Last week we were back in the garden, putting your green thumbs to the test. How did you get on? Here are the answers:
What is the art of cutting shrubs into ornamental shapes called? Topiary
Which garden plant in the 17th century was exchanged as a form of currency? Tulips In the Netherlands
The Temperate House is the world’s largest Victorian Greenhouse. At which location can it be found? Kew Gardens Also known as the Royal Botanic Gardens.
Which garden is considered to have be one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World? The Hanging Gardens of Babylon
By what name is Lancelot Brown usually better known? Capability Brown
What is the other name for a Mountain-Ash tree? Rowan
What is the alternative name for the aubergine? Eggplant (or Solanum melongena) The aubergine is an edible species of nightshade called Eggplant in North America, Australia & New Zealand, but in Britain the French name aubergine is more commonly used.
How did you get on? Do let me know, and if there are any requests for quiz themes, just drop me a line to Mum's email and I'll do what I can to fulfill requests!
Now I know not everyone celebrates Halloween, but seeing as we are on the eve of All Hallows, I thought we would have a topical theme this week, so today we'll be testing your knowledge of creepy castles!
Bran Castle is known throughout the world as Dracula's Castle. It is located in _____? Romania, Poland or Austria?
Tamworth Castle in Staffordshire, England is famous for which ghoulish residents? Black Lady and the White Lady, Casper the Ghost or Mona the Vampire?
Leap Castle, Ireland has an area known as____? The Bloody Chapel, The Grounds of the Headless Huntsman or The Caller of Doom?
Castle Fraser, Scotland is rumoured to be where a princess_______. Was brutally murdered, found her prince charming or hung herself?
Dragsholm Castle, Denmark is apparently home to how many ghosts? 5, 3 or 9?
Himeji Castle, Japan is said to be haunted with visitors experiencing_______. Screams and laugher ringing through the corridors, items disappearing and reappearing and cold chills or a little girl appearing at the windows of the castle?
Chateau de Brissac is a famously haunted castle in which country? Congo, Belgium or France?
Supposedly a castle haunted by numerous ghosts, Arundel Castle, England was built in which century? 10th, 11th or 12th century?
Houska Castle in the Czech Republic is said to be_____. The Devil's Home, a ghoul's paradise or the threshold to hell?
Good luck!
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