Bushcraft Quiz Answers
1. What disease can ticks carry? Lyme Disease
2. Name five plants, trees or fungi that are poisonous to eat?
Here are 15 of the most obvious -
Hemlock Water Dropwort
Yew
Foxglove
Deadly, Black & Woody Nightshades
Dog’s Mercury
Henbane
Monkshood
Wild Arum
Rhododendron
Death Cap
Ergot
Panther Cap
Cortinarius
A. B.
3. What are these fungi called and can they be used for?
a) Birch Polypore or Razor-strop (Piptoporus betulinus) – Use as a strop
b) Hoof-fungus (Fomes fomentarius) – Use for tinder
4. Name a plant that is known for its effectiveness in the prevention of bleeding in a superficial wound? Sphagnum Moss, Yarrow and Shepard’s Purse to name a few.
5. Name two plants that are edible that have poisonous look-alikes, name the plant and its look-alike?
Here are four obvious ones -
Plant: Ground Elder Look-alike: Dog’s Mercury
Plant: Comfrey Look-alike: Foxglove
Plant: Sweet Cicely Look-alike: Hemlock Water Dropwort
Plant: Western Hemlock (Tree) Look-alike: Yew
6. What time of day (during daylight hours) is least active for birdsong and calls?
Mid-afternoon
7. How do you recognize when twigs which are perfect for kindling?
Primarily from the sharp cracking sound they make when snapped.
A. B. C.
8 .What animals leave the tracks above?
a) Cat
b) Fox
c) Dog
A. B.
9. What animals leave the tracks above?
a) Roe Deer
b) Sheep
10. What predator commonly leaves its droppings on a tree stump?
Many predators, but in the British Isles it is most commonly the fox.
11. What is a deer’s most likely response to approaching humans?
To freeze
12. What can be put on a wasp sting to neutralize the poison?
Any mild acidic solution – such as lemon juice, vinegar or urine
A. B
13. What are these birds called?
a) Nuthatch (usually always facing down the tree)
b) Tree Creeper (usually always facing up the tree)
14. What predator will eat a bird and leave feathers where the quills are undamaged at the base, (but may be crushed or pierced a little higher up the shaft of the feather) especially of the larger feathers? A bird of prey (raptor)
15. What animal most likely made this wallow, and why? Red deer, to keep its coat free of parasites, or as part of the males scenting procedure during the ‘rut’
16. What predator will eat a bird and leave the breast feathers matted with saliva?
Most commonly the fox, as it carries its prey to a favorite eating-place
17. There is a large tree on the edge of a dense thicket bordering a field. There is a slight breeze blowing from the southwest to the northeast. There are many intact pigeon feathers in a northeast/southwest line - with the smallest the furthest out into the field, the largest right beneath the tree. What is the predator most likely to be? A bird of prey, most likely a Sparrow Hawk, as it uses a favorite ‘plucking post’ in a tree at the field margin, where the breeze is carrying the feathers.
18. What animal left this track? Otter
19. At the base of a pine tree there are several egg-shaped gray masses of fur, skulls and feathers littered about that are of varying ages. The masses are about golf-ball-sized in diameter. What are these most likely to be? Owl pellets
20. What bird of prey will tear the head off small birds? Most commonly the Sparrow Hawk
21. Name one four-legged animal has five toes on the rear foot, four on the front? Any rodent – Squirrel, rat, mouse, etc
22. What is a small mammal that feeds beneath the leaves and litter but above the soil moving incessantly in its search for insects and other invertebrates? Shrew and Pygmy Shrew
23. Name two types of rocks that will explode if heated?
Most sedimentary, rocks (due to trapped moisture), such as slate
Glassy rocks, such as flint.
24. List four trees that produce edible nuts?
Hazel
Beech
Oak
Walnut
25. List four types of edible berries?
Blackberries
Elderberries (cooked or dried)
Wild Strawberry
Wild Raspberry
Bilberry
Rowan
Whitebeam, etc
A. B.
C. D.
26. Name the plants pictured above?
a) Bistort
b) Guelder Rose
c) Hemlock Water Dropwort
d) Woody Nightshade (Bittersweet)
27. What is the most obvious difference between falcons and hawks in flight?
Falcons have shorter wings, usually held semi-tucked, and look like a boomerang in silhouette.
Hawks have much longer wings, usually held at full span (with obvious primary feathers).
28. What two types of wood are good for feather sticks?
My top three would be:
Sweet Chestnut
The Willows
The Firs
29. Name two water-indicating plants (not trees)?
Sphagnum Moss
Sedges
Rushes
Greater Reed Mace (sometimes mistakenly called the Bulrush)
Some species of fern, etc
30. Name two trees that can be used for bow-drill?
Sycamore
Willow
Alder
Lime, etc
31. Name two plants that can be used for the drill of the hand-drill?
Hazel
Elder
Teasel
Greater Reed Mace, etc
32. What tinder works fastest and most effectively?
a) For sparks – Birch bark
b) For bow-drill – Juniper bark or Clematis bark
33. What are the two most common native trees growing in wetlands?
a) Alder
b) Willow
34. Name three plants that can be used for making baskets?
Willow
Dogwood
Hazel
Blackthorn
Larch
Ivy
Bramble, etc
35. Name three plants good for making cordage?
Nettles
Lime bark
Willow bark
Clematis
Dry Grass
Oak bark
Elm bark, etc
36. What native wood makes good bows (name two)?
Ash
Wytch Elm
Yew
37. What wood is good for arrows (name two)?
Ash
Wayfaring Tree
38. Which are the hottest burning woods (name two)?
Any close-grained hard wood –
Oak
Box
Hawthorn
Black Thorn
Yew (don’t inhale the smoke)
Hornbeam, etc
39. Name a native tree that grows really fast?
Willow
40. Name a native tree that grows really slowly?
Juniper
Box
41. What common bird has electric blue wing bars?
Jay
42. Name two birds that will give an alarm if a stalking hunter or animal is in the area (excluding the above)?
Commonly heard are -
Magpie
Pheasant
Wren
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