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100
Which of the following is not a Greek nature deity?
a.Gaia
b. Persephone
c. Poseidon
d. Ares
d. Ares (god of war)
100
World's fastest land animal?
a. Quarter horse
b. Blue Wildebeest
c. cheetah
d. lion
c. cheetah (110-120km/h)
100
The swan is the national animal of what country?
Denmark
100
In the film Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, the main character's name is...
a. Bear
b. Hawk
c. Newt
d. Robin
c. Newt
100
The peperomia plants in the office originally come from what country?
China
200
If you are a paleobotonist, what do you study?
a. fossils of dinosaurs
b. fossils of bats
c. fossils of plants
d. fossils of humans
c. fossils of plants
200
Strongest living thing on earth?
a. leaf-cutter ant
b. humans
c. great white shark
d. dung beetle
d. dung beetle
200
Where do tomatoes originate from?
a. northern Africa
b. Mexico/Mesoamerica
c. the Andes
d. Italy
c. the Andes
200
In the film Avatar, the flora and fauna on the planet Pandora have a particularly intriguing quality called "signal transduction" - what does this mean?
a. they can communicate with each other
b. they are a good power source
c. they are a good source of vitamins
d. they get good cell reception
a. they can communicate with each other
200
How many people hired by GMF eat mostly plant-based?
Three
(who are they?)
300
To date, how many mass extinctions has Earth experienced?
a. 0
b. 2
c. 5
d. 6
c. 5
(it is thought that we are now experiencing the 6th)
300
What was the biggest dinosaur?
a. Tyrannosaurus rex
b. Argentinosaurus
c. Spinosaurus
d. Indominus rex
b. Argentinosaurus
300
What flower is both the symbol of the sun and the symbol of Japan?
a. sunflower
b. cherry blossom
c. marguerite daisy
d. chrysanthemums
d. chrysanthemums
300
Millennials' purchases of houseplants are boosting which specific market?
a. cactus blackmarket
b. NASA air purification plant market
c. exotic orchid market
d. carnivorous plant market
a. cactus blackmarket
(plant thievery is on the rise!)
300
How many plants do we have in the office?
25
400
Theophrastus, a student of Aristotle, is best known for what?
a. father of modern dance
b. father of modern botany
c. father of modern classification of animals
d. father of modern biology
b. father of modern botany
400
Tallest trees (on average) in the world?
a. Eucalyptus
b. Sequoia
c. Tasmanian oak
d. Douglas firs
b. Sequoia (coast redwood)
Tallest tree is named Hyperion, and is nearly 116m tall
400
Which city would you find the world's oldest zoo?
a. Vienna
b. Berlin
c. London
d. Paris
a. Vienna
400
In the US, February 2 is celebrated as Groundhog's Day. What is the groundhog's name?
a. Bob
b. Jerry
c. Phil
d. Greg
c. Phil
DAILY DOUBLE (800pts each)
What is the name of the city, and which state does he live in?
400
At Gardens by the Bay, what are these called?
Supertree Grove
(400 points extra - how tall is the tallest one?)
500
In which year did plants begin to be classified separately into fruits and vegetables?
a. 1705
b. 1776
c. 1695
d. 2019
a. 1705
500
Most indestructible living organism?
a. tardigrade
b. cockroach
c. jellyfish
d. clams
a. tardigrade
(although all the others nearly never die either)
500
Which country has the highest percentage of forested land mass?
a. Finland
b. Malaysia
c. Palau
d. Suriname
d. Suriname - the country is 98.3% forest
Finland is 73.1%, and while Russia has the most forests of any country, the % is only around 50%.
500
In Norse mythology, Yggdrasil is....
a. a forest city for the gods
b. the tree which made Thor's hammer, Mjölnir
c. a large, mythical tree that connects the worlds
d. the tree of knowledge
c. a large, mythical tree that connects the worlds
500
How many people in the office have pets? (directly or indirectly, for the ones who's parents have the pets)
Kasper, Elyse, Ingrid, Louise, Josephine, Diana, Tina, Connor