80 Trees And Forests Trivia Questions with Answers
80 public questions with answers, drawn from the well. How many can you answer?
What is the name of the world’s largest intact tropical peatland forest complex?
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Cuvette Centrale
Which tree’s seeds are known as acorns?
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Oak
Which tree, discovered in Australia in 1994, is known as a living fossil?
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Wollemi pine
What is the name of the ancient forest associated with Robin Hood in English legend?
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Sherwood Forest
Which tree species produces cork harvested from its outer bark?
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Cork oak
What science studies the patterns formed by annual tree rings?
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Dendrochronology
Which forest became the first national forest created by the United States government in 1891?
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Shoshone National Forest
Which forest is the setting for William Shakespeare's comedy As You Like It?
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Forest of Arden
Which tree species is known as the African tulip tree and has bright orange-red flowers?
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Spathodea campanulata
Which forest in Poland and Belarus is famous for ancient European bison and primeval woodland?
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Białowieża Forest
Which tree is the world's largest by volume, measured as a giant sequoia in California?
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General Sherman
Which palm tree produces the world’s largest seed?
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Coco de mer
Which tree species produces true cinnamon and is scientifically known as Cinnamomum verum?
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Cinnamomum verum
Which tree is the source of quinine, the historic treatment for malaria?
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Cinchona tree
Which forest is famous for the giant redwoods along California’s northern coast?
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Redwood National and State Parks
Which tree produces the cashew nut and the fleshy cashew apple?
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Cashew tree
Which forest covers much of the island of Borneo and is home to orangutans?
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Borneo rainforest
Which forest in Uganda is famous for protecting mountain gorillas and chimpanzees?
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Bwindi Impenetrable Forest
Which tree is Australia’s national floral emblem?
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Golden wattle
Which tree produces the spice nutmeg from its seed and mace from its aril?
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Nutmeg tree
What type of forest is dominated by cone-bearing trees such as pines, spruces, and firs?
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Coniferous forest
Which California national park is named for the distinctive Joshua tree forests within it?
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Joshua Tree National Park
Which tree species is often called the sausage tree because of its long, sausage-shaped fruits?
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Kigelia africana
Which forest in Sri Lanka is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a major tropical biodiversity hotspot?
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Sinharaja Forest Reserve
Which forest is home to Costa Rica’s famous Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve?
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Monteverde cloud forest
Which tree species is the national tree of Madagascar and has a trunk shaped like a bottle?
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Grandidier’s baobab
Which tree is famous for producing rainbow-colored bark as its outer layers peel away?
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Rainbow eucalyptus