JustSeed Quizzical thoughts.

 

Question

1

Which county is also known as ‘The Garden of England’

2

Which vegetable from the Brassica family is often eaten for Christmas dinner?

3

What plant or plant type does tea come from?

4

What family of nitrogen fixing plants does the peanut belong to?

5

If I wanted to make chocolate what plant would I grow?

6

David Austin, Jack Harkness, Alexander Dickson and Anne Cocker. These people were all well known breeders of which plant?

7

In a plant scientific name, if a plant was described as ‘argentea’ what would this indicate?

8

Which tree has leaves that smell like candyfloss or burnt sugar  in the autumn?

9

In Spain, Portugal and other Mediterranean countries which plants are used to make vegetable rennet for use in cheesemaking?

10

What major ingredient is missing to make classic pesto? Pine nuts, parmesan, olive oil, garlic and …

11

Apollo, Astra, Runway and Kennedy are all varieties of which edible plant?

12

What is the link between Lavender ‘Munstead strain’ and Nigella damascena ‘Miss Jekyll’?

13

Illicium verum is better known as what culinary spice?

14

Which type of plant is not capable of photosynthesis? 

15

Where did the Covent Garden vegetable market move to in 1956?

16

What is a Helix Aspersa more commonly known as?

17

Who dishes up the figgy pudding in Dicken’s ‘A Christmas Carol’?

18

Plump Poultry (3,3) (cryptic)

19

Which king lived at Kew Palace in Kew Gardens?

20

Weight for weight, more expensive than gold, which plant does saffron come from?

21

What does a pomologist study?

22

Name the latest RHS garden?

23

What colour is a Welsh poppy?

24

Where is the “rhubarb triangle” county and how big is it?

25

What plant offerings do the three Kings camels or horses get in Argentina and Puerto Rico on twelfth night?

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