COUNTRYSIDE QUIZ
1. When was Tollymore Forest Park in Northern Ireland established?
a) 2002 b) 1968 c) 1988 d) 1955
2. Friston Forest is reputed to be the only East Sussex habitat for Helix pomatia, which is what?
a) The Greek spider b) The Persian bat c) The Trojan woodpecker d) The Roman snail
3. The Cerne Abbas Giant in Dorset is suspected to be a caricature of which historical figure?
a) Oliver Cromwell b) Robert Walpole c) Robert Peel d) William Pitt the Younger
4. How many motorways are there in Wales?
a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4
5. In 2010, Helen Skelton kayaked down the Amazon. How far did she paddle?
a) 1,020 miles b) 1,050 miles c) 1,080 miles d) 2,010 miles
6. For how long does a pine marten kit typically stay with its mother?
a) A week b) A month c) Four months
d) Two years
7. How many litres of water does the UK flush down its loos every day?
a) 0.5 billion b) 1 billion c) 2 billion d) 2.5 billion
8. Which animal has its most northerly colony in Allen Banks, Northumberland?
a) Dormice b) Red squirrels c) Weasels d) Otters
9. How many sandstone arches make up Andy Goldsworthy’s Striding Arches in Cairnhead?
a) 2 b) 3 c) 5 d) 9
10. The water wells of Malvern, Worcestershire are decorated every May Day weekend to honour which saint?
a) St Oswald b) St Francis of Assisi c) St Agatha d) St Vincent de Paul
11. How many shotgun licences were on issue in England and Wales as of March 2019?
a) 12,051 b) 46,852 c) 572,488 d) 1,345,683
12. In which country did scientific modern forestry originate?
a) Italy b) Spain c) UK d) Germany
13. Where in Worcestershire is the composer Edward Elgar buried?
a) Worcester Cathedral b) St Wulfstan’s, Little Malvern c) All Saints, Evesham d) Great Malvern Priory Church
14. How many hectares of new woodland were created in the UK in 2017–2018, according to the Forestry Commission?
a) 900 b) 3,000 c) 9,000 d) 22,000