What type of designation does the Blackdown Hills have?
a) National Park
b) UNESCO World Heritage Site
c) Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
d) National Forest
Answer: c) Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
What is the highest point in the Blackdown Hills?
a) Wellington Hill
b) Staple Hill
c) Hemyock Hill
d) Otterhead Hill
Answer: a) Wellington Hill
Which river flows through the Blackdown Hills?
a) River Thames
b) River Severn
c) River Culm
d) River Exe
Answer: c) River Culm
What type of landscape characterizes the Blackdown Hills?
a) Coastal cliffs
b) Rolling hills
c) Moorland
d) Desert dunes
Answer: b) Rolling hills
Which historical market town is located within the Blackdown Hills?
a) Taunton
b) Exeter
c) Honiton
d) Yeovil
Answer: c) Honiton
What is the name of the unique limestone plateau found in the Blackdown Hills?
a) Stonehenge
b) Otterhead Plateau
c) Jurassic Plateau
d) Neroche Plateau
Answer: d) Neroche Plateau
Which river valley is known for its geological importance and hiking trails?
a) Culm Valley
b) Otter Valley
c) Yarty Valley
d) Exe Valley
Answer: b) Otter Valley
What is the name of the forest located within the Blackdown Hills?
a) Sherwood Forest
b) Neroche Forest
c) Epping Forest
d) New Forest
Answer: b) Neroche Forest
What type of wildlife can be found in the Blackdown Hills?
a) Polar bears
b) Dolphins
c) Lynx
d) Otters
Answer: d) Otters
Which ancient hill fort is located within the Blackdown Hills?
a) Glastonbury Tor
b) Cadbury Castle
c) Maiden Castle
d) Tintagel Castle
Answer: b) Cadbury Castle
What is the name of the historic market town that serves as the gateway to the Blackdown Hills?
a) Chard
b) Ilminster
c) Taunton
d) Axminster
Answer: a) Chard
What type of rock is predominant in the Blackdown Hills?
a) Marble
b) Sandstone
c) Limestone
d) Basalt
Answer: c) Limestone
Which village is known for its historic church and as the site of a famous murder case?
a) Hemyock
b) Otterford
c) Culmstock
d) Clayhidon
Answer: b) Otterford
What is the name of the river that flows through the village of Culmstock?
a) River Culm
b) River Exe
c) River Otter
d) River Yarty
Answer: a) River Culm
Which famous medieval abbey ruins can be found near the Blackdown Hills?
a) Glastonbury Abbey
b) Tintern Abbey
c) Forde Abbey
d) Buckfast Abbey
Answer: c) Forde Abbey
What is the name of the ancient hill fort overlooking the Otter Valley?
a) Neroche Fort
b) Dunkery Fort
c) Cadbury Castle
d) Otterhead Fort
Answer: a) Neroche Fort
Which village is known for its historic mill and as a starting point for the Blackdown Hills Circular Walk?
a) Hemyock
b) Culmstock
c) Dunkeswell
d) Yarcombe
Answer: c) Dunkeswell
What is the name of the nature reserve known for its wetlands and birdwatching opportunities?
a) Ham Wall Nature Reserve
b) RSPB Minsmere
c) Slimbridge Wetland Centre
d) Blackdown Wetlands
Answer: d) Blackdown Wetlands
Which village is known for its ancient yew tree and as a starting point for the Blackdown Hills Green Lanes Walk?
a) Culmstock
b) Hemyock
c) Otterford
d) Yarcombe
Answer: a) Culmstock
What is the name of the valley known for its rare Culm grasslands and diverse wildlife?
a) Yarty Valley
b) Culm Valley
c) Otter Valley
d) Exe Valley
Answer: b) Culm Valley
Which village is known for its traditional thatched cottages and historic church?
a) Culmstock
b) Hemyock
c) Dunkeswell
d) Yarcombe
Answer: d) Yarcombe
What is the name of the historic manor house that was the birthplace of the poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge?
a) Fyne Court
b) Coleridge Cottage
c) Tintagel Castle
d) Glastonbury Abbey
Answer: b) Coleridge Cottage
Which village is known for its connection to the Luttrell Psalter, a medieval illuminated manuscript?
a) Hemyock
b) Otterford
c) Yarcombe
d) Uffculme
Answer: a) Hemyock
What is the name of the historic country house located within the Blackdown Hills?
a) Montacute House
b) Knightshayes Court
c) Dunster Castle
d) Hestercombe House
Answer: b) Knightshayes Court
Which village is known for its agricultural show and as a hub for exploring the Blackdown Hills?
a) Otterford
b) Hemyock
c) Dunkeswell
d) Uffculme
Answer: d) Uffculme
What is the name of the unique geological feature near Otterford known as “Castle Neroche”?
a) Limestone escarpment
b) Sand dunes
c) Basalt columns
d) Earthworks and ramparts
Answer: d) Earthworks and ramparts
Which river flows through the village of Yarcombe?
a) River Yarty
b) River Culm
c) River Exe
d) River Otter
Answer: a) River Yarty
What is the name of the historic market town known for its wool and cloth trade heritage?
a) Uffculme
b) Culmstock
c) Hemyock
d) Dunkeswell
Answer: a) Uffculme
Which village is known for its association with the “Mary Anning of the Blackdowns,” a fossil collector?
a) Otterford
b) Hemyock
c) Dunkeswell
d) Uffculme
Answer: c) Dunkeswell
What is the name of the village known for its traditional thatched cottages and village green?
a) Otterford
b) Hemyock
c) Uffculme
d) Yarcombe
Answer: b) Hemyock
Which river flows through the village of Uffculme?
a) River Yarty
b) River Culm
c) River Exe
d) River Otter
Answer: b) River Culm
What is the name of the historic market town known for its textile industry and lace-making?
a) Otterford
b) Hemyock
c) Uffculme
d) Culmstock
Answer: c) Uffculme
Which village is known for its connection to the wool trade and its preserved mills?
a) Uffculme
b) Hemyock
c) Dunkeswell
d) Yarcombe
Answer: a) Uffculme
What is the name of the historic manor house that was the childhood home of John Wesley?
a) Knightshayes Court
b) Coleridge Cottage
c) Hestercombe House
d) Montacute House
Answer: a) Knightshayes Court
Which village is known for its connection to the Luttrell family and its 14th-century church?
a) Otterford
b) Hemyock
c) Dunkeswell
d) Culmstock
Answer: d) Culmstock
What is the name of the historic manor house known for its gardens and arts exhibitions?
a) Hestercombe House
b) Knightshayes Court
c) Coleridge Cottage
d) Montacute House
Answer: a) Hestercombe House
Which village is known for its connection to the poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge?
a) Otterford
b) Hemyock
c) Culmstock
d) Nether Culm
Answer: c) Culmstock
What is the name of the nature reserve near Dunkeswell known for its heathland and birdlife?
a) Dunkeswell Nature Reserve
b) Blackdown Heath
c) Hemyock Reserve
d) Aylesbeare Common
Answer: d) Aylesbeare Common
Which village is known for its historic church and its connection to the “White Rajahs” of Sarawak?
a) Hemyock
b) Culmstock
c) Dunkeswell
d) Otterford
Answer: a) Hemyock
What is the name of the village known for its connection to the poet William Wordsworth?
a) Dunkeswell
b) Culmstock
c) Hemyock
d) Yarcombe
Answer: a) Dunkeswell
Which village is known for its connection to the author RD Blackmore and his novel “Lorna Doone?
a) Hemyock
b) Uffculme
c) Yarcombe
d) Culmstock
Answer: c) Yarcombe
What is the name of the ancient village known for its picturesque beauty and historic buildings?
a) Uffculme
b) Culmstock
c) Yarcombe
d) Dunkeswell
Answer: c) Yarcombe
Which river flows through the village of Dunkeswell?
a) River Culm
b) River Exe
c) River Otter
d) River Yarty
Answer: d) River Yarty
What is the name of the village known for its historic watermill and its association with the Culm Valley Light Railway?
a) Dunkeswell
b) Culmstock
c) Uffculme
d) Yarcombe
Answer: a) Dunkeswell
Which village is known for its historic railway station and its connection to the Culm Valley Light Railway?
a) Hemyock
b) Uffculme
c) Culmstock
d) Yarcombe
Answer: b) Uffculme
What is the name of the medieval castle ruins near the Blackdown Hills?
a) Tintagel Castle
b) Dunster Castle
c) Cadbury Castle
d) Sherborne Castle
Answer: c) Cadbury Castle
Which village is known for its connection to the Culmstock Beacon, a historic fire signal station?
a) Dunkeswell
b) Culmstock
c) Uffculme
d) Yarcombe
Answer: b) Culmstock
What is the name of the village known for its connection to the “Dunkeswell Mission Complex,” a former World War II airfield?
a) Hemyock
b) Uffculme
c) Culmstock
d) Yarcombe
Answer: a) Hemyock
Which river flows through the village of Uffculme?
a) River Yarty
b) River Culm
c) River Exe
d) River Otter
Answer: b) River Culm
What is the name of the historic manor house located within the Blackdown Hills?
a) Knightshayes Court
b) Coleridge Cottage
c) Hestercombe House
d) Montacute House
Answer: a) Knightshayes Court
