Gardening Quiz

I thought a gardening quiz would be appropriate for a change.

They are multiple choice questions so (hopefully) you don't need to do any research.

You have at least two weeks to do this quiz. Answers by PM please.


1. What is a Bombus hortorum? a) a bat, b) a ladybird, c) a bumble bee

2. Mint belongs to which family? a) Lamiaceae, b) Roseaceae c) Asteraceae

3. What native plant has the botanical name Digitalis purpurea? a) Bluebell, b) Honeysuckle, c) Foxglove

4. What colour flower does the wildflower Lotus coniculatus (Common bird�s-foot-trefoil) have? a) violet, b) yellow, c) red

5. Which plant has the common name bear�s breeches? a) the willow salix babylonica, b) the cornflower Centaurea cyanus, c) the perennial Acanthus mollis

6. How are sweet peas propagated? a) cutting, b) division, c) seed

7. What does the technique thigmomorphogenesis describe? a) stroking plants to promote good growth, b) gene splitting, c) preserving plant material in ice

8. To which family does grevillea belong? a) Protaceae, b) Rubiaceae, c) Araceae

9. Which of the following is botanically unrelated? a) aubergine, b) tomato, c) cucumber, d) chilli

10. Which of the following plants like growing in trees? a) bromeliads b) bugles, c) brachychitons

11. Which term describes the aeration of turf? a) spiking b) strafing c) scarifying

12. What colour are the flowers of the rose Albertine? a) Cherry red b) champagne c) salmon pink

13. Which of the following has an edible flower? a) strawberry b) day lily c) daffodil

14. Which of the following flowers changes colour according to soil pH? a) buddleia b) camellia, c) hydrangea

15. Which of the following is a major pest of azaleas? a) white wax scale b) aphids c) lace bug

16. "Kirin�is a cultivar of which plant? a) azalea b) michelia c) fuchsia

17. What are bracts? a) soil borne fungi b) hooks for suspending hanging baskets or c) colourful leaves at the base of a flower

 

Thanks LoL.

Yes, answers by PM please.

 

I didn't think that box was still there since Nathan dissabled it earlier in the year MMD..

 

Sorry everyone

Kandy has pointed out that I forgot to put the answers here

So here they are.

GARDENING QUIZ - ANSWERS

1. What is a Bombus hortorum? a) a bat, b) a ladybird, c) a bumble bee
Answer - c

2. Mint belongs to which family?
a) Lamiaceae, b) Roseaceae c) Asteraceae
Answer - a

3. What native plant has the botanical name Digitalis purpurea? a) Bluebell, b) Honeysuckle, c) Foxglove
Answer - c

4. What colour flower does the wildflower Lotus coniculatus (Common bird�s-foot-trefoil) have? a) violet, b) yellow, c) red
Answer - b

5. Which plant has the common name bear�s breeches? a) the willow salix babylonica, b) the cornflower Centaurea cyanus, c) the perennial Acanthus mollis
Answer - c

6. How are sweet peas propagated? a) cutting, b) division, c) seed
Answer - c

7. What does the technique thigmomorphogenesis describe? a) stroking plants to promote good growth, b) gene splitting, c) preserving plant material in ice
Answer - a

8. To which family does grevillea belong? a) Protaceae, b) Rubiaceae, c) Araceae
Answer - a

9. Which of the following is botanically unrelated? a) aubergine, b) tomato, c) cucumber, d) chilli
Answer - c

10. Which of the following plants like growing in trees? a) bromeliads b) bugles, c) brachychitons
Answer - a

11. Which term describes the aeration of turf? a) spiking b) strafing c) scarifying
Answer - a

12. What colour are the flowers of the rose Albertine? a) Cherry red b) champagne c) salmon pink
Answer - c

13. Which of the following has an edible flower? a) strawberry b) day lily c) daffodil
Answer - b

14. Which of the following flowers changes colour according to soil pH? a) buddleia b) camellia, c) hydrangea
Answer - c

15. Which of the following is a major pest of azaleas? a) white wax scale b) aphids c) lace bug
Answer - c

16. Kirin is a cultivar of which plant? a) azalea b) michelia c) fuchsia
Answer - a

17. What are bracts? a) soil borne fungi b) hooks for suspending hanging baskets or c) colourful leaves at the base of a flower
Answer - c