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Brecon Beacons
  • 1. In what year was the Brecon Beacons National Park established?
A) 1952
B) 1957
C) 1951
D) 1965
  • 2. Which is the first Welsh national park to be established?
A) Brecon Beacons
B) Pembrokeshire Coast National Park
C) Gower Peninsula
D) Snowdonia
  • 3. How large is the Brecon Beacons National Park in square miles?
A) 750
B) 519
C) 300
D) 600
  • 4. Which county contains over half of the Brecon Beacons National Park?
A) Carmarthenshire
B) Rhondda Cynon Taf
C) Monmouthshire
D) Powys
  • 5. What is the gauge of the Brecon Mountain Railway?
A) Standard gauge
B) 1 ft 11+3⁄4 in (603 mm)
C) 3 ft (914 mm)
D) 2 ft (610 mm)
  • 6. Where does the Brecon Mountain Railway start?
A) Brecon
B) Pant
C) Torpantau
D) Merthyr Tydfil
  • 7. What is another name for the Pontsticill Reservoir used by Welsh Water?
A) 'Lake Vyrnwy'
B) 'Llyn Tegid'
C) 'Taf Fechan'
D) 'Bala Lake'
  • 8. Which military unit uses the Brecon Beacons for fitness testing?
A) Royal Air Force
B) Parachute Regiment
C) Royal Navy
D) Special Air Service (SAS)
  • 9. What exercise unique to the area takes place on Pen y Fan?
A) 'Beacon run'
B) 'Fan dance'
C) 'Peak challenge'
D) 'Mountain marathon'
  • 10. In what month and year did three soldiers die from overheating during an SAS exercise in the Brecon Beacons?
A) January 2014
B) August 2015
C) June 2012
D) July 2013
  • 11. Where was an army captain found dead after training in freezing weather?
A) Blaen-cwmffrwdo
B) Corn Du
C) Pen y Fan
D) Fan Breche
  • 12. What is the Welsh name for the Brecon Beacons?
A) Bannau Llyn
B) Bannau Cymru
C) Bannau Brycheiniog
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) Fan y Bîg
B) Craig Gwaun Taf
C) Corn Du
D) Pen y Fan
  • 15. What is another name for the Brecon Beacons range to differentiate it from the national park?
A) Western Beacons
B) Southern Beacons
C) Central Beacons
D) Eastern Beacons
  • 16. What does 'Bannau Brycheiniog' translate to in English?
A) Mountains of Wales
B) Summits of South Wales
C) Peaks of Brycheiniog
D) Hills of Brecon
  • 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) Eighteenth century
C) Twentieth century
D) Nineteenth century
  • 19. How many main peaks are there in the Brecon Beacons range?
A) Three
B) Five
C) Four
D) Six
  • 20. Which peak is located at 795 metres (2,608 ft)?
A) Pen y Fan
B) Bwlch y Ddwyallt
C) Cribyn
D) Corn Du
  • 21. What is the approximate height of the continuous massif formed by the Brecon Beacons, Fforest Fawr, and Black Mountain?
A) Around 500 metres
B) Above 300 metres (1000 feet)
C) Exactly 400 metres
D) Below 200 metres
  • 22. Which road forms an approximate boundary between the central Beacons and Fforest Fawr?
A) D477
B) C442
C) A470
D) B465
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