COUNTRY PUZZLES
RACK YOUR COUNTRYFILE BRAIN WITH THESE WILD AND WONDERFUL GAMES
Test your Countryfile knowledge.
1) BBC Countryfile Magazine began in which month of 2007? a) January b) April c) August d) November 2) How long does a house martin take to build its nest? a) Between 3 and 5 days b) Between 10 and 30 days c) Six months d) A year 3) What colour is snow? a) Colourless b) Yellow c) White d) Very light grey 4) family Where farm?is Matt Baker’s a) Hertfordshire b) Durham c) Snowdonia d) Lancashire 5) How many species of scorpion live in the UK? a) None b) 1 c) 6 d) 27 6) What is this plant? a) Comfrey b) Red valerian c) Burdock d) Purple loosestrife 7) What is Oak Apple Day, an obsolete public holiday that
commemorated the restoration of King Charles II to the throne, also known as? a) Pinch Bum Day b) Oak Bough Day c) Nick Knack Day d) Oak Leaf Day 8) What are pied wagtails commonly referred to as? a) Wishy-washy wagtails b) Penny wagtails c) Pied pipers d) Piped wagtail 9) What was John Craven’s least favourite Countryfile experience?
a) Taking part in the world toe wrestling competition b) Wearing a hairnet c) A cow evacuating all over him
d) Filming underground
10) What does Adam Henson claim is his strangest experience in the UK countryside?
a) Taking part in an onioneating competition b) Being bitten by a beaver c) Naked rambling d) Flying upside-down in a glider 11) What is Ellie Harrison’s favourite animal? a) Badger b) Otter c) Orca d) Hedgehog 12) Ben Nevis is the tallest mountain in the UK, but how tall is it exactly? a) 923m b) 1,085m c) 1,345m d) 2,843m 13) How many Countryfile presenters have previously presented on Blue Peter? a) One b) Two c) Four d) All of them 14) the Accordingnumber of black-wingedto the RSPB, stilt soared. chicks How in manythe UK fledgedhas in the a) UK13 in 2017? b) 34 c) 50 d) 125