A little quiz for the bank holiday

[chillithyme]

I got 2 right, 2 is better than 0

[Greenleaves]

Ok, here's some easier ones Burnie

1. Who is the patron saint of gardeners, horticulture, florists, brides and brewers?
2. Which fruit has main varieties slicing, burpless, and pickling?
3. What is pomology the study of?
4. What fruit comes in varieties Oro Blanco, Ruby Red, Thompson and Pink?
5. Which famous 30 acre sculpture garden, created by Charles Jencks, is near Dumfries in Scotland?
6. What is the national fruit of India, Pakistan, and the Philippines?
7. Apples, pears, plums, apricots, and peaches are members of what family of flowering plants?
8. What were brought to Britian from Germany by Sir Charles Isham in 1847?
9. True or false. Daffodil bulbs can be used in place of onions in many recipes?
10. Which flowers were once known as gillyflowers?

[Nicos]

Easier????

[Nicos]

No. 8!
Just looked it up!
Ha....he's got a lot to answer for!

[chillithyme]

It is definitely easier, I got 3 instead of 2, I think I deserve a pat on the back
Although I disagree with answer number 7 as I said trees, although it comes up as the wrong answer, I'm sticking with trees

[Jay-ell]

1: the only greek stars I remember are Demis Roussos and Nana Mouskouri.

2: Partick Thistle?


5 Jane.

8 I always get two people mixed up as they wave the same first name. It's the one who doesn't sound like a Reed Warbler. But the studios shut down so it's probably a car park now

9 The Avenue of the Baobabs. Hmm go down the road to ruin, make a left on the Highway to Hell. Then take the Boulevard of Broken dreams to the end. Milton Keynes

10 Monty Dons?

12 You can also get very drunk with one of these


OK I think I know 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12

[Miss Mousetrousers]

For the first quiz I'm going for 3) Giant Hogweed, 5) Iris, 6) Australia, 7) Yes, 8) John Noakes, 11) Yes, 12) Solomon. Um - I'll get my coat!

[Miss Mousetrousers]

Next quiz I'm going for 1)Ceres, 2) Cucumber, 3) Fruit, 7) Prunus, 9) False.

[Greenleaves]

I will post the answers to quiz 1 this evening

[Jay-ell]

My answers for the first are:


1: with the stem word for astronomy/astrology I'll go with Aster

3 Parsnip does this - watched a program about when parsnips attack and the woman had blisters and major burns all down one side from carrying the leaves. As for the second plant - Giant Hogweed

4. salix is willow - I doubt it's the Womping Willow so I'll go with Weeping Willow. I also now have Niel Diamond singing in my head. How annoying.

6 Australia

7 True

8 Percy Thrower. I always get him confused with Percy Edwards

11 True.

12 Coincidentally (or probably not) it's the same as 15 litre bottle of champers. Nebuchadnezzar

[Greenleaves]

Answers for quiz 1
1. Aster
2. Sweet William and Stinking Billy
3. Giant hogweed
4. Weeping Willow
5. Iris
6. Australia
7. True
8. Percy Thrower
9. Madagascar
10. Hidcote
11. True
12. Nebuchadnezzar II

[Jay-ell]

\What was the second answer for 3 then?

[mothhawk]

\What was the second answer for 3 then?

Euphorbias.

And fig leaves can do the same. (Must have been a bit uncomfortable in the Garden of Eden then )