Rose Tint my World Trivia Quiz

Answer: Mary of Teck

Mary married George, Duke of York in July 1893, and they became King George V and Queen Mary in 1910. They had six children, and when their son Edward became King but abdicated to marry Wallis Simpson, their second son Albert ascended the throne as King George VI.
The British Queen rose cultivar was unveiled in 1912, by celebrated rose grower Samuel McGredy.

Answer: Judy Garland

Dorothy Gale is of course Judy's character in "The Wizard of Oz" (1939).
The Judy Garland rose was developed in 1978, by the Harkness nursery in the United States, and has a beautiful yellow heart with red edges to each petal.

Answer: Degas

Degas himself disliked the term Impressionism, and preferred to use Realism. He painted "A Cotton Office in New Orleans" in 1873.
The Edgar Degas rose was developed by french horticuluturalist Delbard in 2002. Its petals are a mixture of bright and pale pink.

Answer: Agatha Christie

Agatha Christie has been acknowledged in the "Guinness Book of Records" as the best selling author of books of all time. Her works have sold over four billion copies worldwide, and been translated into over one hundred languages.
The Agatha Christie rose was developed by Kordes of Germany, and first shown in 1988.

Answer: Pope

When he was installed as Pope in 1978, taking the name John Paul II, Karol Wojtyla was the first non-Italian Pope since the sixteenth century.
The Pope John Paul II rose is a beautiful white hybrid tea varietal.

Answer: Rene Goscinny

The Rene Goscinny rose was developed in 2005 by the Meillard family nurseries in France. Its flowers range from light to deep orange in colour.
The first book in the series, "Asterix the Gaul", was first published in 1961, and by the time of his death in 1977, Goscinny had collaborated with illustrator Albert Uderzo on twenty six titles.

Answer: Ballet

Born Eva Brigitta Hartwig in Berlin, Vera Zorina won her first starring role in a production of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" when she was just twelve years old.
The rose named after her was introduced in 1963, and was developed by Gene Boerner in the United States, where Vera lived and worked in the latter half of her life.

Answer: Ronald Reagan

The Ronald Reagan rose was developed by the american horticulturalist Keith Zary. It is deep red in colour, shading to pale pink on the innermost petals.

Answer: Dame of Sark

As the Seigneur of Sark, Dame Sibyl inherited her title from her father on his death in 1927. Not only did she refuse to evacuate when the Channel Islands were under German occupation between 1940 and 1945, she encouraged the other islanders to stay too. Sark, along with the other Channel Islands, is a British Crown Dependency.
The Dame of Sark rose is a floribunda varietal bred by Harkness nurseries in the UK in 1976. It's flowers are a pale peachy orange and yellow.

Answer: Olivia Newton-John

Although she was born in England, Olivia's family emigrated to Australia when she was just four years old. She played Sandy Olsen in the 1978 film "Grease" alongside John Travolta.
The Olivia Newton-John rose is a floribunda varietal with pale pinky peach petals, and many garden centres and nurseries have donated some of their profits from sales to her charity to fund research into a cure for breast cancer.