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