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The Yorkshire Dales National Park: How well do you know it?

Wednesday 15 April, 2020, by Cat Kilner

1. Which is the sleepiest animal in the Yorkshire Dales? (1 point)

A. Red squirrel
B. Badger
C. Dormouse

An image of a Red squirrel up a tree
Credit Whitfield Benson
An image of a badger walking through the forest
Credit Whitfield Benson
An image of a Dormouse up a tree
Credit Roger Gaynor

2. Which animal can travel the fastest? (1 point)

A. Red kite
B. Brown hare
C. Peregrine falcon

An image of a Red kite in flight against a bright blue sky
Credit Brian Arbuthnot
An image of a Brown hare sitting on some lush grass
Credit Dreamstime
An image of a Peregrine falcon sitting on a rocky outcrop at Malham Cove
Credit Whitfield Benson

3. One of these is not a water feature – but which? (1 point)

A. Stainforth Force
B. Malham Cove
C. Malham Tarn

4. Can you put the Yorkshire Three Peaks in order of height – lowest first? (3 points)

A. Pen-y-ghent
B. Whernside
C. Ingleborough

An image of the view looking across some green fields towards Pen-y-ghent on a bright winters day
in the winter sun
An image of Whernside ridge path buried in snow on a sunny day
ridge path buried in snow
An image overlooking from the Ribble Way towards Ingleborough in the distance on a hazy day
Looking from the Ribble Way towards Ingleborough

5. You are a Dales farmer – which of these is good news? (1 point)

A. Your sheep is rigwelted
B. You are nithered
C. You have goosegogs in the garden
D. Your hat is in the foss

6. Which of these has the best dance? (1 point)

A. Black grouse
B. Oystercatcher
C. Hedgehog

Image shows a small black bird with red patches above the eyes
A. Black grouse
Credit Whitfield Benson
Image shows a black and white bird with thin pink legs, red eyes, and a long, thin orange beak
B. Oystercatcher
Credit Whitfield Benson
An image of a Hedgehog - not usually seen out in the day
not usually seen out in the day

7. Name the species – only common English names are needed! (1 point each)

Which is the odd one out? (5 points)

An image of a brown spotted bird with a long beak
Credit Whitfield Benson
An image of a black butterfly with orange dots around its wings
Credit Whitfield Benson
An image of a water dwelling animal that is covered in hair and often seen as cute
Credit Whitfield Benson
An image of a brown bird of prey, found often in the dales
Credit Whitfield Benson

8. Name the features (1 point each)

Which is the oldest? (1 point)

An image of Ribblehead Viaduct
Dales feature
An image of a dry stone wall
Credit Paul Harris
An image of Bolton Castle
Credit Stephen Garnett

9. Name the following breeds, all found in the Yorkshire Dales (1 point each)

An image of a long horned, ginger haired cow
Dales Wildlife
An image of a black cow with a white stripe down its middle
Dales wildlife
An image of a sheep with long, winding horns
Credit Stephen Garnett

10. What do the following words mean? (1 point each)

A. Foss (as in Janet’s Foss)
B. Thwaite (as in Yockenthwaite)
C. Kirk (as in Kirkby Malham)
D. Rigwelted
E. Baht (as in Ilkla Moor Baht’at)
F. Nithered

So you have completed the quiz. There are a possible 30 points up for grabs. How do you think you did?

We’ll be revealing the answers on Monday 20 April.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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Cat Kilner

Cat is the Authority's Learning & Engagement Officer

One Reply to “The Yorkshire Dales National Park: How well do you know it?”

  1. Penny Knight says:
    4th January 2021 at 11:46 pm

    Great fun. Thanks Cat. I hope we did well. I think we got 28 but looking forward to finding out in April.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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Cat Kilner

Cat is the Authority's Learning & Engagement Officer