- 1. In what year was the Brecon Beacons National Park established?
A) 1957
B) 1951
C) 1952
D) 1965
- 2. Which is the first Welsh national park to be established?
A) Pembrokeshire Coast National Park
B) Brecon Beacons
C) Snowdonia
D) Gower Peninsula
- 3. How large is the Brecon Beacons National Park in square miles?
A) 750
B) 519
C) 600
D) 300
- 4. Which county contains over half of the Brecon Beacons National Park?
A) Rhondda Cynon Taf
B) Carmarthenshire
C) Powys
D) Monmouthshire
- 5. What is the gauge of the Brecon Mountain Railway?
A) 1 ft 11+3⁄4 in (603 mm)
B) 3 ft (914 mm)
C) 2 ft (610 mm)
D) Standard gauge
- 6. Where does the Brecon Mountain Railway start?
A) Brecon
B) Torpantau
C) Merthyr Tydfil
D) Pant
- 7. What is another name for the Pontsticill Reservoir used by Welsh Water?
A) 'Bala Lake'
B) 'Taf Fechan'
C) 'Llyn Tegid'
D) 'Lake Vyrnwy'
- 8. Which military unit uses the Brecon Beacons for fitness testing?
A) Parachute Regiment
B) Special Air Service (SAS)
C) Royal Air Force
D) Royal Navy
- 9. What exercise unique to the area takes place on Pen y Fan?
A) 'Peak challenge'
B) 'Mountain marathon'
C) 'Fan dance'
D) 'Beacon run'
- 10. In what month and year did three soldiers die from overheating during an SAS exercise in the Brecon Beacons?
A) June 2012
B) July 2013
C) August 2015
D) January 2014
- 11. Where was an army captain found dead after training in freezing weather?
A) Corn Du
B) Pen y Fan
C) Blaen-cwmffrwdo
D) Fan Breche
- 12. What is the Welsh name for the Brecon Beacons?
A) Bannau Llyn
B) Bannau Brycheiniog
C) Bannau Gwynedd
D) Bannau Cymru
- 13. Which mountain is the highest in South Wales?
A) Corn Du
B) Fan y Bîg
C) Pen y Fan
D) Craig Gwaun Taf
- 14. Which of the following is not one of the three highest peaks in the Brecon Beacons?
A) Craig Gwaun Taf
B) Pen y Fan
C) Fan y Bîg
D) Corn Du
- 15. What is another name for the Brecon Beacons range to differentiate it from the national park?
A) Eastern Beacons
B) Southern Beacons
C) Central Beacons
D) Western Beacons
- 16. What does 'Bannau Brycheiniog' translate to in English?
A) Peaks of Brycheiniog
B) Summits of South Wales
C) Mountains of Wales
D) Hills of Brecon
- 17. Who first attested the name 'Bannau Brycheiniog' in English?
A) Theophilus Jones
B) John Leland
C) William Shakespeare
D) Emanuel Bowen
- 18. In which century did the name 'Brecon Beacons' first occur?
A) Twentieth century
B) Eighteenth century
C) Nineteenth century
D) Seventeenth century
- 19. How many main peaks are there in the Brecon Beacons range?
A) Three
B) Four
C) Six
D) Five
- 20. Which peak is located at 795 metres (2,608 ft)?
A) Corn Du
B) Pen y Fan
C) Cribyn
D) Bwlch y Ddwyallt
- 21. What is the approximate height of the continuous massif formed by the Brecon Beacons, Fforest Fawr, and Black Mountain?
A) Below 200 metres
B) Around 500 metres
C) Exactly 400 metres
D) Above 300 metres (1000 feet)
- 22. Which road forms an approximate boundary between the central Beacons and Fforest Fawr?
A) A470
B) B465
C) D477
D) C442
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