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Quiz about Introduction to Forestry
Quiz about Introduction to Forestry

Introduction to Forestry Trivia Quiz


See how much you know about the people who shaped our national forests into what we have today.

A multiple-choice quiz by dicentra. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
dicentra
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
60,965
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
8 / 15
Plays
894
Last 3 plays: Guest 76 (1/15), Guest 67 (5/15), Guest 174 (5/15).
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Question 1 of 15
1. What percentage of humans live on 13 percent of the land? Hint


Question 2 of 15
2. Who was the first (little known) director of the Department of Interior? Hint


Question 3 of 15
3. What year was the US Forest Service created? Hint


Question 4 of 15
4. What shape are pine needles in cross section? Hint


Question 5 of 15
5. What is a clearcut? Hint


Question 6 of 15
6. What is the alternate host of White Pine Blister Rust? Hint


Question 7 of 15
7. Where was the first National Wildlife Refuge? Hint


Question 8 of 15
8. Who is the Endangered Species Act administered by? Hint


Question 9 of 15
9. What is the LD50 of a chemical? Hint


Question 10 of 15
10. What year was 'Silent Spring' by Rachel Carson published? Hint


Question 11 of 15
11. In regards to global wood use, what percentage of wood is used as fuel? Hint


Question 12 of 15
12. What additive makes glossy paper glossy? Hint


Question 13 of 15
13. What was the first national park? Hint


Question 14 of 15
14. What year was the Wilderness Act passed? Hint


Question 15 of 15
15. What is the Tree Selection Method? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. What percentage of humans live on 13 percent of the land?

Answer: 90

Only 10 percent of that land is farmable.
2. Who was the first (little known) director of the Department of Interior?

Answer: Bernard Edward Fernow

Fernow was a German forester who came to the US in 1876. He wrote books about forest management.
3. What year was the US Forest Service created?

Answer: 1905

The 1905 Transfer Act transfered lands from the Department of Interior to the Department of Agriculture.
4. What shape are pine needles in cross section?

Answer: triangular

Two of the three sides of pine needles face downward to prevent water loss.
5. What is a clearcut?

Answer: All trees are cut at the same time

This may be easier to manage, but foresters are moving away from this method because of its environmental impacts and general ugliness.
6. What is the alternate host of White Pine Blister Rust?

Answer: Gooseberry

7. Where was the first National Wildlife Refuge?

Answer: Pelican Island

In 1903 Teddy Roosevelt created the Pelican Island Reserve, which eventually became the first wildlife refuge.
8. Who is the Endangered Species Act administered by?

Answer: US Fish and Wildlife Service

The ESA protects endangered or threatened species and their habitats.
9. What is the LD50 of a chemical?

Answer: The dose required to kill 50 percent of the population

10. What year was 'Silent Spring' by Rachel Carson published?

Answer: 1962

'Silent Spring' documented the use of toxic chemicals and was the start of the environmental movement.
11. In regards to global wood use, what percentage of wood is used as fuel?

Answer: 54

12. What additive makes glossy paper glossy?

Answer: clay

13. What was the first national park?

Answer: Yellowstone

Benjamin Harrison enlarged Yellowstone and proclaimed it a park.
14. What year was the Wilderness Act passed?

Answer: 1964

This withdrew large amounts of timberland from the Forest Service.
15. What is the Tree Selection Method?

Answer: Cutting only the oldest and largest trees

This is good because the forest is never completely gone and eventually leads to an all-aged forest. The volume cut will be equal to the annual growth of the entire forest.
Source: Author dicentra

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