Cofnod Christmas Quiz 2020

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1. Taken from the NBN Atlas, this map shows the distribution of what festively linked plant species? *

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Turkey Oak

Mistletoe

Holly

Norway Spruce

2. What yuletide trait do these two fungi species have in common? *

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They are both traditionally eaten at Christmas

They only grow in association with Reindeer Lichen (Caldonia spp.)

They both have snow in their name

They only produce their fruiting bodies in late December

3. What Christmassy plant appears in this bird's common name? *

1 point

Photo submitted by Kit Twigg

Holly

Poinsettia

Ivy

Mistletoe

4. Holly tree flowers are? *

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Photo by Richard Vandersteen.

Both male & female on same same plant.

Male and female on separate plants.

Different male and female flowers on the same plant.

Don't have flowers at all.

5. From which tree does the item mentioned in the first line of Nat King Cole’s ‘The Christmas Song' come from? *

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Corylus avellana

Malus sylvestris

Aesculus hippocastanum

Castanea sativa

6. This wintery scene shows part of our beloved Snowdon mountain range, but which UK range has an introduced herd of Reindeer? *

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The Trossocks

The Cairngorms

The Brecon Beacons

The Peak District

7. Robin is a bird we associate with Christmas, possibly because of its bright red waistcoat. But what is the colour of its breast when it's young? *

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Grey

Light orange

Brown

White

8. Our Christmas card from 2008 shows our take on 'The Twelve Days of Christmas'. But which bird species is the 'Colly' or 'Calling Bird' referred to in the song? *

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Nightingale

Robin

Blackbird

Song thrush

9. Which of these common plantation conifers do you think makes for the prickliest Christmas tree? *

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Sitka spruce

Lodgepole Pine

Douglas Fir

Norway Spruce

10. Which of these species does not have the festive foliage plant mentioned in Question 4 in its name? *

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1. Eryngium maritimum

2. Celastrina argiolus

3. Rhopobota naevana

4. Andricus foecundatrix

How hard was this quiz? *

Simples

Hard as nails

Where are you from? *

Anglesey

Conwy

Denbighshire

Flintshire

Gwynedd

Wrexham

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