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