COUNTRY PUZZLES

RACK YOUR COUNTRYFILE BRAIN WITH THESE WILD AND WONDERFUL GAMES

Test your knowledge with our crossword.

COUNTRYSIDE QUIZ 1. How many of the 600 oak species worldwide are native to the UK?

a) 0 b) 2 c) 5 d) 100

2. Which Roman goddess is associated with April?

a) Venus b) Diana c) Vesta d) Minerva

3. Which patron saint is celebrated on 23 April?

a) St George b) St Patrick c) St David d) St Andrew

4. Which of the following is not a name for a British moth species?

a) Hoary footman b) Rannoch sprawler c) Grizzled gravedigger d) Old lady

5. When was the Forestry Commission founded?

a) 1529 b) 1779 c) 1919 d) 1949

6. The River Tamar enters the sea at which city?

a) Newcastle b) Edinburgh c) Cardiff d) Plymouth

7. Who wrote “April is the cruellest month”?

a) Sylvia Plath b) William Shakespeare Depending on the species, it takes an oak tree 20 to 30 years to produce its first acorns c) William Wordsworth d) TS Elliot

8. Which of the following carnivores, known as mustelids, is the smallest?

a) Polecat b) Pine marten c) Weasel d) Mink

9. Which of the following spring flowers is being used in the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease?

a) Celandines b) Bluebells c) Daffodils d) Crocus

10. Which is the UK’s largest lake?

a) Loch Lomond b) Lake Windermere c) Loch Ness d) Lough Neagh

11. What is a dene?

a) The head of a university b) A wooded valley c) An oak forest d) Mouth of a river

12. When was Loch Lomond National Park founded?

a) 1952 b) 1982 c) 2002 d) 2012

13. What is an Eisteddfod?

a) A Welsh cultural festival b) A Welsh hill farm c) A Welsh rugby team d) A Welsh meal with more than two people

14. Roughly how many people live on the Scottish island of Iona?

a) 0 b) 17 c) 170 d) 1,700

15. Which resident British wild bird species lays the largest egg?

a) Great bustard b) Golden eagle c) Mute swan d) Common guillemot