Trivia Quiz on Botany Part 5

1. What plant is snuff made from

A) Mint

B) Clove

C) Tobacco

D) Eucalyptus

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2. What is the flower that stands for: early youth

A) Daisy

B) Daffodil

C) Violet

D) Primrose

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3. What is the flower that stands for: precocity

A) Daffodil

B) Lily

C) May rose

D) Night-blooming cereus

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4. What is the flower that stands for: esteem

A) Rose

B) Garden sage

C) Lily

D) Orchid

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5. What is the worlds largest herb

A) Banana

B) Bamboo

C) Giant Sequoia

D) Baobab

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6. The leaves of the tomato plant are poisonous, they contain ________?

A) Tomatine

B) Nicotine

C) Strychnine

D) Solanine

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7. What is another name for a fruit that is often called a pawpaw

A) Banana

B) Mango

C) Papaya

D) Starfruit

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8. What does a phycologist study

A) Fungi

B) Bacteria

C) Plants

D) Algae

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9. What herb gets its name from Latin for jewel of the sea

A) Sage – Salvia Officinalis

B) Thyme – Thymus Vulgaris

C) Rosemary – Ros Marinas

D) Parsley – Petroselinum Crispum

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10. If you are born in March what is your Flower

A) Violet

B) Daffodil

C) Jonquil

D) Camellia

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11. What legume did George Washington Carver use as a basis for over 300 inventions

A) Soybeans

B) Chickpeas

C) Lentils

D) Peanuts

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12. Salad plant, its root can be roasted and ground and used as coffee

A) Dandelion

B) Jerusalem artichoke

C) Barley

D) Chicory

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13. Pampas grass is a native plant of which continent

A) Africa

B) South america

C) North America

D) Europe

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14. Salix Alba produces which drug

A) Quinine

B) Aspirin - from the willow

C) Morphine

D) Penicillin

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15. A napiform thing is shaped like what

A) A turnip

B) A carrot

C) A potato

D) A beet

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16. Wild marjoram is also known as what

A) Thyme

B) Basil

C) Savory

D) Oregano

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17. What would Americans call a spring onion

A) Scallion

B) Green onion

C) Leek

D) Shallot

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18. What plants name means wild growing by the Volga

A) Barberry

B) Rhubarb

C) Raspberry

D) Wild garlic

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19. From Which Plant Does "Vanilla" Come From

A) Orchid

B) Cocoa tree

C) Cinnamon tree

D) Sugar cane

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20. What plant is sometimes called the poor mans weatherglass

A) Common purslane

B) Oxeye daisy

C) Sea thrift

D) Scarlet Pimpernel

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21. What is the flower that stands for: ambition

A) Iris

B) Daffodil

C) Rose

D) Mountain laurel

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22. What is the flower that stands for: beauty and prosperity

A) Chrysanthemum

B) Tulip

C) Orchid

D) Red-leaved rose

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23. Magnifera Indica is the Latin name of what fruit

A) Banana

B) Grapes

C) Pomegranate

D) Mango

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24. What fruit does not ripen after picking

A) Banana

B) Tomato

C) Pineapple

D) Apple

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25. What is in apple pips

A) Pectin

B) Cyanide

C) Vitamin C

D) Starch

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26. Of what is dendrology the study

A) Flowers

B) Trees

C) Mosses

D) Mushrooms

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27. What is the world's tallest grass

A) Bamboo

B) Sugarcane

C) Giant reed

D) Elephant grass

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28. To what family of vegetables does the popular Zucchini or Courgette belong

A) Nightshade family (Solanaceae)

B) Legume family (Fabaceae)

C) Mustard family (Brassicaceae)

D) Gourd or squash

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29. What is the flower that stands for: sleep

A) Bluebell

B) Chamomile

C) Rose

D) White poppy

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30. What do trees get 90% of their nutrients from

A) Water

B) Soil

C) Air

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31. A sun_dried grape is known as a(n) ___________.

A) Currant

B) Prune

C) Sultana

D) Raisin

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32. What is the flower that stands for: come down

A) Lilac

B) Jacob's ladder

C) Iris

D) Peony

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33. What is a peanut if it is not a pea or a nut

A) Legume

B) Nut

C) Pea

D) Seed

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34. What is the national flower of Spain?

A) Rose

B) Carnation (Red)

C) Orange Blossom

D) Lavender

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35. What is the flower that stands for: changeable disposition

A) Daisy

B) Rye grass

C) Lavender

D) Orchid

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36. What is the flower that stands for: return of happiness

A) Forget-me-not

B) Rose

C) Daffodil

D) Lily of the valley

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37. Which flower is named after the beautiful youth killed by Apollo?

A) Rose

B) Hyacinth

C) Iris

D) Orchid

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38. What is the flower that stands for: enduring affection

A) Rose

B) Camellia

C) Forget-me-not

D) Gorse

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39. What is the gardening term for a weed

A) Noxious

B) Invasive

C) Annual

D) Ruderal

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40. Plant with aromatic seeds used in Indian food

A) Coriander seeds

B) Cardamom

C) Cumin

D) Fennel seeds

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41. The violet belongs to which genus of flowers

A) Viola

B) Rosa

C) Iris

D) Tulipa

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42. What does a carpologist study

A) Insects and pollinators

B) Soil composition

C) Animal anatomy

D) Fruit and seeds

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43. The foodstuff 'carambola' is known by what alternative name

A) Starfruit

B) Dragon fruit

C) Lychee

D) Pineapple

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44. What tree provided the laurel of classical wreaths

A) Olive

B) Oak

C) Cypress

D) Bay

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45. What fruit does the 'stackspur golden delicious' tree produce

A) Oranges

B) Pears

C) Cherries

D) Apples

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46. What is the flower that stands for: power

A) Rose

B) Orchid

C) Peony

D) Cress

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47. If a flower is described as 'stellate' what shape would it be

A) Star shaped

B) Circular

C) Petal-shaped

D) Cross-shaped

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48. What is the flower that stands for: menatl beauty

A) Iris

B) Clematis

C) Orchid

D) Peony

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49. What kind of peach has a smooth skin

A) White peach

B) Donut peach

C) Apricot

D) Nectarine

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50. What is the botanical name of the flower known as 'Autumn Crocus'

A) Colchicum

B) Crocus sativus

C) Narcissus poeticus

D) Colchicum autumnale

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