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Discerningly Versed - Effective Iterative Learning Quiz Questions - Dorset Areas I
Discerningly Versed - Effective Iterative Learning


Which area was known to the Romans as Durnovaria ?

 

Bournemouth
Weymouth
Dorchester
Poole

 An 85 metre diameter neolithic henge by Dorchester& used by the Romans as an amphitheatre is ?

 

Maumbury Rings
Mayburgh
Avebury Stone Cirlces
Belas Knap
Clouds Hill near Wareham was the cottage of

 

Enid Blyton
Thomas Edward Lawrence
Lord Mountbatten
Thomas Hardy

 The birthplace of novelist and poet Thomas Hardy, Hardys Cottage can be found in

 

Poole
Weymouth
Blandford Forum
Dorchester
Durdle Door, Lulworth Cove and Chesil Beach are all part of ?

 

Weymouth Bay
Studland Bay
Poole Harbour
Jurassic Coast

 Which part of Dorset is a UN World Heritage Site ?

 

Weymouth Bay
Studland Bay
Dorchester
Jurassic Coast
Which estate in 50 acres built for Sir Walter Raleigh in 1594 has been home to the Digbys since 1617

 

Sherborne Castle
Athelhampton House
Maiden Castle
Highcliffe Castle

 Which 15th century manor house near Dorchester has been restored after a 1992 fire ?

 

Sherborne Castle
Athelhampton House
Maiden Castle
Highcliffe Castle
Portland is most noted for the quality of what natural extract ?

 

Limestone
Clay
Gravel
Sand

 Which brewer based in Blandford Forum is best known for its Badger Beer ?

 

Eldridge Pope
JC & RH Palmer
Hall & Woodhouse
Dorset Brewing Co


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