Caption Quiz was a contest included in Forest Society News, our monthly email newsletter. (To sign up, go to our newsletter signup page.) Some recent photos, questions and answers are included below.

April 2011

The Winner: Sharon Wason of Manchester, NH

The Question: The Forest Society owns 170 reservations that it manages for wildlife habitat, water quality, forest products, and public recreation. Name the location (town) of the Forest Society reservation where you can see the remains of a castle.

The Answer: Chesterfield, NH, where the 513-acre Madame Sherri Forest is situated on the eastern slope of Wantastiquet Mountain.

March 2011

The Winner: Robert C. Schaumann of Amherst, NH

The Question: March is the month for tapping maple trees for the sap that will be boiled down to maple syrup and sugar. The maple products industry is a modest but important component of New Hampshire's economy. In 2009, how much money was made from the sale of New Hampshire maple products: a) less than $1 million; b) approximately $2 million; c) approximately $3 million; or d) more than $4 million?

The Answer: d). In 2009, the wholesale and retail sale of maple syrup and related products totaled $4.8 million, according to The Economic Importance of New Hampshire's Forest-Based Economy, 2011.

February 2011

The Winner: Dot Chorlian of Dover, NH

The Question: February is the season for romance, and love is in the air as squirrels, foxes, coyotes, bobcats, fishers, weasels, mink, otter, and skunks begin to breed as the days grow longer. How many times per year do gray squirrels, like this couple pictured above, breed?

The Answer: Gray squirrels breed twice per year, in February and again in June. Litters are born just 44 days later.

January 2011

The Winner: Rick Brideau of Londonderry, NH

The Question: The year 2011 is the centennial anniversary of the Weeks Act, which led to the creation of the eastern national forest system, including the White Mountain National Forest. Named for Massachusetts Congressman John W. Weeks, this was one of the most important pieces of environmental legislation in American history. In what city and state was John W. Weeks born?

The Answer: John Weeks was born in Lancaster, NH.

December 2010

The Winner: Hiel Lindquist of Fitzwilliam, NH

The Question: The Quabbin-to-Cardigan Partnership (Q2C) was created in 2003 to conserve the Monadnock Highlands. The two-state region spans one hundred miles from the Quabbin Reservoir in Massachusetts northward to Mount Cardigan and the White Mountain National Forest, and is bounded to the east and west by the Merrimack and Connecticut River Valleys. Within the Q2C region, is there more conserved land in New Hampshire or Massachusetts?

The Answer: There is more conserved land in New Hampshire. As of 2007, there were 235,790 conserved acres in New Hampshire and 174,420 in Massachusetts.

November 2010

The Winner: Kenneth Rhodes of Bethlehem, NH

The Question: There are approximately 125 red oak acorns in a pound. White oak acorns are generally smaller than red oak acorns but are more highly coveted because they are much tastier to wildlife (and humans). What makes the white oak acorn taste better?

The Answer: White oak acorns contain less bitter-tasting tannic acid than red oak acorns.

October 2010

The Winner: Charlie Niebling of Boscawen, NH

The Question: Mount Kearsarge is a regional icon that rises above the surrounding landscape, and its exposed granite summit is recognized by all who live within its shadow or travel past on Interstate 89. Over a span of decades, the Forest Society purchased more than 3,000 acres on Mount Kearsarge and donated them to the State of New Hampshire. In what year did the Forest Society purchase its first parcel on the mountain?

The Answer: 1918. The Forest Society purchased a parcel that included the summit of Mount Kearsarge. The land was established as a memorial to Frank Rollins, former New Hampshire governor and founding president of the Forest Society.