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