Trivia Quiz on Botany Part 2

1. A "Howards Lancer" Is A Variety Of Which Type Of Fruit

A) Gooseberry

B) Currant

C) Raspberry

D) Strawberry

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2. Which garden plant has varieties called Nelly Moser and Hagley Hybrid

A) Clematis

B) Hydrangea

C) Rhododendron

D) Peony

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3. Term applied to the ripened ovule of a seed plant before germination

A) ovule

B) fruit

C) embryo

D) Seed

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4. Myosotis Sylvestris is the Latin name of which common plant

A) Lily of the valley

B) Primrose

C) Forget me Not

D) Bluebell

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5. What is the flower that stands for: revenge

A) Daffodil

B) Birdsfoot trefoil

C) Iris

D) Chrysanthemum

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6. The araucaria has what more common name

A) The Monkey Puzzle tree

B) Norfolk Island pine

C) Bunya pine

D) Dragon tree

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7. Vanilla flavouring is derived from which flower

A) Rose

B) Orchid

C) Jasmine

D) Hibiscus

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8. What is the common name of the plant Pelargonium

A) Pelargonium

B) Geraniums

C) Cranesbill

D) Geranium

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9. What is the fibre from the husk of the coconut, now used in soil-less composts, called

A) Peat moss

B) Vermiculite

C) Coir

D) Perlite

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10. The name of which plant comes from the Greek meaning 'earth-apple'

A) Dandelion

B) Camomile

C) Lavender

D) Rosemary

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11. What is the flower that stands for: beware of excess

A) Jasmine

B) Rose

C) Orchid

D) Saffron

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12. If you were eating Olea Europea what would it be

A) Olive

B) Olive oil

C) Fig

D) Date

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13. Broccoli belongs to what family of plants

A) Solanaceae

B) Fabaceae

C) Cabbage

D) Asteraceae

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14. What is the flower that stands for: austerity

A) Common thistle

B) White lily

C) Red rose

D) Lavender

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15. From Which Tree Or Shrub Do Pecan Nuts Come?

A) Walnut

B) Hickory

C) Chestnut

D) Almond

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16. What is the flower that stands for: beautiful eyes

A) Rose

B) Iris

C) Variegated tulip

D) Orchid

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17. What is the flower that stands for: satire

A) Rose

B) Daisy

C) Prickly pear

D) Orchid

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18. What is the flower that stands for: death

A) Lily

B) Cypress

C) Chrysanthemum

D) Iris

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19. What is the more popular name for the plant convallaria majalis

A) May lily

B) Our Lady's tears

C) May bells

D) Lily of the valley

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20. What is the flower that stands for: esteem but not love

A) Aster

B) Spiderwort

C) Iris

D) Chrysanthemum

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21. Which herb is traditonally associated with forgetfulness?

A) Sage

B) Rosemary

C) Rue

D) Lavender

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22. What is the national flower of Mexico

A) Marigold

B) Sunflower

C) Rose

D) Dahlia

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23. What is the worlds tallest grass

A) Sugarcane

B) Giant reed

C) Pampas grass

D) Bamboo

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24. What is the flower that stands for: concealed merit

A) Rose

B) Coriander

C) Orchid

D) Peony

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25. An ahuehuete is a

A) Plant

B) Tree

C) Cypress

D) Shrub

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26. What does an agrostologist study

A) Grass

B) Trees

C) Birds

D) Mushrooms

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27. Deadly nightshade, drug obtained from this

A) Belladonna

B) Digitalis

C) Hemlock

D) Morphine

E) Caffeine

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28. What is the flower that stands for: silliness

A) Daisy

B) Fool's parsley

C) Rose

D) Tulip

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29. From which plant family do vanilla pods come

A) Orchid orchidaceae

B) Zingiberaceae

C) Solanaceae

D) Fabaceae

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30. What is the flower that stands for: a smile

A) Daisy

B) Tulip

C) Sweet william

D) Lily

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31. Where does the spice saffron come from

A) The vanilla orchid

B) The Crocus

C) The pepper vine

D) The cocoa tree

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32. What does a pomologist study

A) Flowers

B) Fruit

C) Pollen

D) Trees

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33. The plant Lunaria Annua is grown mainly for its seed cases and used in flower arranging by what name is it more commonly known

A) Honesty

B) Moonflower

C) Buttercup

D) Crane's-bill

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34. What red fruit is most often eaten in green salads

A) Strawberry

B) Tomato

C) Cherry

D) Apple

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35. What is the flower that stands for: reverie

A) Flowering gern

B) Morning glory

C) Forget-me-not

D) Lavender

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36. What is the flower that stands for: a heart ignorant of love

A) White rosebud

B) White lily

C) Red rose

D) Bluebell

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37. What is the Latin word for liquid produced by the Ficus Elastica

A) Gutta

B) Lac

C) Sap

D) Latex

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38. What living organism can be 30 times the size of a blue whale

A) A redwood tree

B) A colossal squid

C) A giant sequoia giant sequoia

D) A blue whale calf

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39. What is the flower that stands for: lasting beauty

A) Rose

B) Lily

C) Stock

D) Orchid

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40. What is the flower that stands for: sweet and secret love

A) Honey flower

B) Rose

C) Lily

D) Sweet pea

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41. What is the leaf of a fern called

A) Frond

B) Blade

C) Stipe

D) Sporophyll

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42. What large red flower is the floral emblem of New South Wales

A) Rhododendron

B) Waratah

C) Hibiscus

D) Protea

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43. Oil seed rape belongs to which plant family

A) Fabaceae

B) Mustard

C) Asteraceae

D) Poaceae

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44. What is the flower that stands for: steadfast piety

A) Camellia

B) Iris

C) Rose

D) Wild geranium

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45. What is the flower that stands for: betrayal

A) Rose

B) Judas tere

C) Orchid

D) Lily

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46. What is the flower that stands for: delay

A) Aster

B) Lily

C) Rose

D) Eupatorium

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47. To which family does the coffee plant belong

A) Solanaceae

B) Lamiaceae

C) Asteraceae

D) Madder

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48. Leaflike part of a fern or palm

A) Frond

B) Leaflet

C) Rachis

D) Petiole

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49. What is a Texas Ruby Red

A) Orange

B) Lemon

C) Apple

D) Grapefruit

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50. What is the flower that stands for: sensitiveness

A) Mimosa

B) Rose

C) Lily

D) Orchid

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