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  • 1. Which museum in the Peak District focuses on the village's history during the Black Death?
A) Peak Cavern Show Cave
B) Buxton Opera House
C) Eyam Museum
D) Matlock Bath Mining Museum
  • 2. Which of these villages in the Peak District is known for its Royal Shrovetide Football?
A) Buxton
B) Castleton
C) Matlock Bath
D) Ashbourne
  • 3. Which dessert, specific to the Peak District, is different from the nationally available Bakewell tart?
A) Peak pie
B) Stilton cheesecake
C) Derwent Valley cake
D) Bakewell pudding
  • 4. What is the name of the famous cheese produced in the village of Hartington?
A) Cheddar
B) Gouda
C) Brie
D) Stilton
  • 5. Which preserved railway line runs through Crich?
A) Peak Rail
B) National Tramway Museum
C) Churnet Valley Line
D) Ecclesbourne Valley Line
  • 6. What type of trail is the Tissington Trail?
A) Former railway line
B) River path
C) Mountain biking track
D) Cycling highway
  • 7. Which Peak District site is known for its fine rock climbing on gritstone outcrops?
A) Temple Lead Mine
B) Peak Cavern
C) Stanage Edge
D) Gulliver's Kingdom
  • 8. Which event is held in Buxton and involves opera performances?
A) Peak Literary Festival
B) Well dressing ceremonies
C) Buxton Festival
D) Royal Shrovetide Football
  • 9. Which trail was formed from the trackbed of the Manchester, Buxton, Matlock and Midlands Junction Railway?
A) Tissington Trail
B) High Peak Trail
C) Monsal Trail
D) Longdendale Trail
  • 10. Which cave system is linked to the Speedwell system at Winnats?
A) Eldon Hole
B) Poole's Cavern
C) Peak Cavern
D) Thor's Cave
  • 11. Which reservoir in the Peak District is known for water sports like sailing and canoeing?
A) Peak Cavern
B) Buxton Opera House
C) Carsington Water
D) Temple Lead Mine
  • 12. Which trail in the Peak District was converted from an old rail route and is part of the Trans Pennine Trail?
A) Longdendale Trail
B) Monsal Trail
C) Tissington Trail
D) High Peak Trail
  • 13. Which activity involves exploring natural caves, potholes, and old mine workings in the limestone of the White Peak?
A) Hillwalking
B) Orienteering
C) Caving
D) Fell running
  • 14. Which trail is known for its use by walkers, horse riders, and cyclists in the Peak District?
A) Buxton Opera House
B) Temple Lead Mine
C) High Peak Trail
D) Peak Cavern Show Cave
  • 15. Which festival is held twice a year at various locations in the Peak District?
A) Buxton Opera House Festival
B) Royal Shrovetide Football
C) Well dressing ceremonies
D) Peak Literary Festival
  • 16. Which of these is a preserved railway line in the Peak District?
A) Alton Towers theme park
B) Gulliver's Kingdom theme park
C) Peak Rail
D) Peak Wildlife Park
  • 17. Which village in the Peak District is known for its show caves, including Blue John and Treak Cliff?
A) Castleton
B) Matlock Bath
C) Ashbourne
D) Buxton
  • 18. Which trail in the Peak District follows an old light railway line between Waterhouses and Hulme End?
A) High Peak Trail
B) Tissington Trail
C) Manifold Way
D) Monsal Trail
  • 19. Which of these is a well-known water sport center in the Peak District?
A) Rudyard Lake
B) Buxton Opera House
C) Temple Lead Mine
D) Peak Cavern Show Cave
  • 20. Which village in the Peak District hosts two opera festivals, including one dedicated to Gilbert and Sullivan?
A) Buxton
B) Castleton
C) Ashbourne
D) Matlock Bath
  • 21. Which of these is a traditional local custom in the Peak District involving a garland?
A) Castleton Garland Day
B) Well dressing ceremonies
C) Peak Literary Festival
D) Buxton Opera Festival
  • 22. Which trail is used by mountain bikers and horse riders as a bridleway in the Peak District?
A) Monsal Trail
B) Longdendale Trail
C) Tissington Trail
D) High Peak Trail
  • 23. Which of these is a famous theme park located in the fringes of the Peak District?
A) Peak Cavern Show Cave
B) Alton Towers
C) Buxton Opera House
D) Temple Lead Mine
  • 24. Which activity involves exploring Thor's Cave, known for its limestone routes?
A) Fell running
B) Orienteering
C) Rock climbing
D) Hillwalking
  • 25. Which mammals form the only wild population in England within the Peak District?
A) Pine martens
B) Red-necked wallabies
C) Brown long-eared bats
D) Mountain hares
  • 26. When were mountain hares reintroduced to the Peak District?
A) Georgian era
B) Victorian era
C) Edwardian era
D) Modern era
  • 27. Where did a feral population of red-necked wallabies live in the Peak District?
A) Above Baslow moors
B) On Wharncliffe Crags
C) Around The Roaches
D) In the upper reaches of the Goyt valley
  • 28. What is the current status of the red-necked wallabies in the Peak District?
A) Thriving and increasing
B) May now be extinct
C) Stable with no significant changes
D) Protected under conservation laws
  • 29. From where are the red deer herds in the Peak District assumed to have originated?
A) Introduced from Scotland
B) Brought from Ireland
C) Native to the Peak District
D) Escaped from deer parks at Lyme Park and Chatsworth
  • 30. Where are red deer herds established in the Peak District?
A) On Wharncliffe Crags
B) Around The Roaches
C) Upper reaches of the Goyt valley and moors above Baslow
D) In the Dark Peak
  • 31. Where might the herd on Wharncliffe Crags derive from?
A) Hunting stock of Wharncliffe Chase
B) Escaped deer parks at Lyme Park
C) Native to Wharncliffe Crags
D) Introduced from Wales
  • 32. What is the status of the pine marten in the Peak District?
A) Threatened and protected
B) Unclear, though confirmed sightings have occurred recently
C) Extinct
D) Abundant and thriving
  • 33. Where was a specimen from an introduced Welsh population of pine marten found?
A) Dead on a road between Ripley and Belper
B) On Wharncliffe Crags
C) In the Dark Peak
D) Around The Roaches
  • 34. What percentage of the Peak National Park is covered by woodland?
A) 15 percent
B) 5 percent
C) 20 percent
D) 8 percent
  • 35. What type of plantations predominantly exist around reservoir margins in the Dark Peak?
A) Heather moorland
B) Coniferous plantations
C) Blanket bog
D) Broad-leaved woodlands
  • 36. What is a common land use in the South West Peak NCA?
A) Farming
B) Coniferous plantations
C) Grouse shooting
D) Dairy farming
  • 37. What is the average annual rainfall in the Peak District?
A) 30 inches
B) 50 inches
C) 60 inches
D) 40.35 inches (1,025 mm)
  • 38. What is the average temperature in the Peak District?
A) 15.3 °C
B) 12.7 °C
C) 8.5 °C
D) 10.3 °C (50.5 °F)
  • 39. In which decade did the Dark Peak regularly have more than 70 days of snowfall?
A) 1980s
B) 2000s
C) 1990s
D) 1970s
  • 40. What percentage of winter does frost cover occur on moorland in the Dark Peak?
A) 5–10 per cent
B) 10–15 per cent
C) 20–30 per cent
D) 40–50 per cent
  • 41. What was the main purpose of the Moorland Indicators of Climate Change Initiative?
A) To discover whether the moorlands are a net carbon sink or source
B) To measure annual rainfall
C) To analyze snowfall patterns
D) To study temperature variations
  • 42. What geological period do most of the Peak District's sedimentary rocks belong to?
A) Carboniferous
B) Cretaceous
C) Jurassic
D) Triassic
  • 43. Which rock type forms a central and southern section of the Peak District?
A) Carboniferous limestone
B) Sandstones
C) Millstone grit
D) Coal measures
  • 44. What geological feature is formed by rivers carving deep, narrow valleys in limestone areas of the Peak District?
A) Buttes
B) Plateaus
C) Cave systems
D) Mesas
  • 45. What type of erosion is associated with shales in the Peak District?
A) Chemical weathering
B) Wind erosion
C) Frost attack leading to landslides
D) Water erosion forming canyons
  • 46. Which glaciation likely covered the Peak District in ice?
A) Elster glaciation
B) Würm glaciation
C) Anglian glaciation
D) Saale glaciation
  • 47. What geological process contributed to the formation of mineral veins in the Peak District's limestone?
A) Sedimentation in a marine environment
B) Metamorphism
C) Volcanic activity
D) Mineral deposition after limestone was exposed
  • 48. What type of carbon store is found in Britain's upland areas, including the Peak District?
A) Peat
B) Oil shale
C) Natural gas
D) Coal
  • 49. Which village is considered the highest in the United Kingdom?
A) Castleton
B) Flash
C) Bakewell
D) Edale
  • 50. Which spa was popularised during Victorian times in the Peak District?
A) Ashbourne
B) Buxton
C) Chesterfield
D) Matlock Bath
  • 51. Which river is a tributary of the River Mersey in the western Peak District?
A) The Tame
B) The Goyt
C) The Etherow
D) The Derwent
  • 52. Which river rises on Bleaklow and flows through the Upper Derwent Valley?
A) The River Tame
B) The River Etherow
C) The River Goyt
D) The River Derwent
  • 53. In which county is most of the Peak District located?
A) Greater Manchester
B) Derbyshire
C) Cheshire
D) South Yorkshire
  • 54. When was the Peak District National Park designated?
A) 1945
B) 1975
C) 1951
D) 1960
  • 55. How many jobs does the Peak District National Park support?
A) 30,000
B) An estimated 18,000
C) 25,000
D) 10,000
  • 56. Which industry arose in the Middle Ages in the Peak District?
A) Textile manufacturing
B) Mining
C) Farming
D) Tourism
  • 57. Who constructed several cotton mills in the Peak District during the Industrial Revolution?
A) Richard Arkwright
B) Edmund Cartwright
C) James Hargreaves
D) Samuel Crompton
  • 58. What spurred tourism in the Peak District during the Industrial Revolution?
A) The telegraph lines
B) The railways
C) The roads
D) The canals
  • 59. Which orchid species is known for its lime-loving nature in the White Peak?
A) Fly orchid (Ophrys insectifera)
B) Early purple orchid (Orchis mascula)
C) Common rockrose (Helianthemum nummularium)
D) Dark-red helleborine (Epipactis atrorubens)
  • 60. What plant became dominant in the limestone dales due to ash dieback?
A) Hazel
B) Wych elm
C) Rock whitebeam
D) Lime
  • 61. Which species is Derbyshire's county flower since 2002?
A) Jacob's-ladder (Polemonium caeruleum)
B) Heather (Calluna vulgaris)
C) Bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus)
D) Crowberry (Empetrum nigrum)
  • 62. Where is the Derby hawkweed (Hieracium naviense) exclusively found?
A) Lathkill Dale
B) Chee Dale
C) Winnats Pass
D) Taddington Dale
  • 63. Which moss species is returning to the Dark Peak bogs after decades of decline?
A) Blechnum
B) Dicranum majus
C) Gymnocarpium
D) Sphagnum mosses
  • 64. Which species is a rare metallophyte found on lead rakes in the White Peak?
A) Mountain pansy (Viola lutea)
B) Grass of parnassus (Parnassia palustris)
C) Spring sandwort (Minuartia verna)
D) Alpine pennycress (Thlaspi caerulescens)
  • 65. Which plant is a native perennial found only in limestone cliffs?
A) Grass of parnassus (Parnassia palustris)
B) Jacob's-ladder (Polemonium caeruleum)
C) Derby hawkweed (Hieracium naviense)
D) Leek-coloured hawkweed (H. subprasinifolium)
  • 66. Which moss species is particularly dominant in the peatlands?
A) Bog asphodel (Narthecium ossifragum)
B) Marsh violet (Viola palustris)
C) S. capillifolium
D) S. cuspidatum
  • 67. Which species is a gritstone tree specialist found in the Dark Peak?
A) Sitka spruce
B) Lodgepole pine
C) Japanese larch
D) Sessile oak
  • 68. Which species is known to have been rediscovered on the Monsal Trail in 2017?
A) Derby hawkweed (Hieracium naviense)
B) Leek-coloured hawkweed (H. subprasinifolium)
C) Grass of parnassus (Parnassia palustris)
D) Jacob's-ladder (Polemonium caeruleum)
  • 69. Which species is found in the forested parts of the Dark Peak?
A) Japanese larch
B) Lodgepole pine
C) Oak fern (Gymnocarpium)
D) Sitka spruce
  • 70. Which species is a native to the White Peak's ash woodlands?
A) Spring sandwort (Minuartia verna)
B) Mountain pansy (Viola lutea)
C) Alpine pennycress (Thlaspi caerulescens)
D) Dark-red helleborine (Epipactis atrorubens)
  • 71. Which species is a native to the White Peak's calcareous grasslands?
A) Spring cinquefoil
B) Common rockrose (Helianthemum nummularium)
C) Grass of parnassus (Parnassia palustris)
D) Dark-red helleborine (Epipactis atrorubens)
  • 72. Which species is a native to the White Peak's rock outcrops?
A) Spring sandwort (Minuartia verna)
B) Alpine pennycress (Thlaspi caerulescens)
C) Mountain pansy (Viola lutea)
D) Common rockrose (Helianthemum nummularium)
  • 73. Which species is a native to the White Peak's lead rakes?
A) Alpine pennycress (Thlaspi caerulescens)
B) Fly orchid (Ophrys insectifera)
C) Grass of parnassus (Parnassia palustris)
D) Dark-red helleborine (Epipactis atrorubens)
  • 74. Which bird species are known to breed on the Dark Peak moors?
A) Peregrine falcon
B) Hazel grouse
C) Twite
D) Capercaillie
  • 75. Which bird species became extinct in the Peak District in 2000?
A) Merlin
B) Northern wheatear
C) Twite
D) Black grouse
  • 76. What is maintained by gamekeepers on the Dark Peak heather moorlands?
A) Black grouse population
B) Red grouse population
C) Short-eared owl population
D) Golden plover population
  • 77. Which bird species are known to nest in quarries and rock outcrops?
A) Peregrine falcon
B) Common buzzard
C) Mandarin duck
D) Redstart
  • 78. Which organization published the 'Peak Malpractice' report in 2006?
A) Wildlife Trusts
B) RSPB
C) Natural England
D) BirdLife International
  • 79. Which bird species are attracted to fast-flowing rivers in the Peak District?
A) Grey wagtail
B) Peregrine falcon
C) Capercaillie
D) Hazel grouse
  • 80. Which bird species are local biodiversity action plan priority species in the Peak District?
A) Mandarin duck
B) Dipper
C) Hazel grouse
D) Capercaillie
  • 81. Which bird species are known to overfly the Peak District during winter?
A) Long-legged buzzard
B) Demoiselle crane
C) Pink-footed geese
D) Alpine swift
  • 82. Which bird species have been lost from the Peak District due to human activity?
A) Northern wheatear
B) Twite
C) Golden eagle
D) Merlin
  • 83. Approximately how many visitors does the Peak District National Park receive each year?
A) 5 million visitors
B) 20 million visitors
C) 13 million visitors
D) 8 million visitors
  • 84. What percentage of the Peak District National Park is privately owned?
A) 50%
B) 75%
C) 90%
D) 60%
  • 85. Under which act was the Peak District National Park Authority established?
A) The Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000
B) The National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949
C) The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981
D) The 1995 Environment Act
  • 86. Which reptile is a stronghold on the eastern moors of the Peak District?
A) Adders
B) Common lizards
C) Slow worms
D) Grass snakes
  • 87. What unique population of fish survives on the Derbyshire Wye?
A) Grayling
B) Brown trout
C) "Wild" rainbow trout
D) Atlantic salmon
  • 88. Which butterfly is found in the Peak District region?
A) Red admiral butterfly
B) Dingy skipper
C) Swallowtail butterfly
D) Monarch butterfly
  • 89. Name a moth species that is found in the Peak District.
A) Moth of the night
B) Silk moth
C) Atlas moth
D) Broom moth
  • 90. What was Buxton known as during the Roman period?
A) "Mercia Waters"
B) "Buxtonia"
C) "Aquae Arnemetiae"
D) "Romanus Springs"
  • 91. Which monument is a Bronze Age henge located near Youlgreave?
A) Castlerigg Stone Circle
B) Arbor Low
C) Callanish Stones
D) Stonehenge
  • 92. What type of archaeological evidence indicates Neolithic activity in the Peak District?
A) Roman villas
B) Iron Age settlements
C) Henges such as Arbor Low
D) Medieval castles
  • 93. What type of ancient structure is the Nine Ladies stone circle?
A) A hill fort
B) A barrow
C) A stone circle
D) An aqueduct
  • 94. Which mineral was mined at Ecton Mines in the Peak District?
A) Silver
B) Zinc
C) Copper
D) Lead
  • 95. What was coal from the east used for in the Peak District?
A) Lead smelting
B) Lime burning
C) Iron forging
D) Copper extraction
  • 96. When did industrial limestone quarrying to make soda ash start around Buxton?
A) 1874
B) 1800
C) 1900
D) 1926
  • 97. Which company took over the operation of the Buxton lime industry in 1926?
A) ICI
B) National Lead Company
C) Peak District Quarries Ltd
D) British Coal
  • 98. In which century did the Peak District trade in unprocessed wool?
A) 18th century
B) 16th century
C) 14th century
D) 20th century
  • 99. What was the main reason narrow valleys became unsuited for larger steam-driven mills?
A) Increased pollution concerns
B) Lack of water supply
C) Technological advancements required more space
D) Higher labor costs
  • 100. Which town in the Peak District benefited from the textile industry?
A) Glossop
B) Buxton
C) Chesterfield
D) Matlock
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