- 1. What percentage of employment within the Cairngorms National Park is accounted for by tourism?
A) 43%
B) 30%
C) 60%
D) 50%
- 2. How many Munros are there in the Cairngorms National Park?
A) 55
B) 65
C) 75
D) 45
- 3. Which village within the park features the Carrbridge Packhorse Bridge?
A) Feshiebridge
B) Duthil
C) Aviemore
D) Carrbridge
- 4. In what year was the Carrbridge Packhorse Bridge built?
A) 1717
B) 1901
C) 2001
D) 1805
- 5. Which of Scotland's Great Trails does not pass through Cairngorms National Park?
A) Great Glen Way
B) West Highland Way
C) Speyside Way
D) Cateran Trail
- 6. How many of Scotland's five ski resorts are located in the Cairngorms?
A) Five
B) Four
C) Three
D) Two
- 7. Which railway funicular was closed due to health and safety concerns?
A) Glenmore Funicular
B) Highland Main Line
C) Cairngorm Mountain Railway
D) Strathspey Railway
- 8. What year did the Cairngorm Mountain Railway first open?
A) 2018
B) 1985
C) 2001
D) 1999
- 9. Which holiday destination is located close to Glenmore Forest Park and the Cairn Gorm Ski Centre?
A) Duthil
B) Aviemore
C) Carrbridge
D) Feshiebridge
- 10. How many distilleries are located within the Cairngorms National Park?
A) Five
B) Seven
C) Four
D) Six
- 11. Which of these distilleries does not require an appointment for visits?
A) Speyside
B) Royal Lochnagar
C) Tomintoul
D) Balmenach
- 12. What is the name of the sculpture trail located near Feshiebridge?
A) Highland Sculpture Path
B) Speyside Sculpture Trail
C) Frank Bruce Sculpture Trail
D) Cairngorms Art Walk
- 13. Which of these trails is not one of Scotland's Great Trails?
A) Speyside Way
B) Great Glen Way
C) West Highland Way
D) Cateran Trail
- 14. What type of bridge is the Carrbridge Packhorse Bridge?
A) Iron bridge
B) Concrete bridge
C) Wooden bridge
D) Stone bridge
- 15. Which railway operates steam and heritage diesel services between Aviemore and Broomhill?
A) Strathspey Railway
B) Glenmore Steamway
C) Cairngorms Express
D) Highland Line
- 16. What is the main purpose of the Cairngorms Business Partnership?
A) Includes 350 private sector member businesses
B) Manages wildlife conservation
C) Runs guided tours
D) Operates ski resorts
- 17. Which activity is not mentioned as popular in the Cairngorms National Park?
A) Surfing
B) Cycling
C) Mountain biking
D) Walking
- 18. The majority of rocks within the Cairngorms National Park belong to which geological group?
A) Caledonian Orogeny
B) Old Red Sandstone
C) Moine Supergroup
D) Dalradian Supergroup
- 19. During what time period were the Dalradian and Moine successions intensely faulted, folded, and metamorphosed?
A) Between about 490 and 430 million years ago
B) Around 470 million years ago
C) Between about 800 and 600 million years ago
D) After 427 million years ago
- 20. What geological event is centered around 470 million years ago?
A) Great Glen Fault
B) 'Scandian event'
C) Caledonian Orogeny
D) 'Grampian event'
- 21. The granite mass forming the Cairngorms was emplaced around how many million years ago?
A) 490 million years ago
B) 390 million years ago
C) 427 million years ago
D) 800 million years ago
- 22. What is the depth range where the granite currently at the surface was initially found?
A) More than 10 km
B) Between 4 and 7 km
C) Less than 2 km
D) At the surface
- 23. What is the name of the small outlier rock type found within the national park?
A) Dalradian Supergroup
B) Caledonian Orogeny
C) Old Red Sandstone
D) Moine Supergroup
- 24. What geological event involved the collision of Baltica with Laurentia?
A) 'Grampian event'
B) Great Glen Fault activity
C) 'Scandian event'
D) Moine Supergroup formation
- 25. What geological feature is associated with the last 2.5 million years in the Cairngorms?
A) Emplacement of granite mass
B) Collision of Baltica with Laurentia
C) Ice ages leading to erosional and depositional features
D) Formation of Dalradian Supergroup
- 26. What post-glacial feature is found in the Cairngorms?
A) Dalradian Supergroup
B) Peat and landslips
C) Moine Supergroup
D) Old Red Sandstone
- 27. What was the initial depth of the granite that now forms the surface of the Cairngorms?
A) At the surface
B) Less than 2 km
C) 4 to 7 km
D) More than 10 km
- 28. Which supergroup occurs along the northwestern edge of the Cairngorms National Park?
A) Dalradian Supergroup
B) Caledonian Orogeny
C) Old Red Sandstone
D) Moine Supergroup
- 29. What was the primary cause of the initial deformation of the Dalradian rocks?
A) Emplacement of granite mass
B) 'Scandian event'
C) Great Glen Fault activity
D) 'Grampian event' due to collision with a volcanic island arc
- 30. When did the landscape of the Cairngorms begin to form?
A) Around 427 million years ago
B) After 800 million years ago
C) Between about 490 and 430 million years ago
D) By 390 million years ago
- 31. What geological process occurred between about 800 and 600 million years ago in the Cairngorms?
A) Intense faulting and folding
B) Emplacement of granite mass
C) 'Scandian event'
D) Deposition of sands, muds, and limestones
- 32. What was the role of the Great Glen, Ericht-Laidon, and Glen Tilt faults?
A) Formed the Old Red Sandstone outlier
B) Allowed large plutons of granite to rise up amongst the Dalradian rocks
C) Caused the 'Grampian event'
D) Occurred during the Caledonian Orogeny
- 33. In what year was Cairngorms National Park established?
A) 2002
B) 1999
C) 2010
D) 2003
- 34. How many people approximately live within Cairngorms National Park?
A) 25,000
B) 18,000
C) 10,000
D) 30,000
- 35. Which of the following is not a community located within Cairngorms National Park?
A) Ballater
B) Edinburgh
C) Aviemore
D) Braemar
- 36. What IUCN category is the Cairngorms National Park designated as?
A) Category IV
B) Category II
C) Category III
D) Category V
- 37. Which of these areas within Cairngorms National Park has IUCN Category II status?
A) Monadhliath
B) Strathspey
C) Abernethy Forest
D) Deeside
- 38. What percentage of visitors to the Cairngorms National Park come from elsewhere in the UK?
A) 10%
B) 50%
C) 75%
D) 25%
- 39. From which country do approximately 21% of visitors to the Cairngorms National Park come?
A) Other countries
B) Ireland
C) Germany
D) France
- 40. What percentage of the national park's economy is made up by tourism?
A) 60%
B) 50%
C) 90%
D) 80%
- 41. Which river rises in the Monadhliath mountains?
A) The Dee
B) The Spey
C) The Tay
D) The Don
- 42. What is the highest elevation of the Cairngorms summits?
A) Around 1300 meters
B) 2000 meters
C) 1500 meters
D) 1000 meters
- 43. Which type of landscape is similar to the Cairngorms' upland plateau?
A) Great Barrier Reef
B) Sahara Desert
C) Amazon Rainforest
D) Hardangervidda National Park in Norway
- 44. Which major transport route runs through the park and connects Perth and Inverness?
A) B-road network
B) M6 motorway
C) The A9 road
D) A86
- 45. Which road links Strathspey to Fort William?
A) A93
B) B-road network
C) A9
D) A86
- 46. Which bird species can be found breeding on the Cairngorm plateaux?
A) Rock ptarmigan
B) Osprey
C) Greylag goose
D) Goldeneye
- 47. Which bird species breed in the Insh Marshes each summer?
A) Ring ouzel
B) Eurasian wigeon
C) Golden eagle
D) Snow bunting
- 48. Which mammal was introduced to the Cairngorms in 1952?
A) Reindeer
B) Mountain hare
C) Red deer
D) Eurasian lynx
- 49. How many Special Areas of Conservation are there within the park?
A) 25
B) 9
C) 46
D) 19
- 50. Which bird species is found in the Caledonian Forest?
A) Snow bunting
B) Western capercaillie
C) Golden eagle
D) Ring ouzel
- 51. Which bird species are winter visitors to the Insh Marshes?
A) Ring ouzels
B) Whooper swans
C) Golden eagles
D) Snow buntings
- 52. Which fish species are supported by the Don river?
A) Lamprey
B) Atlantic salmon
C) Eels
D) Sea trout
- 53. How many Sites of Special Scientific Interest are there in the park?
A) 46
B) 19
C) 25
D) 9
- 54. Which bird species can be found in the Caledonian Forest?
A) Snow bunting
B) Ring ouzel
C) Scottish crossbill
D) Golden eagle
- 55. Who headed the commission that proposed the creation of a national park in the Cairngorms in 1931?
A) David Attenborough
B) Christopher Addison
C) John Muir
D) Alfred Wainwright
- 56. In which year was the report proposing national parks in Scotland, including the Cairngorms, published?
A) 1945
B) 1965
C) 1931
D) 1955
- 57. How many national scenic areas are there now?
A) 25
B) 30
C) 40
D) 50
- 58. In which year did a major wildfire occur in the Glenmore and Abernethy area of the park?
A) 2010
B) 2026
C) 2015
D) 2008
- 59. Which principle gives greater weight to the first aim when there is a conflict?
A) The Sustainable Development Principle
B) The Sandford Principle
C) The National Parks Principle
D) The Conservation Priority Principle
- 60. Which function does the National Park Authority share with local authorities?
A) Financial management
B) Wildlife conservation
C) Tourism promotion
D) Statutory planning functions
- 61. Which estate outside the park was used for filming 'No Time to Die'?
A) Feshiebridge
B) Aviemore
C) Ardverikie House Estate
D) Loch Laggan
- 62. Which film featured scenes shot at the Cairngorm Gliding Club's site?
A) No Time to Die
B) Outlaw King
C) The Dark Knight Rises
D) Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
- 63. In which year was 'Mary Queen of Scots' filmed in Cairngorms National Park?
A) 2020
B) 2017
C) 2018
D) 2019
- 64. Which TV series had an episode filmed at Ardverikie House Estate?
A) The Crown
B) Outlander
C) Monarch of the Glen
D) Victoria
- 65. Which film series included scenes shot in the park area for its 2018 release?
A) The Dark Knight Rises
B) Outlaw King
C) No Time to Die
D) Victoria & Abdul
- 66. Which TV series filmed scenes in the park and nearby areas for its 1997 release?
A) Outlander
B) Victoria
C) The Crown
D) Mrs Brown
- 67. Which Netflix series had some shooting done in Cairngorms National Park?
A) The Crown
B) Outlander
C) Victoria & Abdul
D) Mary Queen of Scots
- 68. What type of habitat is found in the Cairngorm mountains?
A) Desert
B) Tropical rainforest
C) Alpine semi-tundra moorland
D) Savanna
- 69. When were reindeer first introduced to the Cairngorms?
A) 1975
B) 1960
C) 1952
D) 1980
- 70. Which species is important for the River Dee's Special Area of Conservation status?
A) Atlantic salmon
B) Goldfish
C) Common carp
D) Koi
- 71. Which bird is a winter visitor to the Insh Marshes?
A) Greylag geese
B) Polar bear
C) Dolphin
D) Kangaroo
- 72. Which bird species breeds in upper Strathspey's Insh Marshes?
A) Flamingo
B) Eagle owl
C) Penguin
D) Osprey
- 73. How many national parks were established in England and Wales following World War II?
A) Ten
B) Five
C) Fifteen
D) Twenty
- 74. In what year were the National Park Direction Areas replaced by national scenic areas?
A) 1981
B) 1990
C) 2010
D) 2000
- 75. Which organization produced a report in 1990 recommending four areas for national park designation due to landscape pressure?
A) Scottish Natural Heritage
B) The Countryside Commission for Scotland (CCS)
C) The Cairngorms Working Party
D) The Scottish Office
- 76. When was the National Parks (Scotland) Act passed?
A) 2010
B) 2003
C) 2000
D) 1999
- 77. What was the voltage of the power line section that was taken down in 2015 within the park?
A) 50 kV
B) 220 kV
C) 400 kV
D) 132 kV
- 78. Which ski centre is not one of Scotland's five resorts situated in the Cairngoms?
A) Glenshee Ski Centre
B) Glencoe Ski Centre
C) Cairn Gorm Ski Centre
D) The Lecht Ski Centre
- 79. What is the primary focus of tourism in the Cairngorms National Park?
A) Urban exploration
B) Sustainable tourism
C) Massive industrial tourism
D) Luxury resort stays
- 80. Which of these activities is not mentioned as popular in the park?
A) Walking
B) Cycling
C) Mountain biking
D) Scuba diving
- 81. How many members are elected by the community to run the National Park Authority?
A) Seven
B) Four
C) Five
D) Nine
- 82. What is one of the long-term goals included in the Cairngorms National Park Partnership Plan 2017 - 2022?
A) Conservation
B) Tourism reduction
C) Urban development
D) Industrial expansion
- 83. What is one way the National Park Authority can achieve its aims?
A) Manage international treaties
B) Control local elections
C) Enforce national laws
D) Offer advice
- 84. In which year was 'No Time to Die' filmed in the Cairngorms National Park area?
A) 2021
B) 2019
C) 2018
D) 2020
- 85. Which TV series filmed in the park includes a character named Claire Fraser?
A) Outlander
B) Victoria
C) The Crown
D) Mary Queen of Scots
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