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Quiz about Lilies of the Field And Other Plants

Lilies of the Field -- And Other Plants Quiz

Many common plants go by a variety of names. I'll give you some of these interesting alternatives -- and you pick the plant! (Not literally, of course.)

A multiple-choice quiz by WiseTao. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
WiseTao

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
180,279

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

Plays
1561

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. This plant is also called cape gum, Egyptian thorn, and the gum arabic tree. What is it? Hint

Rubber plant

Acacia

Brazil Nut

Cedar

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Question 2 of 10

2. Its folk names include church steeples, cocklebur, garclive, and sticklewort. What is it? Hint

Althea

Agrimony

Burdock

Bladderwrack

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Question 3 of 10

3. This stuff is called devil's dung. What is it? Hint

Asafoetida

Bistort

Belladonna

Bracken

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Question 4 of 10

4. This is called blessed herb, clove root, colewort, golden star, harefoot, and star of the earth. What is it? Hint

Avens

Lemon Balm

Bachelor's Buttons

Balm of Gilead

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Question 5 of 10

5. This plant is called the witches' herb, American dittany, and St. Joseph's herb. What is it? Hint

Barley

Basil

Bay

Bergamot

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Question 6 of 10

6. This interesting herb goes by some unusual names, including banewort, black cherry, dwale, and naughty men's cherries (no kidding). What is it? Hint

Benzoin

Bloodroot

Wood betony

Belladonna

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Question 7 of 10

7. What berry is also called bumblekite? Hint

Blackberry

Raspberry

Strawberry

Blueberry

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Question 8 of 10

8. This is the herb of gladness, or, less attractively, bugloss. Hint

Boneset

Borage

Bracken

Briony

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Question 9 of 10

9. It's called gilliflower, scaffold flower, and sops-in-wine. What is it? Hint

Celandine

Camellia

Carnation

Wild carrot

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Question 10 of 10

10. It's known as adder's mouth, satin flower, winterweed, starweed, and stitchwort. What is it? Hint

Chicory

Centaury

Chickweed

Chamomile

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. This plant is also called cape gum, Egyptian thorn, and the gum arabic tree. What is it?

Answer: Acacia

The scientific name of this plant is Acacia senegal. The wood is used for sacred fires in India.

2. Its folk names include church steeples, cocklebur, garclive, and sticklewort. What is it?

Answer: Agrimony

Agimonia eupatoria is said to make one sleep as if dead if you place it under a pillow. And the person won't wake up until you take it away, either.

3. This stuff is called devil's dung. What is it?

Answer: Asafoetida

The smell of Ferula foetida is enough to make some people vomit.

4. This is called blessed herb, clove root, colewort, golden star, harefoot, and star of the earth. What is it?

Answer: Avens

The American Indians used Geum urbanum to attract the opposite sex.

5. This plant is called the witches' herb, American dittany, and St. Joseph's herb. What is it?

Answer: Basil

You know, if you place some Ocimum basilicum in someone's hand and it withers quickly, you know that person is a faithless lover.

6. This interesting herb goes by some unusual names, including banewort, black cherry, dwale, and naughty men's cherries (no kidding). What is it?

Answer: Belladonna

Atropa belladonna is also called deadly nightshade, of course. This plant, whose name means "Fair Lady" was actually used as a kind of "cosmetic" to enlarge the pupils of the eye.

7. What berry is also called bumblekite?

Answer: Blackberry

Rubus villosus was considered sacred to many of the old pagan gods of Europe.

8. This is the herb of gladness, or, less attractively, bugloss.

Answer: Borage

Make a tea of Borago officinalis and it will induce psychic powers. Maybe.

9. It's called gilliflower, scaffold flower, and sops-in-wine. What is it?

Answer: Carnation

In Elizabethan times, people wore Dianthus carophyllus to prevent untimely death on the scaffold. Sometimes this worked, sometimes it didn't...

10. It's known as adder's mouth, satin flower, winterweed, starweed, and stitchwort. What is it?

Answer: Chickweed

Stellaria media is used in magical spells to maintain a relationship. The stuff has certaily maintained a relationship with my garden. I can't get rid of it!

Source: Author WiseTao

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