QUIZ & CROSSWORD
RACK YOUR COUNTRYFILE BRAIN WITH THESE WILD AND WONDERFUL GAMES COUNTRYSIDE QUIZ
Test your country knowledge.
1) Female bottlenose dolphins give birth in August/September – for how long do they gestate?
a) Six weeks b) Two months c) Eight months d) 13 months
2) What was the nickname of notorious 18-century Cornish smuggler
John Carter?
a) The Duke of Delabole b) The King of Prussia c) Lord Launceston d) The Prince of Penzance
3) There are approximately 12.5 million dogs in the
UK. What is the most popular breed?
a) Labrador retriever b) Staffordshire bulldog c) Jack Russell d) Cocker spaniel
4) In Constable’s The Hay
Wain, how many horses are pulling the waggon across the River Stour?
a) One b) Two c) Three d) Four
5) What word is used to describe loose, unconsolidated soil or sediment that has been redeposited by running water?
a) Alluvium b) Gabbro c) Talus d) Tephra
6) Where is the UK’s first electric-vehicle charging point powered by tidal energy located?
a) Cullivoe Harbour, Shetland Isles
b) Aberystwyth Marina c) Fort William Marina d) Stornoway Harbour, Lewis
7) Which late-summer bloom is September’s birth flower?
a) Sunflower b) Gladioli c) Aster d) Helenium
8) Which of these Cornish landmarks is a striking example of a Neolithic portal tomb?
a) Trethevy Quoit b) The Cheesewring c) King Arthur’s Hall d) The Hurlers
9) Where would you find the lowest bridge on the River Dart?
a) Staverton b) Dartbridge c) Totnes d) Holne Bridge
10) What is the name of the ancient artificial islands built in lakes or marshes in Scotland, Wales and Ireland?
a) Loughs b) Crannogs c) Dolmens d) Brochs
11) Which of these deer species tends to be solitary and territorial?
a) Red b) Fallow c) Roe d) Muntjac
12) Powis Castle near Welshpool is built from which material?
a) Red sandstone b) Portland limestone c) Granite d) Preseli bluestone
13) From which county did scientist Isaac Newton hail?
a) Lincolnshire b) Worcestershire c) Kent d) Northumberland
14) Which pink bloom is this?
a) Heather b) Hemp agrimony c) Himalayan basalm d) Rosebay willowherb