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