Wild Card
How much does the most expensive flower in the world cost?
Also known as the Juliet Rose, this is the most expensive flower that has ever been developed. In fact, it cost David Austin, the man who created it, over $3 million and 15 years to produce. What makes it so distinctive is its special apricot, pale-pink color and its very large-headed blooms.
A fruit
In 1890 the US supreme court declared tomato a vegetable (for tax reasons) causing the confusion in the first place.
What was the first chemical weapon created in history
A German scientist created synthetic nitrogen fertilizer. He also created pesticides used as poisons during WWII – these were the first chemical weapons in history.
What flower was once more valuable than gold?
During the 1600s, tulips were so valuable in Holland that their bulbs were worth more than gold. The craze was called tulip mania, or tulipomania, and caused the crash of the Dutch economy.
How old is earth?
1 million years old baby!
Which committee member is also in the photography society committee?
Ainhoa, our lovely president
Can your skin turn yellowisch/orange from eating too many carrots?
Yes or No?
Yes!
There are more bacterial cells than human cells
The ratio is 10 to 1
How can you create a miniature greenhouse for your pot plant?
Recycle a plastic bottle, cut it to fit your pot
Name one of the two parts of your body that never stop growing
Ears and nose
What are peanuts?
Peanuts are not nuts, but legumes related to beans and lentils. They have more protein, niacin, folate, and phytosterols than any nut, according to the National Peanut Board
Name two fruits that are in the rose family
Apples, peaches, pears, cherries, raspberries, strawberries
Name one factor that causes soil erosion
Soil erosion is caused by tilling the fields (leaving the soil exposed), spraying crops with chemicals that kill microorganisms and leaving the soil bare for long periods of time between harvests.
What spice protects plants from disease (acting as a fungicide)?
Cinamon!
What bird can fly backwards?
Hummingbird
What was the first food grown in space?
Potatoes! (1996)
Banana
Bananas are the only fruit to contain the amino acid, tryptophan, plus vitamin B6. Together, these nutrients help the body produce serotonin, a natural chemical that alleviates depression.
Known to make you relax, improve your mood, and generally make you feel happier.
How much of the earth is already desertified?
2/3rds
By desertifying the earth, we are creating enough micro-climate changes to become a macro-climate change – or severe drought.
Name two methods used to fight off our nemesis: the slugs
Coffee, grapefruit, copper tape, eggshells, tea and beer all fend off snails and slugs
What is the largest living structure on planet earth?
At over 2,000 kilometers long, The Great Barrier Reef is the largest living structure on Earth (visible from space)
When was the secret garden society founded?
2019
What is the largest fruit tree in the world?
Jackfruit!
How much more water does untilled soil store, compared with tilled soil?
2x as much
Untilled soil stores 2X more water than tilled soil, eliminating the wastage of much of our precious water stores on land that simply cannot absorb it.
There are an estimated 389 billion slugs living in UK gardens (all of them, not just yours, however, it may seem).
In an entire lifetime how many times does the average person walk around the whole earth?
5x
The average moderately active person takes around 7,500 step/day. If you maintain that daily average and live until 80 years of age, you’ll have walked about 216,262,500 steps in your lifetime.