WELCOME Welsh Wise Quiz 2015 Cwis Welsh Wise

WELCOME! Welsh. Wise Quiz 2015 Cwis ‘Welsh. Wise’ 2015 CROESO!

Welsh. Wise Quiz 2015 Cwis ‘Welsh. Wise’ 2015 • There are 8 rounds • Mae yna 8 rownd • Each round has 8 questions • Mae gan bob rownd 8 cwestiwn • Choose one round as your BONUS round. Any round can be chosen except the individual round. • Dewiswch un rownd fel rownd BONWS. Gall unrhyw rownd cael ei ddewis heblaw y rownd unigol. • You can only use your BONUS once. • Gallech ddefnyddio’r BONWS unwaith yn unig. • The BONUS round doubles your score for that round so chose wisely! • Mae’r rownd BONWS yn dyblu eich sgor am y rownd yna, felly dewisiwch yn ddoeth! • ENJOY YOURSELF!! • MWYNHEWCH!!

Round 1 Where in Wales are we? Rownd 1 Ble yng Nghymru ydyn ni?

Question 1 / Cwestiwn 1

Question 2 / Cwestiwn 2

Question 3 / Cwestiwn 3

Question 4 / Cwestiwn 4

Question 5/ Cwestiwn 5

Question 6/ Cwestiwn 6

Question 7 / Cwestiwn 7

Question 8 / Cwestiwn 8

Round 2: Individual round The physical landscape Rownd 2: Rownd unigol Y tirlun ffisegol

1. Which clothing is a large area of sea to the west of Wales? 1. Beth ydy enw’r ardal mawr o fôr i’r gorllewin o Gymru sydd hefyd yn ddarn o ddillad?

2. Which soil organism is a headland on the south coast of Wales? 2. Pa organeb pridd sy’n rhoi ei enw i bentir ar arfordir deheuol Cymru?

3. Which island in north Wales is very religious? 3. Beth yw enw’r ynys yng ngogledd Cymru sy’n grefyddol iawn?

4. Which mountains shine a light for many miles? Beth yw enw’r mynyddoedd sy’n taflu goleuni am filltiroedd maith?

5. What prime number flows out of central Wales? ( stretches the point a bit here…) 5. Pa rif cysefin sy’n llifo allan o ganolbarth Cymru? (ymestyn y pwynt ychydig yma…)

6. Which letter best represents the shape of valleys in north Wales? 6. Pa lythyren sy’n dangos siap dyffrynnoedd yng ngogledd Cymru orau?

7. Which direction best represents the flow of rivers in south Wales? North South East West 7. Pa gyfeiriad sy’n cynrychioli llif afonydd yn ne Cymru orau? Gogledd De Dwyrain Gorllewin

8. Which mountains form the ‘backbone’ of Wales? 8. Pa fynyddoedd sy’n ffurfio asgwrn cefn Cymru?

Round 3 Mapwork skills Rownd 3 Sgiliau map

1. What is the land use in Grid square 6963? 1. Beth yw’r defnydd tir yn sgwar 6963?

2. What river landform is found at 664567? Pa dirffurf afon sydd i’w darganfod yn 664567?

3. What is special about the B 4343 road on the map? 3. Beth sy’n arbennig am y ffordd B 4343 ar y map?

4. What economic activity takes place in square 7053? 4. Pa weithgaredd economaidd sy’n digwydd yn sgwar 7053?

5. What is the environmental hazard for the school in Tregaron (6759)? 5. Beth ydy'r perygl amgylcheddol i'r ysgol yn Nhregaron?

6. Which historic civilisation used to exist in the western part of the map? 6. Pa wareiddiad hynafol oedd arfer bodoli yn rhan gorllewinol y map?

7. What physical feature is found at Craig Ifan 684587? 7. Pa nodwedd ffisegol sydd i’w weld yng Nghraig Ifan yn 684587?

8. Suggest what the observation tower in square 7064 is likely to have been used for? 8. Awgrymwch beth cafodd y twr arsylwi yn 7064 ei defnyddio ar gyfer?

Round 4 Sustainable Wales Rownd 4 Cymru Gynaliadwy

1. Anglesey is often referred to as ‘the energy Island’ but what was the first renewable energy source to be harnessed by the people living there? 1. Mae Ynys Môn yn aml yn cael ei galw yn ‘ynys egni’ ond beth oedd y cyflenwad egni adnewyddadwy cyntaf harneisiwyd gan y bobl oedd yn byw yna?

2. Where is the largest wind farm in Wales? 2. Ble ydy’r fferm gwynt mwyaf yng Nghymru?

3. What is the renewable energy source used in ‘Electric Mountain’, Dinorwig? 3. Beth ydy’r cyflenwad egni adnewyddadwy sy’n cael ei defnyddio yn ‘Electric Mountain’, Dinorwig?

4. How many long distance cycle routes are there in Wales? a) 5 b) 8 c) 10 4. Faint o lwybrau seiclo pellter hir sydd yng Nghymru?

5. What percentage of household waste was recycled in Wales in 2013/2014? a)38% b)47% c)54% 5. Pa ganran o wastraff cartref cafodd ei ailgylchu yng Nghymru yn 2013/14?

6. Near which town is the Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT)? 6. Yn agos at ba dref ydy’r Canolfan y Dechnoleg Amgen (CAT)?

7. When was the single use carrier bag charge introduced in Wales? a) 2009 b)2011 c) 2013 7. Pryd cafodd y tâl am fagiau plastig ei dechrau yng Nghymru?

8. What type of sustainable energy was planned for Swansea Bay and Colwyn Bay? 8. Pa fath o egni cynaliadwy cafodd ei gynllunio ar gyfer Bae Abertawe a Bae Colwyn?

Round 5: Individual Round The Human landscape Rownd 5: Rownd Unigol Y Tirlun Dynol

1. Which county has the most Welsh-speaking people? 1. Pa sir sydd efo’r mwyaf o siaradwyr Cymraeg?

2. Which annual event is held in Builth Wells? 2. Pa ddigwyddiad blyynyddol sy’n cael ei gynnal yn Llanfair-ym-Muallt?

3. Name the longest motorway in Wales. 3. Enwch y traffordd hiraf yng Nghymru.

4. What is the name for a settlement whose only service is a post box? 4. Beth ydy enw anheddiad sydd heb unrhyw wasnaeth ond am flwch post?

5. Which industry is shown in the photograph? 5. Pa ddiwydiant sy’n cael ei dangos yn y llun?

6. Where is the Welsh National Slate Museum? 6. Ble ydy’r Amgueddfa Lechi Cymru?

7. Where is the Welsh National Coal Museum? 7. Ble ydy’r Amgueddfa Lofaol Cymru?

8. What transport do Holyhead, Fishguard, Pembroke and Swansea all have in common? 8. Pa fath o gludiant sydd gan Gaergybi, Abergwaun ac Abertawe yn gyffredin?

Round 6 Welsh History and Culture Rownd 6 Hanes a Diwylliant Cymru

1. Name the stadium in which the Ospreys rugby team play. 1. Enwch y stadiwm lle mae tim rygbi’r Gweilch yn chwarae.

2. Where in Wales would you go to see the ‘Doctor Who Experience’? 2. Ble yng Nghymru buasech yn mynd i weld y ‘Doctor Who Experience’?

3. What is the name of the river on which you would find Llyn Celyn, the lake created to provide water to Liverpool in the 1960 s? 3. Ar hyd ba afon byddech yn dod o hyd i Lyn Celyn, y llyn a chreuwyd i ddarparu dwr i Lerpwl yn yr 1960 au?

4. Which village in South Wales saw a coal mine disaster in 1966 that killed 166 of the village’s school children? 4. Ym mha bentref yn Ne Cymru yn 1966 y gwelwyd trychineb glo a laddodd 166 o blant ysgol y pentref?

5. Which King built a large, linear earthwork between Wales and England in the 8 th Century? 5. Pa frenin adeiladodd glawdd rhwng Cymru a Lloegr yn yr 8 fed ganrif?

6. To which Welsh figure did this flag belong? 6) Baner pa Gymro yw hwn?

7. What is the name of the Welsh horse figure traditionally carried from house to house at mid-winter to bring good luck? 7. Beth ydy enw’r ffigwr-ceffyl traddodiadol Cymreig a gariwyd o gartref i gartref yng nghanol y Gaeaf i ddod â lwc da?

8. The National Eisteddfod is a travelling festival that is held in a different place each year. In which town was the 2014 Eisteddfod held? 8. Mae’r Eisteddfod Genedlaethol yn gwyl sy’n cael ei chynnal mewn gwahanol lefydd bob blwyddyn. Ym mha dref cafodd yr Eisteddfod Genedlaethol ei chynnal yn 2014?

Round 7 Fieldwork Rownd 7 Gwaith Maes

1. What scale is being used here? 1. Pa raddfa sy’n cael ei defnyddio yma?

2. What units are being used to measure here? 2. Pa unedau sy’n cael eu defnyddio i fesur yma?

3. What equipment is being used here? 3. Pa offer sy’n cael ei defnyddio yma?

4. Which are the correct names (including spelling!) for the three types of graph 1 -3? 1 4. Beth ydy’r enwau (a’r sillafu!) cywir am y tri math o graff 1 -3 isod? 2 a. (1) Chloropleth, (2) kite diagram, (3) desire line map a. (1) Cloropleth, (2) diagram barcud, (3) map llinell dymuniad b. (1) Kite graph, (2) choropleth, (3) flow line map b. (1) Graff barcud, (2) coropleth, (3) map llinell llif c. (1) Kite graph, (2) chloropleth, (3) flow line map c. (1) Graff barcud, (2) cloropleth, (3) map llinell llif d. (1) Isoline graph, (2) choropleth, (3) desire line map d. (1) Graff isolin, (2) coropleth, (3) Map llinell dymuniad 3

5. This is a line along which the diversity of different species have been measured in this sand dune ecosystem. What are these survey lines called? 5. Ar hyd y llinell hon mae amrywiaeth gwahanol rywogaethau wedi cael eu mesur mewn ecosystem twyni tywod. Beth gelwir y llinellau arolwg yma? a. Transects a. Transect b. Survey lines b. Llinellau arolwg c. Quadrats c. Cwadrat d. Plant research routeways d. Llwybrau ymchwil planhigion

6. This is an ‘app’ for the i. Phone. How could this particular app be used to assist in fieldwork? 6. Mae hyn yn ‘ap’ i’r i. Phone. Sut gallwn ddefnyddio’r ap hon i helpu gyda gwaith maes? a. To give an accurate 6 -figure OS grid reference to locate fieldwork sites a. I roi cyfeirnod grid 6 -rhif cywir i ddod o hyd i safleoedd gwaith maes b. Using the built in light-sensor to measure and record sunlight b. I ddefnyddio’r synhwyrydd i fesur a recordio golau’r haul c. Using the phone to work out the vertical height drop between sites c. I ddefnyddio’r ffôn i fesur newididau mewn uchder fertigol rhwng safleoedd d. Using the movement detector in the phone to act as clinometer to measure slope d. Defnyddio’r synhwyrydd symudiad i ymddwyn fel clinometer i fesur graddiant llethrau

7. A student has used a GPS system to locate themselves precisely at their fieldwork sites. What do the initial GPS stand for? 7. Mae disgybl wedi defnyddio system GPS i leoli ei hun yn gywir ar ei safleoedd gwaith maes. Am beth ydy GPS yn sefyll? a. Geographical Prediction System b. General Position Spatially c. Global Positioning System d. Geographic Calculating the Precise total. System amount of sun

8. Which of the following terms best links these three pieces of equipment that are often used in fieldwork? 8. Pa un o’r termau canlynol sy’n cysylltu’n orau y tri darn o offer isod sy’n cael eu defnyddio’n aml mewn gwaith maes? 0 m 20 m a. Analogue a. Analog b. Digital b. Digidol c. Inductive c. Anwythol d. Qualitative d. Ansoddol

Round 8 Wales in the Wider World Rownd 8 Cymru yn y Byd Ehangach

1. Where is the International Music Festival held in July each year? 1. Ble cynhaliwyd y Gwyl Cerddoriaeth Rhyngwladol ym mis Gorffennaf bob blwyddyn?

2. In the World Wide Web what is the domain name for a welsh based website? 2. Yn y We Byd-eang beth ydy’r enw a roddir i wefan a sefydlwyd yng Nghymru?

3. Can you spell the second longest place name in the world? No not this one in New Zealand! Na, ddim yr un yma yn Seland Newydd! 3. A fedrwch chi sillfau enw’r lle ail hiraf yn y byd?

4. Which country has a similar land area to Wales? • El Salvador 20, 770 km² • Jamaica 10, 381 km² • Haiti 27, 560 km² 4. Pa wlad sydd efo arwynebedd tir tebyg i Gymru?

5. On the 6 June 2008 Wales became the first nation in the world to be called……. ? 5. Ar y 6 ed o Fehefin 2008 Cymru oedd y wlad cyntaf yn y byd i gael ei galw’n ……?

6. Patagonia lies within which two countries in South America? 6. Mae Patagonia’n gorwedd rhwng pa ddwy wlad yn Ne America?

7. Where was this important meeting held? Bangor Wrexham Newport Cardiff Ble cynhaliwyd y cyfarfod pwysig yma? Bangor Wrecsam Casnewydd Caerdydd

8. Which two lines of latitude lie across Wales? a) 51⁰N and 52⁰N b) 52⁰N and 53⁰N c) 53⁰N and 54⁰N 8. Pa ddau linell o ledred sy’n gorwedd ar draws Cymru? a) 51⁰G and 52⁰G b) 52⁰G and 53⁰G c) 53⁰G and 54⁰G

Welsh. Wise Quiz 2015 Cwis ‘Welsh. Wise’ 2015