Identify the Bloom
This flower, once more valuable than gold in 17th-century Holland, grows from a bulb.
Tulip
This green, leafy herb is a staple in Mediterranean cooking and was called the "King of Herbs" by the Greeks.
Basil
This copper statue in New York Harbor was a gift from France to the United States in 1886.
the Statue of Liberty
This "Queen of Crime" created the meticulous Belgian detective Hercule Poirot and the observant Miss Marple.
Agatha Christ
This perennial is famous for its "bleeding heart" shape and is a favorite in shaded gardens.
Bleeding Heart (Dicentra)
This warm, woody spice is actually the dried inner bark of a tree and is essential for apple pies.
Cinnamon
This "lost city" in the Andes Mountains of Peru is often called the "Lost City of the Incas."
Machu Picchu
This author created the world's most famous consulting detective, who lived at 221B Baker Street.
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
This flower inspired William Wordsworth to write the famous line, "I wandered lonely as a cloud.
a Daffodil
This is the world's most expensive spice by weight because each thread must be harvested by hand from a crocus flower.
Saffron
This famous bell in London’s clock tower was officially renamed "The Elizabeth Tower" in 2012
Big Ben
This Ameri can author is credited with inventing the detective story with his 1841 tale, The Murders in the Rue Morgue
Edgar Allan Poe
Known for its large, color-changing mophead blooms, its color often depends on the acidity of the soil.
a Hydrangea
In the 1970s British sitcom Fawlty Towers, the snobby hotel owner shared his name with this common herb.
Basil
This white marble mausoleum in Agra, India, was built by an emperor in memory of his favorite wife
the Taj Mahal
This creator of the legal eagle Perry Mason was actually a lawyer himself before becoming a best-selling author.
Erle Stanley Gardner
This "star-shaped" flower gets its name from the Ancient Greek word for "star."
an Aster
This spice was so valuable in the Middle Ages that it was often used as a form of currency and was controlled by a monopoly in Venice.
Pepper
This massive stadium in Rome was originally known in ancient times as the "Flavian Amphitheatre.
the Colosseum
This British author wrote the "Lord Peter Wimsey" series and was one of the first women to receive a degree from Oxford.
Dorothy L. Sayers?