ARS Trivia II (medium)

These questions were designed as a fun program for your local rose society. Choose two or more teams with 3 or more members and award 10 points for each correct answer. If one side fails to answer the question, then the other side can "steal" the points by correctly answering them. The team with the most points wins.

1) What is the newest ARS rose classification called?

1. Ramblers
2. Ground Covers
3. Mini-floras
4. Micro Minis

2) Which of the following are associated with the ARS?

1. Pasadena Rose Parade
2. Portland Rose Parade
3. Tyler Rose Parade
4. None of the above

3) What is an ARS Patron also known as?

1. A good person
2. A Friend of the Gardens
3. A politician
4. An ARS officer

4) The ARS is a non-profit, tax exempt organization under what tax code?

1. 401 (k)
2. 457
3. 499
4. 501 (c)(3)

5) Which US President signed into law the act making the rose the national floral emblem of the United States?

1. Richard Nixon
2. Gerald Ford
3. Jimmy Carter
4. Ronald Reagan

6) An Alba with a date of introduction of 1800, qualifies for which of the following at a rose show?

1. Victorian
2. Dowager
3. Genesis
4. Best Shrub

7) The third best one-bloom-per-stem hybrid tea, grandiflora, miniature or mini-flora qualifies for which award at a show?

1. King
2. Queen
3. Prince
4. Princess

8) Before moving to Shreveport, where was the previous headquarters of the ARS?

1. Harrisburg, PA
2. Peoria, IL
3. Columbus, OH
4. Columbia, SC

9) Which was the first local society to affiliate with the ARS?

1. Portland
2. Pacific
3. San Diego
4. Syracuse

10) Which of the following is the oldest continual public rose garden in the United States?

1. Tyler, TX
2. American Rose Center, LA
3. Elizabeth Park, Hartford, CT
4. Brooklyn Botanical Garden, NY

11) Which is the largest rose garden in the United States?

1. Tyler, TX
2. Rose Hills, CA
3. Biltmore, NC
4. Washington Park, OR

12) What is the name of the bulletin sent to the local society Presidents by the Local Society Committee?

1. ‘American Rose'
2. ‘Local Society News'
3. ‘American Rose Leader'
4. ‘ARS & You'

13) Which kind of organization is the All America Rose Selections (AARS)?

1. Part of the ARS
2. A nunnery
3. An organization of rose growers
4. A non-rose growing group that selects the best new roses

14) The Etiquette Award is for what class of arrangements?

1. Dried
2. Tables
3. Modern
4. Oriental

15) The two national Miniature arrangement awards are named what?

1. Millie Walters and Bea Satterlee
2. Nora Katherman and Millie Walters
3. Nora Katherman and Overesch
4. Bea Satterlee and Overesch

16) At the American Rose Center, there is a special garden that was created for the children who perished in what disaster?

1. World Trade Center
2. Northridge Earthquake
3. Hurricane Bonnie
4. Oklahoma City Federal Building Bombing

17) How many ARS National Conventions are there in a year?

1. 1
2. 2
3. 3
4. 4

18) The American Rose Center Test Gardens are part of what organization?

1. American Rose Society
2. All America Rose Selections (AARS)
3. Award of Excellence
4. Portland Gold Medal

19) How is the ARS President elected?

1. By direct election every three years
2. By the Board of Directors
3. The current ARS Vice President automatically becomes President
4. By a special Ad Hoc committee

20) Which is not an elected office in the ARS?

1. President
2. Vice President
3. Secretary
4. Treasurer