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This is a plant book like no other. This quiz book has been designed to test your knowledge of plants and their association with the world of literature, popular culture, history, sport, politics as well as the more technical aspects of plants and gardening.In the song 'One man went to mow' what is the name of his dog? Why were leaves of Camellia sinensis worth their weight in gold in 1838? When should shrubs that flower on wood made in the previous year be pruned? These are just some of the 1,000 challenging questions that can be found in The Simply Very Hard Plant Quiz Book.Some of the answers are straightforward, some more obscure, requiring you to work out the connection between the question and the natural world. Covering a wide range of plant related topics this quiz book is certain to teach you something new about plants and their associations. This is a must-have read for anyone who is interesting in finding out more about plants and their relevance to the world we live in.

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Publié par	Andrews UK
Date de parution	05 décembre 2013
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781909949430
Langue	English
Poids de l'ouvrage	1 Mo

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THE SIMPLY VERY HARD PLANT QUIZ BOOK
1,000 Questions on all Aspects of the Flower Kingdom
Compiled by Matthew Battersby

Publisher Information
First published as an ebook in 2013 by
Apex Publishing Ltd
PO Box 7086, Clacton on Sea, Essex, CO15 5WN, England
www.apexpublishing.co .uk
Digital edition converted and published
by Andrews UK Limited 2013
www.andrewsuk.com
Copyright © 2013 Matthew Battersby
The author has asserted his moral rights
All rights reserved. This book is sold subject to the condition, that no part of this book is to be reproduced, in any shape or form. Or by way of trade, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, be lent, re-sold, hired out or otherwise circulated in any form of binding or cover other than that in which it is published and without a similar condition, including this condition being imposed on the subsequent purchaser, without prior permission of the copyright holder.

Introduction
“If you know all about flowers you know all about life”
Battychess
This quiz book will test your knowledge of all aspects of the flower kingdom
Part of the test will be to find out what connection the question or answer has to nature
Some are straightforward, some less so.
Some questions will intrigue you.
E.g. Q. Which Christmas plant was used to kill the Norse God Baldur?
Some answers will frustrate you
E.g. A. Edward Woodward (wood wood get it?)
All answers will increase your knowledge of all things natural

The Questions
Chapter 1 - Pop Songs 1 “Evergreen” was a hit by which pop idol winner? What did Tiny Tim ‘tiptoe through’ in his hit song? Who wrote and sang ‘Lily Rosemary and the Jack of hearts’? Which rock band had a hit with ‘Lavender blue, lavender green’? What did the band Dawn tie round the old oak tree? Who is the lead singer of the band Guns and Roses? Who found his ‘thrill on Blueberry Hill’? Which gin making woman did Donovan sing about in the 60s? Which children’s home was a hit for the Beatles? Heather Small was the lead singer for which alphabetical group?
Chapter 2 - Pop Songs 2 Who sang ‘Wuthering Heights’? ‘Golden Brown’ a hit by the Stranglers was about which substance? In 2000 which band had a hit with ‘Teenage Dirtbag’? Who sang ‘You sexy thing’ in the 70s? ‘Brown Sugar’ a song extolling the virtue of drugs was by which band? Who sang ‘I am your lady, you are my man’? Who was the lead singer of ‘Frankie goes to Hollywood’? In 1995 who had a hit with ‘A kiss from a rose’? Tubular Bells was an album by which artist? Who sang ‘I remember you’ in 1962?
Chapter 3 - Old Songs With which country do you associate the song ‘Maple Leaf forever’? Who won’t have a ‘stylish marriage’ due to the cost of the ‘carriage’? What colour is the ‘Rose of Texas’? Where were you asked to ‘come, come, come and make eyes at me’? ‘I’ve got a lovely bunch’ of what? ‘Yes’ what didn’t we have? ‘I know she likes me because she said so’ who did? In the Second World War where would you hear the marching song ‘Lillibulero’? In the ‘Sound of Music’ what do we have with ‘Jam and Bread’? In the song ‘One man went to mow’ what is the name of his dog?
Chapter 4 - More Songs “Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme” was a line in which song by Simon and Garfunkel? 2 .What was the name of the ‘miner 49er’s’ daughter? What is the forename of the daughter of actor Keith Allen whose first hit single was “Smile”? Who sang “I wish I was a punk rocker (with flowers in my hair)”? Which punk band of the 70’s had a hit with “Peaches”? “Park Life.” Was a hit for which London band? Which celebrity couple called their daughter Peaches? The animated pop group ‘The Archies’ had a hit with which sweet song? Which bands album in 2006 was ‘Stadium Arcadium’? Roy Wood and Wizard had which massive Christmas hit?
Chapter 5 - History 1 In the Battle of Minden in 1759 British infantry made a famous advance against French cavalry with which flowers in their hats? In 1978 which Bulgarian dissident was assassinated by being stabbed with an umbrella tipped with ricin? Which chemical was used by the U.S.A. in Vietnam to defoliate jungle areas? In 1657 the first chocolate house was opened in which European city? Which ‘Rolling Stone’ fell out of a palm tree and was seriously injured? Why is Brazil so named? Who was Britain’s ‘Iron Lady’ prime minister? Which royal vegetable is also known as mercury, Lincolnshire spinach and Poor man’s asparagus? In what decade was it that the possession of cannabis in the U.K. became an offence? Which vegetable had its colour changed by Calvinists fleeing Spanish Inquisitors from the Low Countries to Britain?
Chapter 6 - History 2 In the Great Fire of London what was destroyed in the Bridewell? What did Nell Gwynne, mistress of Charles II sell? Which Macdonald was the saviour of Bonny Prince Charlie? Which author wrote the historical novels Sharpe and Vagabond? Who was the Home Secretary at the time of the Iraq war in 2003? Which king defeated James 1 at the Battle of The Boyne Where did Louis IX of France ‘St Louis’ make his judicial decisions? The Battle of Sedgemoor was fought in 1685 between James II and whom? What reputedly fell on Isaac Newton’s head? Which First Lady was nicknamed ‘The Steel Magnolia’?
Chapter 7 - History 3 Why is a Tudor Rose two different colours? Give one year in the life of Carl Linnaeus Leaves of Camellia sinensis were worth their weight in gold in 1838. Why? Which Emperors wife had a garden at Malmaison? Who had famous ‘White garden’? Of what ‘set’ was she a part? Antoine Meilland gave us which a great Hybrid Tea Rose in 1945? What colour was this rose? In 1992 Britain’s first woman astronaut Helen Sharman took 127,000 seeds on the Juno space mission. Of which plant? Dr Joe Poinsett, the breeder of the Poinsettia, held which post in the American government from 1837-4?
Chapter 8 - History 4 Which Roman naturalist died investigating the Vesuvius eruption? Socrates, the Greek philosopher, died from drinking what? Artificial gardens called ‘pairadaeza were developed in Persia. What modern word did this become? The temple of which goddess was one of the Seven Wonders of the World? Where is the Rosetta stone? The name of which month derives from the roman ‘aperire’ meaning ‘to open’? Which Christmas plant’s berries were used on a dart to kill the Norse god Baldur? Which plant is named after the saint who gave her kerchief to Christ on his way to Calvary, his facial imprint being left upon it? Which plant did the ancient Egyptians use for writing on? ‘The man with the flower in his mouth’ was the first play to appear where?
Chapter 9 - Children’s T.V. If Dill was a dog and Parsley a lion, who was the gardener? What plant gave Popeye his strength? Who warns Bill and Ben of the gardener’s arrival? What was changed into a beautiful coach for Cinderella? Which fox’s catchphrase was ‘Boom Boom’? What was the name of the only female engine in the original Thomas the Tank engine stories? What was the name of the baby in the Popeye cartoon? Also in Popeye who was his girlfriend? In Roald Dahl’s ‘Matilda’ what was the name of Matilda’s teacher? In which book is Willie Beech evacuated from London and taken in by Tom Oakley?
Chapter 10 - Television Who played Ena Sharples in Coronation Street? What was the first television gardening programme? In what decade was this programme? In ‘Keeping up appearances’ what was Mrs Bucket’s first name? Don Beech was a detective turned killer in which T.V programme? One of the girls in ‘Men behaving badly’ was which tree? Bob who? Is an organic gardener on Radio Fours ‘Gardeners Question Time”. John Nettles played which Channel Island detective? Sybil’s manic husband in Fawlty Towers was who? In ‘Heartbeat’ who played Greengrass?
Chapter 11 - Tv Commercials ‘The future’s bright, the future’s’ what? Which waif-like model was discovered by Corinne Day? What did the Jolly Green Giant eat? Did Ian Botham struggle to eat three of these? Terry’s chocolate orange was advertised by which female comedian? Which computer firm’s logo shows a piece of bitten fruit? The Bounty advert is usually associated with which fruit? Which breakfast cereal is represented by a cockerel? ‘Ribena’ takes it name from which fruit? ‘Opal fruits were made to make your mouth’ what?
Chapter 12 - More T.V What T.V programme is centred on Wisteria lane? What is Homer Simpson’s address? Which cult childrens T.V. programme contained ‘compost corner’? Which American western featured Big John Cannon, Manilito Montoya and Linda Cristal as Victoria Cannon? Whose rear end was much featured in ‘Treasure Hunt’? Alan Titchmarsh the T.V. gardener was trained at which famous nursery? Who were Fleagle, Bingo, Drooper and Snork? This Brummie comedian had a pop hit with ‘Funky moped’. Who was he? Jack Warner was the star of which police series that started in the 1950’s? El