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1. Windbreaks have been found to reduce residential heating costs by: a: 1 or 2 %, b: 3 or 4 %, c: 7 to 10 %, d: 10 to 15 %. 2. This amount of North American is covered in forests: a: one third, b: one quarter, c: one fifth. 3. It takes about this long for a North American citizen to consume as much wood and paper to make a tree 100 feet tall and 16” diameter: a: one year, b: one decade, c: one hundred years. 4. A tree contains this amount of living cells: a: about 50%, b: about 25%, c: about 10 %, d: less than 1%. 5. 90 % of a tree’s roots are found in the top this many inches of soil: a: 48 inches, b: 24 inches, c: 18 inches, d: 12 inches. 6. A large tree can take up to this much water every day: a: 10 gallons, b: 100 gallons, c: 1000 gallons, d: 1 ton. 7. Christmas trees take this long to mature: a: 3 or 4 years, b: 5 or 6 years, c: 7 to 10 years, d: 11 to 15 years. 8. During the fist week a Christmas tree is brought indoors, it can consume this much water: a: 1 cup, b: 1 litre or quart, c: 1 gallon. 9. A tree’s shape can be most closely described as a: hourglass, b: wineglass, c: cone, d: cylinder. 10. Why do people knock on wood? a: it gives them good luck, b: it comes from a superstition to thank the tree’s spirit for granting them a favour, c: a long time ago, it was believed that doing so would make the tree live longer. Answers: 1. c, 2. a, 3. a, 4. d, 5. c, 6. d, 7. c, 8. c, 9. b, 10. b. I hope you enjoyed taking the tree challenge. Pass this quiz on to school aged kids to see if they can outperform you. Have a safe and blessed holiday season. |
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