Nature - 1 point
| Category | Question | Answer | Last Update |
|---|---|---|---|
| People | Which Scottish-born environment preservationist, nicknamed the Father of National Parks, founded the Sierra Club in America and was instrumental in having Yosemite designated a national park? | John Muir | 2023/04/20 |
| Flora | What species is the tree situated in Fortingall in Perthshire that is believed to be the UK's oldest living tree, estimated by Forestry and Land Scotland to be 5000 years old? | Yew (European Yew) | 2023/04/20 |
| Flora | What is the common name of the shrub Catha edulis, which is widely chewed in East Africa and Arabia for its stimulating effects? | Khat | 2024/12/27 |
| Flora | What type of flower, whose name is an anagram of ‘toe pianist’, is commonly used in Christmas displays, supposedly because its star-shaped leaves represent the Star of Bethlehem and its red colour the blood of Christ? | Poinsettia | 2025/01/09 |
| Animals | How many legs does a scorpion have? | Eight *Scorpions are members of the arachnid family | 2023/04/20 |
| Animals | Pinnipeds, a family of semiaquatic carnivores, are more commonly known by what term? | Seals *Includes the sub-families of sealions and walruses | 2023/04/28 |
| Animals | Imported in 1840, an individual named Harry was the first of what species of animal to live in Australia? | Camel | 2024/04/09 |
| Animals | What animal mysteriously turned up on the River Otter in Devon in 2013, the first wild sighting of the animal in England for 500 years? | Beaver (Eurasian beaver) | 2024/05/02 |
| Animals | British Landrace, Bulgarian White, Nero Siciliano, and Vietnamese Pot-bellied are breeds of what farm animal? | Pig | 2024/06/15 |
| Animals | From the 1892 to 1930, taxidermist George Bristow was at the centre of the Hastings Rarities scandal. What type of animals was Mr Bristow selling that he claimed had been shot locally in the south of England? | Birds | 2024/11/21 |
| Animals | Attained by Karl Knoshnaw in a game in 1982, the 392 points scored for the word ‘caziques’ is believed to be the highest ever single-word Scrabble score. What type of animal is a cazique? | Bird *A cazique, also spelt cacique, is a member of the oriole family. | 2024/12/07 |
| Animals | Sauropods, cerapods, therapods, and thyreophorans are four of the classifications used to broadly differentiate types of what animal? | Dinosaur *Sauropods were large four-legged herbivores with long necks. Cerapods were horned toothed herbivores. Therapods were three-toed carnivores. Thyreophorans were dinosaurs with hard growths or armour. | 2025/01/01 |
| Mammals | How many claws does the average domestic house cat have? | 18 *Cats generally have five claws on their front paws, and four on their back paws. | 2024/04/28 |
| Mammals | According to the Kennel's Clubs figures for 2021, what is the most registered breed of dog in the UK? | Labrador Retriever | 2024/04/07 |
| Mammals | How many teeth does a normal adult cat have? | 30 *Cats have 12 incisors, 4 canines, 10 pre-molars, and 4 molars. | 2024/04/07 |
| Mammals | What name is given to a baby llama, alpaca, vicuña, or guanaco? | Cria | 2024/11/14 |
| Mammals | Which is larger: a northern elephant seal or a southern elephant seal? | Southern elephant seal | 2024/12/14 |
| Birds | What is the largest bird of prey resident in the UK? | White-tailed eagle | 2024/04/09 |
| Birds | With a global population of approximately 6.3 million breeding pairs, what is the world's most common species of penguin? | Macaroni penguin | 2024/10/22 |
| Birds | What is the only species of penguin to be found naturally in the Northern Hemisphere? | Galápagos penguin | 2024/10/22 |
| Birds | Residing in Cuba, weighing less than 3g, and named for its nectar-seeking habits that are similar to a particular insect, what is the smallest known bird in the world? | Bee Hummingbird | 2024/12/07 |
| Birds | Spot-billed, dalmation, pink-backed, great white, brown, Australian, Peruvian, and American white are the eight extant species of what type of bird? | Pelican | 2025/01/01 |
| Insects | What insect has become a symbol of the English city of Manchester due to both being perceived as industrious? | Bee | 2024/12/19 |
| Insects | According to the Royal Entomological Society, what species is the only indigenous year-round insect living in Antarctica? | Wingless Midge (Belgica antarctica) | 2024/12/27 |
| Minerals | What gemstone was first discovered in July 1967 near the town of Arusha, just south west of Mt Kilimanjaro? | Tanzanite *Originally called blue zoisite, it was renamed Tanzanite after the country in which it was found | 2023/04/20 |
| Minerals | What colour is the gemstone Tanzanite? | Blue / Violet | 2023/04/20 |
| Laws | In 2024 a Colombian court ordered the controlled hunting and sterilization of what invasive species, which was first introduced to the country when four animals from drug lord Pablo Escobar’s private zoo were allowed to roam after his death? | Hippopotamus | 2024/12/14 |
| Prizes | The demonym of what country appears in the name of the dog breed that won Best in Show at Crufts in 2024? | Australia (Australian Shepherd) *The winning dog, Viking, was the second Australian Shepherd to win the prize. | 2024/12/19 |
Nature - 2 points
| Category | Question | Answer | Last Update |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mammals | What two species of seal can be found wild in the United Kingdom? | 1. Grey seal 2. Common seal *The common seal is also known as the harbour seal. | 2024/10/30 |
| Birds | The Catalina macaw, or rainbow macaw, is a hybrid between which two species of bird? | 1. Blue-and-gold macaw 2. Scarlet macaw *The blue-and-gold macaw is also known as the blue-and-yellow macaw. | 2024/12/14 |
| Flora | The grapefruit, scientific name Citrus x Paradisi, is a hybrid of which two citrus species? | Pomelo, Sweet orange *Sweet oranges include navel oranges, blood oranges, and Valencia oranges. They themselves are hybrids of pomelos and mandarins. | 2024/12/07 |
Nature - 3 points
| Category | Question | Answer | Last Update |
|---|---|---|---|
| Animals | What are the three main body segments of an insect? | 1. Head 2. Thorax 3. Abdomen | 2024/10/30 |
| Birds | What are the names of the three species of puffin? | 1. Atlantic puffin 2. Horned puffin 3. Tufted puffin | 2024/10/31 |
Nature - 4 points
| Category | Question | Answer | Last Update |
|---|---|---|---|
| Insects | What are the four stages of a moth’s life cycle? | 1. Egg 2. Larva (caterpillar) 3. Pupa (cocoon) 4. Adult | 2024/12/27 |
Nature - 5 points
| Category | Question | Answer | Last Update |
|---|---|---|---|
| Animals | Which animals make up Africa's 'Big 5', named so because of their high-regard and difficulty in game hunting? | 1. Elephant 2. Leopard 3. Rhinoceros 4. Buffalo 5. Lion | 2023/04/20 |
Nature - 6 points
| Category | Question | Answer | Last Updated |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK | What are the six species of wild deer living in the UK? | 1. Red 2. Roe 3. Fallow 4. Sika 5. Reeve's muntjac 6. Water *Red deer and roe deer are indigenous species. The others have been introduced. | 2024/04/19 |
| Birds | What are the six extant species of flamingo? | 1. Greater flamingo 2. Lesser flamingo 3. James's flamingo (Puna flamingo) 4. Chilean flamingo 5. Andean flamingo 6. American flamingo (Caribbean flamingo) | 2024/12/23 |