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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Observatory to Berries.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Falcon and the Tower," how many breeding pairs of peregrines were in New York City?
(a) About 20.
(b) Around 15.
(c) 31.
(d) 22.

2. In "Nestboxes," what 19th-century-naturalist installed sand martin nest pipes and other avian households at his Yorkshire estate?
(a) John Burroughs.
(b) Charles Waterton.
(c) William Beebe.
(d) Gerald Durrell.

3. How old was Nathalie Cabrol when she watched the first moon landing on television?
(a) 5.
(b) 6.
(c) 7.
(d) 8.

4. How many beakfuls of mud might it take a Martin to build a nest?
(a) 900.
(b) 1,500.
(c) 1,000 or so.
(d) About 1,200.

5. When did the World Health Organization create a definition of healthy that referred to no one?
(a) 1956.
(b) 1948.
(c) 1941.
(d) 1953.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the British Trust for Ornithology formed?

2. When did Luit Buurma begin making radar observations in the Netherlands for flight safety purposes?

3. What does Macdonald say that swifts weigh?

4. What did the son of prospective tenants carry with him when he and his parents looked at a place to rent in "Inspector Calls"?

5. What percentage of an increase in hate crimes occurred after the Brexit vote?

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