SOL Quiz – Level 3 – Museum of Barnstaple and North Devon

This quiz is for students at level 3.

20th Century North Devon

What materials is Percy Pooley’s Little Car made from?

What are North Devon’s historic industries?

Which season did the fishermen usually catch salmon?

What did fishermen do during the rest of the year?

In 2020 what size was the fishing fleet and how did that compare with the number 5 years before?

In 1911, how much of the North Devon population worked in agriculture and how did that compare with 100 years later?

What was the fireman’s uniform made from and what were the disadvantages of this?

North Devon Biospehere

What are some of the challenges that farmers face in North Devon?

Coast Explorers

How are the sand dunes formed?

Victorians

Can you find an object in this room and describe how you think it would have been used?

Merchants and Makers

What was the Barnstaple pottery kiln used for?

Where were the items made in the Barnstaple Pottery Kiln sold?

Can you explain how you think these items might have been transported to their final destination?

What problems can you imagine they faced while transporting these items?

Prehistory Rocks

What size and weight was the Barnstaple Elephant?

What was unique about the Barnstaple Elephant's tusks?

Shapland & Petter

What were some of the jobs at Shapland & Petter?

Which job would you have most liked to do at Shapland & Petter and why?

Choose a piece of Shapland & Petter furniture and describe its main features and design.

Art Pottery

Find a piece of pottery you like and describe it.

SOL Quiz – Level 3

20th Century North Devon

North Devon Biospehere

Coast Explorers

Victorians

Merchants and Makers

Prehistory Rocks

Shapland & Petter

Art Pottery

Opening times are: 10am - 4:30pm | Mon - Sat

The museum’s Long Bridge Wing was funded by :

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SOL Quiz – Level 3

20th Century North Devon

North Devon Biospehere

Coast Explorers

Victorians

Merchants and Makers

Prehistory Rocks

Shapland & Petter

Art Pottery

Opening times are: 10am - 4:30pm | Mon - Sat

The museum’s Long Bridge Wing was funded by :