Brecon Beacons Quiz: Waterfall Country and Pen y Fan

This Brecon Beacons quiz climbs the red sandstone hills of South Wales. Play 10 interactive questions on the 1957 national park, its 2023 Welsh name Bannau Brycheiniog, Pen y Fan as southern Britain's highest peak, Waterfall Country near Ystradfellte, walking behind Sgwd yr Eira, dark sky status, military training marches and the Lady of the Lake legend.

Start Brecon Beacons Quiz

🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 150 Seconds

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

Country
Which country are the Brecon Beacons in?
Park
When did the area become a national park?
Name
Which Welsh name did the park adopt in 2023?
Peak
What is the highest peak?
Rock
Which rock gives the hills their reddish soils?
Falls
Which area is called Waterfall Country?
Behind
Which waterfall can walkers pass behind?
Dark
What status does the park have for night skies?
Army
Who famously trains on Pen y Fan?
Legend
Which legend belongs to Llyn y Fan Fach?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: Which country are the Brecon Beacons in?
Answer: Wales
They are in South Wales.
Q2: When did the area become a national park?
Answer: 1957
It was Wales's third.
Q3: Which Welsh name did the park adopt in 2023?
Answer: Bannau Brycheiniog
Both names are still used.
Q4: What is the highest peak?
Answer: Pen y Fan
It is the highest in southern Britain.
Q5: Which rock gives the hills their reddish soils?
Answer: Old Red Sandstone
It formed in ancient deserts and rivers.
Q6: Which area is called Waterfall Country?
Answer: Around Ystradfellte and Pontneddfechan
Several rivers cascade over ledges.
Q7: Which waterfall can walkers pass behind?
Answer: Sgwd yr Eira
Its name means fall of snow.
Q8: What status does the park have for night skies?
Answer: International Dark Sky Reserve
Stars shine brightly there.
Q9: Who famously trains on Pen y Fan?
Answer: Military selection candidates
Tough marches cross the hills.
Q10: Which legend belongs to Llyn y Fan Fach?
Answer: The Lady of the Lake
She married a farmer's son.

Pen y Fan and the Falls of Bannau Brycheiniog

The Brecon Beacons in South Wales became a national park in 1957, and in 2023 it adopted its Welsh name, Bannau Brycheiniog, as its main title. Its smooth hills of Old Red Sandstone rise to Pen y Fan, the highest peak in southern Britain, a favorite climb for walkers.

In the south of the park, Waterfall Country around Ystradfellte and Pontneddfechan has rivers tumbling over rock ledges through wooded gorges. At Sgwd yr Eira, meaning fall of snow, a path runs behind the curtain of water, letting walkers pass underneath.

The park is an International Dark Sky Reserve, with skies dark enough to see the Milky Way. Military selection candidates make tough marches over Pen y Fan. At Llyn y Fan Fach, legend tells of the Lady of the Lake, who rose from the water to marry a farmer's son.

What This Quiz Teaches

Outdoor fans will enjoy these questions.

What the park is called
Which peak is highest
Where waterfalls gather
Why its skies are special
Which legends surround it

Did You Know?

Wild ponies graze on the open hills.
Paths near waterfalls can be slippery and steep.
The Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal crosses the park.
Carreg Cennen Castle sits on a cliff to the west.
Weather on the summits changes quickly.