UK National Parks Trivia: 10 Questions With Answers

This UK national parks trivia explores the Lake District, the Peak District, the Cairngorms, Eryri, Dartmoor and the South Downs. Ten questions with answers on Britain's protected landscapes and who manages them.

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

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

First
Which was the UK's first national park, in 1951?
Size
What is the UK's largest national park?
Newest
Which is England's newest national park, created in 2010?
UNESCO
Which park became a UNESCO site in 2017?
Dartmoor
Dartmoor is famous for wild ponies and rocky hilltops called what?
Wales
How many national parks does Wales have?
Scotland
Which Scottish park includes Loch Lomond?
Coast
Which is the UK's only national park mainly along a coast?
Forest
Which park has free-roaming ponies, donkeys and cattle in a royal hunting forest?
Count
How many national parks are in England?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: Which was the UK's first national park, in 1951?
Answer: Peak District
The Peak District lies between Manchester and Sheffield, within easy reach of millions.
Q2: What is the UK's largest national park?
Answer: Cairngorms
It covers about 4,500 square kilometers in Scotland.
Q3: Which is England's newest national park, created in 2010?
Answer: South Downs
The South Downs is known for chalk hills and white cliffs.
Q4: Which park became a UNESCO site in 2017?
Answer: Lake District
It was recognized as a cultural landscape of farming and poetry.
Q5: Dartmoor is famous for wild ponies and rocky hilltops called what?
Answer: Tors
Haytor is one of the most visited tors.
Q6: How many national parks does Wales have?
Answer: Three
Eryri, Bannau Brycheiniog and the Pembrokeshire Coast.
Q7: Which Scottish park includes Loch Lomond?
Answer: Loch Lomond and the Trossachs
It became a national park in 2002.
Q8: Which is the UK's only national park mainly along a coast?
Answer: Pembrokeshire Coast
Its coastal path is about 300 kilometers long.
Q9: Which park has free-roaming ponies, donkeys and cattle in a royal hunting forest?
Answer: New Forest
William the Conqueror made it a royal forest in 1079.
Q10: How many national parks are in England?
Answer: Ten
Together with Wales and Scotland, the UK has 15.

Uk National Parks Trivia – Protected Landscapes of Britain

National parks in the UK protect landscapes that are both natural and lived-in. Unlike many countries' parks, they include towns, farms and private land, and people live and work inside them.

The first park, the Peak District, opened in 1951 after campaigns like the 1932 Kinder Scout mass trespass demanded access to the countryside. Other parks soon followed across England, Wales and later Scotland.

Parks range from mountains and moors to forests and coasts. They protect wildlife, history and culture, and welcome millions of walkers, cyclists and climbers each year.

What This Quiz Teaches

This quiz is for walkers and travelers exploring the UK's national parks.

Which park came first
Which park is largest
Which park is newest in England
What tors are
How many parks the UK has

Did You Know?

The Yorkshire Dales has stone barns and walls.
Exmoor is known for red deer.
Northumberland has dark sky status.
The Broads have status equal to a national park.
Kinder Scout is in the Peak District.