Competition May 2023 EN Forum Competition Flower Trivia

Japan

 

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9. Which country is often associated with tulips?

 

Netherlands

 

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10. How many different types of tulips are there?

 

6000

 

I'm sorry that is not correct. There are 3000 registered varieties of tulips.

11. The daffodil is the national flower of which country?

 

#11 Whales

 

#7 misspelled Wales!

 

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12. What is the biggest flower species in the world?

 

#12 The flower with the world's largest bloom is the Rafflesia arnoldii.

 

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13. What name is given to the study of flowering plants?

 

#13 Botany

 

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14. How much do Americans spend each year on cut flowers?

 

#14 Americans spend about $6.2 billion on cut flowers and purchase roughly 4 billion stems per year.

 

8: Japan

 

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15. Marigolds mean different things around the world. What do they represent in Mexico?

 

#15 Prized for their bright coloring and potent fragrance, marigolds are thought to attract the souls of the dead to the ofrendas prepared for them. Families will often scatter marigold petals forming a path from their front doors to the ofrenda waiting within the home.

 

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16. What rule must you follow with flowers in Russia when gifting flowers?

 

#16 In Russia, it's customary to gift an odd number of flowers in a bouquet, unless you're at a funeral. The rule only applies up to a dozen flowers but many people observe the rule above that.

 

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17. What is the national flower of the United States?