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1. The RSPB was formed to .......

   • counter the trade in plumes for women's hats
   • encourage the feeding of garden birds
   • promote animal welfare
   • save birds of prey

2. The Society for the Protection of Birds was founded in which year?

   • 1884
   • 1889
   • 1898
   • 1904

3. What is the bird on the RSPB’s logo?

   • Avocet
   • Golden Eagle
   • Pied Wagtail
   • Red Kite

4. Volunteers founded the RSPB over 110 years ago and remain a vitally important part of the organisation today; how many volunteers are there for every paid member of staff?

   • There are at least 3 volunteers for every paid member of staff
   • There are at least 6 volunteers for every paid member of staff
   • There are at least 9 volunteers for every paid member of staff
   • There are the same number of volunteers as paid members of staff

5. The RSPB's nature reserve network covers an area the size of .......

   • Bedfordshire
   • Brazil
   • Wales
   • Wembley Stadium

6. Where does the RSPB have its UK headquarters?

   • Birmingham
   • London
   • Manchester
   • Sandy

7. What is BirdLife International?

   • A global partnership of national conservation organisations
   • A research and breeding centre especially for endangered species of birds
   • An organisation to classify bird species
   • Website of information and resources on birds of all kinds

8. What is the name of the Sumatran rainforest that the RSPB work in?

   • Harapan
   • Java
   • Lampung
   • Medan

9. In terms of safeguarding species, which of the following groups have been identified as some of the most urgent priorities for research by the RSPB?

   • Cuckoo, Kestrel & Swift
   • Hen Harrier, Tree Sparrow & Lapwing
   • House Sparrow, Swallow & Goldfinch
   • Robin, Pied Wagtail & Wren

10. What do these species have in common? Great Yellow bumble bee, Medicinal Leech and Cirl bunting?

    • All three are extinct in Britain
    • The RSPB is the lead partner for their conservation
    • They only live on RSPB reserves
    • They have all attacked Sir David Attenborough

Find more information at the RSPB website. Many thanks to Suzanne Welch, Education Manager at the RSPB for her help with this quiz.