Scottish Environment Week Quiz – The answers

Thanks to all of you who entered the Scottish Environment Week quiz. The winner of the quiz will be presented a prize of a year’s family membership to the LINK member organisation of their choice by Rhona Brankin MSP.

If you missed out, you can try the quiz now for fun or click here to reveal the correct answers.

About Scotland’s Environment

1. John Muir, who was born in Dunbar before emigrating to the US, is generally considered the founding father of the global National Park system.

i. when was first National Park in the world created?
(a) 1852 (b) 1872 (c) 1892

ii. when was first National Park in Scotland designated?
(a) 1998 (b) 2000 (c) 2002

2. What % of Scotland’s original native pine woodlands remain?
(a) 1% (b) 2% (c) 10%

3. What is Scotland’s only natural and cultural World Heritage Site?
(a) The Cairngorms (b) St Kilda (c) Edinburgh New Town

4. What is VisitScotland’s estimate of the value of wildlife tourism?
(a) £14million (b) £34million (c) £74million

5. What percentage of the EU’s seabirds breed in Scotland?
(a) 25% (b) 35% (c) 45%

6. Scotland is 2.6% of the EU’s land area: what % of the EU’s Special Protected Areas (for birds) is in Scotland?
(a) 1.9% (b) 1.2% (c)0.6%

7. How many “munro’s” (mountain tops over 3000ft) are there in Scotland?
(a) 264 (b) 284 (c) 304

8. What proportion of Scotland is designated a National Scenic Area?
(a) 12.7% (b) 17.2% (c) 27.1%

9. Which of the following is not a native tree in Scotland?
(a) Scots Pine (b) Beech (c) Oak

10. To which of the following may not exercise a statutory right of access?
(a) Walkers (b) Canoeists (c) Jet skis

11. Which of the following fish would you order in a restaurant if you sought to avoid eating over-fished stocks?
(a) Tuna (b) Monkfish (c) Coley

12. How much energy could Scotland save, every year, by the full application of existing energy efficiency measures?
(a) 20% (b) 30% (c) 40%

13. When was the last sighting in the wild a native beaver in Scotland?
(a) 1400s (b) 1500s (c) 1600s

14. How many European countries have successfully re-introduced the beaver?
(a) none (b) 12 (c) 23

15. Which of the following does not live ‘wild’ in Scotland?
(a)Roe deer (b) Polar bear (c) Red-necked wallaby

16. Where was the school with the best overall approach in the Soil Association’s 2005 School Food Awards?
(a) Kilmarnock (b) Keith (c) Kirriemuir

About Scotland’s Environmental NGO Movement

1. How many environmental NGOs are members (full and associate) of Scottish Environment LINK?
(a) 26 (b) 33 (c) 36

2. In what year did the following organisations begin their work in Scotland:
(i) NTS (a) 1895 (b) 1931 (c) 1949

(ii) RSPB Scotland (a) 1889 (b) 1904 (c) 1954

(iii) John Muir Trust (a) 1838 (b) 1938 (c) 1983

3. How many members do the following LINK members have?
(i) Friends of the Earth Scotland (a) 2,500 (b) 5,000 (c) 10,000

(ii) RSPB Scotland (a) 50,000 (b) 74,000 (c) 1,000,000

(iii) NTS (a) 200,000 (b) 266,000 (c) 2,000,000

4. How many FTE staff are employed by eNGOs in Scotland?
(a) about 500 (b) about 1000 (c) over 2000

5. How many visitors p.a. visit the following tourist attractions, bringing economic benefit to local communities?
(i) Culzean Castle and Country Park (a) 100,000 (b) 200,000 (c) 300,000

(ii) Falls of Clyde (a) 30,000 (b) 45,000 (c) 60,000

(iii) Scottish Parliament (a) 200,000 (b) 220,000 (c) 240,000

6. Which of the following has never been a member of FoE Scotland?
(a) Jack McConnell MSP (b) Jonathan Porritt (c) Sarah Boyack MSP

7. Scottish Natural Heritage, the Scottish Environment Protection Agency and Historic Scotland are all responsible for the protection of various aspects of Scotland’s natural and cultural heritage. Which are members of Scottish Environment LINK?
(a) All of them (b) SNH only (c) None of them

Tie breaker

How much did the LINK member bodies, combined, spend on staff, goods and services in Scotland during 2004/05?
Answer: approx £50 million

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