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