ARS Trivia IV (very hard)

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) In a recent survey, what was the favorite type of rose for ARS members with under 50 roses in their gardens?

1. Hybrid teas
2. Climbers
3. Floribundas
4. Shrubs

2) What was the other flower in close contention with the rose for the national floral emblem?

1. Daisy
2. Poppy
3. Daylily
4. Marigold

3) What year did ARS change the Board of Directors to its current make-up and titles?

1. 1967
2. 1973
3. 1985
4. 1991

4) In 1900, the first ARS rose show was held in what city?

1. Philadelphia, PA
2. Columbus, OH
3. New York City, NY
4. Washington, DC

5) What year did the ARS magazine go to a full sized, monthly magazine instead of a 4" x 6" bimonthly?

1. 1949
2. 1953
3. 1955
4. 1963

6) What year did the ARS magazine first feature a photograph on the cover?

1. 1940
2. 1943
3. 1948
4. 1953

7) Who was the only ARS President who was elected but never served?

1. Robert Pyle
2. Marion Hatton
3. Captain George Thomas
4. William Rock

8) Who was the last person to serve as ARS Honorary Vice President?

1. Jackie Kennedy
2. Mrs. Henry Ford
3. Mrs. Calvin Coolidge
4. Eleanor Roosevelt

9) When a President Emeritus passes away, how long must ARS wait before they can elect a new person to the title?

1. One year
2. Two years
3. Three years
4. Four Years

10) The first mention that a national rose society should be formed came from which columnist in Florists' Exchange ?

1. A. Rosa
2. Frank Pierson
3. Myron A. Hunt
4. Robert Craig

11) What organization did the fledgling ARS split from in 1899?

1. International Florists
2. American Nurserymen
3. Society of American Florists
4. American Horticultural Society

12) Who was the first ARS Vice President?

1. John May
2. Robert Craig
3. H.B. Beatty
4. E.G. Hill

13) The first office of the American Rose Society was in what city?

1. Harrisburg, PA
2. Columbus, OH
3. Cromwell, CT
4. West Grove, PA

14) The first ARS President, Myron A. Hunt, hailed from what city?

1. Terre Haute, IN
2. Philadelphia, PA
3. New York City, NY
4. Tarrytown, NY

15) Who was the first ARS President from west of the Mississippi River?

1. Dr. Edmund Mills
2. Richardson Wright
3. S.S. Sulliger
4. Dr. Charles Covell

16) What year did the Proof of the Pudding (predecessor to Roses in Review) first appear in an ARS Annual?

1. 1916
2. 1926
3. 1936
4. 1946

17) What year was the first Nicholson Bowl awarded?

1. 1930
2. 1931
3. 1932
4. 1933

18) What year did the change go into effect making the terms of each ARS officer three years?

1. 1956
2. 1967
3. 1976
4. 1979

19) Who served the longest of any ARS President?

1. Robert Pyle
2. Horace McFarland
3. Adolph Farenwald
4. S.S. Pennock

20) The David Fuerstenberg Award was created in 1929 to award what?

1. The best rose in America
2. The best rose from an American hybridizer
3. The best new rose suitable for American climates
4. The best new yellow rose