COUNTRYSIDE QUIZ
1. Which town celebrates Tar Barl, a New Year festival where men carry burning barrels of tar on their heads? a) Allendale b) Tiverton c) Ayr d) Tarbarlton
2. What are young hares called? a) Harelets b) Leverets c) Hareballs d) Kits
3. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, born 27 January 1756, kept which bird as a pet? a) Starling b) Owl c) Nightingale d) Ostrich
4. Haggis, traditionally eaten on Burns Night, is made from the ‘pluck’ of which animal? a) Deer b) Cow c) Guinea pig d) Sheep
5. What type of weather is chionophobia the fear of? a) Snow b) Rain c) Wind d) Sun
6. What is the term for a group of red squirrels? a) Colony b) Scurry c) Herd d) Troop
7. Samuel Pepys began his diary on 1 January 1660. What did he bury during the Great Fire of London? a) Books b) Money c) Political papers d) Parmesan cheese
8. The Gwaun Valley, Pembrokeshire, celebrates the New Year, or ‘Hen Galan’, on which day in January? a) 1st b) 2nd c) 13th d) 31st
9. Waxwings sometimes migrate from Scandinavia to Britain during winter in search of which food? a) Sandwiches b) Worms c) Berries d) Spiders
10. What did the Vikings use to navigate that might have led them to Lindisfarne in January 793? a) Sense of smell b) Compass c) Maps d) Chanting
11. In 2015, which bird was voted Britain’s National Bird? a) Robin b) Puffin c) Red kite d) Barn owl
12. How much was paid for the most expensive snowdrop bulb sold to date? a) £38 b) £982 c) £1,390 d) £7,660