80 Rainforests Trivia Questions with Answers
80 public questions with answers, drawn from the well. How many can you answer?
What is the scientific name of the Amazon river dolphin?
Answer
Inia geoffrensis
What is the scientific name of the Brazil nut tree?
Answer
Bertholletia excelsa
What is the largest flower in the world, found in the rainforests of Sumatra?
Answer
Rafflesia arnoldii
Which butterfly species is known for its bright metallic blue wings in the Amazon?
Answer
Blue morpho butterfly
Which Costa Rican cloud forest is a popular ecotourism destination?
Answer
Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve
What is the largest anteater in the Amazon rainforest?
Answer
Giant anteater
What is the white sap from rubber trees called?
Answer
Latex
Which rainforest plant has a central cup that holds water?
Answer
Bromeliad
What is the smallest monkey species in the Amazon rainforest?
Answer
Pygmy marmoset
Which Spanish explorer first navigated the Amazon River in 1541-1542?
Answer
Francisco de Orellana
The Yanomami indigenous people live in the Amazon rainforest spanning which two countries?
Answer
Brazil and Venezuela
What is the common name of the tall rainforest tree Ceiba pentandra?
Answer
Kapok tree
On which continent is the Amazon rainforest located?
Answer
South America
What is the largest rainforest in Africa?
Answer
Congo Basin
What is the tallest layer of a rainforest called?
Answer
Emergent layer
What is the world's largest rainforest by area?
Answer
Amazon rainforest