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