{"id":1538,"date":"2020-04-05T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-05T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/guides\/ordnance-survey-advanced-map-reading-quiz\/"},"modified":"2026-03-25T15:22:22","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T15:22:22","slug":"ordnance-survey-advanced-map-reading-quiz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/guides\/ordnance-survey-advanced-map-reading-quiz\/","title":{"rendered":"Ordnance survey advanced map reading quiz"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t<header id=\"block_12735871c8cfe4896246ba9415c66263\" class=\"SingleHero skip-lazy default\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"SingleHero__categories\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/activities\/map-reading\/\" class=\"category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMap Reading\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/activities\/safety\/\" class=\"category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSafety\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"SingleHero__title\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tOrdnance survey advanced map reading quiz\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row justify-content-center align-items-center SingleHero__author\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-auto name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBy OS Team\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"SingleHero__meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPublished on \t\t\t\t\t\t<time datetime=\"2020-04-05T00:00:00+00:00\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">April 5, 2020<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dot\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t6 min read\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"SingleHero__thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"660\" src=\"https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/quiz2019-banner.2a67c6049862144f98cf64818525f439.jpg\" class=\"attachment-hd size-hd wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/quiz2019-banner.2a67c6049862144f98cf64818525f439.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/quiz2019-banner.2a67c6049862144f98cf64818525f439-300x103.jpg 300w, https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/quiz2019-banner.2a67c6049862144f98cf64818525f439-1024x352.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/quiz2019-banner.2a67c6049862144f98cf64818525f439-768x264.jpg 768w, https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/quiz2019-banner.2a67c6049862144f98cf64818525f439-1536x528.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/quiz2019-banner.2a67c6049862144f98cf64818525f439-1376x473.jpg 1376w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<article id=\"block_37bb70076563df72ee359ca43505e7be\" class=\"Universal Universal--post c-small default pt-default pb-default mt-none mb-none    \" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"InnerBlocks\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"lead\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n<p>We&#8217;ve created a tough map reading quiz to test your skills. See if you can get 100% without looking at a map legend! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"quiz\"><\/div><br><div id=\"quizsubmit\"><button id=\"submit\">Click here to show your score!<\/button><\/div><br><div id=\"results\"><\/div>\n<p><\/p><p><\/p><p><\/p><p><\/p><p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<script>\n\nconst quizContainer = document.getElementById(\"quiz\");\nconst resultsContainer = document.getElementById(\"results\");\nconst submitButton = document.getElementById(\"submit\");\nconst myQuestions = [\n\n{\nquestion: \"1. What does this map symbol represent?<br\/><img src='\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/quizmar20-symbol1.png' alt='Map quiz image'>\",\nanswers: {\nA: \"A brick bus shelter\",\nB: \"A cave\",\nC: \"A historic cottage\",\nD: \"A climbing wall\"\n},\ncorrectAnswer: \"B\"\n},\n\n\n{\nquestion: \"2. In roads and paths, what does  BOAT stand for?\",\nanswers: {\nA: \"Byway open to agricultural traffic\",\nB: \"Buildings and other agriculture traffic\",\nC: \"Byway only for authorised traffic \",\nD: \"Byway open to all traffic\"\n},\ncorrectAnswer: \"D\"\n},\n\n\n{\nquestion: \"3. What map feature does this symbol represent?<br\/><img src='\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/quizmar20-symbol2.png' alt='Map quiz image'>\",\nanswers: {\nA: \"Square castle\",\nB: \"Square church\",\nC: \"English Heritage site\",\nD: \"Formal gardens\"\n},\ncorrectAnswer: \"C\"\n},\n\n\n{\nquestion: \"4. What is missing from this North Points symbol ?<br\/><img src='\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/quiz_grid_north.png' alt='Map quiz image'>\",\n\tanswers: {\n\tA: \"Map north\",\n\tB: \"Grid North\",\n\tC: \"Up\",\n\tD: \"Corrected North\"\n\t},\n\t\tcorrectAnswer: \"B\"\n},\n\n\n{\nquestion: \"5. 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