What is the 'Amazon'?
A River Click to see the answer
How many petals does an orchid have?
3
Who were the ancient civilisation living around the Amazon?
Amazons
How many of the world's flower species are found in the rainforest?
Two Thirds
Which lemur comes out at night to eat?
Mouse
How many layers are there?
4
How many people depend on forest products thus leading to mass deforestation?
1.6bn Click to see the answer
How many tribes became extinct in the Amazon rainforest in the 20th century?
90
Which food comes from the forest floor?
Mushrooms
How many temperate rainforests are there in Europe?
3
Which rainforests name is a translation of 'Kingdom of the Lion'?
Sinharaja
Where do poison arrow frogs lay their eggs?
On leaves
How do scientists reach the canopy to examine it?
Build Walkways
How many inches of annual rainfall has been measured in a temperate rainforest?
200 inches
Which of the following has a very long snout?
Anteater
There are 2 types of rainforest; tropical and.....?
Temperate Click to see the answer
Which tribe is also known as 'wig-men'?
Huli
The world's biggest rainforest 'in captivity' is called what?
Eden Project
How many temperate rainforests are there in South America?
2
How many acres of rainforest is destroyed every 10 seconds?
25
Many Amazon inhabitants are classed as what?
Indians
What is the second highest rainforest llayer?
Canopy
How long can it take for rain to get from the canopy to the forest floor?
10 mins
In which layer would you find a sloth?
Canopy
How quickly does a sloth move?
Slowly
Monkey Bread Tree is another name for what?
Baobab
How many Indian tribes are thought to exist in Brazil?
210
The temperate rainforest between Cape Town & Durban is in which country?
South Africa Click to see the answer
How much of the world's fresh water is in the Amazon?
One Fifth
Which tropic passes through the Amazon rainforest?
Capricorn
The Efe people in the Congo use what to hunt?
Bow & Arrow
You will find eagles living in which layer?
Emergent
How much of the sky does the canopy of a temperate rainforest block?
70.00%
How many million hectares of forest a year is turned into agricultural land?
13
How many main tribes are there in the Congo rainforest?
4
What to the colors of the coral snake do?
Warn predators not to eat it
Which of these grows in the Amazon rainforest?
Brazilian Grapetree
Geographically, which tropical rainforests are closest to Europe?
Africa
How many natural remedies in the rainforest are leading to deforestation?
121
Which plant from Asia was used to make beer?
Hops
What is the top most layer?
Emergent
Amazon deforestation began in which decade?
70's
Fungi is found in which of the layers?
Forest Floor Click to see the answer
Bengal Bamboo is found in which rainforest?
S/E Asia
What do viviparous creatures have in common?
Born live
How many isolated tribes are believed to be in existence in the Amazon rainforest?
50
On which continent is the Amazon rainforest?
South America
The Pygmy tribe is also known as what?
Mbuti
The majority of African rainforests are near which ocean?
Atlantic
How many species of tree is estimated to exist in the rainforest?
16000
Most animals will be found in which layer?
Canopy
What is the bottom most layer?
Forest Floor
Crossbills use what to pry seeds from cones?
Their Beaks
Which of the following is another name the Amazon rainforest is known as?
Amazon Jungle
How many tropical rainforests are there in Africa?
1
Which of the following inhabits the Congo?
Pygmy Chimpanzee
Which shark is known to inhabit the Amazon?
Bull Shark
Which continent boasts the most rainforests?
South America
Which rainforest is solely in the southern hemisphere?
Daintree
In which country will you find elephants in a rain forest?
Sri Lanka
Orangutans are found in which rainforest?
S/E Asia Click to see the answer
How do creatures in the understory protect themselves?
Camouflage
Which layer is immediately under the canopy?
Understory
What are rainforests sometimes called?
Earth's Lungs
Where is the world's smallest rainforest?
Malaysia
Poison Arrow Frogs are found in which layer?
Understory
Which plant produces a coffee?
Arabica
How many species of reptile are reckoned to live in the Amazon?
300
Which of the following is found in an African rainforest?
Gorilla
Mosquitoes are found in which layer?
Understory
Where does the Amazon come in the list of 10 biggest rainforests?
1st
Which of the following films was set in the Amazon rainforest?
Avatar
Which of these is not a rainforest layer?
Ceiling
How many species are lost every year in the rainforest?
20000
What would a botanist study in a rainforest?
Plants
Native rainforest hunters use which weapons?
Blowpipes
What are cut down during deforestation?
Trees
Which river runs through Spain's only temperate rainforest?
Eume
Which of the following spreads rabies in the rainforest?
Vampire Bat
Painted Ladies are a variety of what?
Butterfly
How many people are thought to live in the world's rainforests?
50m
Okapi's are found in which layer?
Forest Floor
How many types of rainforest are there?
2
The rainforest gets 9ft of what per year?
Rain
What shape does the emergent layer form?
Umbrella
What do rainforest natives eat?
Whatever they catch or grow
Which electric fish inhabits the Amazon?
Eel
Lemurs inhabit which rainforest?
Madagascar
Which super food is found in the rainforest?
Acai Berry
Which is the busiest layer of a rainforest?
Canopy
What is the symbol of the Amazon?
Royal Water Lily
Which of these grow in temperate rainforests?
Blueberries
How many species of lizard are native to the rainforest?
175
What do owl butterflies feast on?
Fruit
which of these best describes the understory?
Cool & Shady
Butterflies seek out what in the rainforest?
Flowers
Which continent has the driest rainforests?
Africa
Why do understory plants have such big leaves?
To catch the sun
What earthenware is used in the Amazon?
Terracotta
What are you called if you regularly visit rainforests?
Ecotourist Click to see the answer
Which Michael Jackson was about saving the rainforest?
Earth Song
The majority of the Amazon rainforest is in which country?
Brazil
What is the main cause of rainforest deforestation?
Cattle Ranching
Medicine Man sees Sean Connery in which rainforest?
Amazon
Which of the following come from the rainforest?
Okra
What percentage of sunlight does the forest floor get?
2 Click to see the answer
What is the name given to the bug who eats other bugs?
Assassin
Which small, flying marsupial is found in rainforests?
Sugar Glider
Which of the following is a viper found in Africa?
Gaboon
Rainforests cannot be found in which of these continents?
Antarctica
Which of the following flies around the Asian rainforest?
Squirrel
Which of the following do you see in the canopy layer?
Lichen
Rainforests produce how many types of cultivated fruits?
250
Aguirre, Wrath of God was film set in which rainforest?
Amazon
Which of the following is a product of deforestation?
Paper Click to see the answer
Bengal tigers live in rainforests on which continent?
Asia
The Aka and Twa people are found in which rainforest?
Congo
Which of the following snakes is found in the rainforest?
Anaconda
Which of the following is in danger of extinction?
Spider Monkey
Part of the rainforest is in which of these countries?
Peru
Buying which of the following helps the rainforests?
Ethically Sourced Chocolate
Which of the following live in the emergent layer?
Birds
which rainforest suffers the most deforestation?
Amazon
what is the number one reason for temperate deforestation?
Farming
Which of the following comes from a temperate rainforest?
Maple Syrup
What mainly inhabit the canopy of a temperate rainforest?
Birds
Which Madagascar native is known as the 'Flower of Life'?
Periwinkle Click to see the answer
Which of the following is a consequence of deforestation?
All of them
Which nocturnal bird is found in many rainforests?
Owl
Which of the following thrive on the forest floor?
Toadstools
In which of these will you find tropical tree fibres?
Rugs
What is the average temperature of the rainforest?
79ËšF
Which of the following is not a method of deforestation?
Fishing
RAN is short for which anti deforestation organization?
Rainforest Action Network
Which house plants are found in the understory?
Ferns
What do tree frogs need to stop their skins drying out?
Humidity
The Yanomami tribal land was invaded to mine for what?
Gold
In which rainforest would you find a Kaiapo shamen?
Amazon
Who was featured as supporter of the week of PRP?
Which film had the tag line 'The Last Rainforest'?
Ferngully
The Amazon fish dish tucunare is also known as what?
Peacock Bass
What is the temperature in a temperate rainforest?
Warm Click to see the answer
What is the name of the UK's temperate rainforest?
Atlantic Oakwood
Near which of these would you find a tropical rainforest?
Equator
Which of the following accounts for 9% of deforestation?
Forest Fires
Which of these flowers do you smell before you see?
Orchids
Many modern medicines come from which rainforest feaure?
Plants
Food is often served on the leaves of which tree?
Banana
Which U2 singer is a well know rainforest supporter?
Bono
In which Australian state is there a rainforest?
Queensland
What is the name of the rainforest in Australia?
Daintree
which of these describes a tropical rainforest?
Hot and Humid
Which is the best time of year to visit the Amazon?
June/July
Which lemur knocks on tree bark in search of bugs to eat?
Aye Aye
The Amazon rainforest produces what percentage of oxygen?
3
Which floating hippo is a native of the Amazon?
Manatee
Which country uses more than 30% of the world's paper?
USA
Most temperate rainforest animals inhabit which layer?
Forest Floor
The Congo rainforest takes its name from what?
A River
Which rare lizard is found in Australasia and New Guinea?
Frilled Click to see the answer
Many natives of the Amazon use what kind of agriculture?
Slash and Burn
Which rainforest bird is the largest of the parrot family?
Macaw
Ice cream contains which major cause of deforestation?
Palm Oil
Which hot young actor supports the Rainforest Foundation?
Channing Tatum
20% of the earth's what comes from the rainforest?
Oxygen
Which of the following is a key player in deforestation?
Poverty
Which of these films was set in the rainforest?
The Emerald Forest
Which of the following is found in the canopy layer?
Keel Billed Toucan
Which of the following will you find in the Amazon?
Mimosa
Which highway effectively split the Amazon rainforest?
Belém-BrasÃlia
Reindeer are found in which temperate rainforest?
Scandinavia
What is the only color you won't see an orchid?
Black
Egg plant is used to treat what in some countries?
Skin Cancer
Which actress supports the Australian rainforests?
Nicole Kidman
Which inhabitants move so slowly algae grows on their fur?
Sloth
What is the uppermost level of a temperate rainforest?
Canopy
Which plant when woven is 6 times stronger than cotton?
Hemp
Which is the largest of the native rainforest tribes?
Yanomani
Which of these plants is found in the Daintree rainforest?
Longpipes
What percentage of rainforests are in South America?
50
Which continent has the second most rainforests?
Australasia
Baka and Mbuti are examples of which rainforest tribe?
Pygmys
Many rainforest monkey's are omnivores; what do they eat?
Animals & plants
What color are bananas before they turn yellow?
Green
13m tons of which rainforest fruit are consumed each year?
Mango
Rainforests cover what percentage of the world?
6
Which of these temperate rainforests is found in Japan?
Taiheiyo
Which of these rivers runs through the Amazon rainforest?
Negro
Snowmelt from which mountains causes the Amazon river to rise?
Andes Click to see the answer
Which flamboyant designer is know to support the rainforests?
Laurence Llewelyn Bowen
Deforestation is causing an increase of what in the atmosphere?
Carbon Dioxide
The natives of the Daintree rainforest are of what descent?
Aboriginal
Which of the following is a popular method of deforestation?
Slash & burn
Who has made many naturalist programmes in the rainforest?
David Attenborough
Which of the following is an illegal form of deforestation?
Logging Click to see the answer
Epiphytes are plants which use the nutrients of what to grow?
Trees
Which of these best describes the rainfall in a rain forest?
Year round
Which actress was given a prestigious conservation award in 2011?
Sigourney Weaver
In which year did Sting form his Rainforest Foundation charity?
1989
Which Scandinavian country is home to a temperate rain forest?
Norway
The Amazon made a fortune in the late 1800's thanks to what?
Rubber Boom
Between 1950-2000 what percentage of rainforests disappeared?
50
Which of these contain palm oil, a major cause of deforestation?
Shampoo
Which of the following would you find in a temperate rainforest?
Deer Click to see the answer
Which international organization campaigns against deforestation?
Greenpeace
About how many different fruits are found in the rainforests?
3000
Which of the following flowers is used in Malaysian cooking?
Torch Ginger
African countries consume how much more wood than the growth rate?
200
Cutting back on eating what meat could reduce deforestation?
Beef
Which rainforest is the worst affected so far by deforestation?
S/E Asia
Arachnophobia is a film about what in the South American jungle?
Spiders
Which of the following is a wild dog found in Asian rainforests?
D Hole
Which of the following will you find in a temperate rainforest?
Chipmunk
Which of the following is an incentive to reduce deforestation?
All of them
Which of the following will also be disrupted by deforestation?
Water Cycle
Which singer held a Rainforest Fund benefit concert in 2010?
Sting Click to see the answer
Which designer is a huge advocate for saving the rainforests?
Vivienne Westwood
which of the following will you find in the canopy layer?
Collared Sunbird
Which of the following best describes the size of the rainforest?
Half the size of the US
Native hunters in the rainforest get their poison from what?
Frogs
Antarctic Flora flourishes in rainforests on which continent?
Australasia
Which fruit is eaten raw when ripe and cooked with when unripe?
Papaya
Farmers cut down rainforests to grow which of the following?
Coffee
What trees are the main features of a temperate rain forest?
Conifers
Which Scottish singer is a strong supporter of Greenpeace?
Annie Lennox
Name Brad Pitt's wife who supports the Clinton Global Foundation?
Angelina Jolie
Which of the following heights do the rainforest trees reach?
150ft
Over 2000 species of what are found in the Amazon rainforest?
Butterflies
Which organization has been set up to protect rainforest natives?
Survival International
Which rainforest inhabitant carries 50 times it own weight?
Leafcutter Ant
Which ex US president founded the Clinton Global Initiative?
Bill Clinton Click to see the answer
Rainforest supporter Ian Somerhaulder stars in which TV show?
Vampire Diaries
Which product causes the most deforestation of the rainforest?
Mahogany
What is the maximom height a true understory tree grows to?
3m
Which of the following would you find in a tropical rainforest?
Sloth
Which of the following butterflies is the second biggest species?
Goliath Birdwing
Which of these will you only find in the Madagascar rainforest?
Tiny Tenrec
Which of the following can be contracted in the rainforest?
Dengue Fever
Which of the following will you not find on the forest floor?
Wind
which flower can be eaten when yellow then turns orange then red?
Hibiscus
Which Amazon flower opens for only one night every few years?
Moon Flower
Which of the following terms can be applied to the forest floor?
Decay
what do temperate rainforests have that tropical ones don't?
Season climate changes
In which ritual does a boy of the Amazon rainforest become a man?
Satere Mawe
Which of these ingredients will you find in the rainforest?
Peppers
Bananas and mangoes in the rainforests are pollinated by what?
Bats
Which of the following is the real name of a rainforest plant?
Idiot Tree
The Proto-Malay peoples were inhabitants of which rainforest?
S/E Asia
What technology is used to determine levels of deforestation?
Satellite
In size where does the S/E Asian rainforest come in the top 10?
2nd