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