23. Garlic mustard is an invasive species. True or False (Circle one)

24. Beavers were extirpated from Ohio 

around 1830. True or False (circle one) 

25. Oak trees grow acorns. True or 

False (circle one) 

26. Wood ducks sometimes eat acorns. 

True or False (circle one) 

27. There are black bears in Ohio. True 

or False (circle one) 

28. Salamanders are reptiles. True or 

False (circle one)

29. You can age white-tailed deer by 

their teeth. True or False (circle one)

30. Flying squirrels are diurnal. True or 

False (circle one)

31. Wood ducks den in trees. True or 

False (circle one)

32. Female turkeys can sometimes 

grow beards. True or False (circle one)

33. Ohio’s state bird is the robin. True 

or False (circle one)

Congratulations! 

You have completed the Wildcat Hollow Nature Trail Quiz. Make sure 

to check your answers online at the 

website ....... and look for other 

fun quizzes at our various sites!

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Office hours: 8 a.m. -4:30 p.m. 

Monday through Friday

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13700 U.S. HWY 33

Nelsonville, OH 45764

740-753-0101

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740-373-9055

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Facebook Fun!

Now that you have completed you nature 

quiz, here is a fun scavenger hunt to test 

your eyes and observation skills. Feel 

free to post your findings or pictures at 

https://www.facebook.com/

waynenationalforest. See if you can find 

any of these items!

1. A white pine 

2. A black walnut tree

3. A morel mushroom

4. A red-winged black bird

5. A pileated woodpecker

6. A wood duck

7. A great blue heron 

8. A spring peeper

9. A box turtle

10. A white-tailed deer

11. A fire pink flower 

12. A bobcat track

13. A paw paw tree

14. A fox track

15. A large white trillium

16. A salamander
WILDCAT HOLLOW TRAIL 

QUIZ QUESTIONS

In this pamphlet, there are some family 

friendly and challenging questions 

about history, wild animals, plants, and 

the area of the Wildcat Hollow Hiking 

Trail. After completing the trivia questions you can find the answers online at 

www................com

1. A wildcatter is known for what?

A. Living in a den

B. Drilling exploratory oil wells 

C. Hunting bobcats

D. Having 9 lives

2. This trail offers two trail options, 

what are their lengths in miles?

A. 5 and 8

B. 2 and 9

C. 7 and 10

D. 5 and 15

3. In which season of the year can you 

find morel mushrooms?

A. Spring

B. Summer

C. Fall

D. Winter 

4. Wildcat Hollow is located in which 

watershed?

A. Sunday creek

B. Monday creek

5. What is it called when two streams join 

each other?

A. Confluence

B. Segment

C. Node

D. Joint

6. The Civilian Conservation Corps did 

which of the following?

A. Planted trees

B. Built fire houses 

C. Extinguished wildfires

D. All of the above

7. What is the closest lake to this trail?

A. Burr Oak Lake

B. Lake Logan

C. Lake Hope

D. Dow Lake

8. White-Nose syndrome affects what type 

of animal?

A. Beavers

B. Bobcats

C. Bats

D. Birds

9. Which of the following is the genus species name for a bobcat?

A. Lynx lynx 

B. Lynx rufus

C. Felidae cattis

D. Bobus furris 

10. How many gallons of maple sap

does it take to make one gallon of maple syrup?

A. 5

B. 10

C. 20

D. 40

11.What is the genus species name of 

multiflora rose?

A. Pyrus malus

B. Rosa multiflora

C. Rosie flora

D. Spirea tomentosa

12. What type of leaf does poison ivy 

have?

A. Alternate-compound

B. Opposite-compound

C. Alternate-simple

D. opposite-simple

13. While hiking during hunting season, 

its best to wear what color? 

A. Orange

B. Brown

C. Blue 

D. Gray 

14. Witch-hazel trees bloom in which season? 

A. Winter

B. Spring

C. Fall

15. Which of these species are not native 

to Ohio?

A. Emerald Ash Borer

B. Asian Long-Horned Beetle

C. Gypsy Moth

D. All of the Above

16. Which of the following is Ohio’s state 

flower?

A. Large white trillium

B. Red nodding trillium

C. Yellow trout lily

D. Blue-eyed Mary

17. Approximately how many acres does 

 Wayne National Forest cover?

A. A quarter million

B. A half million

C. One million 

D. One thousand

18. Ohio’s state mammal is the whitetailed deer. True or False. (circle one)

19. The gray fox can climb trees. True or 

False. (circle one)

20. Black bears are native to Ohio? True 

or False. (circle one)

21. Nonnative species that harm ecosystems are called invasive species. True or 

False. (circle one)

22. Bobcats are native to Ohio. True or 

False. (circle one)