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There is one pretty purple flower that does not belong in your salad; it’s very poisonous. Which flower is it?

general knowledge

  1. Lavender

  2. Lilac

  3. violet

  4. Wisteria

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Correct Option: D

The song, “In an English Country Garden” celebrates the abundance of flowers to be found in those gardens. Among others, the song names roses, foxgloves, snowdrops and:

general knowledge

  1. forget-me-nots

  2. Honesty

  3. Periwinkles

  4. Sweet william

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Correct Option: A

Which country contains the ancient region of Mesopotamia?

general knowledge

  1. Iran

  2. Iraq

  3. Turkey

  4. Brazil

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Correct Option: B

The largest individual flower in the world, Rafflesia arnoldii, grows in the rain forests of Sumatra and Borneo. Its common name is:
general knowledge

  1. Bloomin’ Bertha

  2. Orangutan’s umbrella

  3. Raffleswort

  4. Stinking corpse flower

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Correct Option: D

La Paz, Bolivia - capital city has the highest elevation in the world?
general knowledge

  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: A

One lovely North American wildflower goes by the common names of jewelweed and touch-me-not. It is called jewelweed because its blossoms look like hanging jewels, but why is it called touch-me-not?
general knowledge

  1. It dies if touched

  2. It causes an itchy rash

  3. It leaves an almost indelible stain

  4. Its seed pods explode on contact

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Correct Option: D

Which flowering plant does the vanilla bean come from?
general knowledge

  1. catalpa

  2. crocus

  3. orchid

  4. Ti tree

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Correct Option: D

Wolffia, the world’s smallest flower is very hard to see, not only because it is barely a millimeter across. What is the other reason?
general knowledge

  1. The bloom is completely enclosed inside a host plant

  2. It disguises itself as a beetle

  3. It grows only on rocky mountain peaks

  4. The plant rarely flowers

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Correct Option: D

Ah, the rose, the flower most popular with playwrights and poets. Who said, “Any nose may ravage with impunity a rose”?
general knowledge

  1. Gertrude Stein

  2. Robert Browning

  3. Simon Cowell

  4. William Shakespeare

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Correct Option: B

Linnaeus, the father of taxonomy, made careful observations of flowering plants, and thus discovered a novel use for flowers. He showed that flowers can be used to:
general knowledge

  1. Find the points of the compass

  2. Predict the weather

  3. Say whether or not your friend loves you

  4. Tell time during the day

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Correct Option: B