Griffin Trivia
Griffin's favorite color
Purple
What fruit has the highest protein content?
Avocado
Japan is famous for what type of flower, known in Japanese as ‘Sakura?’
Cherry Blossom
What is the name of a person who tends to a garden?
Gardener :)
How many FL OZ are in a soda can?
12 FL OZ
True or False: Griffin has a set of D&D dice that have ducks inside of them
True
For how many years have we been eating beans?!
9,000 years!
What is the name for a small bouquet of flowers worn on a woman’s wrist, most commonly seen today at American proms and homecoming dances?
Corsage
North Carolina's Piedmont region has historically been known for the growth of what crop, with modern companies such as Phillip Morris, Reynolds American, and Lorillard still having a heavy presence within the state?
Tobacco
Which President served from January 20, 1989, to January 20, 1993
George H. W. Bush
Griffin got accepted into Purdue for what major ____
Be specific :)
First year engineering but I'll count nuclear engineering
What fruit is traditionally given at Christmas in Japan?
Oranges
True or False: If a flower is ‘biennial’ it blooms every two years.
False
What was the first crop harvested domestically by humans
Barley
How many acts are there in a Shakespearian Play
5 acts total
Griffin has Garden club on Thursdays, obviously, but he goes to another club on Thursdays if they require him. What club is it?
BPA
Which of these fruits is spelled correctly?
A. Pinapple
B. Watermellon
C. Persimmon
D. Nectarin
C. Persimmon
Why is Amorphophallus Titanum commonly known as the ‘Corpse Flower?
Because it smells like rotting flesh
What crop, the most common to be rotated with corn, was the focus of China trade war discussions because of the fact that 60% of the U.S. crop was exported to China in 2016?
Soybeans!!!
The exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the leaf (as well as the loss of water vapor in transpiration) occurs through pores called____
Stomata (singular = stoma).
Why did Griffin join the Garden club
(There was a distinct reason)
Because Clara wanted him too and he was curious about how to plant. Furthermore, he enjoyed the people of the club and what it's message was so he decided to stay and even become the treasurer of the club.
What percentage of Americans are meeting their recommended daily vegetable intake?
9 percent
What flower’s name comes from the Ancient Greek for ‘water jar’?
Hydrangea
What is the horticultural technique in which the scion of one plant is grown on the rootstock of another?
Grafting
Which rock band was originally known as ‘Mookie Blaylock’?
Pearl Jam