Malvern Hills Quiz

1. Who said, "If ever after I'm dead you hear someone whistling this tune on the Malvern Hills, don't be alarmed. It's only me."

Edward Elgar

Ralph Vaughan-Williams

Arnold Bax

The quote is attributed to Elgar on his death bed. He was talking about his cello concerto.

Explanation

The quote is attributed to Elgar on his death bed. He was talking about his cello concerto.

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2. Which of these counties are not covered by the Malvern Hills?

Worcestershire

Shropshire

Herefordshire

The Malvern Hills are a range of hills in Worcestershire, Herefordshire and a small area of northern Gloucestershire

Explanation

The Malvern Hills are a range of hills in Worcestershire, Herefordshire and a small area of northern Gloucestershire

3. The Herefordshire Beacon is also known by what name?

Home camp

Welsh camp

British camp

The British camp is an Iron Age Fort that dominates the Herefordshire Beacon.

Explanation

The British camp is an Iron Age Fort that dominates the Herefordshire Beacon.

4. A walk home from a Malvern pub in the snow is said to have inspired which famous writer?

J. R. R. Tolkien

C. S. Lewis

Raymond Briggs

When walking with Tolkien in the snow, Lewis spotted a solitary lamp post shining in the dark. He is said to have turned to his friend and said, ''that would make a very nice opening line to a book".

Explanation

When walking with Tolkien in the snow, Lewis spotted a solitary lamp post shining in the dark. He is said to have turned to his friend and said, ''that would make a very nice opening line to a book".

5. If you stand on the top of the Malvern Hills and look east the next highest hills are the Urals in Russia. True or False?

True

False

A line drawn due East from Worcestershire Beacon will hit no higher point until the Urals.

Explanation

A line drawn due East from Worcestershire Beacon will hit no higher point until the Urals.

6. What does the name Malvern actually mean?

Bare hill

Fort rise

High vale

The original Celtic name for the area was moel-bryn which means bare hill.

Explanation

The original Celtic name for the area was moel-bryn which means bare hill.

7. Two railway tunnels stretch beneath the Malvern Hills. The Victorian tunnel closed in 1926 and is now home to a colony of rare bats, but what use did it have in the first half of the 20th Century?

It was used as an Edwardian bicycle route

The Royal Navy used it to store torpedoes

Farmers used it as a short cut when droving cattle

Strangely for landlocked counties, the Navy did indeed use the tunnel as an armaments store.

Explanation

Strangely for landlocked counties, the Navy did indeed use the tunnel as an armaments store.

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