2024 South Devon Quiz

As we head towards the end of 2024, we bring you our annual quiz about our captivating region. The quiz questions are made up of questions about subjects covered in our blog posts from the year, so if you've been following along, you should fare quite well! 

Feel free to print out this page, gather some friends, or simply grab a pen and take notes. We hope you enjoy, and of course, no cheating allowed! 

1.    The Plymouth Mayflower Trail helps visitors discover what Plymouth was like in what year? 

a)    1620 

b)   1720 

c)   1820  

2.    Teignmouth River Beach is known locally by what name? 

a)   Front Beach 

b)   Side Beach 

c)   Back Beach  

3.    In what Devon town is the Brutus Stone? 

a)    Totnes 

b)    Tavistock 

c)    Tiverton  

4.   Agatha Christie was born in which Torbay town? 

a)   Torquay 

b)   Paignton 

c)   Brixham  

5.    The village of Stoke Gabriel rests on a creek of what Devon river?  

a)   River Exe 

b)   River Dart 

c)   River Erme  

6.    A La Ronde House in Exmouth has how many sides? 

a)    12 

b)   14 

c)   16 

7.    The Met Office’s headquarters are where in South Devon? 

a)    Plymouth 

b)   Exeter 

c)    Salcombe 

8.    Home Park is the home ground of what Devon football team? 

a)   Exeter City 

b)   Torquay United 

c)   Plymouth Argyle 

9.    Exercise Tiger at Slapton Sands took place in what year? 

a)    1943 

b)   1944 

c)    1945 

10.  Haldon Forest Park consists of how many acres of woodland? 

a)   350 

b)   3,500 

c)    35,000  

11. When did the College of the Southwest gain university status and become Exeter University? 

a)    1755 

b)    1855 

c)    1955 

12. Colyford Common, Black Hole Marsh and Seaton Marshes make up which nature reserve? 

a)    Seaton Wetlands 

b)    The Maer 

c)    Otter Estuary  

13.  How long is the Exe Estuary Trail? 

a)    6 miles 

b)   16 miles  

c)    26 miles 

14.  The Church of All Saints in Okehampton dates back to what century? 

a)    15th 

b)    16th 

c)    17th 

15.  Bantham Beach has views of what Devon island? 

a)   Drake’s Island 

b)   Burgh Island 

c)   Lundy Island 

16.  Proper Job is a shop in which Dartmoor town? 

a)   Moretonhamspstead 

b)   Chagford 

c)   Princetown  

17.  After a 6 year hiatus, what Devon festival returned in 2024? 

a)    Tiverton Book Festival 

b)    Sidmouth Jazz & Blues Festival 

c)    Salcombe Crabfest  

18.  Pennywell Farm has how many solar panels? 

a)    114 

b)    154 

c)    194  

19.  What town is home to Coronation Park? 

a)    Dartmouth 

b)    Kingsbridge 

c)    Ivybridge  

20.  Where do the infamous Tar Barrels take place each year? 

a)    Crediton 

b)    Honiton 

c)    Ottery St Mary  

21.  What are the names of the two most famous ghosts that supposedly haunt Berry Pomeroy Castle? 

a)    The White Lady & The Blue Lady 

b)    The Grey Lady & The Green Lady 

c)    The Beige Lady & The Red Lady 

22.  The English Riviera’s Christmas light trail is known by what name? 

a)    Light Up The Bay 

b)    Bay of Lights 

c)    The Light of Our Bay  

23.  South Devon Railway’s festive 2024 event is inspired by which iconic Christmas film? 

a)    The Santa Clause 

b)   The Polar Express 

c)   A Christmas Carol 

24.  Eddystone Lighthouse stands in the English Channel, but how many miles off the coast of Plymouth? 

a)    14 

b)    24 

c)    34 

25.  Which of the following would best describe the town of Brixham? 

a)    A mining village 

b)    A bustling city 

c)    A busy fishing town  

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