Flower Connections Trivia Quiz

Answer: Macaw

The hyacinth is a perennial flower that is native to parts of Asia and other places like Syria and Israel. It was introduced to Europe in the 16th century. The hyacinth macaw is a parrot native to parts of South America.

Answer: Duck

Daisy Duck is a Walt Disney cartoon character who was created as a girlfriend for Donald Duck. Her first appearance was in the short film "Mr. Duck Steps Out" which was released in 1940.

Answer: Throne

The Chrysanthemum is strongly associated with the monarchy of Japan. While the Chrysanthemum Throne may refer to a specific throne in the Kyoto Imperial Palace, it is also used to refer to the head of the Japanese monarchy.

Answer: Bowl

The Rose Bowl is an annual college football game played in America on New Year's Day, except when the date falls on a Sunday. In such case, the game is played on the following day - 2nd January. The game is played at the Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, California.

Answer: Livered

The term lily-livered is used to describe someone exhibiting cowardly behaviour. In medieval times, the liver was considered to be the source of courage. Thus a person with white or lily coloured liver was considered to be a coward giving rise to the term.

Answer: Pig

Petunia Pig is a Warner Bros. Cartoon character. She is the companion to the character of Porky Pig. She was created by Frank Tashlin and introduced in "Porky's Romance", a short film.

Answer: Mania

Tulip mania or tulip fever refers to the sharp rise in the prices of tulips in the mid 17th century in the Netherlands creating a bubble of the type seen in the housing sector in the early 2000s in the United States of America. At the peak of this bubble, the price of a single tulip bulb was several times higher than the annual income of craftsmen.

The prices soon crashed causing a severe impact to the Dutch economy.

Answer: Rice

Jasmine rice is a long grained, aromatic variety of rice. It is so named because the grains are white like the colour of the flower. It is grown mainly in the South east Asian countries of Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos.

Answer: Path

This idiom refers to a life of ease and leisure. It could also suggest an action that seems like the easy way out but could have damaging consequences. Shakespeare uses this idiom in his play "Hamlet" which is one of the earliest known usages of this term.

Answer: Revolution

The Carnation Revolution started out as a military coup in Lisbon, Portugal before civilians also joined in to bring down the country's dictatorship. It is regarded as one of the most peaceful revolutions and was named Carnation Revolution after the flowers handed out by the vendors to the soldiers.

The revolution not only led to the end of Estado Novo's regime but also resulted in Portugal withdrawing from its remaining colonies in Africa.