Rose Trivia I (easy)

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 the question. The team with the most points wins.

1) ‘Wild Roses' are also known as what?

1. Gallicas
2. Species
3. Damasks
4. Centifolias

2) What is the only rose class created in the United States?

1. Hybrid Teas
2. Polyanthas
3. Floribundas
4. Noisettes

3) Which of the following is the top honor for a miniature rose other than All America Rose Selections (AARS)?

1. Award of Merit
2. Award of Excellence
3. Top Miniature
4. ARS Gold Medal

4) The thorns on roses are actually called what?

1. Prickles
2. Hooks
3. Tendrils
4. Spikes

5) The method preferred by most rose nurseries to propagate Hybrid Teas and Floribundas is called?

1. Tissue Culture
2. Layering
3. Pegging
4. Budding

6) Miniature roses are usually propagated by what method?

1. Budding
2. On their own roots
3. Air Layering
4. Tissue Culture

7) Which of the following organizations is responsible for the international registration of roses?

1. World Federation of Rose Societies
2. Royal National Rose Society
3. Rose Society of New Zealand
4. American Rose Society

8) What is the national floral emblem of England?

1. Rose
2. Daisy
3. Clematis
4. Pansy

9) The rose that is claimed to be the world's oldest is located in what city?

1. Mexico City, Mexico
2. London, England
3. Hildesheim, Germany
4. Rome, Italy

10) What colors do roses not come in?

1. Black and Orange
2. Black and Blue
3. Green and Black
4. Green and Blue

11) The ‘Minnesota Tip' is part of what rose culture event?

1. ARS Annual Pool Party
2. Pruning
3. Propagation
4. Winterizing

12) The world's largest rose, Rosa banksiae banksiae , is located in what city?

1. Paris, France
2. Heidelberg, Germany
3. Tombstone, Arizona
4. St. Albans, England

13) ‘English Roses' were the marketing brainchild of which hybridizer?

1. Clair Martin
2. David Austin
3. Jackson & Perkins
4. Griffith Buck

14) Which rose is considered to be the first Grandiflora?

1. Queen Elizabeth
2. Eclipse
3. Carrousel
4. Merry Widow

15) Roses predate man by approximately how many years?

1. 100,000
2. 1,300,000
3. 14,000,000
4. 34,000,000

16) What are the distilled oils from rose petals called?

1. Rose attar
2. Rose wine
3. Rose jelly
4. Rose water

17) What Old Garden Rose class was named for the island they were discovered on?

1. Teas
2. Bourbons
3. Portlands
4. Hybrid Perpetuals

18) In what part of the rose are rose seeds located?

1. Pollen
2. Stigma
3. Hips
4. Crown

19) Rosa Mundi is the striped sport of which rose?

1. Apothecary's Rose
2. Rosa multiflora
3. Complicata
4. Cabbage Rose

20) ‘Sub rosa' means?

1. Less than red
2. On the ground
3. Under the leaves
4. In secret