Trivia Quiz on Botany Part 3

1. The koala eats the leaves from this tree

A) Eucalyptus

B) Acacia

C) Casuarina

D) Banksia

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2. The Tilia is the Latin name for what type of tree

A) Oak

B) Maple

C) Birch

D) Lime

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3. Nelis, Seckel, Forelle and Bosc all varieties of what

A) Apples

B) Quince

C) Plums

D) Pears

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4. What is the flower that stands for: promptness

A) Ten-week stock

B) Carnation

C) Orchid

D) Lily

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5. What is the 'bole' of a tree

A) Crown

B) Root

C) Canopy

D) Trunk

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6. What is another name for the star fruit

A) Dragon fruit

B) Star apple

C) Averrhoa bilimbi

D) Carambula

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7. Panther Cap', 'Stinkhorn' and 'Penny Bun' are types of which plants

A) Plants

B) Algae

C) Mushrooms

D) Fungi

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8. Aesculus is the Latin name of what type of tree

A) Sugar Maple

B) European Beech

C) Sweet Chestnut

D) Horse Chestnut

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9. What is the name of a plant that turns to keep facing the sun

A) Sunflower

B) Heliotrope

C) Rose

D) Bamboo

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10. What is the flower that stands for: do me justice

A) Rose

B) Lily

C) Orchid

D) Sweet chestnut tree

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11. What kind of tree is Alexander the Greats entire army said to have sheltered under

A) Fig tree

B) Peepal tree

C) Banyan

D) Neem tree

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12. What is the state flower of Wisconsin

A) Purple coneflower

B) Red clover

C) Wood violet

D) Bluebell

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13. Vegetable with green or purple leaves forming a round head

A) Lettuce

B) Kale

C) Broccoli

D) Cabbage

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14. What is the flower that stands for: addresses rejected

A) Ice plant

B) Rose

C) Orchid

D) Daisy

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15. What well known drug comes from the yellow cinchona plant

A) Quinidine

B) Quinine

C) Morphine

D) Aspirin

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16. Spear, apple and pepper are types of which plant

A) Mint

B) Basil

C) Rosemary

D) Thyme

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17. The 'love apple' is more commonly known as what

A) Potato

B) Tomato

C) Eggplant

D) Bell pepper

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18. What is the flower that stands for: charity

A) Lily

B) Rose

C) Daisy

D) Turnip

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19. What is the flower that stands for: concealed love

A) Rose

B) Motherwort

C) Iris

D) Peony

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20. What is the flower that stands for: cleanliness

A) Hyssop

B) White Lily

C) Edelweiss

D) Camellia

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21. Any of a group of composite organisms made up of a fungus & an alga living in symbiotic association (symbiosis)

A) Moss

B) Fungus

C) Algae

D) Lichen

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22. What does a botanist study

A) Animals

B) Fungi

C) Plants

D) Soil

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23. What is another name for a tomato

A) Red berry

B) Pomodoro

C) Love apple

D) Wolf apple

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24. Venation is used to describe what item

A) Leaves

B) Petals

C) Seeds

D) Stems

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25. What tree can be English, American or Eurasian

A) Oak

B) Elm

C) Maple

D) Pine

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26. Generally cornflowers are what colour

A) Red

B) Purple

C) Blue

D) White

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27. Which herb whose leaves and blue flowers are both edible, is used in drinks such as 'Pimms'

A) Borage

B) Mint

C) Chamomile

D) Rosemary

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28. What is the national flower of Australia

A) The Waratah

B) The Wattle Blossom

C) The Kangaroo Paw

D) The Blue Gum Blossom

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29. In what are monocotyledon and dicotyledon terms

A) Zoology

B) Botany

C) Geology

D) Meteorology

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30. A loofah is a type of what

A) Sponge

B) Plant

C) Fruit

D) Fungus

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31. What seed takes five years to yield consumable fruit

A) Mango seeds

B) Avocado seeds

C) Coffee beans

D) Coconut

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32. Spring bulb with trumpet shaped yellow flowers

A) Sunflower

B) Tulip

C) Jonquil

D) Daffodil

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33. What is the common two word name for Yuca Brevifolia

A) Desert Yucca

B) Spanish Dagger

C) Mojave Yucca

D) Joshua Tree

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34. What is the art of creating decorative shapes by trimming trees and shrubs?

A) Topiary

B) Pruning

C) Espalier

D) Bonsai

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35. What is another name for the egg plant

A) Brinjal

B) Melongene

C) Aubergine

D) Melanzane

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36. Plant with edible fruits in red green and yellow

A) Tomato

B) Strawberry

C) Capsicum

D) Apple

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37. What is the flower that stands for: compassion

A) Rose

B) Lily

C) Daffodil

D) Allspice

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38. What is the flower that stands for: slander

A) Stinging nettle

B) Rosemary

C) Lavender

D) Dandelion

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39. The filbert is an alternative name for which nut

A) Almond

B) Cashew

C) Pistachio

D) Hazelnut

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40. Almonds are members of what family

A) Solanaceae

B) Peach

C) Poaceae

D) Fabaceae

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41. What is a 'yesterday, today & tomorrow'

A) Tree

B) Shrub

C) Cactus

D) Herb

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42. What is the flower that stands for: sensuality

A) Spanish jasmine

B) Red rose

C) Gardenia

D) Orchid

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43. Which plant has the scientific name Convallaria

A) Snake plant

B) Lily of the valley

C) Daffodil

D) Orchid

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44. Mace is the outer covering of which common spice

A) Ginger

B) Nutmeg

C) Allspice

D) Cinnamon

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45. What type of fruit is a pineapple

A) Berry

B) Citrus

C) Drupes

D) Pome

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46. Honeydew' is a variety of what

A) Watermelon

B) Cantaloupe

C) Rockmelon

D) Melon

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47. In some religions mistletoe represents God's what

A) God's breath

B) Testicles - balls to you

C) God's power

D) God's eyes

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48. An arenaceous plant grown in what type of soil

A) Sandy

B) Loamy

C) Clay

D) Peaty

E) Silty

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49. What is the flower that stands for: domestic industry

A) Flax

B) Rose

C) Lavender

D) Daisy

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50. The flowers of the curry plant are what colour

A) Red

B) Yellow

C) Blue

D) Purple

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