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Correct answers: ${txtCorrectAnswers}
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",
answers: {
A: "A brick bus shelter",
B: "A cave",
C: "A historic cottage",
D: "A climbing wall"
},
correctAnswer: "B"
},
{
question: "2. In roads and paths, what does BOAT stand for?",
answers: {
A: "Byway open to agricultural traffic",
B: "Buildings and other agriculture traffic",
C: "Byway only for authorised traffic ",
D: "Byway open to all traffic"
},
correctAnswer: "D"
},
{
question: "3. What map feature does this symbol represent?
",
answers: {
A: "Square castle",
B: "Square church",
C: "English Heritage site",
D: "Formal gardens"
},
correctAnswer: "C"
},
{
question: "4. What is missing from this North Points symbol ?
",
answers: {
A: "Map north",
B: "Grid North",
C: "Up",
D: "Corrected North"
},
correctAnswer: "B"
},
{
question: "5. What does this symbol represent?
",
answers: {
A: "Motor racing",
B: "Outdoor gym",
C: "Cathedral",
D: "Observatory"
},
correctAnswer: "A"
},
{
question: "6. What kind of path or road is this?
",
answers: {
A: "Footpath",
B: "C-class road",
C: "Bridleway",
D: "Byway open to all traffic"
},
correctAnswer: "D"
},
{
question: "7. What map symbol is this?
",
answers: {
A: "Trig pillar",
B: "Mountain or hill peak",
C: "Danger area",
D: "Youth hostel"
},
correctAnswer: "D"
},
{
question: "8. What sort of feature is shown by these contour lines?
",
answers: {
A: "A ridge",
B: "A v-shaped valley",
C: "A high plain",
D: "Moraines"
},
correctAnswer: "B"
},
{
question: "9. What is a 'Permissive Footpath'?",
answers: {
A: "A right of way in Scotland",
B: "A path where the landowner has permitted public use, but which is not a right of way",
C: "A footpath that is also open to motorised vehicles",
D: "A footpath where no laws apply"
},
correctAnswer: "B"
},
{
question: "10. What does this symbol mean?
",
answers: {
A: "Dark Skies viewpoint",
B: "Outdoor gym with weights",
C: "Water activities (boarding)",
D: "Dangerous cliff edges"
},
correctAnswer: "C"
},
{
question: "11. What do these green diamond symbols mean?
",
answers: {
A: "Danger area – no entry",
B: "Recreational route or path",
C: "Off-road driving track",
D: "Coastal defences"
},
correctAnswer: "B"
},
{
question: "12. What is the significance of this font on a map?
",
answers: {
A: "Nothing - it's just used as an alternative font",
B: "Used for names of hamlets and smaller towns",
C: "Sites of Roman settlements and monuments",
D: "Sites of Non-Roman historic monuments"
},
correctAnswer: "D"
},
{
question: "13. On OS Explorer 1: 25 000 maps, how far apart are the contour lines?",
answers: {
A: "Always 5m",
B: "Always 10m",
C: "5m or 10m, depending on the area",
D: "10m or 20m, depending on the area"
},
correctAnswer: "C"
},
{
question: "14. What colour are footpaths and bridleways on 1: 50 000 scale OS Landranger maps?",
answers: {
A: "Purple",
B: "Blue",
C: "Green",
D: "Orange"
},
correctAnswer: "A"
},
{
question: "15. What does this map symbol mean?
",
answers: {
A: "Craft centre",
B: "Bicycle repair shop",
C: "Cliff-top winch system",
D: "Mountain biking area"
},
correctAnswer: "A"
},
{
question: "16. If a map grid square is 1km x 1km, how far is the diagonal?",
answers: {
A: "1.61km",
B: "2km",
C: "1.41km",
D: "1km"
},
correctAnswer: "C"
},
{
question: "17. What's this map symbol showing?
",
answers: {
A: "A 360 degree viewpoint",
B: "A round tower or fortification",
C: "A solar farm",
D: "A garden or arboretum"
},
correctAnswer: "D"
},
{
question: "18. What does a blue icon indicate on an OS Landranger or OS Explorer map?",
answers: {
A: "Place of interest to tourists",
B: "Places owned by the state or crown",
C: "National Trust owned property",
D: "Nothing - it's just to ensure they are visible on top of typical background colours"
},
correctAnswer: "A"
},
{
question: "19. What is this symbol?
",
answers: {
A: "Wind turbine",
B: "Windmill",
C: "Mast",
D: "Emergency station"
},
correctAnswer: "C"
},
{
question: "20. What does the purple line on this map represent?
",
answers: {
A: "National Trust for Scotland Open Access Land boundary",
B: "Right of way open part of the year only",
C: "Parish boundary line",
D: "Traditional County boundary line"
},
correctAnswer: "A"
},
];
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