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Natures Quiz:

Are you a petal pusher extraordinaire, a middle of the road garden guru or just an everyday petal ignoramus?

Take this short test and find out exactly where you stand in the dried petal know-how stakes.

Write down your answers on the back of a napkin and find out your petal IQ by checking the answers that you will find in the  'Ideas' page.

1. Petal Identification Tasks (commonly called the PITS)

Above each photo are 4 options - choose the correct one! 

  • 1A. Blossom - Quince

  • 1B. Blossom - Pear

  • 1C. Blossom - Lemon

  • 1D. Begonia

 

  • 2A. Blue delphinium 

  • 2B. Buttercup

  • 2C. Begonia

  • 2D. Blue daisy

  • 3A. Hyacinth 

  • 3B. Hemlock

  • 3C. Hybiscus

  • 3D. Honeysuckle

  • 4A. Tulip

  • 4B. Tea Rose

  • 4C. Tiger Lily

  • 4D. Thistle

  • 5A Red Azalea 

  • 5B. Red Rose

  • 5C. Rocket

  • 5D. Rosemary

  • 6A.  Daffodils  

  • 6B. Daisy

  • 6C. Delphinium

  • 6D. Dahlia

  • 7A. Pink Delphinium 

  • 7B. Pansies

  • 7C. Peonies

  • 7D. Passion flower

  • 8A. Cherry Blossom

  • 8B. Crocus

  • 8C.Carnation

  • 8D Camelia

 2.  Flower Folklore: 

Lets see how much 'we' (by that I mean 'you') know about flower folklore and mythology. For each flower there are a number of statements - select which are valid (or said to be true), and which are not. Hint - there may be more than one true statement per plant!

A. The Lily:

  • A1. Supposedly sprang from the tears of Eve (according to Semitic Legend).

  • A2. The Greeks said the Lily comes from the milk of the mother of the Gods.

  • A3.  Aphrodite supposedly hated lilies.

  • A4. In Christian symbolism the lily stands for purity, chastity and innocence.

  • A5. The lily was supposedly a symbol of the Virgin Mary

B. The Tulip:

  • B1. Called tulip because they reminded a Sultan of Turkey of his turban.

  • B2. Growing tulips in Holland caused the country financial disaster at one time.

  • B3. In the 1600's the tulip was regarded as an arrogant vain and cool plant.

  • B4. Its now associated with spring and life after death.

  • B5. Called lale in Persia it was the symbol of perfect love.

 

C. The Violet:

  • C1. Napoleon was nicknamed the 'Caporal Violet'.

  • C2. Shakespeare said that the violet was the symbol of innocent love.

  • C3. Mohammed called the violet a symbol of the power of his teachings

  • C4. Goethe said he heard a violet say "I am hidden and stooped and shun conversation" (but the flower probably spoke in German!)

  • C5. Represents the humility and determination of the Virgin Mary

D. The Cornflower:

  • D1. One of Tutenkhamens necklaces included many cornflowers.

  • D2. Seen as a symbol of loyalty and constancy because of its intense blue color.

  • D3. Seen as a symbol of disloyalty and inconstancy because it changes from blue to purple!

  • D4. Brushing cornflowers over ones eyes supposedly improves eyesight and reduces swelling.

  • D5. Regarded as a symbol of the Virgin Mary.

E. The Rose:

  • E1. Symbol of love and joy and a paragon of virtue (thats an easy one!)

  • E2. The first Christians regarded the rose as a symbol of Roman decadence.

  • E3. 19th century French prostitutes were known as "roses"

  • E4. Roses were used to treat headaches and hysteria (which you get from taking too many Internet quizzes!)

  • E5. Aphrodite also hated roses!

 

3. Who said:

3A. Who said:  "I hate flowers. I paint them because they're cheaper than models and they don't move" 

  • Georgia O'Keefe?

  • Gauguin?

  • Gorgeous George?

  • Georges Monet?

3B Who said: "A cynic is a man who, when he smells flowers, looks around for a coffin".

  • George Carlin

  • HL Mencken

  • Isaac Newton

  • John Foster Dulles

3C Who said: "Why don't you get a haircut? You look like a chrysanthemum" 

  • Martha Stewart

  • Natalie Cole

  • Oscar Wilde

  • P G Wodehouse

3D Who said: "A bit of fragrance clings to the hand that gives flowers"

  • Ancient Chinese proverb

  • Balzac

  • Charles Darwin

  • Donatello

3E. Who said: ""Flowers are restful to look at. They have neither emotions nor conflicts."

  • Alexis de Tocqueville

  • Sigmund Freud

  • Thomas Edison

  • Robert Reich?

 

Finished?

Now go to the 'ideas' page - at the bottom of it you'll find the answers, and  you will be able to find out your own Petal IQ rating! 

 

                   

   

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

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