Moor England Questions

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1. Which of these moors was not created as a National Park following the 'Hobhouse Report' and subsequent Act of Parliament in the late 1940s? Dartmoor Exmoor Bodmin Moor North York Moors

2. Brown Willy is the highest point of land on which moor? Dartmoor North York Moors Exmoor Bodmin Moor

3. Immortalised in song, Tom Cobleigh and friends went to Widdicombe Fair on one poor, overloaded horse. On which moor is the town of Widdicombe? Bodmin Moor North York Moors Exmoor Dartmoor

4. The coastal town of Lynmouth suffered severe flooding in 1952, which attracted worldwide headlines. The East and West Lyn rivers drain a substantial portion of the nearby moorland which, coupled with excessive rainfall, caused a catastrophe. On the edge of which moor is Lynmouth? Bodmin Moor Exmoor Dartmoor North York Moors

5. Dartmoor Prison is unsurprisingly to be found on Dartmoor, but in which town? Princetown Oakhampton Moretonhampstead Yelverton

6. On which moor did the "Moors Murderers" bury the bodies of their victims? Bleakedgate Moor Chelburn Moor Clegg Moor Saddleworth Moor

7. Which moorland plateau, in what is now the Peak District, was the site of mass trespass in 1932, in support of more access to the countryside? Middle Moss Kinder Scout Carsington Pasture Yockenthwaite Moor

8. Which moor is at the eastern end of Striding Edge, the arête often used to ascend Helvellyn? Birkhouse Moor Caudale Moor Maiden Moor Willy Wife Moor

9. In 1644, during one of England's civil wars, a battle was fought on a moor when three armies besieged the city of York. Which of these moors was it? Old Ing Moor Sedgemoor Marston Moor Aisgill Moor

10. By the end of the 20th century, the highest mainline railway tunnel in England was located on the Settle to Carlisle line. It takes its name from the moor above it. Which moor is this? Blea Moor Ravenseat Moor Mossdale Moor Stonesdale Moor