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Hint	Answer	% Correct
What term refers to the science of plants, including their structure and ecology?	Botany	76%
What is the term for the science of gardening?	Horticulture	72%
What is the only fruit that bears seeds on the outside?	Strawberry	71%
What is the term for an artificially dwarfed Asian tree or bush?	Bonsai	69%
What is the largest family of succulent plants, commonly found in arid zones?	Cactus	68%
What garden was one of the Seven Ancient Wonders of the World?	Hanging Gardens of Babylon	68%
What color is a Welsh poppy?	Yellow	67%
What poisonous plant was venerated by druids and absorbed into the Christmas season?	Mistletoe	63%
What vegetable family are pumpkins a member of?	Squash	45%
What nut was the first to be cultivated?	Almond	37%
What famous gardens sit ten miles outside London?	Kew Gardens	35%
What tree's bark provided the first form of aspirin?	Willow	33%
What scandalous crop was grown by both George Washington and Thomas Jefferson?	Marijuana	30%
What country invented the wheelbarrow?	China	29%
What nation popularized flower pots around 1230 BC?	Egypt	23%
What's another name for a Mountain Ash tree?	Rowan	23%
What's the common name of the plant also known as pissabed, priest's crown and telltime?	Dandelion	19%
What's the largest flower in the world?	Rafflesia	19%
What country did the idea of a grassy lawn originate in?	Greece	17%
What type of tree contains all five English vowels in its name?	Sequoia	15%
What city introduced the garden hose to Europe in 1672?	Amsterdam	11%
What castle in Germany built the first known greenhouse?	Heidelberg Castle	1%