Welsh Flora and Fauna

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1. If you were going for a day's sport at Chepstow, in what sort of a race might you see a "ceffyl" running? Snail Race Greyhound Race Crab race Horse Race

2. On St David's Day, you'll see a lot of people walking round with a "Cenhinen Pedr" in their buttonhole - what flower is this? Shamrock Leek Daffodil Red Rose

3. If you dragged your "cath" into the bath, what probably highly reluctant Welsh animal would you be trying to wash? Hippopotamus Dog Cat Horse

4. I have a beautiful red "rhosyn" growing in my garden - although if you were a Yorkshireman, I suspect you'd prefer it if I had a white "rhosyn" growing there. What flower is a "rhosyn" in Welsh? Dandelion Rose Rhodedendron Rhubarb

5. If you were to watch a "Malwoden" crawling slowly across your Welsh garden, carrying his house on his back, what would you be looking at? A sloth A crab A snail A rabbit

6. The Welsh word for "Oak" is believed to have formed the basis for the English words "Druid" as well as "tree". Those are your main clues for working out the Welsh word for "Oak". Coeden Llanymddyfri Drws Derwen

7. One morning, you look out of your window, and you see an "Eliffant" in your back garden. You're a little surprised, as this isn't an indigenous animal to Wales (certainly not the civilized bits, anyway), and you're worried that your prize leeks may get trampled. What animal is about to cause potential mayhem in your vegetable plot? An Alligator An Elephant An Eagle A Rhinoceros

8. If I want a nice vegetable to go in a soup with my "Cennin" (leeks), I could do a lot worse than use some "Tatws". What are "Tatws"? Potatoes Turnips Tomatoes Cauliflower

9. Ted Hughes, the former Poet Laureate, had a Welsh name, though he wasn't Welsh at all. One of his most famous poems, if translated into Welsh, would have been titled "Y Llwynog Meddwl". If "Meddwl" is thought - what animal is a "Llwynog"? Fox Mouse Llama Owl

10. In Welsh, what is the mythical creature seen on the Welsh flag? Yr Iwnicorn Indigo Y Bydji Binc Y Griffin Gwyrdd Y Ddraig Goch