North Devon

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1. 'Devon North' had a famous Member of Parliament in the 1970s - who was this? Harold Wilson Airey Neave James Callahan Jeremy Thorpe

2. Barnstaple was a terrible traffic-jam area until the downstream bridge was built. When was this bridge opened? July 1989 June 1998 May 2007 April 1975

3. Barnstaple lies at the mouth of which tidal river? Tamar Torridge Exe Taw

4. Which National Trust property was the home of Sir Francis Chichester, who sailed around the world singlehandedly? Answer: (two words beginning with A and C - think of an American cemetery!)

5. There is only one train line in North Devon, connecting Barnstaple to Exeter. It has a quaint nickname - do you know what it is? the Tarka Line the Otter Way the Devon Scene the Train Track

6. Which North Devon village has the longest High Street in England? Parracombe Combe Martin Brayford Braunton

7. On special occasions (such as the 2002 Jubilee Celebrations) beacons are lit around the British Isles - but do you know the location of the site where the North Devon Beacon is lit? North Molton Ridge Clovelly Morte Point Hartland Cliff

8. Which towns were referred to as the 'Little Switzerland of England' by the Victorians? Westward Ho! and Appledore Barnstaple and Braunton Lynton and Lynmouth Ilfracombe and Lee Bay

9. Ilfracombe is just one of the places where one can catch a boat to visit a special island in the Bristol Channel, but do you know the name of that island? Lewis Sark Lundy Scilly

10. With a string of awards for floral displays, more than any other British town, which North Devon town won the 'World in Bloom' competition once? Ilfracombe South Molton Bideford Barnstaple