Gardeners Corner Xmas Quiz

Have a bash over the xmas break, Purely for fun and if any of the answers are queried then I'll try and find the source of the answer again as long as you send your disagreement to me written on the back of a ten pound note:

One last point, don't post your answers here or it will ruin it for people still doing it, I don't mind anyone emailing me though, otherwise I'll post the answers after xmas


Gardeners Corner Xmas Quiz

(Don't post your answers untill everyone has had a go)


1, Riddle me this

My first is in myrtle but not in a rake
My second is in apple and also in cake
My third is the capital of Russia (you could say)
My fourth is in sinbad but not in today
My fifth is in gazebo but never in trellis
My sixth is in olive but not in my welly�s
In seasonal carols my seventh is clear
My last is in Rudolph so what have we here?


2, plantograms (unravel)

Stemlaic
Braeven
Tincardsatea
Godranpans
Podsrown


3, Riddles (plants or trees)

Maybe a crying cricket bat?
Does she live between mountains?
Oriental syrup
Rung in a cathedral
Played in heaven


4, Mis described veg

Marathon legume
Ceramic burst pipe
Sounds like a yearly wage
Dogs bloom?
Sugary cereal?
Lives near Norway?


5, Fill in the spaces


Stick pins in this bulb? _ _ _ _ _ _ .. _ _ _ _


Keep you dry in the rain? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .. _ _ _ _ _


Billy�s such a nice boy _ _ _ _ _ .. _ _ _ _ _ _ _


Grown in webs? _ _ _ _ _ _ .. _ _ _ _ _


A mine of infomation _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .. _ _ _ _ _ _


Been in the fire too long _ _ _ .. _ _ _ .. _ _ _ _ _



6, Trivia quiz


Whats the most widely grown plant in the world

Biggest uk garden center ?

Fastest growing plant?

Where is the largest forest in the world?

What plant has the largest leaf?

Largest seed?

Most poisonous fungi?


total possible score 30

 

Steve - have we really got to use our brains over Christmas! LOL

Seriously, will have a go later, perhaps after I've made Dalbuie's Christmas cake

 

I thought you could print it out and have a go while having a mince pie and glass of wine or glass of port and piece of stilton

Come to think of it, you would need 3 hands then wouldn't you? :D

 

Nice one Steve - not sure my brain will be functioning all that well though :D

 

How did you all do on this?
I got nowhere!!!

 

Some of them are dead easy (when you have the answers)

I think its ok to post them up now, if anyone got any!

 

I see you have a web site.Now for these questions!
1.Marigold
2.Clematis, the rest???
3.Weeping willow.Lily of the valley.Japanese Maple.Canterbury Bells.Angels Trumpet.
Next!!Please.....I'm tired
:confused:
[that's what I meant to say Steve]

[ 02. January 2006, 03:11 PM: Message edited by: Paladin ]

 

Well done Paladin

they are all correct so far

My web site had a similar reptile quiz?.

 

Some more...
2]Snapdragon. Snowdrop.
4]Runner bean
Chinese leek
Celery
Cauliflower
Sweet corn
Swedes
5]1.?
2.Umbrella plant
3.Sweet William
4.Spider plant
5.GARDENERS CORNER!!
6.Red Hot Poker

Brain still a little pickled so that's my lot Steve. :D

[ 01. January 2006, 11:04 AM: Message edited by: Paladin ]

 

excellent paladin, go to the top of the class

'chinese leek' not completely right

besides that

still 2 more mixed up words in section 2

still first one in section 5

and the trivia

 

Just spent the last day of my hol's trying to find the rest :( Not quite
2]
2=Verbena.
4]
2=Pot leeks.
6[
1=Grass??
2=Wyevale.
2=Bamboo.
4=Northern Russia.
5=Raffia Palm.80ft.
6=Coco-de-mer.
7=The Death Cap.Amanita[pun??]Phalloides.

Suppose not getting them all means only ONE weeks cruise instead of two :D

 

C'mon Steve ...I give up :( :D

 

Oops forgot to reply

Well sems like only you playing so do you want to know the rest yet?

Verbena is correct so it leaves one more in section 2

Pot leek correct

trivia, you have 3,4,5,6&7 all correct

 

Yes please...I surrender :rolleyes:

 

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