Gardening Quiz: Questions And Answers

In the spring, summer and autumn months, there’s always lots to do in the garden. Even in the winter there are maintenance and preparation tasks to attend, but you will have a bit of time for sitting by the fireside. Why not use that time to have a little fun and test your general gardening knowledge with my multiple choice trivia gardening knowledge test?

Gardening Quiz Questions and Answers

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1. Protect your plants from frost with:

a. Plastic

b. Cloche

c. Netting

2. You can use ____ as natural soap:

a. Honeysuckle petals

b. Carrot greens

c. Yucca roots

3. Slugs and snails are:

a. Arachnids

b. Mollusks

c. Insects

4. Shepherds Purse is a member of the ___________ family.

a. Mustard

b. Figwort

c. Mallow

5. Western Brassicas include Brussels Sprouts and

a. Radishes

b. Cauliflower

c. Romaine

6. In the US Appalachian mountains, yucca plants are called:

a. Sword plant

b. Century plant

c. Meat hanger

7. Cactus are:

a. Always thorny

b. Sometimes succulents

c. Hard to grow

8. Diatomaceous earth can:

a. Kill insects

b. Repel slugs

c. Both

9. Alpines are good plants for a:

a. Rock garden

b. Topiary

c. Terrarium

10. Alliums are:

a. Nightshades

b. Onions and garlic

c. Potatoes and tubers

11. Types of true roses include:

a. Rose of Sharon

b. Hybrid Tea Rose

c. Moss Rose

12. When you prune a yucca, you should:

a. Use a machete

b. Wear a swimsuit

c. Protect your hands and eyes

13. Pelargoniums come from:

a. Turkey

b. South Africa

c. Cuba

14. Plant Alliums in:

a. Midsummer

b. Early Spring

c. Late autumn

15. Which of these men is a famous organic gardener?

a. Anthony Bahargul

b. Bob Ross

c. Bob Flowerdew

16. Xeriscaping is:

a. Replacing your lawn with naturalised flowers

b. Using little or no fertiliser in your garden

c. Gardening with drought resistant plants

17. Protect your veggies from birds with:

a. Netting

b. Diatomaceous earth

c. White vinegar

18. A seedling without branches can be called a:

a. Twig

b. Whip

c. Shrub

19. A ____ might be described as a hirsute flower.

a. Boutonniere

b. Bearded Iris

c. Helenium

20. A small Japanese orange is called a:

a. Tangerine

b. Naranja

c. Kumquat

21. Plant spring flowering bulbs in:

a. Spring

b. Early autumn

c. Summer

22. If you want delicate rhubarb, you must use:

a. Lemon juice

b. Epsom salts

c. Rhubarb forcer

23. The type of Periwinkle known as Vinca is used in the treatment of:

a. Anxiety

b. Leukemia

c. Acne

24. In the winter you should:

a. Stop feeding birds

b. Reduce bird feeding

c. Feed wild birds more

25. Uncontrolled Japanese Bamboo:

a. Is acceptable in wild areas

b. Can get you in trouble with the law in the United States

c. Makes a nice hedge

26. A poisonous flowering tree is the:

a. Laburnum

b. Oleander

c. Both

27. Well-pruned roses:

a. Don’t bloom as well

b. May become stunted

c. Resist wind damage

28. Godzilla weed spreads:

a. Only through seed distribution

b. A full yard daily

c. Very slowly

29. Lancashire is known for:

a. Red roses

b. Beatles

c. Both

30. Tree ____ is used in the manufacture of cork.

a. Root

b. Pulp

c. Bark

31. If soil pH is not neutral, it may be:

a. Acidic

b. Alkaline

c. Either

32. Another name for Japanese Knotweed is:

a. Lucky Bamboo

b. Mexican Yucca

c. Fleeceflower

33. Impatiens Walleriana is commonly called:

a. Impatient Mary

b. Busy Lizzie

c. Pouting Pansy

34. The carp most often kept in garden ponds is the:

a. Koi

b. Black Moor

c. Comet

35. A good natural weed killer is:

a. Iron sulfate and baking soda

b. White vinegar and dish soap

c. Epsom salts and lavender oil

36. This evergreen makes a tall, dense hedge:

a. Leyland Cypress

b. Castor Bush

c. Yucca Nana

37. A garden dibble or dibber is used to:

a. Find water

b. Plant small plants and seedlings

c. Attach name tags to plants

38. Insects and hummingbirds drink the ____ of flowers.

a. Honey

b. Dew

c. Nectar

39. The Fuchsia is named after Leonhart Fuchs who was a:

a. Physician/Botanist

b. Botanist/Artist

c. Musician/Botanist

40. An old-fashioned name for the tomato is:

a. Ackee fruit

b. Red ruby

c. Love apple

41. A female flower’s reproductive organ is the:

a. Stamen

b. Bud

c. Pistil

42. We call it “Reindeer Moss” because:

a. It is brown

b. Reindeer eat it

c. Its fronds are shaped like antlers

43. Underneath the bark of a tree is wood (aka)

a. Xylem

b. Gum

c. Ash

44. The most poisonous type of mushroom is:

a. Agaricus

b. Death cap

c. Peyote

45. The Monkey Puzzle tree comes from:

a. Africa

b. China

c. Chile

46. One of the world’s most famous rose breeders was:

a. Charles Darwin

b. Harry Wheatcroft

c. Janis Joplin

47. Essential oils come from plants’:

a. Seeds and Petals

b. Roots and leaves

c. All of the above

48. A grain crop that grows in water is:

a. Oats

b. Rice

c. Millet

49. When you clip your trees and bushes into animal shapes, you are making a:

a. Topiary

b. Arboretum

c. Aquaticus

50. Antirrhinum (like a nose) is the Greek name for:

a. Bananas

b. Snapdragons

c. Hollyhocks

51. Trees that lose their leaves in the autumn are:

a. Annual

b. Deciduous

c. Both

52. In Buddhism the _____ is a revered flower.

a. Anemone

b. Lotus

c. Lily

53. The part of the flower that becomes fruit is the:

a. Ovary

b. Gamete

c. Pistil

54. Mistletoe is:

a. Decorative and Edible

b. Parasitic and Poisonous

c. Both

55. The Rowan Tree is also called the:

a. Martin Bush

b. White Oak

c. Mountain Ash

56. Bt is used to combat:

a. Grubs

b. Caterpillars

c. Potato Beetles

57. You can use beer to trap:

a. Mollusks

b. Wasps

c. Both

58. Elephant Ears and Caladiums do well in:

a. Water gardens

b. Tropical gardens

c. Rock gardens

59. The Boston Fern, Peace Lily and Pothos are:

a. Very high maintenance houseplants

b. Highly rated air cleaning plants

c. Difficult to propagate

60. Aloe vera is:

a. A useful medicinal plant

b. An attractive succulent plant

c. Both

61. Which of the following gardening books was written by Christine Walkden:

a. No-Nonsense Container Gardening

b. Allotment Month by Month

c. The Complete Gardener

62. AeroGarden is an ___________:

a. Indoor gardening system

b. Type of container gardening

c. Rose

63. In the gardening calendar, when do we usually plant potatoes?

a. April/May

b. June/July

c. August/September

I hope you’ve enjoyed our little test and learned a thing or two along the way. Thanks for playing!