Topic: Quiz evening

[telboy]

When asked what plant family garlic belongs to, I put forward 'Allium'.
Was I right before I smack the quizmaster next time I see 'im?
He said it was a member of the bulb(tulip/daffodil)? lot.

This is the second time I've taken him to task in 10 years. The last time was when he asked which plant was tequila made from. Well it ain't cactus is it?
 ;D

[Unwashed]

Garlic is in the Alliaceae family.  Allium is not a family, it's a genus.  Daffs are in Amaryllidaceae, tulips in Liliaceae.  When you see your quiz master next give him a good stuffing - he doesn't know his taxonomy from his taxidermy.

[Kea]

You are right at the moment they are in the Alliaceae they have been moved about a bit most recently been in the asparagus family and both those were previously in the lilliaceae with lilies, tulips, daffodils, agapanthus etc However there have been changes and garlic and onions have their own family...so he's wrong. 

[tonybloke]

Garlic is in the Alliaceae family.  Allium is not a family, it's a genus.  Daffs are in Amaryllidaceae, tulips in Liliaceae.  When you see your quiz master next give him a good stuffing - he doesn't know his taxonomy from his taxidermy.

I agree!