The Woodlands.co.uk Christmas Quiz 2008
How much useless information have you tucked away in your mind? If it’s not in there, it’s all in this year’s selection of blogs. A copy of Roger Deakin’s “Wildwood: A Journey Through Trees” to the first 6 replies with the correct answers. E-mail your answers to catherine@woodlands.co.uk . Answers will be posted in January
1. Lichens are in fact two organisms:
a) fungus and algae
b) bacteria and algae
c) fungus and moss
2. PAWS is the acronym for
a) Part of Ancient Water System
b) Plantations on Ancient Woodland Sites
c) Plantations and Arable Working Sites
3. The compact, double-walled campfire kettle is called the
a) Donnelly Kettle
b) Macafferty Kettle
c) Kelly Kettle
4. Woodbanks mark ancient woodland
a) boundaries
b) pathways
c) roads
5. Sweet chestnut was introduced by the
a) Romans
b) Greeks
c) Anglo-Saxons
6. Aspirin and quinine are medicines derived from
a) leaves
b) roots
c) bark
7. A partially dead oak tree with bare branches protruding from a leafy crown is known as a
a) doe’s head
b) stag’s head
c) reindeer’s head
8. The most common native British truffle is the
a) winter black
b) autumn brown
c) summer white
9. “Native” plants officially arrived here after the
a) iron age
b) stone age
c) ice age
10. The dormouse is protected in this country, but is a delicacy in
a) Slovenia
b) Hungary
c) Romania
11. The layer of vegetation below the tree canopy is called the
a) overstorey
b) understorey
c) midstorey
12. Dragonflies and damselflies are
a) carnivorous
b) herbivorous
c) omnivorous
13. Black is the new grey for what animal this year?
a) rabbit
b) wood mouse
c) squirrel
14. Tree rings grow wider in
a) years that are cold and dry
b) years that are warm and dry
c) years that are warm and wet
15. Ancient Woodland must be at least
a) 200 years old
b) 300 years old
c) 400 years old
16. Another name for wild garlic is
a) ransoms
b) hansoms
c) damsons
17. “Bast” is inner bark material used to make
a) fabric
b) rope
c) string
18. Marmite is said to keep away
a) midges
b) colds
c) relatives at Christmas
19. If you perform “the gralloch”, you are
a) taking part in a ceilidh
b) having a good cough
c) gutting a deer
20. In cross-section, badger hair is
a) oval
b) circular
c) rectangular
GOOD LUCK!!
Badgers, Beeches and Blisters
A book about the practicalities of managing your own woodland. Available free here.
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