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Arbor Day Quiz

At the Arbor Day event on May 18th, a quiz was distributed and enjoyed by many. Here it is again for your enjoyment.

1) What is the official tree of New Brunswick? _____________________________

2) In which year was Arbor Day first celebrated in Canada?

__1884 __1910 __1963 __2000

3) One cord of wood can yield? (Check all those that apply)

7,500,000 toothpicks
61,370 #10 envelopes
4,384,000 postage stamps
89,870 sheets of 8.5 X 11 bond paper
225,000 Popsicle sticks

4) How many trees have been planted in Fredericton in the last 30 years?

___1,500 ___5,700 ___9,500 ___20,000

5) How many tonne of water can a large, leafy tree take up from the soil every day: (circle one)

a) 0.2 or b) 0.5 or c) 0.9

(Picture this: 1 tonne = 990 litre cartons of milk)

6) A single flower on a birch tree can have over:

10,000 grains of pollen in it
100,000 grains of pollen in it
5 million grains of pollen in it

7) If you drive a nail into a tree, will the nail rise as the tree grows?

8) How many times in one second can a woodpecker beat its head against a tree?
___2 times ___10 times ___20 times

9) What is New Brunswick's provincial flower? ___________________________

10) Baseball bats, tennis rackets and other sporting equipment are made from the wood of what tree?

(Answers below but no peeking!)

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Tree Quiz Answers:

1) Balsam Fir

2) 1884 was the first year Arbor Day was celebrated in Canada

3) All answers apply

4) 20,000 trees planted by city in past 30 years

5) 0.9 tonne of water is taken up by large, leafy tree

6) 5 million grains of pollen

7) No. The nail will not rise as the tree grows.

8) 20 times per second

9) Violet

10) White Ash