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Questions on Nature
- What type of flower is the Lady Slipper?
- What word from the Latin for 'feather' means the layer of feathers that covers a bird?
- What is an otter's den called?
- What by far are the deadliest creatures in the world when it comes to annual human deaths?
- Which species of toad doesn't hop or jump and is known as the 'running toad'?
- What type of thistle is used as the national emblem of Scotland?
- What is the UK's smallest species of duck?
- What species of tree is the Tolpuddle Martyrs' Tree in the village of Tolpuddle?
- Which estuary bird is the emblem of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds?
- In Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, the Queen of Hearts uses which two types of animals to play croquet?
- What species of tree is sometimes called golden chain or golden rain?
- Which charity was founded in Devon, in 1972 by retired farmer Kenneth Watkins?
- With their striking appearance, which birds are also referred to as "clowns of the sea" and "sea parrots"?
- Name the only mammal to have horns from birth?
- The flowering plant Amorphophallus titanum is also known by what name for its unpleasant odour?
- Spelt with a silent 'p', which medium-sized game bird gets its name from the Scottish Gaelic word meaning 'croaker'?
- What animal sleeps for up to 22 hours each day?
- Viola tricolor is a wild flower also known by what other name?
- Lemurs are only native to which country?
- Delphinus means what in Latin?
- What is the sea wasp getter known as?
- Which vegetable is sometimes known as borecole from the Dutch for peasants cabbage?
- A group of jellyfish is called a what?
- The largest known butterfly is the Queen Alexandra's birdwing which is only found in which country?
- Which single-word term is used for ground that continuously remains below zero degrees Celsius for two or more years?
- What is the branch of zoology dedicated to the study of birds?
- What is the name of the tube that butterflies use to extract nectar from flowers?
- Banff National Park is in which country?
- The world's largest nut is called the "Coco de Mer" which translates to English as what two-word name?
- The Belize Barrier Reef is a section of which 560 miles barrier reef system?
Answers
- Orchid
- Plumage
- A holt, or couch
- Mosquitos
- Natterjack toads
- Spear thistle
- Teal duck
- Sycamore
- Avocet (the pied avocet)
- Hedgehogs and flamingos
- Laburnum
- The Woodland Trust
- Puffins
- Giraffes
- Corpse flower
- Ptarmigan
- Koala
- Wild Pansy
- Madagascar
- Dolphin
- Box jellyfish
- Kale
- Smuck, or smack
- Papua New Guinea
- Permafrost
- Ornithology
- Proboscis
- Canada
- Sea coconut
- Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System