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OCVChristmas Quiz 2008


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Instead of falling asleep during the Queen's speech or starting a family fight over who has cheated at Monopoly, why don't you gather round and try Wally the Red-Nosed Weasel's OCV Christmas Quiz...

The quiz is open to all OCV members and as Wally is feeling generous this year, there is a chance to win a first prize of a £10 gift voucher!
The closing date for entries has been extended to Saturday 31st Jan 2009.

Please send all entries as a Word.doc to the Quiz Mistress at newsletter@ocv.org.uk

A Word.doc of the quiz questions can be downloaded here
The full rules of the competition can be found here

Best of luck!


Bears and other wintery animals

1. Name all the different types, species, sub-species and variants of North American bear that have been distinctly named (1 point for each).

2. If there were penguins in the Arctic, why would the polar bears not eat them?

3. Winnie the Pooh was named after a real bear called Winnie.
Did Winnie come from:
(a) Lima
(b) London
(c) Winnipeg
(d) none of these

4. By how many times, approximately, does the mass of the biggest moose exceed that of the smallest mouse:
(a) 1,000
(b) 10,000
(c) 100,000
(d) 1,000,000
(e) 10,000,000

5. Since the 1960s until today has the population of polar bears approximately:
(a) decreased by 25%
(b) decreased by 50%
(c) increased by 25%
(d) increased by 50%
(f) increased by over 50%
(g) stayed the same


Christmas conservation

6. What colour coat did Father Christmas originally wear?

7. Why is Rudolph an inappropriate name for Santa’s red-nosed reindeer?

8. When were the first electric Christmas tree lights used?
(a) 1878
(b) 1882
(c) 1903
(d) 1907
And a bonus point each for the inventor and the colours of the lights

9. What country did the popular Christmas plant the Poinsettia originate from?
(a) Brazil
(b) Spain
(c) Mexico
(d) The USA

10. Approximately how many square km of wrapping paper do we use over Christmas in the UK?
(a) 110 km2
(b) 83 km2
(c) 67 km2
(d) 44 km2


Geography

11. Give as many countries as you can with names that are only 4 letters long (1 point for each).

12. If more pine trees were grown in Canada, would this:
(a) Increase global warming
(b) Decrease global warming
(c) Make no difference to global warming

13. Name the five cities in the world that, based on population growth projections will have the largest populations by 2025 (1 point for each).

14. Name the state of the USA that is furthest North. The state that is furthest South. The state that is furthest East, and the state that is furthest West (1 point for each).

15. Christmas Island is famous for an annual mass migration of which animal?


Celebrity conservation

16. What conservation charity does “Top Gear” presenter Jeremy Clarkson support?

17. Which “Star Wars” actor is a prominent member of Conservation International?

18. Which well-known Oxford resident has campaigned against housing developments in Cumnor Hill and the closing of the Castle Mill boat yard?

19. Which rare birds did Prince Harry allegedly shoot according to a Natural England warder?

20. Which celebrity revealed on a US chat show that they don’t use deodorant in order to protect the environment?


The UK

21. Which British warbler does not migrate?

22. Identify the man-made entity in the United Kingdom that was stated in the House of Commons as being visible from the moon.

23. Name the two counties in the United Kingdom that are currently both known as the smallest county in England but at different times – and explain why and when they are the smallest. (1 point for naming the counties, and 1 point for explanation).

24. Which is the only species of bird that is found exclusively in the UK and nowhere else?

25. What type of livestock can’t be confined with flat-barred cattle grids? Name two species of this livestock that are particularly adept at negotiating this type of cattle grid (3 points).


Tiebreaker:

What is the best piece of conservation trivia that you know? (In 50 words or less)


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