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ARS Rose Trivia 1 Easy Created By: ARS Program Services Committee Steve Jones, Chairman 1) “Wild Roses” are also known as what? A. B. C. D. Gallicas Species Damasks Centifolias B. Species 2) What is the only rose class created in the United States? A. B. C. D. Hybrid Teas Polyanthas Floribundas Noisettes D. Noisettes were created by John Champneys of South Carolina 3) Which of the following is the top honor for a miniature rose other than All America Rose Selections (AARS)? A. B. C. D. Award of Merit Award of Excellence Top Miniature ARS Gold Medal B. Award of Excellence 4) The thorns on roses are actually called what? A. B. C. D. Prickles Hooks Tendrils Spikes A. Prickles, roses do not have “real” thorns 5) The method preferred by rose nurseries to propagate roses is called? A. B. C. D. Tissue Culture Layering Pegging Budding D. Budding, they can reproduce more plants quicker than by other methods 6) Miniature roses are usually propagated by what method? A. B. C. D. Budding On their own roots Air Layering Tissue Culture B. On their own roots, although some nurseries do sell budded plants 7) Which of the following organizations is responsible for the international registration of roses? A. B. C. D. World Federation of Rose Societies Royal National Rose Society Rose Society of New Zealand American Rose Society D. American Rose Society 8) What is the national floral emblem of England? A. B. C. D. Rose Daisy Clematis Pansy A. Rose 9) The rose that is claimed to be the world’s oldest is located in what city? A. B. C. D. Mexico City, Mexico London, England Hildesheim, Germany Rome, Italy C. Hildesheim, Germany, the rose is claimed to be over 1,000 years old 10) What colors do roses not come in? A. B. C. D. Black and Orange Black and Blue Green and Black Green and Blue B. Black and Blue, roses do not have the pigments, or lack of, to create these colors 11) The ‘Minnesota Tip’ is part of what rose culture event? A. B. C. D. ARS Annual Pool Party Pruning Propagation Winterizing D. Wintering, the rose is dug up on one side and tipped over and buried 12) The world’s largest rose, Rosa banksiae banksiae, is located in what city? A. B. C. D. Paris, France Heidelberg, Germany Tombstone, Arizona St. Albans, England C. Tombstone, Arizona. Planted in 1885, it is about the size of a football field 13) ‘English Roses’ were the marketing brainchild of which hybridizer? A. B. C. D. Clare Martin David Austin Jackson & Perkins Griffith Buck B. David Austin 14) Which rose is considered to be the first Grandiflora? A. B. C. D. Queen Elizabeth Eclipse Carrousel Merry Widow A. Queen Elizabeth in 1955 15) Roses predate man by approximately how many years? A. B. C. D. 100,000 1,300,000 14,000,000 34,000,000 D. 34 million plus years 16) What are the distilled oils from rose petals called? A. B. C. D. Rose attar Rose wine Rose jelly Rose water A. Rose attar 17) What Old Garden Rose class was named for the island they were discovered on? A. B. C. D. Teas Bourbons Portlands Hybrid Perpetuals B. Bourbons, the rose was found on the isle of Bourbon, now called Reunion 18) In what part of the rose are rose seeds located? A. B. C. D. Pollen Stigma Hips Crown C. Hips 19) Rosa Mundi is the striped sport of which rose? A. B. C. D. Apothecary’s Rose Rosa multiflora Complicata Cabbage Rose A. Apothecary’s Rose, which Rosa Mundi will often revert 20) ‘Sub rosa’ means? A. B. C. D. Less than red On the ground Under the leaves In secret D. In secret, it means ‘under the rose’