) Childe's Tomb
  • 88. Who won the Royal Society of Literature prize for a poem on Dartmoor in 1820?
A) Felicia Hemans
B) John Keats
C) William Wordsworth
D) Percy Bysshe Shelley
  • 89. Which 2010 film used Ditsworthy Warren House as a filming location?
A) Avatar
B) War Horse
C) Inception
D) The King's Speech
  • 90. What is the name of the fictional animal testing centre in 'The Hounds of Baskerville'?
A) 'Baskerville'
B) 'Moriarty'
C) 'Sherlock'
D) 'Watson'
  • 91. Who was one of the first people to visit Dartmoor for pleasure?
A) William Crossing
B) John Leland
C) Richard Gough
D) John Swete
  • 92. When was William Crossing's definitive Guide to Dartmoor published?
A) 1789
B) 1540s
C) 1938
D) 1909
  • 93. What is the origin of letterboxing on Dartmoor?
A) 20th century
B) 17th century
C) 19th century
D) 18th century
  • 94. Which activity uses GPS coordinates for clues?
A) Geocaching
B) Rock climbing
C) Letterboxing
D) Hill walking
  • 95. During which months is access to whitewater activities typically allowed?
A) Spring months
B) Summer months
C) Winter months
D) Autumn months
  • 96. Which activity is not allowed on open moorland in Dartmoor?
A) Hill walking
B) Rock climbing
C) Cycling
D) Letterboxing
  • 97. Where is the main visitor centre of Dartmoor located?
A) Haytor
B) Princetown
C) Exeter
D) Postbridge
  • 98. Which bus service operates on Summer Saturdays only?
A) 98 Tavistock – Princetown – Postbridge
B) 359 Moretonhampstead – Exeter
C) 271 Newton Abbot – Bovey Tracey – Widecombe
D) 173 Moretonhampstead – Chagford – Exeter
  • 99. Which bus service connects Moretonhampstead and Chagford?
A) 178 Newton Abbot – Bovey Tracey – M'tonhampstead
B) 173 Moretonhampstead – Chagford – Exeter
C) 359 Moretonhampstead – Exeter
D) 98 Tavistock – Princetown – Postbridge
  • 100. Which train operator provides direct services from Exeter to Okehampton?
A) Stagecoach
B) Oakleys
C) GWR
D) Country bus
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