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Gardening and General Quiz Spring 2022
1. Aspen is from which family of trees?
2. In which continent did the monkey-puzzle tree originate?
3. In which country did the bonsai technique develop?
4. In which county is England's largest forest?
5. Is the wood of a coniferous tree hard or soft?
6. The teak is native to which continent?
7. Which garden tree with yellow flowers has poisonous seeds?
8. Which three coniferous trees are native to Britain?
9. Which tree do we get turpentine from?
10. Which tree's leaves are the symbol of The National Trust?
11.What colour rose did the Lancastrians adopt in the Wars of the Roses?
12. From where does the dandelion come?
13. In which Gilbert and Sullivan opera does the character Little Buttercup appear?
14. By what name is myosotis more commonly known?
15. Who had a number 1 hit with the song Lily the Pink?
16. With which type of flowers did Gregor Mendel do his genetic experiments?
17. Which plant was featured on the threepenny piece minted between 1937 and 1967?
18. What colour is the flower speedwell?
19. Who played the title role in the film The Rose, based on the life story of the Rock singer Janis Joplin?
20. Flowers in the rain was the first song played on Radio 1. Who recorded it?
ANSWERS
1. Poplar.
2. South America.
3. Japan.
4. Northumberland.
5. Soft.
6. Asia.
7. Laburnum.
8. Yew, Scots Pine, Juniper.
9. Pine.
10. Oak.
11. Red
12. From the french Dent de lion-The lions tooth
13. HMS Pinafore
14. Forget me not
15. Scaffold
16. Sweet Pea
17. The Thrift
18. Blue
19. Bette Midler
20. The Move