Which man-made fabric is produced with wood pulp?

a) Nylon
b) Acetate
c) Rayon
d) Orlon

Which of the following contain a forest product?

a) Eyeglass frames
b) Ice cream
c) Wall paper paste
d) All of the above

Cellulose fibers are converted and used in many products including eyeglass frames, ice cream, salad dressing, wallpaper paste, plastic film, ping-pong balls, shampoo, and steering wheels.

Which famous monarch's throne was made of Cedarwood veneer overlaid with ebony and ivory?

a) Queen Victoria
b) King Tut
c) King George III
d) The Shah of Iran

Veneering, applying thin strips of wood on decorative objects, is an ancient Egyptian craft. The throne from the tomb of Tutankhamen (King Tut) is made of Cedarwood veneer overlaid with ebony & ivory.

In the 18th Century, the French scientist Rene de Reaumur got the idea to use wood fiber to make paper. He came to this conclusion by watching:

a) A washerwoman beat her clothes against the rocks
b) Chinese mix mulberry bark, rags, and hemp into a paper-like product
c) A wasp building a nest from a twig it mixed with its bodily fluids to create pulp
d) all of the above

In ancient times, people wrote on animal skins, bones and clay tablets. Egyptians wrote on a woven mat of reeds called papyrus, from which the word paper comes. Around 2,000 years ago, Chinese first made paper as we know it from a mixture of mulberry bark, rags, and hemp. However, it was not until the 18th Century that wood fiber was recognized as a good source of paper.  This was when the French scientist Rene de Reaumur observed a wasp building a nest from a twig it mixed with bodily fluids to make pulp.

Rubber, tree product, got its name from the 18th Century scientist Joseph Priestly who observes it being used to:

a) Rub scuff marks from a floor of a mansion foyer
b) Rub away pencil marks
c) Rub a shine on the brass door handles of a carriage
d) Rub/remove a seal from a letter

 

In an interview with actress Katharine Hepburn, Barbara Walters asked Ms. Hepburn what kind of tree she would most like to be. What was Hepburn's answer?

a) An oak tree
b) A weeping willow
c) A walnut tree
d) A palm tree

 

Which country has the most productive forest lands in the world?

a) Canada
b) Russia
c) United States
d) China

Acre for acre, U.S. forest lands are the most productive in the world. This is because forest and paper companies employ state-of-the-art, scientifically sound forest management practices that continually increase production. U.S. forest and paper companies are showing the world a higher standard. On a per acre basis, net annual growth in the United States is 56 cubic feet compared with 27 cubic feet in Canada and just 24 cubic feet in Russia.

Coals were unearthed in a cave near Beijing, China, that indicate wood was used for either heating or cooking, or both, how many years ago?

a) 1724 years ago
b) 4000 years ago
c) 3150 years ago
d) 2300 years ago

The use of wood for fire is one of the first and most significant contributions of this resource to the development of society. In a cave near Beijing, China, coals and human remains have been unearthed that are about 4000 years old, indicating that wood was used then for either heating or cooking or both.

What percentage of the total amount of forest land that existed when Columbus discovered America 500 years ago still exists today?

a) 66 percent
b) 32 percent
c) 53 percent
d) 25 percent

Roughly 731 million acres of the country is forested today. That's about two thirds (66 percent) of the forest land that existed when Columbus discovered America.

There are more trees in the United States today than there were:

a) 20 years ago
b) 10 years ago
c) 70 years ago
d) 43 years ago

The forest and paper industry's trade association, the American Forest and Paper Association (AF&PA), developed the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) program. This program promotes the protection of wildlife, plants, soil, air, and water quality along with the perpetual growth and harvest of trees. What happens when members do not comply with the SFI program?

a) Nothing
b) Their membership in AF&PA is terminated
c) They are given 24 months to bring their practices into compliance
d) The response depends on the nature of the problem

AF&PA requires all member companies to comply with the SFI program. During 1996, the association terminated 15 members for failure to comply.

In 1997, under the SFI program, member companies reforested 1.3 million acres by planting, seeding, and natural regeneration. This brings the three-year total for reforested company lands to:

a) 3.3 million acres
b) 2.7 million acres
c) 3.7 million acres
d) 3.0 million acres

Reforestation following harvest is the cornerstone of forest sustainability. Under the SFI program, AF&PA members are committed to reforest harvested areas promptly to ensure forest productivity and the conservation of other forest resources. In three years, the total for reforested lands is 3.7 million acres.