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INQUIZITION QUIZ NO. 61 BOTANIC

PostPosted: Sat May 16, 2009 4:17 pm
by magpie in the 80's
1 What is the national flower of Japan?
CHRYSANTHEMUM
2 What was the title of the first song to be broadcast on Radio One?
FLOWERS IN THE RAIN
3 The name of which flower derives from the Turkish for “turban”?
TULIP
4 What is the more common name for the helianthus?
SUNFLOWER
5 Who wrote the novel The Name of the Rose?
UMBERTO ECO
6 Which flower shares its name with a mythological character that rejected the love of Echo?
NAREISSUS
7 What is the cockney rhyming slang for flowers?
APRIL SHOWERS
8 Which stage entertainer was born Louise Hovick?
GYPSY ROSE LEE
9 Who played the TV sitcom character Hyacinth Bucket?
PATRICIA ROUTLEDGE
10 During World War II, what name was given to the Japanese counterpart of Lord Haw Haw?
TOKYO ROSE
11 Which 1961 Rodgers & Hammerstein musical is set in San Francisco’s Chinatown?
THE FLOWER DRUM SONG
12 Which flower is sometimes referred to as the Lent Lily?
DAFFODIL
13 In a famous song where can one see, “pretty nurses selling poppies from a tray”?
PENNY LANE
14 What is the more common name for the wood hyacinth?
BLUEBELL
15 From which flower is vanilla extracted?
ORCHID

Re: INQUIZITION QUIZ NO. 61 BOTANIC

PostPosted: Mon May 18, 2009 2:16 pm
by magpie in the 80's
WHAT no green thumbs out there 8) :lol:

Re: INQUIZITION QUIZ NO. 61 BOTANIC

PostPosted: Mon May 18, 2009 2:22 pm
by Kahuna
1/ Crysanthenum
2/ A walk in the Black Forest
10/ Tokyo Rose

Re: INQUIZITION QUIZ NO. 61 BOTANIC

PostPosted: Mon May 18, 2009 2:56 pm
by magpie in the 80's
Kahuna wrote:1/ Crysanthenum
2/ A walk in the Black Forest...INCORRECT
10/ Tokyo Rose

OTHERS CORRECT K

Re: INQUIZITION QUIZ NO. 61 BOTANIC

PostPosted: Wed May 20, 2009 7:21 pm
by good ol' red and white
9. Patricia Routledge (not sure of spelling)

I'm a green thumb, but not to this level. :lol:

Re: INQUIZITION QUIZ NO. 61 BOTANIC

PostPosted: Thu May 21, 2009 9:12 am
by Mr Beefy
7 April Showers

Re: INQUIZITION QUIZ NO. 61 BOTANIC

PostPosted: Sat May 23, 2009 12:21 pm
by magpie in the 80's
good ol' red and white wrote:9. Patricia Routledge (not sure of spelling)

I'm a green thumb, but not to this level. :lol:

Q9 CORRECT GORAW

Re: INQUIZITION QUIZ NO. 61 BOTANIC

PostPosted: Sat May 23, 2009 12:21 pm
by magpie in the 80's
Mr Beefy wrote:7 April Showers

CORRECT MB

Re: INQUIZITION QUIZ NO. 61 BOTANIC

PostPosted: Wed May 27, 2009 1:54 pm
by godoubleblues
Q5 - Umberto Eco

Re: INQUIZITION QUIZ NO. 61 BOTANIC

PostPosted: Wed May 27, 2009 2:35 pm
by magpie in the 80's
godoubleblues wrote:Q5 - Umberto Eco

CORRECT GDB

Re: INQUIZITION QUIZ NO. 61 BOTANIC

PostPosted: Wed May 27, 2009 3:51 pm
by magpie in the 80's
last days for this quiz 8)

Re: INQUIZITION QUIZ NO. 61 BOTANIC

PostPosted: Wed May 27, 2009 4:02 pm
by Mr Beefy
15 Orchid

Re: INQUIZITION QUIZ NO. 61 BOTANIC

PostPosted: Wed May 27, 2009 4:19 pm
by magpie in the 80's
Mr Beefy wrote:15 Orchid

correct mb

Re: INQUIZITION QUIZ NO. 61 BOTANIC

PostPosted: Thu May 28, 2009 11:39 am
by magpie in the 80's
magpie in the 80's wrote:1 What is the national flower of Japan?
CHRYSANTHEMUM
2 What was the title of the first song to be broadcast on Radio One?
FLOWERS IN THE RAIN
3 The name of which flower derives from the Turkish for “turban”?
TULIP
4 What is the more common name for the helianthus?
SUNFLOWER
5 Who wrote the novel The Name of the Rose?
UMBERTO ECO
6 Which flower shares its name with a mythological character that rejected the love of Echo?
NAREISSUS
7 What is the cockney rhyming slang for flowers?
APRIL SHOWERS
8 Which stage entertainer was born Louise Hovick?
GYPSY ROSE LEE
9 Who played the TV sitcom character Hyacinth Bucket?
PATRICIA ROUTLEDGE
10 During World War II, what name was given to the Japanese counterpart of Lord Haw Haw?
TOKYO ROSE
11 Which 1961 Rodgers & Hammerstein musical is set in San Francisco’s Chinatown?
THE FLOWER DRUM SONG
12 Which flower is sometimes referred to as the Lent Lily?
DAFFODIL
13 In a famous song where can one see, “pretty nurses selling poppies from a tray”?
PENNY LANE
14 What is the more common name for the wood hyacinth?
BLUEBELL
15 From which flower is vanilla extracted?
ORCHID


QUESTIONS ANSWERED ARE IN RED.
QUESTIONS UNANSWERED ARE IN BLUE.

END OF QUIZ :D