Q 01/05

The Pittman-Robertson Act of 1937 funds state wildlife programmes through a tax on what?

A) Guns, ammunition and archery gear

B) State hunting licences

C) Gasoline and diesel fuel

D) Fishing rods and tackle

Answer · why

A) Guns, ammunition and archery gear

The 11% excise tax, signed by FDR, has paid for much of America's wildlife recovery; half of later handgun tax receipts fund hunter safety courses and...

Q 02/05

Under Pittman-Robertson, states are reimbursed for what share of an approved wildlife project's cost?

A) The full 100%

B) Up to 75%

C) Up to 50%

D) Up to 25%

Answer · why

B) Up to 75%

The state pays up front and claims back three-quarters, so licence fees still matter.

Q 03/05

Who designed the first Federal Duck Stamp in 1934?

A) Roger Tory Peterson

B) John James Audubon

C) Jay 'Ding' Darling

D) Norman Rockwell

Answer · why

C) Jay 'Ding' Darling

The Pulitzer-winning cartoonist drew two mallards landing on a pond; the stamp now costs $25 and its proceeds have bought or leased more than 2.6 mill...

Q 04/05

Money from Federal Duck Stamp sales goes where?

A) The Wildlife Refuge Trust

B) The Pittman-Robertson programme

C) The National Park Service

D) The Migratory Bird Conservation Fund

Answer · why

D) The Migratory Bird Conservation Fund

Since 1934 the stamps have raised over $700 million and secured more than 5 million acres of habitat.

Q 05/05

Theodore Roosevelt and George Bird Grinnell founded which hunting-conservation group in 1887?

A) Boone and Crockett

B) Ducks Unlimited

C) The Sierra Club

D) The Izaak Walton League

Answer · why

A) Boone and Crockett

North America's oldest wildlife-conservation organisation, it wrote the 'fair chase' ethic and keeps the big-game record book.