Quiz 3

Tee Gee · December 22, 2012, 12:48:13

Quiz No. 3.

1.The witch hazel originates in which of the following country China, USA. Japan.?

2.How many seeds can be found in a Hawthorn berry One, Two, or Three?

3.The oldest tree in Britain is reported to be a Yew growing in Scotland, How old do you think it is? Over 1000 years, 500 years, 200 years

4.Complete the saying; A woman a dog and a walnut tree-- (it is nine words)

5.The worlds highest tree a sequoia senpervirens in California. How high is it? 360ft, 330ft, 275ft.

6.What is a bosket? A clump of trees, A special type of basket, A bird box to place in a tree.

7.In which year did tulips first arrive in Britain? 1689; 1577; 1751;

8.In which month do you plant Maddona Lily bulbs? August; December; February.

9.From which part of the crocus do we get Saffron? Stigma; Petals; Roots.

10.When should Daffodil leaves be cleared away? Once flowers fade, Six weeks after flowers fade, When foliage withers

11.The flowers of the Fritillaria Imperialis have a Distinctive smell which of the following is it? Foxes; Violets; Jasmine.

12.Where would you find the following quotation? Consider the Lilies of the field how they grow, they toil not, neither do they spin," Shakespeare; New testament; Old testament.

13.Who is thought to have introduced Snowdrops into this country (UK) ? Dutch: Germans: Romans.

14.The Dahlia was named after Andreas Dahl a botanist from where? Sweden: Spain: Germany.

15.How tall does the Dahlia imperialis grow? 5ft; 6ft; 9ft; At least 12ft.

16.Where is the original 'Bramley Seedling' apple tree still found? Southwell in Notts; Bramley in Surrey; Brandon i;Suffolk.

17.Which nation introduced the apple into Britain? French :Dutch :Romans.

18.What is a feathered Maiden? Young tree; Apple disease; A tree support.

19.Which rootstock produces the smallest apple tree? MM106; MM111; M27.

20.Why was Lancelot Brown Known as Capability Brown?
(a) Because he was a capable landscape artist;
(b) He assured people that their gardens had capability;
(c) Or was it thought that in fact he was incapable.

21.Spiderwart and Wandering Jew are named after one of the following; Sir Joseph Banks; Charles Darwin; John Tradescant.
22.Percy Thrower was once Parks Superintendant of which town?Bristol: Shrewsbury: Coventry.

23.What is Gertrude Jekyll best remembered for? Plant Hunting; Plant Breeding; Garden Designs.

24.Who formulated John Innes Compost; W.J.C. Lawrence; John Innes; C. H. Chittenden

25.Who created the gardens in Sissinghurst in Kent Gertrude Jekyll; Christopher Lloyd. or Vita Sackville-West.

Tee Gee · December 22, 2012, 12:48:13

Kennywhizz · December 22, 2012, 13:24:22

1 Japan
2 One
3 Over 1000 years
7 1751
8 August
9 Stigma
10 When foilage dies down
11 Violets
12 New testament
13 Romans
14 Germany
15 9ft
16 Suffolk
17 Romans
18 Disease
19 M27
20 b

22 Shreswbury
23. Garden Design
24 John Innes

Sackville= West

Squash64 · December 22, 2012, 17:54:15

Quote from: Tee Gee on December 22, 2012, 12:48:13
Quiz No. 3.

I've guessed at quite a few of these...............obviously!

1.The witch hazel originates in which of the following country China, USA. Japan.? China

2.How many seeds can be found in a Hawthorn berry One, Two, or Three? Two

3.The oldest tree in Britain is reported to be a Yew growing in Scotland, How old do you think it is? Over 1000 years, 500 years, 200 years 500

4.Complete the saying; A woman a dog and a walnut tree-- (it is nine words) It's something to do with hitting them but not sure of exact words

5.The worlds highest tree a sequoia senpervirens in California. How high is it? 360ft, 330ft, 275ft. 330

6.What is a bosket? A clump of trees, A special type of basket, A bird box to place in a tree.

7.In which year did tulips first arrive in Britain? 1689; 1577; 1751; 1577

8.In which month do you plant Maddona Lily bulbs? August; December; February. August

9.From which part of the crocus do we get Saffron? Stigma; Petals; Roots.    Stigma

10.When should Daffodil leaves be cleared away? Once flowers fade, Six weeks after flowers fade, When foliage withers When foliage withers

11.The flowers of the Fritillaria Imperialis have a Distinctive smell which of the following is it? Foxes; Violets; Jasmine.

12.Where would you find the following quotation? Consider the Lilies of the field how they grow, they toil not, neither do they spin," Shakespeare; New testament; Old testament. Old Testament

13.Who is thought to have introduced Snowdrops into this country (UK) ? Dutch: Germans: Romans. Romans

14.The Dahlia was named after Andreas Dahl a botanist from where? Sweden: Spain: Germany. Sweden

15.How tall does the Dahlia imperialis grow? 5ft; 6ft; 9ft; At least 12ft. 12ft

16.Where is the original 'Bramley Seedling' apple tree still found? Southwell in Notts; Bramley in Surrey; Brandon i;Suffolk. Bramley

17.Which nation introduced the apple into Britain? French :Dutch :Romans. Romans

18.What is a feathered Maiden? Young tree; Apple disease; A tree support.    Young tree

19.Which rootstock produces the smallest apple tree? MM106; MM111; M27.

20.Why was Lancelot Brown Known as Capability Brown?
(a) Because he was a capable landscape artist;
.

21.Spiderwart and Wandering Jew are named after one of the following; John Tradescant.

22.Percy Thrower was once Parks Superintendant of which town? Shrewsbury

23.What is Gertrude Jekyll best remembered for? Plant Hunting;

24.Who formulated John Innes Compost; John Innes

25.Who created the gardens in Sissinghurst in Kent    Vita Sackville-West.

Kennywhizz · December 22, 2012, 18:06:07

I guessed at all of mine Betty.

Ken

Tee Gee · December 22, 2012, 18:07:14

Ah! We are getting into it big time now!!

I won't be around much (at least PC wise) for the next few days so I will put another one up tomorrow along with a 'bumper' quiz that you can print off and fill in at your leisure.

I have had a look at the TV papers for the holidays and it looks a lot of rubbish ( at least to me it does) so you might want something to while the time away.

The thing is; do you want a general knowledge / sport one, A soccer one or a gardening one?

grawrc · December 22, 2012, 18:55:19

1.The witch hazel originates in which of the following country China, USA. Japan.? All of them I think - different species. Hamamelis mollis comes from CHina.

2.How many seeds can be found in a Hawthorn berry One, Two, or Three? Two at a guess!

3.The oldest tree in Britain is reported to be a Yew growing in Scotland, How old do you think it is? Over 1000 years. It's in Glen Lyon on Perthshire

4.Complete the saying; A woman a dog and a walnut tree-- (it is nine words) something like : the more you beat them the better they be?

5.The worlds highest tree a sequoia senpervirens in California. How high is it? 360ft

6.What is a bosket? A clump of trees

7.In which year did tulips first arrive in Britain? 1577

8.In which month do you plant Maddona Lily bulbs? August

9.From which part of the crocus do we get Saffron? Stigma

10.When should Daffodil leaves be cleared away? When foliage withers

11.The flowers of the Fritillaria Imperialis have a Distinctive smell which of the following is it? Foxes - they're beautiful but they pong!

12.Where would you find the following quotation? Consider the Lilies of the field how they grow, they toil not, neither do they spin," New testament

13.Who is thought to have introduced Snowdrops into this country (UK) ? Romans.

14.The Dahlia was named after Andreas Dahl a botanist from where? Sweden

15.How tall does the Dahlia imperialis grow? At least 12ft.

16.Where is the original 'Bramley Seedling' apple tree still found? Southwell in Notts

17.Which nation introduced the apple into Britain? Romans.

18.What is a feathered Maiden? Young tree

19.Which rootstock produces the smallest apple tree? M27.

20.Why was Lancelot Brown Known as Capability Brown?
~~(a) Because he was a capable landscape artist;~~ no actually I think it's answer b

21.Spiderwart and Wandering Jew are named after one of the following; John Tradescant.

22.Percy Thrower was once Parks Superintendant of which town? Shrewsbury

23.What is Gertrude Jekyll best remembered for? Garden Designs.

24.Who formulated John Innes Compost; John Innes

25.Who created the gardens in Sissinghurst in Kent Vita Sackville-West.

daitheplant · December 22, 2012, 19:45:15

1/China
2/1
3/500
4/can`t remember
5/360
6/birdbox
7/1751
8/August
9/Stigma
10/6 weeks after flowering
11/Foxes
12/Shakespeare
13/Romans
14/Sweden
15/5ft
16/Bramley.
17/Romans
18/Young tree
19/M27
20/B
21/John Tradescant
22/Bristol
23/Garden Design
24/John Innes
25/Chris Lloyd

Unwashed · December 22, 2012, 21:30:13

1. China.
2. One.
3. Over 1000.
4. Something about beating them all.
5. 360ft.
6. Clump of trees.
7. 1751
8. December.
9. Stigma.
10. Six weeks after.
11. Foxes.
12. New testement (Sermon on the mount?)
13. Romans.
14. Germany.
15. 6ft.
16. Southwell in Notts.
17. Romans.
18. Young tree.
19. MM111.
20. b.
21. John Tredascant.
22. Bristol.
23. Garden design.
24. Lawrence.
25. Sackville-Baggins.

Thanks again Tee Gee.

Unwashed · December 22, 2012, 21:32:53

Quote from: Tee Gee on December 22, 2012, 18:07:14
The thing is; do you want a general knowledge / sport one, A soccer one or a gardening one?

I'd rather like a general knowledge one. I'm sort of OK on veggies, trees, and wild flowers, but leisure gardening I'm not much cop, but I enjoy a good general knowledeg quiz.

Kennywhizz · December 22, 2012, 21:49:56

General knowledge for me too.

Thanks for taking the time to do a quiz

Ken

Tee Gee · December 23, 2012, 14:11:18

I haven't checked the published entries I thought I would leave that to yourselves!

Answers to Quiz No. 3.

1.The witch hazel originates in which of the following country
China, USA. Japan.? Ans. USA.

2.How many seeds can be found in a Hawthorn berry
One, Two, or Three? Ans. ONE.

3.The oldest tree in Britain is reported to be a Yew growing
in Scotland, How old do you think it is?
Over 1000 years, 500 years, 200 years Ans. over 1000 years.

4.Complete the saying; A woman a dog and a walnut tree--
(nine words) Ans. The more you beat them the better they be

5.The worlds highest tree a sequoia senpervirens in
California. How high is it? 360ft, 330ft, 275ft. Ans.360ft.

6.What is a bosket? A clump of trees, A special type of basket,
A bird box to place in a tree. Ans. A clump of trees

7.In which year did tulips first arrive in Britain?
1689; 1577; 1751; Ans.1577

8.In which month do you plan Maddona Lily bulbs?
August; December; February. Ans. August.

9.From which part of the crocus do we get Saffron?
Stigma; Petals; Roots. Ans. Stigma

.10.When should Daffodil leaves be cleared away?
Once flowers fade; Six weeks after flowers fade; Ans. Six weeks after flowers fade
When foliage withers

11.The flowers of the Fritillaria Imperialis have a
Distinctive smell which of the following is it?
Foxes; Violets; Jasmine. Ans. Foxes.

12.Where would you find the following quotation?
" Consider the Lilies of the field how they grow,
they toil not, neither do they spin,"
Shakespeare; New testament; old testament. Ans. New testament.

13.Who is thought to have introduced Snowdrops
into this country?
Dutch: Germans: Romans. Ans. Romans.

14.The Dahlia was named after Andreas Dahl
a botanist from where?
Sweden: Spain: Germany. Ans. Sweden.

15.How tall does the Dahlia imperialis grow?
5ft; 6ft; 9ft; At least 12ft. Ans. At least 12ft.

16.Where is the original 'Bramley Seedling' apple tree
still found? Southwell in Notts; Bramley in Surrey;
Brandon in ;Suffolk. Ans. Southwell Notts.

17.Which nation introduced the apple into Britain?
French :Dutch :Romans. Ans. Romans.

18.What is a feathered Maiden? Young tree; Apple disease;
A tree support. Ans. Young tree.

19.Which rootstock produces the smallest apple tree?
MM106; MM111; M27. Ans.M27.

20.Why was Lancelot Brown Known as Capability Brown?
(a) Because he was a capable landscape artist;
(b) He assured people that their gardens had capability;
(c) Or was it thought that in fact he was incapable. Ans. C.

21.Spiderwart and Wandering Jew are named after one of
the following; Sir Joseph Banks; Charles Darwin;
John Tradescant. Ans. John Tradescant.

22.Percy Thrower was once Parks Superintendant
of which town?
Bristol: Shrewsbury: Coventry. Ans. Shrewsbury.

23.What is Gertrude Jekyll best remembered for?
Plant Hunting; Plant Breeding; Garden Designs. Ans. Garden Designs.

24.Who formulated John Innes Compost;
W.J.C. Lawrence; John Innes; C. H. Chittenden Ans. W.J.C. Lawrence.

25.Who created the gardens in Sissinghurst in Kent
Gertrude Jekyll; Christopher Lloyd. or Vita Sackville-West. Ans. Vita Sackville-West

Unwashed · December 23, 2012, 17:02:29

Thanks for that Tee Gee. Can I quibble? I seem to remember hearing that Capability Brown was so-called because he always described the "capability" of the landscape - do I remember wrong?

Tee Gee · December 23, 2012, 18:22:55

QuoteCan I quibble? I seem to remember hearing that Capability Brown was so-called because he always described the "capability" of the landscape - do I remember wrong?

Go to the top of the class

I did a google and found this;

Lancelot Brown's nickname 'Capability' came from his fondness for speaking about a country estate having a great 'capability' for improvement. Lancelot Brown's popularity reached a peak at the time of his death.

Lancelot Brown's reputation reached its nadir in the 1880s.

It then began to recover and by 1980 he was being recognised as a genius of English garden design. Lancelot Brown described himself as a 'place-maker', not a 'landscape gardener'.

It was the nineteenth century which saw 'landscape gardening' become a trade name.

grawrc · December 23, 2012, 21:23:29

Can I quibble with number 10 too?

from RHS website:

Cutting back bulb foliage
Wait for a minimum of six weeks after the end of flowering before cutting back the dead foliage, and ideally only remove foliage when it is yellow and straw-like. Until this time, the bulbs should be watered and fed as above. Also, do not tie or knot the leaves.
Also 1:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witch-hazel

Thanks for doing this Teegee - it's fun. Also a good learning experience. As you see, full of righteous indignation, I checked out my "wrong answers" online!!

Tee Gee · December 23, 2012, 22:16:19

QuoteWait for a minimum of six weeks after the end of flowering before cutting back the dead foliage, and ideally only remove foliage when it is yellow and straw-like. Until this time, the bulbs should be watered and fed as above. Also, do not tie or knot the leaves.

The key word here is "ideally" but I find most years in my area this would take ages to get to this state, and I wouldn't be able to get my annual bedding in, so I am quite happy to start cutting them down when there is about an inch (25mm) of yellowing at the tip of the leaves.

I also start my feeding programme when they come into bud.

But I do agree that it's a good learning experience!

Another thing I would like to point out is; if you read my first quiz, I said I got my questions from books and like you I had a difference of opinion with some of the answers!

This is one of them !

I put this mainly down to my location because as we have often see on the forums many of us do the same things or similar things at different times but it does not mean we are wrong in doing so, particularly if we have some success with what WE do!

I was always taught that if you find a way of doing something that works for you and it's different from what it says in a book, then forget what it says in the book!

So as I see it; it is just another one of the peculiarities of gardening!

But I am enjoying the fact that so many of you are enjoying the quizzes as that is what I set out to do, and if we learn anything from them then that is a bonus!

Thanks for showing such an interest...Tg

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