Quiztime Trees Quiz
1. From which sort of tree do you get conkers?
Horse Chestnut
2. By what other name is the Chilean Pine tree commonly known?
Monkey Puzzle
3. Which trees leaves are used in the symbol of the national trust?
Oak
4. Which type of paintbrush cleaner is found in the resin of a conifer tree?
Turpentine
5. What is the common name for the tree, salix babylonica?
Weeping Willow
6. Which kind of nut comes from a hickory tree?
Pecan
7. What name is given to the flowers of willow and poplar trees?
Catkins
8. Which tree appears on the Lebanese flag?
Cedar
9. What do ‘Robber Crabs’ climb trees to steal?
Coconuts
10. Which trees loose their leaves in winter?
Deciduous
11. What type of vegetable is a tree ear?
Mushroom
12. In which country does the cow tree grow - where the sap looks and tastes like milk?
Venezuela
13. Which US state is nicknamed the ‘Pine Tree’ state?
Maine
14. For which flowering tree is Japan famous?
Cherry
15. What is the edible fruit of the tree with the Latin name Castanea Sativa, often associated with Christmas?
Chestnut
16. Which part of the tree is cork made from?
Bark
17. A popular pancake syrup is extracted from the sap of which variety of tree?
Maple
18. To which plant family does the apple tree belong?
Rose
19. ‘The Golden Rain’ is the common name of which tree?
Laburnum
20. What is the leading cause of death in Papua New Guinea?
Falling out of Trees
21. What is Britain’s most commonly planted tree?
Sitka Spruce
22. In Norse mythology, women were made from a tree - which tree?
Elm
23. From which tree were bows originally made?
Yew
24. What can be types called chordate, needle and cruciform?
Tree Leaves
25. What is manufactured from the sapodilla tree?
Chewing gum
26. Juglans Regia is the real name of what type of nut tree?
Walnut
27. The branch of which tree appears on the flag of the United Nations?
Olive
28. Aspirin was originally obtained from the bark of which tree?
Willow
29. The linden tree is also called what?
Lime tree
30. In 1987, U2 won Grammy for best album of year, name it?
The Joshua Tree
31. Which tree disease was first discovered in Holland?
Dutch Elm Disease
32. What name is given to the fossilised resin of coniferous trees?
Amber
33. On what type of tree do dates grow?
Palm
34. Which fruit is picked from the citrus paridisi tree?
Grapefruit
35. Which Canadian province is the world’s largest exporter of Christmas trees?
Nova Scotia
36. Which Spice, a native of Sri Lanka, is the dried inner bark of a bushy evergreen tree and is used to spice desserts throughout the world?
Cinnamon
37. Which tree can be white, black, blue or green?
Ash
38. Which fruit is obtained from the tree ‘Prunus Persica’?
Peach
39. Which birch tree gets its name for the distinctive colour of its bark?
Silver Birch
40. Bizzare but True! - What did a Deer Hunter find in a tree near Star Lake, New York in 1987, was it a) an aeroplane, b) a vintage car or c) a dead moose?
a) an aeroplane - it had taken off 65 miles away after its pilot had cranked the propeller to start it but failed to get on board!
