2022 South Devon Quiz

We’re steadily approaching the end of the year and we decided what better way to round it off than have a little quiz about our beautiful region?! The questions are based on information that can be found throughout our 2022 blog posts so if you have been keeping up to date with them you should score pretty well! 

So print off this page and gather some friends or grab a pen and keep note, we hope you enjoy it and remember, no cheating! 

1.    Kingsbridge rests on the border of which Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty?

a)    South Devon AONB

b)    East Devon AONB

c)    Tamar Valley AONB 

2.    The oldest, preserved working steam engine in the world can be found in which South Devon town?

a)    Totnes 

b)    Dartmouth

c)    Kingsbridge 

3.    Haldon Forest near Exeter covers how much land?

a)    350 acres

b)    3,500 acres

c)    35,000 acres 

4.    What year was Newton Abbot Rugby Club founded?

a)    1928

b)    1901

c)    1873 

5.    Agatha Christie was born in what South Devon town? 

a)    Dartmouth

b)    Torquay

c)    Ivybridge 

6.    Ness Cove Beach in Shaldon can be reached by what unusual method?

a)    Smugglers Tunnel

b)    Cliff Railway

c)    Water Taxi 

7.    How much land does Dartmoor National Park cover?

a)    308 square miles

b)    338 square miles

c)    368 square miles 

8.    Which of the following towns possesses UNESCO World Heritage Site Status?

a)    Tiverton

b)    Honiton

c)    Tavistock 

9.    New Bridge near Kingsbridge is most commonly known by what name to locals?

a)    Kingcombe Bridge

b)    Bowcombe Bridge

c)    Westcombe Bridge 

10.  How long is Teignmouth Town Beach?

a)    0.8 miles

b)    1.8 miles

c)    2.8 miles 

   

11. Which restored Devon train line reopened in 2021?

a)    The Dartmoor Line 

b)    The Tarka Line

c)    The Dart Valley Line 

12.  A blue plaque in Paignton commemorates what structure built by Isaac Merrit Singer in 1874?

a)    Southfield Methodist Church

b)    Hookhill’s Viaduct

c)    Oldway Mansion 

13.  Where is Dunsford Nature Reserve located?

a)    Dartmoor National Park

b)    East Devon AONB

c)    Blackdown Hills AONB 

14.  What is considered the correct way to eat a cream tea in Devon?

a)    Jam first

b)    Cream first

c)    Plain with butter 

15.  Plymouth have been hosting pride events since what year?

a)    2012

b)    2014

c)    2016 

16.  What estuary lies at one end of Budleigh Salterton?

a)    Otter Estuary

b)    Dart Estuary

c)    Exe Estuary 

17.  Seaton Wetlands consists of how many Local Nature Reserves?

a)    2

b)    3

c)    4 

18.  What is the largest natural lake in the South West called?

a)    Slawton Ley

b)    Sladton Ley

c)    Slapton Ley 

19.  What East Devon town was documented as one of the most rebellious towns in Devon in 1685?a)    Colyton

b)    Sidmouth

c)    Exmouth 

20.  Which of the following TV shows did NOT have scenes filmed in South Devon?

a)    Suspicion

b)    The Coroner

c)    Fawlty Towers 

21.  What is the recognisable feature called Jacobs Ladder in Sidmouth?

a)    Wooden steps

b)    Stone sculpture

c)    Metal bridge 

22.  One of the country’s oldest pubs called The Old Exeter Inn can be found in Ashburton, but when was it built?

a)    1320

b)    1220

c)    1120 

23.  Which of the following is an iconic Devon legend?

a)    The White Hands of Teignmouth

b)    The Hairy Hands of Dartmoor

c)    The Ghostly Hands of Honiton 

   

24.  How many Blue Plaques are there in Exeter?

a)    10

b)    15

c)    20 

   

25.  Exmouth is the Western Gateway to the Jurassic Coast and this is marked at Orcombe Point by what?

a)    Geo-needle

b)    Rusty pole

c)    Granite plaque 

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