QUIZ & CROSSWORD

RACK YOUR COUNTRYFILE BRAIN WITH THESE WILD AND WONDERFUL GAMES

Test your countryside knowledge.

COUNTRYSIDE QUIZ

Granite tors top the summits of the Mourne Mountains, Northern Ireland’s most dramatic mountain range

1. What is Northern Ireland’s highest mountain?

a) Slieve Muck b) Slieve Donard c) Slieve Binnian d) Sawel Mountain

2. River Blyth is the name of two rivers in England. In which counties are they found?

a) Suffolk, Northumberland b) Oxfordshire, Staffordshire c) Norfolk, Devon d) Hereford, Cumbria

3. Roughly what percentage of common frog eggs survive to grow to adulthood?

a) 50% b) 2% c) 35% d) 12%

4. Which of these is not another name for native bluebells?

a) Witches’ thimbles b) Cuckoo’s boots c) Granfer griggles d) Mouse hats

5. What is a sea lemon?

a) A citrus fruit b) A coastal wildflower c) A type of sea slug d) A seaweed

6. International Women’s Day is on March 8. What year was it first observed?

a) 1930 b) 1911 c) 1972 d) 1985

7. How much of the UK’s electricity was generated by renewable sources in 2020?

a) 40% b) 24% c) 9% d) 62%

8. What plant do the caterpillars of the pearlbordered fritillary feed on?

a) Yarrow b) Violets c) Native honeysuckles d) Dandelion

9. What is the name of the heron in Tarka the Otter?

a) Greymuzzle b) Young Wing c) Old Nog d) Halcyon

10. What day is the Ides of March?

a) 15th b) 5th c) 26th d) 3rd

11. Which of these saint’s days is not in March?

a) Saint David b) Saint Joseph c) Saint George d) Saint Patrick

12. What is machair?

a) A coastal meadow found in Ireland and Scotland b) A rustic handmade rug c) A native grass d) A rabbit

13. Where is Rathlin Island?

a) Off the south Pembrokeshire coast b) In the Outer Hebrides c) Off the north coast of County Antrim

d) In the Scilly Isles

14. What do you call a flock of finches?

a) A spell b) A bewitching c) A charm d) A curse

15. The swallow returns to British shores in March. Where does it overwinter?

a) The Congo b) South Africa c) Senegal d) Spain