What type of landscape characterizes Dartmoor?
a) Coastal cliffs
b) Dense forests
c) Rolling hills
d) Granite moorland
Answer: d) Granite moorland
Which national park is Dartmoor a part of?
a) Lake District
b) Peak District
c) Dartmoor National Park
d) South Downs
Answer: c) Dartmoor National Park
What is the highest point on Dartmoor called?
a) High Tor
b) Snowdon
c) Ben Nevis
d) High Willhays
Answer: d) High Willhays
What is the local name for the distinctive granite tors found on Dartmoor?
a) Pikes
b) Fells
c) Tumps
d) Tors
Answer: d) Tors
Which river runs through the heart of Dartmoor and eventually joins the English Channel?
a) River Thames
b) River Severn
c) River Exe
d) River Mersey
Answer: c) River Exe
What is the name of the distinctive breed of ponies native to Dartmoor?
a) Highland Ponies
b) Welsh Ponies
c) Dartmoor Ponies
d) Shetland Ponies
Answer: c) Dartmoor Ponies
Which famous author wrote the novel “The Hound of the Baskervilles,” inspired by Dartmoor legends?
a) Charles Dickens
b) Jane Austen
c) Arthur Conan Doyle
d) J.R.R. Tolkien
Answer: c) Arthur Conan Doyle
What is the term for the distinctively shaped stone rows found on Dartmoor?
a) Stonehenges
b) Stone Stripes
c) Stone Lines
d) Stone Avenues
Answer: d) Stone Avenues
Which medieval building on Dartmoor is often referred to as the “Cathedral of the Moors”?
a) Exeter Cathedral
b) Tavistock Abbey
c) Buckfast Abbey
d) St. Pancras Church
Answer: b) Tavistock Abbey
What is the name of the large reservoir located on the eastern edge of Dartmoor?
a) Wimbleball Lake
b) Roadford Lake
c) Burrator Reservoir
d) Fernworthy Reservoir
Answer: b) Roadford Lake
Which famous long-distance walking trail passes through Dartmoor and is known for its rugged beauty?
a) Hadrian’s Wall Path
b) Cotswold Way
c) South West Coast Path
d) Two Moors Way
Answer: d) Two Moors Way
What is the name of the prehistoric settlement site on Dartmoor that consists of stone hut circles?
a) Stonehenge
b) Grimspound
c) Avebury
d) Silbury Hill
Answer: b) Grimspound
What type of rock formations are the granite tors on Dartmoor made of?
a) Sedimentary rocks
b) Igneous rocks
c) Metamorphic rocks
d) Fossilized rocks
Answer: b) Igneous rocks
Which of the following is a traditional Dartmoor dish made from meat and potatoes?
a) Fish and chips
b) Shepherd’s pie
c) Devon cream tea
d) Dartmoor pie
Answer: d) Dartmoor pie
What is the name of the distinctive local granite used for building on Dartmoor?
a) Limestone
b) Sandstone
c) Dartmoor stone
d) Granite setts
Answer: c) Dartmoor stone
What type of tree is commonly found in the bogs and wet areas of Dartmoor?
a) Oak trees
b) Pine trees
c) Willow trees
d) Beech trees
Answer: c) Willow trees
Which of the following animals is NOT commonly found on Dartmoor?
a) Foxes
b) Badgers
c) Wallabies
d) Rabbits
Answer: c) Wallabies
What is the term for the ancient burial mounds found on Dartmoor?
a) Cairns
b) Tumuli
c) Pyramids
d) Dolmens
Answer: b) Tumuli
Which of the following is a popular outdoor activity on Dartmoor?
a) Skiing
b) Surfing
c) Caving
d) Scuba diving
Answer: c) Caving
What is the name of the village known for its annual “Widecombe Fair” and its location on Dartmoor?
a) Widecombe
b) Princetown
c) Chagford
d) Ashburton
Answer: a) Widecombe
Which of the following is a popular climbing destination on Dartmoor?
a) Big Ben
b) Haytor Rocks
c) Stonehenge
d) Tower Bridge
Answer: b) Haytor Rocks
What is the name of the village known for its connection to the famous “War Horse” novel?
a) Tavistock
b) Princetown
c) Chagford
d) Okehampton
Answer: d) Okehampton
Which of the following is a historic market town on the edge of Dartmoor?
a) Exeter
b) Plymouth
c) Torquay
d) Tavistock
Answer: d) Tavistock
What is the name of the historic prison located on Dartmoor?
a) Alcatraz
b) Dartmoor Prison
c) Sing Sing
d) Colditz
Answer: b) Dartmoor Prison
Which of the following is a traditional Dartmoor folk dance?
a) Flamenco
b) Highland Fling
c) Morris Dance
d) Salsa
Answer: c) Morris Dance
What is the name of the village known for its connection to the famous “War Horse” novel?
a) Tavistock
b) Princetown
c) Chagford
d) Okehampton
Answer: d) Okehampton
Which of the following is a historic market town on the edge of Dartmoor?
a) Exeter
b) Plymouth
c) Torquay
d) Tavistock
Answer: d) Tavistock
What is the name of the historic prison located on Dartmoor?
a) Alcatraz
b) Dartmoor Prison
c) Sing Sing
d) Colditz
Answer: b) Dartmoor Prison
Which of the following is a traditional Dartmoor folk dance?
a) Flamenco
b) Highland Fling
c) Morris Dance
d) Salsa
Answer: c) Morris Dance
What is the name of the village known for its annual “Chagford Show” and its location on Dartmoor?
a) Chagford
b) Princetown
c) Okehampton
d) Widecombe
Answer: a) Chagford
Which of the following is a well-known prehistoric stone circle on Dartmoor?
a) Stonehenge
b) Avebury
c) Merrivale Stone Rows
d) Callanish Stones
Answer: c) Merrivale Stone Rows
What is the name of the village known for its “Lydford Gorge” and its connection to the River Lyd?
a) Lydford
b) Princetown
c) Chagford
d) Postbridge
Answer: a) Lydford
Which of the following is a historic market town on Dartmoor that was once a center of the tin mining industry?
a) Princetown
b) Tavistock
c) Okehampton
d) Moretonhampstead
Answer: b) Tavistock
What is the name of the village known for its “Bellever Forest” and its location on Dartmoor?
a) Bellever
b) Princetown
c) Chagford
d) Widecombe
Answer: a) Bellever
Which of the following is a historic market town on the eastern edge of Dartmoor?
a) Exeter
b) Plymouth
c) Tavistock
d) Bovey Tracey
Answer: d) Bovey Tracey
What is the name of the village known for its “Postbridge Clapper Bridge” and its location on Dartmoor?
a) Postbridge
b) Princetown
c) Chagford
d) Widecombe
Answer: a) Postbridge
Which of the following is a historic market town on the edge of Dartmoor that is famous for its cream teas?
a) Exeter
b) Plymouth
c) Newton Abbot
d) Ashburton
Answer: d) Ashburton
What is the name of the village known for its “Princetown Visitor Centre” and its location on Dartmoor?
a) Princetown
b) Tavistock
c) Chagford
d) Okehampton
Answer: a) Princetown
Which of the following is a historic market town on Dartmoor that is known for its association with Sir Francis Drake?
a) Exeter
b) Plymouth
c) Tavistock
d) Buckfastleigh
Answer: c) Tavistock
What is the name of the village known for its “Fingle Bridge” and its location on Dartmoor?
a) Fingle
b) Tavistock
c) Chagford
d) Princetown
Answer: a) Fingle
Which of the following is a historic market town on the edge of Dartmoor that is famous for its abbey?
a) Exeter
b) Tavistock
c) Buckfastleigh
d) Okehampton
Answer: c) Buckfastleigh
What is the name of the village known for its “Buckfast Abbey” and its location on the edge of Dartmoor?
a) Buckfastleigh
b) Princetown
c) Chagford
d) Ashburton
Answer: a) Buckfastleigh
Which of the following is a historic market town on Dartmoor that is known for its association with the “Beast of Dartmoor” legend?
a) Princetown
b) Moretonhampstead
c) Okehampton
d) Newton Abbot
Answer: b) Moretonhampstead
What is the name of the village known for its “Castle Drogo” and its location on Dartmoor?
a) Castle Drogo
b) Princetown
c) Chagford
d) Ashburton
Answer: a) Castle Drogo
Which of the following is a historic market town on Dartmoor that is known for its association with the “Hairy Hands” ghost story?
a) Princetown
b) Moretonhampstead
c) Okehampton
d) Newton Abbot
Answer: c) Okehampton
What is the name of the village known for its “Wistman’s Wood” and its location on Dartmoor?
a) Wistman’s Wood
b) Princetown
c) Chagford
d) Ashburton
Answer: a) Wistman’s Wood
Which of the following is a historic market town on the edge of Dartmoor that is famous for its railway heritage?
a) Princetown
b) Buckfastleigh
c) Okehampton
d) Newton Abbot
Answer: b) Buckfastleigh
What is the name of the village known for its “Dartmoor Railway” and its location on the edge of Dartmoor?
a) Dartmoor Railway
b) Princetown
c) Chagford
d) Ashburton
Answer: a) Dartmoor Railway
Which of the following is a historic market town on Dartmoor that is known for its association with the “Wistman’s Wood” legend?
a) Princetown
b) Chagford
c) Okehampton
d) Newton Abbot
Answer: b) Chagford
What is the name of the village known for its “Grimspound” and its location on Dartmoor?
a) Grimspound
b) Princetown
c) Chagford
d) Ashburton
Answer: a) Grimspound
