South West England Blue Badge - Paper 2 – 18th April 2018
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SOUTH WEST ENGLAND BLUE BADGE TOURIST GUIDE REGISTRATION EXAMINATIONS
Wednesday 18th April 2018 at 10:00
PAPER TWO
Time allowed: TWO HOURS (120 MINUTES)
This paper comprises 200 questions, ALL of which should be answered. Each question is worth one mark.
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SOUTH WEST
What opened between Bristol and 1 London in June 1841?
Which geographical term links 2 Plymouth Sound, the Kingsbridge Estuary and Carrick Roads?
a) Name the TWO “Russell Group” 3 leading universities located in the SW. b)
What natural phenomenon affected 4 The Bristol Channel coastline in January 1607?
Which company supplies water to 5 customers in Dorset, Somerset, most of Wiltshire and parts Gloucestershire?
What is the link between the village of Newton St Loe (near Bath), Poundbury 6 (a suburb of Dorchester) and the Isles of Scilly?
What countryside designation is 7 shared by the Quantock Hills, the Blackdown Hills and the Cotswolds?
What is the link between Derriford 8 (Plymouth), Musgrove Park (Taunton) and Southmead (Bristol)?
Name TWO UNESCO World Heritage a) 9 Sites (Cultural or Natural) that fall within the SW Region. b)
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What is the quickest journey time by rail between Penzance and Bristol 10 Temple Meads? (One mark given for 30 minutes either way. Half a mark given for an hour either way).
What is the name of the highest point 11 in the region?
Where in the South West can you 12 watch a Premier League football match?
Name the English monarch responsible for the construction of St 13 Mawes, Pendennis and Portland Castles.
Which novelist links the village of Higher Bockhampton in Dorset and the 14 parish church of St Juliot in the Valency Valley, Cornwall?
Which feature runs 630 miles between 15 Minehead and Studland?
From which age do you associate the settlements at Maiden Castle (Dorset), 16 Little Solsbury Hill (Bath) and Battlesbury Camp (Wiltshire)?
Name TWO areas of the South West a) 17 where the underlying rock type is granite. b)
Name the Cornish chemist who 18 inhaled Nitrous Oxide (laughing gas) whilst investigating gases in Bristol.
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BRISTOL
What is the (literal) translation of 19 “Brycg Stowe”, the Saxon name for Bristol?
Name the attraction to the north of 20 Bristol that opened on 17th October 2017.
a) Saxon Bristol developed at the junction 21 of which TWO rivers? b)
Name the current elected mayor of 22 Bristol.
What kind of festival is celebrated at 23 Upfest?
Which bridge in Bristol is named after 24 an African slave?
Whose statue can be seen riding a 25 horse in the middle of Queen Square?
Name the new rapid transit system 26 being built between central Bristol and the suburbs.
Name the Bristol merchant and alleged slave-trader that has caused a school 27 and popular music venue in the city to want to change their names.
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Name the 15th century explorer who is 28 linked by a tower, a shopping centre and a ship called the Matthew.
Which event occurred in Bristol from 29 29th to 31st October 1831?
In which building will you find the 30 Saxon stone known as the “Harrowing of Hell”?
To whom is the artwork entitled “The 31 Mild Mild West” attributed?
Name the film studios that have been 32 created from former Harvey’s Bristol Cream warehouses.
Name the engineer who designed 33 Bristol’s Floating Harbour between the years 1804 to 1809.
Which other transatlantic passenger ship, apart from the SS Great Britain, 34 was designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel and built in Bristol?
Name the longest continuously-running 35 theatre in the UK, founded in Bristol in 1766.
Who founded the British and Colonial 36 Aeroplane Company Limited in 1910?
In 1754, Bristol wine merchant William 37 Vick left £1000 in his will for the construction of what?
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Who is said to have described St Mary Redcliffe Church as the “Fairest, 38 goodliest and most famous parish church in England”?
Name the Bristol-based film studio 39 responsible for creating the animated movie “Early Man” in 2018.
Name the stadium where both Bristol 40 City Football Club and Bristol Rugby Club play their matches.
Which bombed out church in Castle Park remains as a memorial to Bristol’s 41 civilians who lost their lives during the German bombing raids of WW2?
Which motorway runs from the centre 42 of Bristol to the M4?
Which current Bristol establishment 43 gained university status in 1992?
Which Bristol landmark designed by 44 Sir George Oatley contains a bell known as Great George?
CORNWALL
Name the patron saint of Cornwall and 45 tinners.
Which towns do fishing boats with a) these letters come from: 46 a) FY?
b) PW? b)
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What is the meaning of the Cornish 47 motto “Kernow Onen Hag Oll”?
Which recently re-introduced bird from 48 the crow family is also a county symbol?
Which Cornish beach, according to legend, is named after a giant who 49 used the offshore rock stacks as stepping stones at high tide?
Which poet is said to have penned 50 “For the Fallen” on Pentire Point, Polzeath?
What can be found on top of Roche 51 Rock, just outside the village of the same name?
Name the lake on Bodmin Moor that 52 was home to the “Lady of the Lake” in Arthurian legend.
a) Name TWO of the five inhabited 53 islands of the Isles of Scilly. b)
Name the architect responsible for the 54 Eden Project’s Rainforest and Mediterranean Biomes.
What has been quarried since the 55 early 17th century, just outside the village of Delabole?
Which headland, near Lands End, was considered to be Cornwall’s most 56 westerly point until the first Ordnance Survey maps proved otherwise 200 years ago?
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In which town is the National Maritime 57 Museum Cornwall?
Name the author who moved to
58 “Ferryside”, next to the Fowey- Bodinnick Ferry, in 1926.
What name is given to towns such as Lostwithiel, Bodmin and Liskeard, 59 where tin was refined, assessed, coined and sold?
Who is credited with discovering China 60 clay in 1746?
Who, in his 1138 History of the Kings of Britain, first associated the 61 legendary King Arthur with the castle at Tintagel?
What are the meanings of these in Cornish place names: a)
62 a) Pol? b) b) Pen?
63 What is an oggie?
What happened on 16th August 2004 in 64 Boscastle, Cornwall?
What name has often been used to describe the mountain-like spoils from 65 the china-clay workings around St Austell?
Which Cornish fishing village stars as 66 “Portwenn” in the television series “Doc Martin”?
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Where is the location of the datum point used by Ordnance Survey for 67 measuring heights above sea level for the whole of Great Britain?
Why has Prideaux Place, Padstow 68 seen a large increase in German visitors over recent years?
Name the creator of the “Puffing Devil”; which in 1801 became the world’s first 69 passenger carrying steam road locomotive.
With what group do you associate 70 Stanhope Forbes, Walter Langley and S. J. “Lamorna” Birch?
DEVON
Which city was known as Isca 71 Dumnoniorum in Roman times?
The 400th anniversary of which 72 important event will be commemorated in Plymouth in 2020?
73 What does the name “Lundy” mean?
74 Name the author of Tarka the Otter.
Name the Devon Rugby Union team
75 that became Aviva Premiership champions for the first time in 2017.
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What type of castle is Totnes Castle a 76 fine example of?
Name the Devonian seafarer and 77 merchant who is also considered to be the first English slave trader.
Which Arthur Conan Doyle story was 78 inspired by the legend of Squire Richard Cabell of Buckfastleigh?
79 What is Red Ruby Devon?
What was the name given to the D- Day rehearsal in Lyme Bay during April 80 1944 that resulted in the deaths of nearly 1000 American servicemen?
Name the hotel in Exeter, claimed to 81 be the oldest in England, destroyed by fire on 28th October 2016.
Which Devon town holds an annual 82 “Tar Barrels” carrying event around the time of Bonfire Night? Which Plymouth church, now a ruined shell, has been left as a living 83 memorial to the 1,200 civilians killed during the air-raids on the city during the Second World War?
In which prison did Eamonn de Valera, later to become first President of the 84 Irish Republic, spend time after the Easter Rising of 1916?
a) Name TWO of the three towns within 85 Torbay Unitary Authority. b)
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Name the stations at each end of the 86 South Devon Railway. b)
What was the name of the small
87 fishing village near Start Point washed away in a storm on 26th January 1917?
What name is given to the Bronze Age 88 boundary walls that are still visible on Dartmoor?
Name the holiday home once owned 89 by Agatha Christie on the banks of the River Dart.
Who was the first woman to sit as a Member of Parliament in the House of 90 Commons when she became MP for Plymouth Sutton in 1919?
In which town is Dartington Crystal the 91 main employer?
For what were the lace-makers of Beer 92 commissioned to provide lace in 1839?
Who, according to folklore, will return from the grave to defend England, if 93 his drum housed in Buckland Abbey is beaten?
In which town did William of Orange 94 step ashore on 5th November 1688 during the Glorious Revolution?
Which controversial Plymouth artist, who died in 2002, had studios on the 95 Barbican and subject matter that includes projects on vagrancy, old-age and death?
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What was the contribution of Donald 96 Sinclair of the Gleneagles Hotel, Torquay, to British comedy?
DORSET
Name the Dorset location of highest 97 point on the south coast of England.
a) Name the TWO unitary authorities that 98 fall within the ceremonial county of Dorset. b)
Name TWO of the three geological a) 99 time periods found in the rocks of the b) Jurassic Coast.
Name the “Dorset dialect” poet, who 100 was both friend and mentor to Thomas Hardy.
Where is the Dorset location for the 101 largest on-shore oilfield in England?
By what collective name do we know the following men: George Loveless, 102 James Loveless, Thomas Standfield, John Standfield, James Hammett & James Brine?
Which landmark was rebranded “The Big White Streaker” in 2015 in a Visit 103 Britain initiative to attract more Chinese visitors?
Name the specific person to whom a 104 memorial on Black Down above Portesham is dedicated.
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What is the name given to the hard dry 105 savoury biscuits produced in Dorset?
Who was killed when his Brough 106 Superior motorcycle crashed near Bovington in 1935?
What is the name of the building
107 material invented by Eleanor Coade of Lyme Regis?
In literature, by what name is Michael 108 Henchard better known?
Where in Dorset did a museum telling 109 the story of the D-Day embarkation, open in 2017?
Are the pebbles of Chesil Beach larger 110 at the eastern or western end of the feature?
Which independent boys’ school can count Coldplay’s Chris Martin, news 111 presenter Tom Bradby and actor Jeremy Irons among its alumni?
Abbotsbury Swannery is famous for its 112 colony of which species of swan?
What TV drama series has caused a 113 recent surge of “TV Tourism” into West Bay?
What are Dorset Down and Poll 114 Dorset?
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In which parish church will you find the Whistler Windows, where every 115 window was beautifully engraved by Laurence Whistler?
What is the link between the Isle of Portland and Commonwealth World 116 War One cemeteries on the Western Front?
What major event occurred in 1731 in 117 Blandford Forum?
In which year did the Black Death (or Bubonic Plague) enter England, 118 allegedly through the port of Melcombe Regis?
a) What was the name given to the first completed tank prototype in a) 119 history? b) Where would you go to see it? b)
What can be found at Maumbury Rings 120 and Mount Pleasant near Dorchester?
Who founded Shaftesbury Abbey in the 121 year 888?
Name the children’s author who used 122 Corfe Castle as the inspiration for “Kirrin Castle”.
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GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Which area of Gloucestershire is under 123 pressure from a growth in the wild boar population?
Of which stone are the Cotswold Hills 124 comprised?
In which year was the Battle of 125 Tewkesbury?
What has been extensively mined from 126 the Clearwell Caves for more than two thousand years?
Which Gloucestershire manor house has recently been used as the Poldark 127 ancestral home “Trenwith” in the BBC TV series?
What decorative style dominates the 128 design of the gardens at Painswick House?
Who was the Bishop of Gloucester and Worcester burned at the stake in 129 Gloucester for his Protestant beliefs? The site today is commemorated with a monument to the Bishop.
How did the Forest of Dean contribute 130 towards the restoration of Nelson’s flagship HMS Victory in 2005?
Name the man responsible for the speculative development, to include 131 park and Pump Room, built in Cheltenham during the 1820s, that all bear his name.
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In which Gloucestershire village could 132 you visit a bird park, perfumery, model village and vintage car museum?
By which name was the River Severn 133 known in Roman times?
Who gave his last performance at The 134 Roses Theatre, Tewkesbury on 27th May 1984?
What was the profession of the 135 brothers John and William Dent, who restored Sudeley Castle in 1837?
What was the title of Laurie Lee’s sequel to Cider With Rosie chronicling 136 the author’s journey from the Cotswolds to Spain?
a) What is the ancient title given to coal and iron miners in the a) Forest of Dean? 137 b) What is the name given to plots they have earned the right to b) mine?
On which steam railway will you find 138 stations at Winchcombe and Toddington?
What Roman remains were uncovered 139 by archaeologist James Farrer in 1864?
140 What is Hetty Pegler’s Tump?
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Who is commemorated with a tower
141 built in his honour on the edge of the Cotswolds above North Nibley?
Name the flat-bottomed sailing barges 142 that traded on the rivers Severn and Wye.
Who was born at 4 Clarence Road in 143 Cheltenham on the 21st September 1874?
Name the Gloucestershire farmer who 144 is now best known as a presenter on BBC’s Countryfile.
What is the meaning of ‘slaughter’ as 145 in Upper and Lower Slaughter?
Why would American visitors be interested to visit the memorial of 146 Gloucester man John Stafford Smith in Gloucester Cathedral?
In which town is the Court Barn Arts 147 and Crafts Museum?
What is planned to take place on 148 Cooper’s Hill, above Brockworth on 28th May this year?
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SOMERSET & BATH
Name the legendary King and founder of Bath who discovered the healing 149 qualities of the hot waters whilst looking after a herd of pigs.
Which Somerset town derives its name 150 from the sheep folds owned by the Malet family during Norman times?
Name the patron saint of Wells 151 Cathedral.
In front of which Somerset town’s museum will you find a former pit 152 winding gear wheel from a local colliery that closed in 1973?
Name the obelisk on the edge of the 153 Blackdown Hills erected to commemorate the Battle of Waterloo.
On 27th March 2017 the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) gave 154 permission for construction to begin on what project?
Adge Cutler was the founder of which 155 “Scrumpy and Western” band?
How did Conrad Finzel of Clevedon 156 Hall make his fortune in the 19th century?
Name the artist and founder of the East Somerset Railway, famed for his 157 paintings of “Elephants and Engines”, who died in 2017.
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The long gallery of which Somerset house features paintings on loan from 158 the National Portrait Gallery in London?
What was the name of the pop-up art project organised by Banksy in 2015 159 on the site of the former Tropicana swimming pool on Weston-Super-Mare seafront?
In which Somerset town can you find a 160 museum exhibiting over 1,500 varieties of shoes?
By what name are the German 161 bombing raids on Bath in April 1942 popularly known?
What took place at Westonzoyland on 162 6th July 1685?
What would you find at the Mendip 163 locations of Wookey, Lamb Leer and Swildon’s Hole?
With which sport do you associate the 164 County Ground in Taunton?
Name the founder of the Glastonbury 165 Festival on whose farm the event takes place.
What is the subject for the new sculpture trail that will be seen on the 166 streets of Bath during the summer of 2018?
Name TWO museums in Bath owned a) 167 and run by the Bath Preservation Trust. b)
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Where in Somerset was a 9000-year- 168 old complete skeleton discovered in 1903?
From which period do the Priddy Nine 169 Barrows date?
What is the name of the ancient timber causeway crossing the Somerset 170 Levels that dates back to the Neolithic period?
In which Bath landscape garden can 171 you see one of only three Palladian Bridges to be built in England?
Where, according to legend, did 172 Joseph of Arimathea bury the cup used at the Last Supper?
What drink do Sheppy’s, Thatcher’s 173 and Heck’s all produce?
In which village did Samuel Taylor 174 Coleridge write “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner”?
WILTSHIRE
Which bird became extinct in the UK in 175 1832 but was reintroduced on Salisbury Plain in 2004?
By what pen name is Salisbury-born
176 author Francis Edward Wintle, writer of
epic historical novels, better known?
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What nickname for Wiltshire people 177 derives from a story about their smuggling?
a) What were the TWO main rock types 178 used in the building of Stonehenge? b)
Which former Wiltshire mill town is 179 home to the Moulton Bicycle Company?
Salisbury Cathedral is built in which 180 architectural style?
Which Wiltshire country house has been home to the Methuen family 181 since 1745 and is notable for its fine art collection that includes works by Van Dyck, Reynolds and Turner?
Who acquired Lacock Abbey for £783 182 in 1540 after the Dissolution of the Monasteries?
Which Devizes brewing establishment moved to its present site in 1885, as 183 denoted by the date incorporated in the building’s brickwork?
What addition to his magnificent landscape garden did Henry Hoare of 184 Stourhead receive from Dean Barton of Bristol in 1764?
Name the river from which Wiltshire 185 takes its name.
In which Wiltshire house will you find 186 Inigo Jones’s magnificent Single and Double Cube Rooms?
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In which Wiltshire village will you find 187 the singer Peter Gabriel’s Real World Studios?
What man-made features will you see on the downs overlooking the villages 188 of Cherhill, Broad Hinton and Alton Barnes?
Name the Wiltshire village used to film 189 the horse fair in Steven Spielberg’s “War Horse”.
Name the “Marmalade Millionaire” who 190 excavated at Avebury.
What can you see on the chancel arch 191 of St Thomas and St Edmund Parish Church in Salisbury?
What name is given to the small lock- ups found in many Wiltshire villages 192 used to incarcerate drunks, petty thieves and ne’er-do-wells?
Name the government’s secretive 193 military science park located 5 miles north-east of Salisbury.
What happened to Hannah Twynnoy in 194 1703, according to her grave in Malmesbury Abbey Churchyard?
Where on the Kennet and Avon canal 195 can you see a flight of 29 locks?
Where did Isambard Kingdom Brunel 196 build a “planned railway village” to house his early GWR workforce?
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197 What is the Wiltshire Cure?
In which Wiltshire stately home did Joseph Priestley discover 198 “dephlogisticated air” (oxygen) in 1774?
Name the author of fantasy novels who has recently been the subject of the 199 “Hisworld” exhibition in Salisbury Museum.
Where in Wiltshire is the headquarters 200 of Sir James Dyson’s technology company?
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