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Free Flower quiz: 85 trivia questions and answers — roses, tulips & orchids. Easy to hard, with explained answers. No sign-up.
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From the rose as a symbol of love to the giant Amazonian water lily, by way of Dutch tulip mania and the secret Victorian language of flowers, this quiz explores the fascinating world of flowers: botany, history, symbolism and curiosities from around the globe. Whether you're a keen gardener or simply curious, can you recognize it all?
This quiz currently has 85 questions, ranging from easy to hard, available in French, English and Spanish when the Spanish translation is available.
Warm up before the quiz with these 17 trivia questions and their explained answers: click a question to reveal the answer.
Answer: Rose. The red rose has symbolized passionate love since antiquity and remains the most-gifted flower on Valentine's Day.
Answer: Venus flytrap. The Venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) detects an insect touching its sensitive hairs and closes its lobes in under a second.
Answer: Iris. In Greek mythology, Iris is the messenger of the gods who travels along the rainbow; the flower borrows her name for its wide range of colors.
Answer: The stamen. Made up of the filament and the anther, the stamen releases pollen, which must reach the pistil (the female organ) for fertilization to occur.
Answer: About 7 days. Changing the water regularly, re-cutting the stems at an angle, and adding a bit of sugar can slightly extend this lifespan.
Answer: Water lily (Nymphaea). This daily movement, called nyctinasty, protects the pollen from dew and from nocturnal insects that don't pollinate it.
Answer: Elderflower. The creamy umbels of the elder tree (Sambucus nigra) flavor cordials and fritters; its berries, on the other hand, must be cooked before eating.
Answer: Opium poppy. Latex extracted from the unripe seed pods of the opium poppy (Papaver somniferum) contains alkaloids such as morphine and codeine, essential in pain medicine.
Answer: Cherry blossom (sakura). Cherry blossoms stay in bloom for only one to two weeks, a fleeting beauty that in Japan symbolizes the impermanence of life (mono no aware).
Answer: The flower bud (before blooming). Before the flower opens, the bud pivots from east to west to track the sun; once bloomed, the flower usually stays fixed facing east.
Answer: Belladonna. Its name comes from this cosmetic use by women in the Italian Renaissance, despite the plant's high toxicity.
Answer: Carl Linnaeus. His binomial nomenclature system, combining a genus and a species name, is still used worldwide today.
Answer: Meconopsis betonicifolia. Discovered by botanist-explorers in the early 20th century, this poppy with silky azure petals grows in damp high-altitude Himalayan meadows.
Answer: Arctic poppy. The arctic poppy (Papaver radicatum) blooms during the brief polar summer, using just a few weeks of thawed ground to complete its reproductive cycle.
Answer: Middlemist's Red (camellia). Brought from China in 1804 by gardener John Middlemist, this camellia has since disappeared from its native country; the only two known specimens survive today in greenhouses.
Answer: Amorphophallus titanum (corpse flower). Its inflorescence can exceed 3 meters tall and gives off a smell of rotting flesh for just 24 to 48 hours, attracting carrion-feeding pollinating insects.
Answer: Cantuta. According to Inca tradition, the cantuta (Cantua buxifolia) was planted in the sacred gardens of Machu Picchu and remains a ritual flower in the Andes today.
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