A) MO Mushrooms
B) MO Trees, Shrubs and Woody Vines
C) MO Wildflowers, Grasses and Other Nonwoody Plants
D) ALL groups get to answer
Bonus Points (not a category, just for score)
100
The giant puffball mushroom is a puffball mushroom found in meadows, fields, and deciduous forests in late summer. Is it edible?
A giant puffball mushroom is edible when young
(but you must ensure it is pure white and solid inside)
100
BASKETBALL BONUS
The table that picked this question gets 4 shots to make a basket in the hoop to gain 100 points per make (can make all 4).
400 points max
N/A
100
True or False:
Dandelion petals are poisonous to eat, but the stem and roots are edible.
False
All parts of the common dandelion plant—flowers, leaves, and roots—are edible.
100
This is the number of main plant parts you should evaluate separately because each may differ in edibility.
Closest answer wins (ties allowed)
4 - roots, stems, leaves, and berries
100
100
100
200
BASKETBALL BONUS
The table that picked this question gets 4 shots to make a basket in the hoop to gain 200 points per make (can make all 4).
800 points max
N/A
200
What is the name of this tree, that bears a fruit/nut by the same name?
Black Hickory Tree
200
Poisonous or Edible?
Pokeweed = POISONOUS
Also a skin irritant
200
This is the minimum number of days you can safely store freshly foraged greens in a refrigerator before they lose safety and nutrient quality
Closest answer wins (ties allowed)
2
200
200
200
300
Which is edible? Which is poisonous?
Ringless Honey Mushroom
Jack-o'-Lantern
Ringless Honey Mushroom (top) = EDIBLE
Jack-o'-Lantern (bottom) = POISONOUS
300
Which plant (left or right) is poison ivy?
Double your score! What is the name of the other plant?
Right = Poison Ivy (3 leaves with one centralized)
Left = Virginia Creeper (5 leaves, no center)
300
What is the name of these tall wetland plants with narrow, upright leaves emerging from a thick base, and a central stalk bearing a brown, sausage-shaped flower spike.
Cattails - All parts of cattails are edible and have been used as food worldwide. The starchy rhizomes are eaten raw, cooked, or dried and ground into a flour. Roots can be made into a jelly. Young stems and flowers can be cooked in various ways.
300
BASKETBALL BONUS
Every Table gets 1 shot to make a basket in the hoop to gain 300 points
N/A
300
300
300
400
Which ones are edible? Which ones are poisonous? Are they both edible? Or both poisonous?
DOUBLE POINTS - if you can name the edible plant
Morel (top) = EDIBLE
Big Red False Morel (bottom) = POISONOUS
When you slice a false morel down the middle, the stalk is chambered, not hollow. True morels are completely hollow.
400
What is the name of this tree, with a fruit/nut that bears the same name?
Walnut
400
BASKETBALL BONUS
The table that picked this question gets 4 shots to make a basket in the hoop to gain 400 points per make (can make all 4).
1600 points max
N/A
400
If cooking wild roots or tubers, this is the minimum number of minutes needed to soften fibers and remove bitterness.
Closest answer wins (ties allowed)
15 minutes
400
400
400
500
What does a plant do that a mushroom does not, making it their main difference?
plants produce their own food through photosynthesis, while mushrooms, a type of fungus, must absorb nutrients from other organic matter.
500
What is the name of this edible fruit?
Persimmon (only edible when ripe = bright orange)
500
Which ones are edible? Which ones are poisonous? Are they all edible? Or all poisonous?
Violets
English plantain
Wild strawberry 
ALL are EDIBLE
500
What is the name of this tree, aka the Missouri State Fruit Tree?
Paw-Paw
500
500
500