Trivia Quiz on Botany Part 7

1. The Lent Lilly has a more common name - what

A) Narcissus

B) Daffodil

C) Jonquil

D) Tulip

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2. What is the world largest seed

A) Coco-de-mer palm – double coconut

B) Coconut seed (Cocos nucifera)

C) Sea heart seed (Entada gigas)

D) Baobab seed (Adansonia digitata)

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3. What family do these fruits belong to - Kumquat, Pommelo, Ugli Fruit?

A) Rutaceae

B) Citrus

C) Rosaceae

D) Solanaceae

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4. What makes up about 85% of all the greenery on earth

A) Mosses and liverworts

B) Trees

C) Algae in rivers

D) Ocean plants

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5. What is the flower that stands for: artifice

A) Daffodil

B) Orchid

C) Acanthus

D) Peony

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6. Vanilla is part of which plant family

A) Orchids

B) Rosaceae

C) Liliaceae

D) Fabaceae

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7. What kind of fruit is a kumquat

A) Orange

B) Lemon

C) Grape

D) Small Orange

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8. What do navel oranges lack

A) Pith

B) Peel

C) Seeds

D) Juice

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9. What kind of vegetable is 'calabrese'

A) Broccoli

B) Cauliflower

C) Cabbage

D) Kale

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10. What is made from the bark of the cinchona tree

A) Caffeine

B) Aspirin

C) Quinine

D) Morphine

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11. Plant with oval, usually purple fruit used as a vegetable

A) Eggplant

B) Aubergine

C) Tomato

D) Capsicum

E) Okra

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12. What is the flower that stands for: acknowledgement

A) Rose

B) Canterbury bell

C) Lily

D) Sunflower

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13. A tayberry is a cross between which two fruits

A) Strawberry and blueberry

B) Blackberry and raspberry

C) Apple and blackberry

D) Blueberry and raspberry

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14. Genus of annual and perennial herbs (Buttercup) containing about 20 species, grown for their showy flowers.

A) Ranunculus

B) Anemone

C) Adonis

D) Caltha

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15. What is the astringent lotion obtained from North American trees

A) Witch hazel

B) Aloe vera

C) Calamine lotion

D) Tea tree oil lotion

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16. What is the flower that stands for: pensive beauty

A) Laburnum

B) Peony

C) Lilac

D) Hellebore

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17. What is the flower that stands for: absence

A) Hyacinth

B) Forget-me-not

C) Wormwood

D) Rose

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18. What is the name of the fruit that looks like a hairy lychee

A) Lychee

B) Longan

C) Rambutan

D) Durian

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19. The 'windflower' is the common name for which flowering bulb

A) Crocus

B) Tulip

C) Hyacinth

D) Anemone

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20. What plant has the largest seed

A) Coconut

B) Avocado

C) Sunflower

D) Cocoa bean

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21. If you were eating a Prunis Domesticia what would it be

A) Apple

B) Cherry

C) Plum

D) Grape

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22. In which country did the turnip originate

A) Egypt

B) Greece

C) Italy

D) China

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23. What is the flower that stands for: assiduous to please

A) Rose

B) Daffodil

C) Sprig of ivy with tendrills

D) Orchid

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24. Of waterloo Common name for the family comprising a peculiar group of spiny, fleshy plants native to America

A) Cactus

B) Cacti

C) Cactaceae

D) Opuntia

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25. What berries give gin its flavour

A) Strawberries

B) Sloe berries

C) Juniper berries

D) Blueberries

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26. What is Carambola

A) Mango

B) Dragon fruit

C) Pineapple

D) Starfruit

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27. What is the only edible orchid

A) Phalaenopsis

B) Dendrobium

C) Cattleya

D) Vanilla

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28. What is the flower that stands for: elegance and grace

A) Orchid

B) Daffodil

C) Yellow jasmine

D) Sunflower

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29. Something that is fistular is what shape

A) Spherical

B) Pipe shaped

C) Cubical

D) Conical

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30. A flower with brightly coloured daisy like flowers

A) Chrysanthemum

B) Aster

C) Cosmos

D) Marigold

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31. Baby's Breath' is the common name for which plant

A) Chrysanthemum

B) Gypsophila

C) Lisianthus

D) Statice

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32. What drug is obtained from the poppy plant

A) Morphine

B) Codeine

C) Heroin

D) Opium

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33. What is the flower that stands for: criticism

A) Rose

B) Orchid

C) Cucumber

D) Daisy

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34. What flower produces blue flowers in acidic soil

A) Delphinium

B) Bluebell

C) Cornflower

D) Hydrangea

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35. Calabrese is a form of which vegetable

A) Broccoli

B) Cauliflower

C) Cabbage

D) Brussels sprouts

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36. What is the flower that stands for: sincerity

A) Rose

B) Lily

C) Fern

D) Daisy

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37. The chrysanthemum is the flower for what month

A) January

B) November

C) December

D) October

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38. The stems and leaves of the tomato plant are

A) Edible

B) Non-toxic

C) Poisonous

D) Safe to eat in small amounts

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39. What is the common name of the family of plants which includes potatoes, peppers and tomatoes

A) Solanaceae

B) Pea family

C) Grape family

D) Nightshades

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40. What kind of flower is called bog torch and frog spear"

A) Lily

B) Orchid

C) Dahlia

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41. Conifer with dark foliage

A) Cypress

B) Juniper

C) Spruce

D) Pine

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42. What is the flower that stands for: reward of merit

A) Rose

B) Orchid

C) Lily

D) Bay wreath

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43. Nevada and Canberra are varieties of which vegetable

A) Broccoli

B) Cabbage

C) Turnip

D) Cauliflower

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44. What is the flower that stands for: age

A) Chrysanthemum

B) Guelder rose

C) Lily

D) Daffodil

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45. The linden tree is also called what

A) Basswood

B) Lime tree

C) Tilia

D) Hawthorn

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46. What makes plants green

A) Chloroplasts

B) Carotenoids

C) Chlorophyll

D) Anthocyanin

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47. Erica is the Latin name for what shrub

A) Heather

B) Azalea

C) Hydrangea

D) Boxwood

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

A) Iris

B) Camellia

C) American cowslip

D) Orchid

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49. The French call it L' Herbe Royal what do we call it

A) Oregano

B) Parsley

C) Mint

D) Basil

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50. A cantaloupe is a small what

A) Berry

B) Gourd

C) Melon

D) Citrus

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