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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.

Author
dicentra

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
60,965

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
8 / 15

Plays
911

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1. What percentage of humans live on 13 percent of the land? Hint

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

Bernard Edward Fernow

Ansel Adams

John Muir

Gifford Pinchot

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

1889

1905

1962

1839

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

flat or oval

round

triangular

square

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5. What is a clearcut? Hint

A few trees are cut so you can see through them

No trees are cut at all

Only trees with clear wood are cut

All trees are cut at the same time

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

Sunflower

Douglas Fir

Blackberry

Gooseberry

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7. Where was the first National Wildlife Refuge? Hint

San Juan Islands

Pelican Island

Yellowstone

Redwoods

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

US Fish and Wildlife Service

Department of Ecology

Environmental Protection Agency

US Department of Agriculuture

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9. What is the LD50 of a chemical? Hint

The dose of a chemical that has no effect

The dose required to kill 50 percent of the population

The half life of the chemical

50 percent of the lateral diameter of the nucleus of an atom

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

1942

1922

1982

1962

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

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12. What additive makes glossy paper glossy? Hint

bleach

ink

clay

pyrite

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13. What was the first national park? Hint

Glacier

Yosemite

Grand Canyon

Yellowstone

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14. What year was the Wilderness Act passed? Hint

1924

1964

1944

1984

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15. What is the Tree Selection Method? Hint

Cutting only the youngest trees

Cutting only the oldest and largest trees

Cutting only valuable species

Cutting all of the trees

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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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