T8 TREE TEASER QUIZ

[magpie in the 80's]

1 Which tree is depicted on the flag of Lebanon?
CEDAR WHICH IS A KIND OF PINE
2 Which group topped the charts with Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Old Oak Tree?
TONY ORLANDO AND DAWN
3 From what wood are baseball bats traditionally made?
ASH
4 What is the state tree of Colorado?
SPRUCE
5 In which film did Laurel & Hardy sing, The Trail of the Lonesome Pine?
WAY OUT WEST
6 What D word is the opposite of evergreen?
DECIDUOUS
7 What is the alternative name for the lime tree?
LINDEN
8 From which wood were longbows traditionally made?
YEW
9 Which thoroughfare was terrorised by Freddy Kruger?
ELM STREET
10 What name is given to the study of trees?
DENDROLOGY
11 What type of tree does a genealogist study?
FAMILY TREE
12 Which rock group recorded the album The Joshua Tree?
U2
13 Manitoba, Norway, Red and Silver are all species of which tree?
MAPLE
14 From which wood is Harry Potter’s wand made?
HOLLY
15 What name is given to the Japanese art of cultivating miniature trees?
BONSAI
16 The leaves of which tree provide the staple diet of the koala bear?
EUCALYPTUS
17 Which comedian collaborated with Kim Wilde on Rocking Around the Christmas Tree?
MEL SMITH
18 Which Disney animation featured the Tree of Life?
THE LION KING
19 What is the four letter name for the tree dwelling of a squirrel?
DREY
20 What R is the alternative name for the mountain ash?
ROWAN
21 In which film did Clint Eastwood sing I Talk to the Trees?
PAINT YOUR WAGON
22 Which 1988 fantasy film starred Val Kilmer as Madmartigan?
WILLOW
23 In which country was the TV series The Flame Trees of Thika set?
KENYA
24 On which thoroughfare did Mary Poppins work as a nanny for the Banks family?
CHERRY TREE LANE
25 Who wrote the novel The Wind in the Willows?
KENNETH GRAHAME

[godoubleblues]

Q6 - deciduous
Q9 - elm street
Q11 - family tree
Q12 - U2
Q15 - bonsai
Q16 - eucalypt

well I think I have got all the easy ones

[brod]

1. Pine tree
4. Spruce
6. Deciduous
9. Elm street
11 Family tree
12 U2
15 Bonsai
16 Eucalyptus

[magpie in the 80's]

Q6 - deciduous
Q9 - elm street
Q11 - family tree
Q12 - U2
Q15 - bonsai
Q16 - eucalypt

well I think I have got all the easy ones

ALL CORRECT GDB

[magpie in the 80's]

1. Pine tree
4. Spruce
6. Deciduous
9. Elm street
11 Family tree
12 U2
15 Bonsai
16 Eucalyptus

ALL CORRECT BROD

[JAS]

Q2 oh god I know this...Tony Orlando and Dawn

Regards
JAS

[magpie in the 80's]

Q2 oh god I know this...Tony Orlando and Dawn

Regards
JAS

correct jas

[godoubleblues]

Q22 - Willow

[Kahuna]

8/ Yew
25/ Kenneth Grahame

[JAS]

ooooh forgot about this one...distracted by other shiny ones

Q5 Way Out West
Q7 Linden
Q8 Ash
Q10 I know from an archaeology module that dendrochronology is tree rings so I'll assume it's Dendrology
Q19 Drey or Dray
Q20 Haha...got one outside...Rowan
Q21 Paint You Wagon
Q24 Cherry Tree Lane

Regards
JAS

[magpie in the 80's]

8/ Yew
25/ Kenneth Grahame

BOTH CORRECT K

[magpie in the 80's]

ooooh forgot about this one...distracted by other shiny ones

Q5 Way Out West
Q7 Linden
Q8 Ash INCORRECT
Q10 I know from an archaeology module that dendrochronology is tree rings so I'll assume it's Dendrology
Q19 Drey or Dray
Q20 Haha...got one outside...Rowan
Q21 Paint You Wagon
Q24 Cherry Tree Lane

Regards
JAS

ALL OTHERS CORRECT JAS

[JAS]

Q3 According to my copy of 'Baseball for Dummies' White Ash is the most durable but they also mention maple with a bamboo core and bats with a combo of ash, maple and hickory take your pick.
Q13 Norway automatically made me think Spruce but not sure that fits with the others.

Regards
JAS

[Thiele]

2.maple tree wood

[magpie in the 80's]

Q3 According to my copy of 'Baseball for Dummies' White Ash is the most durable but they also mention maple with a bamboo core and bats with a combo of ash, maple and hickory take your pick.
Q13 Norway automatically made me think Spruce but not sure that fits with the others.

Regards
JAS

ASH IS CORRECT JAS q13 INCORRECT

[magpie in the 80's]

2.maple tree wood

Q2 HAS BEEN ANSWERED THIELE. WHICH QUESTION IS THIS ANSWER FOR?

[magpie in the 80's]

1 Which tree is depicted on the flag of Lebanon?
CEDAR WHICH IS A KIND OF PINE
2 Which group topped the charts with Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Old Oak Tree?
TONY ORLANDO AND DAWN
3 From what wood are baseball bats traditionally made?
ASH
4 What is the state tree of Colorado?
SPRUCE
5 In which film did Laurel & Hardy sing, The Trail of the Lonesome Pine?
WAY OUT WEST
6 What D word is the opposite of evergreen?
DECIDUOUS
7 What is the alternative name for the lime tree?
LINDEN
8 From which wood were longbows traditionally made?
YEW
9 Which thoroughfare was terrorised by Freddy Kruger?
ELM STREET
10 What name is given to the study of trees?
DENDROLOGY
11 What type of tree does a genealogist study?
FAMILY TREE
12 Which rock group recorded the album The Joshua Tree?
U2
13 Manitoba, Norway, Red and Silver are all species of which tree?
MAPLE
14 From which wood is Harry Potter’s wand made?
HOLLY
15 What name is given to the Japanese art of cultivating miniature trees?
BONSAI
16 The leaves of which tree provide the staple diet of the koala bear?
EUCALYPTUS
17 Which comedian collaborated with Kim Wilde on Rocking Around the Christmas Tree?
MEL SMITH
18 Which Disney animation featured the Tree of Life?
THE LION KING
19 What is the four letter name for the tree dwelling of a squirrel?
DREY
20 What R is the alternative name for the mountain ash?
ROWAN
21 In which film did Clint Eastwood sing I Talk to the Trees?
PAINT YOUR WAGON
22 Which 1988 fantasy film starred Val Kilmer as Madmartigan?
WILLOW
23 In which country was the TV series The Flame Trees of Thika set?
KENYA
24 On which thoroughfare did Mary Poppins work as a nanny for the Banks family?
CHERRY TREE LANE
25 Who wrote the novel The Wind in the Willows?
KENNETH GRAHAME

QUESTIONS ANSWERED ARE IN RED.
QUESTIONS UNANSWERED ARE IN BLUE.

END OF QUIZ