Flower Power
This plant is prized for its purple flowers and potent scent, which is a common fragrance for disinfectants, soaps, candles, air fresheners, and more. Medicinally, this plant is often used in aromatherapy, as its smell purportedly has a calming effect.
What is lavender?
This Mario franchise mainstay bedevils players by peeking its red-and-white head up unexpectedly out of the green pipes that make up the landscape and biting the player’s avatar - or, sometimes, shooting balls of fire at him!
What is Piranha Plant?
Born in Britain during the time of Roman rule, St. Patrick is most remembered for bringing Christianity to this country.
What is Ireland?
Republic, Symposium, The Apology of Socrates
Who was Plato?
Globally, this tennis-based sport ranks in the top ten most popular, especially in East Asia and Europe, but interest in the United States has historically been limited. It was the subject of the 2025 film “Marty Supreme.”
What is table tennis/ping pong?
Maintained by volunteers from the UCONN Master Gardener Program, these historic gardens are closely based on photos of the property as it was maintained by its last private owner, Gertrude Hotchkiss-Fyler.
What is the Torrington Historical Society?
The fruit of this bush (also called its “hip”) can be eaten, often in jelly or tea, but you probably won’t see them at your local grocery store. The hips are packed with vitamin C and as a result have had many uses in traditional medicine.
What is rose?
In Stardew Valley, a cozy farming sim video game, this is the first type of seed that the player avatar is given. It’s also a real-life vegetable, white and similar in shape to a carrot, that is quite tasty in soups and stews!
What is a parsnip?
According to legend, Patrick banished all of this type of animal from Ireland. (Archaeological and paleontological evidence indicate that they were never present on the island to begin with, though.)
What are snakes?
Also Sprach Zarathustra, Beyond Good and Evil, The Gay Science
Who was Nietzsche?
This ball-and-bat sport was once popular in the United States (as it currently is in many other former British colonies, like India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh) but its popularity declined with the rise of baseball as the national pastime.
What is cricket?
Nestled in this sprawling state forest in Litchfield is the quaint and historic country home of Edith Chase, surrounded by gardens maintained in the style of a traditional English cottage garden.
What is Topsmead State Forest?
This daisy-like flower is often dried and sold as a tea which is supposed to promote calm and is sometimes used as a sleep aid.
What is chamomile?
This fantastic plant from the fictional continent of Tamriel in the Elder Scrolls video game franchise is recognized by its shiny, light green leaves - and the fact that it emits a high-pitched ringing as the player approaches.
What is the nirnroot?
According to tradition, St. Patrick died on this day.
What is March 17?
Meditations on First Philosophy (“I think, therefore I am.”)
Who was Descartes?
Popular in South Africa, France, Australia, and the UK, this contact sport is the direct ancestor of American football, but is not widely played in the US.
What is rugby?
This public park in West Hartford is known for its rose garden, which includes native roses and rare cultivars, all with informational signage.
What is Elizabeth Park?
The curly flowers of this culinary plant are called scapes. They’re quite delicious in a stir fry, but they are also full of allicin, which has anti-microbial properties, leading people to sometimes use this plant to try and treat infection.
What is garlic?
This flower is the second plant introduced in the Plants vs. Zombies game franchise. It produces extra “sun,” which allows the player to “plant” more plants.
What is the Sunflower?
In the Confession of St. Patrick, while being held captive, both Patrick and his captors ended up lost and without food. Patrick encouraged his captors to pray, at which point they encountered a herd of this animal, which they then killed and ate.
What are wild pigs?
The Art of War
Who was Sun Tzu?
This traditional Japanese sport has limited reach in the United States, with a small but active scene emerging over the past few decades on the West Coast and in Hawaii. It is most popular in Japan, but is increasingly drawing wrestlers from amateur leagues in Eastern Europe, with Ukrainian wrestler Aonishiki recently reaching the coveted rank of ōzeki.
What is sumo wrestling?
Located on Wigwam Road in Litchfield, this field of bright yellow blossoms reaches its peak in early spring.
What is Daffodil Hill?
This bright purple flower, part of the aster family and native to the eastern United States, was traditionally used by Native Americans as a medicinal herb and is still commonly used today to try and treat or prevent the common cold.
What is echinacea (or coneflower)?
This iconic Final Fantasy enemy looks like a large, fanged mouth, surrounded by a nest of tentacle-like vines. It’s “Bad Breath” ability inflicts status effects on the player. Truly a plant that bites back!
What is the malboro/molbol/morbol/Mad Oscar?
There is no historical evidence for many legendary elements of St. Patrick’s life, like driving out snakes or preaching with a shamrock. There are, however, two existing works likely written by him: “Letter to the soldiers of Coroticus,” and this.
What is “The Confession of St. Patrick”?
The Wealth of Nations (the “invisible hand” of the free market)
Who was Adam Smith?
This bowling variant, played with a hand-sized ball and shorter, squatter pins than ten-pin bowling, is hard to find outside of New England, where it has historically been popular - and even here, the number of lanes is dwindling. You can play it at Laurel Lanes in Winsted or in the basement of the Torrington Elks Lodge.
What is duckpin bowling?
This house in Bethlehem is known both for its historic importance as the home of Rev. Joseph Bellamy, and for its lilac and rose gardens.
What is the Bellamy-Farriday House and Garden?