Nature Trivia Quiz Questions
What precious stone has a name that literally means "blue
rock"?
A: Lapis Lazuli
To attract pollinators, Rafflesia flowers smell like what?
A: Rotting Meat.
Ingrid Marie and Blushing Golden are varieties of what?
A: Apples.
What is the sweetener saccharin made from?
A: Coal Tar.
Somali, Balinese and Abyssinian are breeds of what kind of
animal?
A: Cat.
What is vermicide used for?
A: Killing worms.
Five tons of what are mined annually?
A: Diamonds.
The most roses are grown where?
A: Texas.
A dandelion seed ball is called a what?
A: Clock.
What has been called the most unnatural of all perversions?
A: Celibacy.
What is a Cattalo?
A: Buffalo and cow cross.
What kind of tree is Britain's most commonly planted?
A: Sitka Spruce.
What kind of full moon follows a harvest moon?
A: Hunters Moon.
Bernard Lavery of Wales, in October of
1992, grew an 18lb
3oz what?
A: Brussels Sprout.
An arenaceous plant is grown in what type of soil?
A: Sandy.
What are Grenadier, Idared and Ellison's Orange varieties
of?
A: Apples.
In seafaring terms what is a hummock?
A: Ice broken from an iceberg.
Garlic and Chives belong to which plant family?
A: Lilly.
Two thirds of the worlds "what", are found in
Yellowstone
Park?
A: Geysers.
What type of flower has the most species?
A: Orchid.
On average, how much do the ashes weigh from a cremation?
A: Nine pounds.
What are Fire bellied, Spadefoot, and Midwife types?
A: Toads.
What is marlite?
A: It’s a clay lime mulch.
In food labeling what does GM stand for?
A: Genetically Modified.
What can never be seen at noon?
A: A rainbow because the sun must be 40 deg or less.
Mount Teide is the highest mountain in what nation?
A: Spain it's on Tenerife.
Which desert is the world's oldest ?
A: Namib.
The Black sea is sometimes called the what?
A: Euxine Sea.
Generally cornflowers are what color?
A: Blue.
Anthesis means what in relation to plants?
A: Blooming.
To which island group does Majorca belong?
A: Balearic Islands.
Vanilla is part of which plant family?
A: Orchids.
Proportionately to his body, what animal has the largest
brain?
A: The Ant.
