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101 Rainforest Trivia Questions To Take You From the Forest Floor Into The Canopy

Spiders, poisonous dart frogs, jaguars, oh my!

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September 8, 2022

How long can it take one drop of rain to reach the rainforest floor? What percentage of the earth’s surface is covered by rainforest? What major crop is most threatening to rainforests and causes the most deforestation?Β 

What percentage of terrestrial animal species call rainforests home? How many layers does a rainforest have? Name three fruits that come from rainforests. If you could answer any or even all of these questions, this is the perfect quiz for you.

Do you love nature and conservation? Maybe the Amazon or Borneo has always held a special fascination for you. Or maybe you’re simply the biology and nature buff in your friend group. You don’t have to be David Attenborough or Indiana Jones to explore the most diverse terrestrial biome on planet Earth.Β 

All you have to do is check out our set of rainforest trivia questions and answers to test your knowledge about these lush, magnificent lands we call rainforests. If you loved this trivia, be sure to check out our trivia on deserts, rivers, oceans and geography.

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1. Which of the following is a popular method of deforestation?

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2. The Aka and Twa people are found in which rainforest?

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3. Which of the following flowers is used in Malaysian cooking?

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4. Which of the following snakes is found in the rainforest?

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5. What is the name given to the bug who eats other bugs?

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6. How many petals does an orchid have?

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1. Part of the rainforest is in which of these countries?

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2. Which film had the tag line 'The Last Rainforest'?

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3. The Amazon made a fortune in the late 1800's thanks to what?

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4. Which house plants are found in the understory?

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5. How many layers are there?

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6. How quickly does a sloth move?

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1. How long can it take for rain to get from the canopy to the forest floor?

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2. what is the number one reason for temperate deforestation?

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3. Between 1950-2000 what percentage of rainforests disappeared?

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4. Where do poison arrow frogs lay their eggs?

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5. Medicine Man sees Sean Connery in which rainforest?

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6. Which of the following would you find in a temperate rainforest?

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1. How many tribes became extinct in the Amazon rainforest in the 20th century?

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2. About how many different fruits are found in the rainforests?

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3. which of the following will you find in the canopy layer?

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4. How many temperate rainforests are there in South America?

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5. Which of the following do you see in the canopy layer?

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6. Which of the following is a product of deforestation?

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1. Which of the following is in danger of extinction?

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2. In which of these will you find tropical tree fibres?

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3. Which of these best describes the rainfall in a rain forest?

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4. Which singer held a Rainforest Fund benefit concert in 2010?

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5. Which of the following comes from a temperate rainforest?

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6. which rainforest suffers the most deforestation?

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1. In which rainforest would you find a Kaiapo shamen?

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2. Arachnophobia is a film about what in the South American jungle?

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3. Which of the following will you find in a temperate rainforest?

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4. What do tree frogs need to stop their skins drying out?

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5. Which of the following come from the rainforest?

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6. How many acres of rainforest is destroyed every 10 seconds?

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1. The Yanomami tribal land was invaded to mine for what?

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2. What is the second highest rainforest llayer?

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3. African countries consume how much more wood than the growth rate?

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4. What is the 'Amazon'?

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5. What mainly inhabit the canopy of a temperate rainforest?

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6. RAN is short for which anti deforestation organization?

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1. Who were the ancient civilisation living around the Amazon?

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2. Which of these contain palm oil, a major cause of deforestation?

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3. Which actress was given a prestigious conservation award in 2011?

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4. What are you called if you regularly visit rainforests?

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5. Which small, flying marsupial is found in rainforests?

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6. Aguirre, Wrath of God was film set in which rainforest?

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1. Rainforests cannot be found in which of these continents?

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2. Which of the following will also be disrupted by deforestation?

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3. Many Amazon inhabitants are classed as what?

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4. The temperate rainforest between Cape Town & Durban is in which country?

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5. Which international organization campaigns against deforestation?

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6. The natives of the Daintree rainforest are of what descent?

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1. Which food comes from the forest floor?

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2. What is the main cause of rainforest deforestation?

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3. How many inches of annual rainfall has been measured in a temperate rainforest?

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4. Which of the following flies around the Asian rainforest?

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5. Which Michael Jackson was about saving the rainforest?

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6. Which nocturnal bird is found in many rainforests?

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1. In which layer would you find a sloth?

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2. There are 2 types of rainforest; tropical and.....?

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3. Monkey Bread Tree is another name for what?

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4. What percentage of sunlight does the forest floor get?

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5. The world's biggest rainforest 'in captivity' is called what?

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6. Epiphytes are plants which use the nutrients of what to grow?

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1. Which tribe is also known as 'wig-men'?

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2. Which of the following is a wild dog found in Asian rainforests?

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3. Which designer is a huge advocate for saving the rainforests?

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4. The majority of the Amazon rainforest is in which country?

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5. How many temperate rainforests are there in Europe?

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6. Bengal tigers live in rainforests on which continent?

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1. Which of the following is an incentive to reduce deforestation?

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2. How many of the world's flower species are found in the rainforest?

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3. Which of the following has a very long snout?

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4. Which lemur comes out at night to eat?

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5. How many Indian tribes are thought to exist in Brazil?

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6. Cutting back on eating what meat could reduce deforestation?

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1. Deforestation is causing an increase of what in the atmosphere?

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2. Which of the following is a consequence of deforestation?

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3. Which rainforests name is a translation of 'Kingdom of the Lion'?

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4. How many people depend on forest products thus leading to mass deforestation?

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5. Which rainforest is the worst affected so far by deforestation?

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6. Who has made many naturalist programmes in the rainforest?

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1. The Amazon fish dish tucunare is also known as what?

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2. Buying which of the following helps the rainforests?

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3. Snowmelt from which mountains causes the Amazon river to rise?

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4. Which of the following is not a method of deforestation?

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5. Which flamboyant designer is know to support the rainforests?

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6. In which year did Sting form his Rainforest Foundation charity?

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1. How do scientists reach the canopy to examine it?

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2. Which of the following is an illegal form of deforestation?

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3. Which Madagascar native is known as the 'Flower of Life'?

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4. What is the average temperature of the rainforest?

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5. Rainforests produce how many types of cultivated fruits?

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6. Who was featured as supporter of the week of PRP?

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1. Which of the following thrive on the forest floor?

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2. Which of the following live in the emergent layer?

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3. Which Scandinavian country is home to a temperate rain forest?

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4. How much of the world's fresh water is in the Amazon?

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5. Which of the following is a viper found in Africa?

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