AsiaLIFE

Pit your wits against the QuizMaster on flower power, trivia and birds ...

Flower Power
1. What type of flower is a ladies slipper?
2. Which plant translates as paper flower in Khmer and several other Asian languages?
3. Which white flower is sometimes referred to as, the Fair Maid of February?
4. Which group had a number one hit in 1993 with, “Young at Heart”?
5. By what one word name is the Lent Lily otherwise known?
6. To which plant family does the tulip belong?
7. What is the name of Donald Duck’s girlfriend?
8. What flower is generally thought to be the inspiration for the shape of the towers at Angkor Wat?
9. Can you remember what the state flower of Alaska is?
10. Which film featured a pregnant Daryl Hannah and a diabetic Julia Roberts?

A Taste of Trivia
11. Which fruit contains ‘milk’?
12. The Palmyra Palm is the national plant of Cambodia, how is it more commonly known?
13. Which flavour of ice cream is named from the Italian phrase meaning “all fruits”?
14. Queen Victoria, allegedly, offered a reward for anyone who could bring her which fruit that is common in South East Asia?
15. Which dessert made of meringue, cream and fresh fruit was created in honour of a prima ballerina?
16. Grog, as issued by the Royal Navy for over 200 years, is a mixture of water and which spirit?
17. Which is the fruit also known as the alligator pear?
18. Which mammal forms part of the Bacardi logo?
19. Which Mediterranean sounding sweets were originally called Energy Balls?
20. What did The Bangkok Post describe as the Dom Pérignon of Asian beers?

Bird Brained
21. Other than monarchs, who was the first woman to be depicted on a British banknote?
22. How is Dick Grayson known?
23. Which 2005 animated movie is centred around the lead character who mistakes a falling acorn for a piece of the sky and causes widespread panic?
24. Which group recorded the album, “Now That’s What I Call Quite Good”?
25. What nickname was bestowed upon the French singer Edith Piaf?
26. What was the original name of the Golden Hind, the flagship of Francis Drake?
27. Which song by Kid Creole and the Coconuts went to number 7 in the U.K. charts in July 1982?
28. What type of painted bird brings many birdwatchers to Cambodia?
29. Rufus T. Firefly was a character in which “classic” 1933 comedy?
30. The Camargue in France is home to 400 bird species and is one of the few places in Europe to see which large bird?