What is the highest navigable lock on the River Exe?
A) Exeter Lock
B) Tiverton Lock
C) Taunton Lock
D) Bickleigh Lock
Answer: B) Tiverton Lock
Which town is home to the “Double Locks” on the River Exe?
A) Exeter
B) Taunton
C) Tiverton
D) Bickleigh
Answer: A) Exeter
Which River Exe lock has an associated canal basin?
A) Taunton Lock
B) Bickleigh Lock
C) Tiverton Lock
D) Exeter Lock
Answer: C) Tiverton Lock
The Exeter Ship Canal connects to the River Exe at which lock?
A) Bickleigh Lock
B) Tiverton Lock
C) Taunton Lock
D) Exeter Lock
Answer: D) Exeter Lock
What type of lock is commonly found on the River Exe?
A) Tidal lock
B) Ecluse lock
C) Swing bridge lock
D) Pound lock
Answer: D) Pound lock
In which county can you find the River Exe locks?
A) Devon
B) Somerset
C) Dorset
D) Cornwall
Answer: A) Devon
Which lock on the River Exe is known for its picturesque setting in a wooded valley?
A) Bickleigh Lock
B) Tiverton Lock
C) Exeter Lock
D) Taunton Lock
Answer: A) Bickleigh Lock
The River Exe flows into which body of water?
A) English Channel
B) Irish Sea
C) North Sea
D) Bristol Channel
Answer: D) Bristol Channel
Which lock on the River Exe is closest to the town of Taunton?
A) Exeter Lock
B) Tiverton Lock
C) Bickleigh Lock
D) Taunton Lock
Answer: D) Taunton Lock
What is the purpose of a lock on the River Exe?
A) Flood control
B) Navigation for boats
C) Water purification
D) Hydroelectric power generation
Answer: B) Navigation for boats
Which River Exe lock is located closest to the city of Exeter?
A) Tiverton Lock
B) Taunton Lock
C) Bickleigh Lock
D) Exeter Lock
Answer: D) Exeter Lock
What is the name of the estuary where the River Exe meets the sea?
A) Exe Estuary
B) Rivermouth Estuary
C) Exmouth Estuary
D) Seaview Estuary
Answer: C) Exmouth Estuary
Which lock on the River Exe is known for its historic role in trade and commerce?
A) Bickleigh Lock
B) Tiverton Lock
C) Taunton Lock
D) Exeter Lock
Answer: D) Exeter Lock
Which of these is NOT a tributary of the River Exe?
A) River Barle
B) River Culm
C) River Dart
D) River Creedy
Answer: C) River Dart
The River Exe Locks are part of which canal network?
A) Grand Union Canal
B) Kennet and Avon Canal
C) Exeter Canal
D) Caledonian Canal
Answer: C) Exeter Canal
Which River Exe lock is known for its historic role in the wool trade?
A) Tiverton Lock
B) Taunton Lock
C) Bickleigh Lock
D) Exeter Lock
Answer: A) Tiverton Lock
What is the approximate length of the River Exe?
A) 50 miles
B) 75 miles
C) 100 miles
D) 125 miles
Answer: B) 75 miles
Which River Exe lock is known for its beautiful gardens?
A) Taunton Lock
B) Exeter Lock
C) Tiverton Lock
D) Bickleigh Lock
Answer: D) Bickleigh Lock
The River Exe is a prominent feature in the county of:
A) Somerset
B) Cornwall
C) Dorset
D) Devon
Answer: D) Devon
Which lock on the River Exe is the farthest upstream?
A) Exeter Lock
B) Tiverton Lock
C) Taunton Lock
D) Bickleigh Lock
Answer: B) Tiverton Lock
Which famous author wrote about the River Exe and its locks in his works?
A) Charles Dickens
B) Jane Austen
C) Thomas Hardy
D) William Wordsworth
Answer: C) Thomas Hardy
What type of vessels are commonly seen using the River Exe locks?
A) Galleons
B) Yachts
C) Submarines
D) Hot air balloons
Answer: B) Yachts
Which River Exe lock is known for its wildlife and nature reserve?
A) Tiverton Lock
B) Taunton Lock
C) Bickleigh Lock
D) Exeter Lock
Answer: C) Bickleigh Lock
What is the traditional color of lock gates on the River Exe?
A) Green
B) Red
C) Blue
D) Yellow
Answer: B) Red
Which River Exe lock is the most recently constructed?
A) Tiverton Lock
B) Taunton Lock
C) Bickleigh Lock
D) Exeter Lock
Answer: A) Tiverton Lock
The River Exe is known for its fishing. Which lock is a popular spot for anglers?
A) Taunton Lock
B) Exeter Lock
C) Tiverton Lock
D) Bickleigh Lock
Answer: B) Exeter Lock
Which River Exe lock is often used as a starting point for river cruises?
A) Tiverton Lock
B) Taunton Lock
C) Bickleigh Lock
D) Exeter Lock
Answer: C) Bickleigh Lock
What is the primary purpose of a lock gate?
A) Flood control
B) Preventing pollution
C) Regulating water temperature
D) Allowing boats to pass through
Answer: D) Allowing boats to pass through
Which River Exe lock is closest to the village of Bickleigh?
A) Taunton Lock
B) Exeter Lock
C) Tiverton Lock
D) Bickleigh Lock
Answer: D) Bickleigh Lock
In which direction does the River Exe generally flow?
A) North to South
B) South to North
C) East to West
D) West to East
Answer: B) South to North
Which River Exe lock is known for its connection to the woolen cloth trade?
A) Tiverton Lock
B) Taunton Lock
C) Bickleigh Lock
D) Exeter Lock
Answer: A) Tiverton Lock
What is the typical size of a narrowboat that can pass through River Exe locks?
A) 10 feet wide
B) 12 feet wide
C) 14 feet wide
D) 16 feet wide
Answer: B) 12 feet wide
Which River Exe lock is known for its connection to the agricultural trade?
A) Taunton Lock
B) Exeter Lock
C) Tiverton Lock
D) Bickleigh Lock
Answer: A) Taunton Lock
What is the primary function of a lock chamber?
A) Generating electricity
B) Raising and lowering boats
C) Providing drinking water
D) Irrigation of farmland
Answer: B) Raising and lowering boats
Which River Exe lock is closest to the town of Tiverton?
A) Exeter Lock
B) Taunton Lock
C) Bickleigh Lock
D) Tiverton Lock
Answer: D) Tiverton Lock
In which direction does the River Exe ultimately flow, from its source to the sea?
A) North
B) East
C) South
D) West
Answer: C) South
Which River Exe lock is known for its historic connection to the flax and linen trade?
A) Taunton Lock
B) Exeter Lock
C) Tiverton Lock
D) Bickleigh Lock
Answer: B) Exeter Lock
Which of the following is NOT a tributary of the River Exe?
A) River Yeo
B) River Tone
C) River Parrett
D) River Otter
Answer: C) River Parrett
Which River Exe lock is known for its role in flood control?
A) Bickleigh Lock
B) Tiverton Lock
C) Exeter Lock
D) Taunton Lock
Answer: D) Taunton Lock
What is the typical elevation change that a lock on the River Exe can accommodate?
A) 1 meter
B) 2 meters
C) 3 meters
D) 4 meters
Answer: C) 3 meters
Which River Exe lock is known for its role in transporting limestone?
A) Tiverton Lock
B) Exeter Lock
C) Bickleigh Lock
D) Taunton Lock
Answer: A) Tiverton Lock
What is the term for the stretch of water between two locks on a river?
A) Canal
B) Reach
C) Estuary
D) Rapids
Answer: B) Reach
Which River Exe lock is known for its role in transporting clay for pottery production?
A) Taunton Lock
B) Exeter Lock
C) Tiverton Lock
D) Bickleigh Lock
Answer: C) Tiverton Lock
What is the primary material used to construct lock gates on the River Exe?
A) Steel
B) Concrete
C) Wood
D) Plastic
Answer: C) Wood
Which River Exe lock is known for its role in transporting timber for shipbuilding?
A) Bickleigh Lock
B) Tiverton Lock
C) Taunton Lock
D) Exeter Lock
Answer: A) Bickleigh Lock
In which century did the construction of River Exe locks begin?
A) 17th century
B) 18th century
C) 19th century
D) 20th century
Answer: C) 19th century
Which River Exe lock is closest to the town of Crediton?
A) Taunton Lock
B) Exeter Lock
C) Tiverton Lock
D) Bickleigh Lock
Answer: B) Exeter Lock
What is the term for the pool of water that forms in a lock chamber?
A) Basin
B) Reservoir
C) Pond
D) Lock pound
Answer: D) Lock pound
Which River Exe lock is known for its role in transporting coal for heating and industry?
A) Taunton Lock
B) Exeter Lock
C) Tiverton Lock
D) Bickleigh Lock
Answer: A) Taunton Lock
Which River Exe lock is closest to the village of Topsham?
A) Bickleigh Lock
B) Tiverton Lock
C) Exeter Lock
D) Taunton Lock
Answer: C) Exeter Lock
