- 1. Which tree in Białowieża Forest is known for its barrel-shaped trunk?
A) Great Mamamuszi
B) Emperor of the North
C) Barrel Oak
D) The King of Nieznanowo
- 2. What is the circumference of the Great Mamamuszi oak as measured in 2005?
A) 605 cm
B) 620 cm
C) 690 cm
D) 610 cm
- 3. Which tree's name comes from Molière's The Bourgeois Gentleman?
A) Emperor of the South
B) Great Mamamuszi
C) Southern Cross
D) The King of Nieznanowo
- 4. Which oak tree has a considerable lesion in the bark on its eastern side?
A) Emperor of the North
B) Southern Cross
C) The Guardian of Zwierzyniec
D) Dominator Oak
- 5. What is the height of the Emperor of the South oak?
A) 40 m
B) 36 m
C) 37 m
D) 34 m
- 6. Which tree blew down in 1974 and was likely only 450 years old at that time?
A) Dominator Oak
B) The Jagiełło Oak
C) Tsar Oak
D) Patriarch Oak
- 7. Which tree has been dead since 1992 and was once the largest in Białowieża Forest?
A) Dominator Oak
B) Patriarch Oak
C) Tsar Oak
D) Barrel Oak
- 8. Which tree is located 1 kilometre from the estate of Ded Moroz?
A) Emperor of the South
B) The King of Nieznanowo
C) Patriarch Oak
D) Great Mamamuszi
- 9. Which tree has been gradually dying since 1998?
A) Great Mamamuszi
B) The King of Nieznanowo
C) Dominator Oak
D) Emperor of the South
- 10. Which tree is largely bent down westwards, contributing to its large trunk circumference?
A) Emperor of the North
B) Great Mamamuszi
C) The Guardian of Zwierzyniec
D) Southern Cross
- 11. What is the height of The King of Nieznanowo oak?
A) 36 m
B) 38 m
C) 34 m
D) 37 m
- 12. Which tree died in 1984 and has been standing dead since then?
A) Tsar Oak
B) Patriarch Oak
C) Dominator Oak
D) Barrel Oak
- 13. Under whose control did Białowieża Forest fall after Polish rule?
A) Russian
B) German
C) Polish
D) Austrian
- 14. What happened to forest protection when the land came under Russian control?
A) It collapsed, leading to logging and poaching.
B) It was privatized.
C) It improved significantly.
D) It remained unchanged.
- 15. What was the bison population at the end of Polish rule?
A) 200
B) 772
C) 300
D) 350
- 16. In what year did Alexander I restore bison protection and foresters' privileges?
A) 1863
B) 1802
C) 1820
D) 1834
- 17. What was the bison population by 1830 after restoration efforts?
A) 350
B) 300
C) 772
D) 200
- 18. When was hunting without royal permission banned in Białowieża Forest?
A) 1863
B) 1834
C) 1820
D) 1802
- 19. What led to an increase in the wolf population?
A) Introduction of new predators.
B) Reduction in bison numbers.
C) Logging activities.
D) The ban on hunting without royal permission.
- 20. When was wolf hunting permitted and later funded by the government?
A) 1834
B) 1829
C) 1802
D) 1863
- 21. What change did Russian authorities introduce to fire protection?
A) Allowing frequent small fires.
B) Strengthening it, leading to rare but large fires.
C) Ignoring fire management.
D) Eliminating all fires.
- 22. How many times did large fires occur in the early 19th century?
A) One
B) Four
C) Three
D) Two
- 23. In which years did the large fires occur?
A) 1809, 1820, and 1830
B) 1811, 1819, and 1834
C) 1802, 1820, and 1834
D) 1815, 1825, and 1835
- 24. How many guards joined the Polish uprising of 1830-31?
A) 77
B) 73
C) 135
D) 120
- 25. What happened to most foresters after the Polish uprising?
A) They retained their positions.
B) They were dismissed and replaced by Russian military veterans.
C) They were transferred to another forest.
D) They were promoted.
- 26. How many forestry districts was the forest reorganized into?
A) Six
B) Two
C) Four
D) Eight
- 27. What type of trees dominated two-thirds of Białowieża Forest's area in the 1840s?
A) Pine trees
B) Spruce
C) Birch
D) Oak
- 28. Who created hybrids of bison and cattle between 1847 and 1859?
A) Alexander II
B) Nicholas II
C) Alexander I
D) Leopold Walicki
- 29. What was the impact of the January Uprising of 1863 on the bison population?
A) It doubled.
B) It increased significantly.
C) It remained stable.
D) It decreased by 377 in a single year.
- 30. When was the first royal hunt after Russian control?
A) 1870
B) 1834
C) 1860
D) 1802
- 31. How many additional hunts were held up to 1885?
A) Twelve
B) Three
C) Six
D) Nine
- 32. What was the forest's area according to the 1870 inventory?
A) 1,023 km2 (395 sq mi)
B) 800 km2 (309 sq mi)
C) 961 km2 (371 sq mi)
D) 1,285 km2 (496 sq mi)
- 33. When was Białowieża Forest transferred to the Ministry of the Imperial Court?
A) 1890
B) 1888
C) 1870
D) 1863
- 34. What facilities were constructed upon the forest's transfer in 1888?
A) Only a royal palace and park.
B) Only a natural history museum.
C) A royal palace, park, roads, railway, administrative building, and apartments.
D) Only roads and railways.
- 35. Which animal was successfully reintroduced in the 1890s?
A) Lynx
B) Wolves
C) Red deer
D) Brown bears
- 36. What did Nicholas II aim to preserve about Białowieża Forest?
A) Its agricultural productivity.
B) Its urban development potential.
C) Its commercial value.
D) Its primeval appearance.
- 37. When was the natural history museum of the forest opened?
A) 1863
B) 1890
C) 1914
D) 1888
- 38. How many bison were hunted for recreational purposes during Russian rule?
A) 56
B) 200
C) 153
D) 72
- 39. What percentage of the Białowieża Forest is strictly protected?
A) 39%
B) 50%
C) 36%
D) 25%
- 40. In what year were European bison reintroduced into Belavezhskaya Pushcha National Park?
A) 1639
B) 1929
C) 1426
D) 1553
- 41. What is the name of the headquarters at Kamieniuki in Belovezhskaya Pushcha?
A) Białowieża
B) Pushcha
C) Kamieniuki
D) Belavezhskaya
- 42. Which animal is not mentioned as being viewable in enclosures at the Belovezhskaya Pushcha headquarters?
A) Wild boar
B) Brown bear
C) Konik
D) European bison
- 43. What is Ded Moroz in relation to Białowieża Forest?
A) A type of bison
B) A historical figure
C) A forest ranger
D) A New Year's museum attraction
- 44. What was the original purpose of the wooden manor in Białowieża built by Grand Duke Jogaila?
A) Refuge during a plague pandemic
B) Royal residence
C) Forestry office
D) Hunting lodge
- 45. In what year was the protection of bison first documented in Białowieża Forest?
A) 1784
B) 1518
C) 1639
D) 1553
- 46. What punishment did Sigismund I institute for poaching a bison in 1553?
A) Imprisonment
B) Fines
C) Death penalty
D) Exile
- 47. How many times did Polish royalty visit the Białowieża Forest between 1409 and 1784?
A) Fewer than twenty
B) More than fifty
C) Exactly thirty
D) None
- 48. When was the Polish Biosphere Reserve designated as Białowieża?
A) 1976
B) 1985
C) 2001
D) 1993
- 49. What is the Belarusian name for Białowieża Forest?
A) Białowieska puszcza
B) Białowieża forest
C) Belovezhskaya pushcha
D) Biełaviežskaja pušča
- 50. What year was the Belarusian part of Białowieża Forest designated as a Biosphere Reserve?
A) 1993
B) 1976
C) 1989
D) 2005
- 51. What is the name of the village located within Białowieża Forest?
A) Warsaw
B) Białowieża
C) Grodno
D) Minsk
- 52. When did German troops first enter Białowieża Forest?
A) July 1944
B) 1923
C) August 17, 1915
D) December 1918
- 53. What was the bison population in Białowieża Forest by September 25, 1915?
A) 500
B) 200
C) 700
D) 300
- 54. Who became a scientific manager of the forest reserves in Białowieża Forest in 1923?
A) Hermann Göring
B) Prince Leopold of Bavaria
C) Major Georg Escherich
D) Professor Józef Paczoski
- 55. What subspecies of bison were reintroduced to Białowieża National Park in 1929?
A) European subspecies
B) American subspecies
C) Asian subspecies
D) Caucasian subspecies (Bison bonasus caucasicus)
- 56. How many bison were there in Białowieża National Park by 1939?
A) 8
B) 4
C) 32
D) 16
- 57. When was Belovezhskaya Pushcha protected under Decision No. 657 of the Council of People's Commissars of the Soviet Union?
A) 9 August 1957
B) 16 September 1991
C) 9 October 1944
D) December 1991
- 58. How many hectares of Polish Białowieża Forest are outside the national park?
A) 12,000 hectares
B) 150,000 acres
C) 300–400 hectares
D) 60,000 hectares
- 59. What is the percentage of dead wood in Białowieża Forest compared to managed forests?
A) 10 times more
B) Equal amount
C) 5 times less
D) Half as much
- 60. Which near-threatened beetle depends on decaying logs in the Białowieża Forest?
A) White-backed woodpecker
B) Cucujus cinnaberinus
C) Firewood beetle
D) European spruce bark beetle
- 61. What is the re-establishment time for the forest through cutting and replanting according to Zdzisław Szkiruć?
A) 100 years
B) 200 years
C) 300–400 years
D) 50 years
- 62. What was the proposed expansion size for increased protection of Białowieża Forest by Andrzej Kraszewski?
A) 12,000–14,000 hectares
B) 60,000 hectares
C) 150,000 acres
D) 30,000 hectares
- 63. What percentage of the white-backed woodpecker population was lost in forestry-managed areas during the 1990s and 2000s?
A) 10%
B) 20%
C) 30%
D) 50%
- 64. What was the initial annual wood extraction limit reduced to in 2012?
A) 48,500 m3
B) 188,000 m3
C) 120,000 m3
D) 63,000 m3
- 65. Who announced the tripling of logging in Białowieża Forest on 25 March 2016?
A) Robert Cyglicki
B) Jan Szyszko
C) Zdzisław Szkiruć
D) Andrzej Kraszewski
- 66. What was the new logging limit set by Jan Szyszko to combat bark beetle infestation?
A) 63,000 m3
B) 48,500 m3
C) 120,000 m3
D) 188,000 m3
- 67. What was the volume of wood felled in Białowieża Forest starting in 2017?
A) 120,000 cubic metres
B) 63,000 cubic metres
C) 190,000 cubic metres
D) 48,500 cubic metres
- 68. In which seminal novel by Upton Sinclair is Białowieża Forest mentioned?
A) The Grapes of Wrath
B) To Kill a Mockingbird
C) Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
D) The Jungle (1906)
- 69. Who composed the Belarusian ballad 'Belovezhskaya Pushcha'?
A) Nikolai Dobronravov
B) Simon Schama
C) Olga Tokarczuk
D) Aleksandra Pakhmutova
- 70. Which British historian wrote about Białowieża Forest in his book 'Landscape and Memory'?
A) Andrew Marr
B) Niall Ferguson
C) David Starkey
D) Simon Schama
- 71. Who worked with Greenpeace Poland to spread awareness about Białowieża Forest using Minecraft?
A) Alan Weisman
B) Simon Schama
C) Wojtek Voiteque Kowalik
D) Olga Tokarczuk
- 72. Which company recreated Białowieża Forest in Minecraft?
A) Valve Corporation
B) GeoBoxers
C) Bethesda Game Studios
D) Mojang Studios
- 73. What is the role of Maia Boroditch in the video game 'Werewolf: The Apocalypse – Heart of the Forest'?
A) A supporting NPC
B) A non-playable guide
C) The player character
D) An antagonist
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