Answers to Stephen's Celebrating Trees Quiz 2025
Correct answers in BOLD
1) Which of these is a television and film studio west of London?
a) Pinewood studios
b) Oakwood studios
c) Hollywood studios
2) Which of these trees is native to Britain?
a) Scots Pine
b) English Elm or
c) Common Horse-chestnut
3) Which of these is a type of UK bird?
a) Wood Tit
b) Wood Penguin
c) Woodlark
4) The 2025 Woodland Trust Tree of the Year is?
a) An Ash Tree in Argyll Street, Glasgow
b) A Sycamore in Glasgow Street, Edinburgh
c) A Rowan in Edinburgh Street, Glasgow
5) Who wrote the 2018 book “Wilding:The return of nature to a British farm”?
a) Lady Burrell
b) Paul Wood
c) Isabella Wood
6) David Bowie had a hit in 1980 with the song?
a) Ashes to Ashes
b) Oaks to Oaks
c) Hollys to Hollys
7) Which common fungus can be found on Sycamore leaves?
a) Tar spot
b) Snow spot
c) Orange spot
8) Oakwood station is on which line?
a) London Overground
b) Central Line
c) Piccadilly Line
9) Which of these foreign words means Oak?
a) Kirsch
b) Fresne
c) Roble
10) Which rugby union player scored a try on his debut for England against Scotland
in 2013?
a) Billy Twelvetrees
b) Billy Tentrees
c) Billy Threetrees
11) Which of these pairs of trees are closely related?
a) Chestnut and Horse-chestnut
b) Wych Elm and English Elm
c) Cornelian cherry and Wild cherry
12) In 1794 William Blake wrote the poem “My Pretty xxxxx Tree”? Was it?
a) Rose Tree
b) Almond Tree
c) Cherry Tree
13) Which of these was a type of car back in the 1970s?
a) Datsun Cherry
b) Toyota Maple
c) Fiat Peach
14) Twiggy is?
a) An old name for the Ash Tree
b) A model and actress
c) An ecological protester of the 1990s
15) Which of these trees particularly likes growing by water?
a) Holly
b) Alder
c) Hazel
16) The group Fool’s Garden released which 1995 song?
a) Lemon tree
b) Orange tree
c) Tangerine tree
17) Stomata are?
a) Breathing holes in trees
b) Holes in bark caused by beetles
c) Holes in bark caused by birds
18) The official flag of Middlesex features how many trees?
a) None
b) Three
c) Seven
19) Which of these is another name for the Rowan tree?
a) Mountain Ash
b) River Birch
c) White Cedar
20) I wish it could be Christmas every day was a hit song by Roy Wood singing in
which Group?
a) E.L.O.
b) Wizzard
c) Slade
Tie break: According to Wikipedia Bruce Castle Museum first opened its doors
to the public in which year? 1906
1) Which of these is a television and film studio west of London?
a) Pinewood studios
b) Oakwood studios
c) Hollywood studios
2) Which of these trees is native to Britain?
a) Scots Pine
b) English Elm or
c) Common Horse-chestnut
3) Which of these is a type of UK bird?
a) Wood Tit
b) Wood Penguin
c) Woodlark
4) The 2025 Woodland Trust Tree of the Year is?
a) An Ash Tree in Argyll Street, Glasgow
b) A Sycamore in Glasgow Street, Edinburgh
c) A Rowan in Edinburgh Street, Glasgow
5) Who wrote the 2018 book “Wilding:The return of nature to a British farm”?
a) Lady Burrell
b) Paul Wood
c) Isabella Wood
6) David Bowie had a hit in 1980 with the song?
a) Ashes to Ashes
b) Oaks to Oaks
c) Hollys to Hollys
7) Which common fungus can be found on Sycamore leaves?
a) Tar spot
b) Snow spot
c) Orange spot
8) Oakwood station is on which line?
a) London Overground
b) Central Line
c) Piccadilly Line
9) Which of these foreign words means Oak?
a) Kirsch
b) Fresne
c) Roble
10) Which rugby union player scored a try on his debut for England against Scotland
in 2013?
a) Billy Twelvetrees
b) Billy Tentrees
c) Billy Threetrees
11) Which of these pairs of trees are closely related?
a) Chestnut and Horse-chestnut
b) Wych Elm and English Elm
c) Cornelian cherry and Wild cherry
12) In 1794 William Blake wrote the poem “My Pretty xxxxx Tree”? Was it?
a) Rose Tree
b) Almond Tree
c) Cherry Tree
13) Which of these was a type of car back in the 1970s?
a) Datsun Cherry
b) Toyota Maple
c) Fiat Peach
14) Twiggy is?
a) An old name for the Ash Tree
b) A model and actress
c) An ecological protester of the 1990s
15) Which of these trees particularly likes growing by water?
a) Holly
b) Alder
c) Hazel
16) The group Fool’s Garden released which 1995 song?
a) Lemon tree
b) Orange tree
c) Tangerine tree
17) Stomata are?
a) Breathing holes in trees
b) Holes in bark caused by beetles
c) Holes in bark caused by birds
18) The official flag of Middlesex features how many trees?
a) None
b) Three
c) Seven
19) Which of these is another name for the Rowan tree?
a) Mountain Ash
b) River Birch
c) White Cedar
20) I wish it could be Christmas every day was a hit song by Roy Wood singing in
which Group?
a) E.L.O.
b) Wizzard
c) Slade
Tie break: According to Wikipedia Bruce Castle Museum first opened its doors
to the public in which year? 1906
