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Daffodil Quiz
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Do you know your Daffs? This a challenging quiz. If you get stuck, the answers can easily be Googled. The answers at the bottom of the page. No peeking!
1. True or False: All daffodils are Narcissus. 2. Narcissus comes from the Greek word for : a) trumpet, referring to the shape of the flowers b) foolishness, referring to the Greek myth of a man who gazed at his own reflection in the water so much that he fell in. c) numbness, referring to the narcotic properties of the plant d) springtime, referring to the time when they bloom 3. True or false: There are over 25,000 varieties in shades of yellow, white, orange, red, and peachy pink. 4. What daffodil has the strongest scent? a) Large trumpet daffodils from Scotland. b) The yellow tazetta variety c) Peachy pink ones d) Daffodils have no scent. 5. True or false: Daffodil sap is toxic to other flowers. 6. The daffodil is: a) the emblem of Wales and is worn on St. David's Day. b) the flower favored by Oscar Wilde which when worn on the lapel became a symbol of the Aesthetic Movement. c) a symbol of daffiness or insanity in the language of flowers. d) a cousin of the dandelion 7. True or false: Poultry keepers thought the daffodil was bad luck and would stop hens from laying or eggs from hatching. 8. Prince Charles is paid one daffodil annually a) as part of a superstition involving polo ponies. b) as rent for the unattended lands of Scilly. c) as tribute from the Easter Bunny. d) to keep the royal hens in good health. 9. Although deer will come into your garden and eat the tulips and hyacinths, they don't eat daffodils because: a) they are sacred to Cernunnos, Lord of the Animals. b) there are crystals in the sap that protect the flower. c) they don't like the color yellow d) daffodils make them daffy. 10. True or false: Daffodils are cultivated for Galanthine, a substance in the bulbs used to fight Alzeimers disease. Here's a badge for Daffodil Day.  image 136359 ANSWERS: 1. True. 2. C (tricky question - it is also named after the mythical Narcissus but Narcissus does not mean "foolishness"!) 3. False. There are no red daffodils. 4. B 5. True. 6. A 7. True 8. B 9. B 10. True |
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