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1 trivia quiz  Fabulous Fungi icon
There's some pretty amazing fungi on our little planet and not all are the putrid, festering white blobs that most of us imagine when the word 'fungus' is mentioned. Get ready to stretch your mind around these fungi facts!
Average 10Q
945 plays
May 11 03
Eozarth
2 trivia quiz  Putting the "Fun" in Fungus icon
Test your knowledge of fungi, and have a little fun in the bargain. Go on, take the quiz. Somewhere, a mushroom will smile.
Average 10Q
2217 plays
May 16 03
Ilovemydog
3 trivia quiz  North American Mushrooms icon
Here is my final North American wildlife quiz. This time it's on mushrooms.
Tough 10Q
348 plays
Oct 21 01
Morrigan716 gold
4 trivia quiz  Mushrooms of the United States icon
A tough quiz on wild mushrooms of the United States.
Very Difficult 10Q
1011 plays
Feb 19 00
crisw editor

Some sample questions from this category:

* You find a large mushroom on a lawn. It has green spores. It is most likely to be in the genus...
* Mushrooms of this genus typically have stems that snap like a piece of chalk when bent.
* Which on the following genera typically is *not* mycorrhizal or associated with specific trees?
* Which of the following genera does not have gills?
* One interesting edible mushroom in this genus is named for its blue color.
* The matsutake, prized by Japanese gourmets, is a member of what genus?
* Mushrooms of this genus need to be eaten quickly after being picked, or they will 'self-destruct'.
* The genus name of this group of mushrooms refer to the cobwebby veil found in young specimens.
* One very common mushroom in this genus glows in the dark.
* The 'destroying angel', 'fly agaric' and 'death cap' are all members of what infamous genus?
* Which mushrooms ooze a milklike liquid when cut or broken?
* Which of these grow in clusters on decaying leaves or wood under broad-leaved trees?
* Many, but not all, of the hallucinogenic mushrooms belong to this colorful family?
* The soft gills of the mushrooms in this family separate cleanly from the underside of the cap when you press on them with a finger?
* This common inhabitant of lawns is so fragile that it often lasts less than a day?
* When stepped on, they explode with a pop, then squirt out the powdery spore 'dust'?
* Which of the following is a Jelly Fungi?
* Which of the following is a Cup Fungi?
* Many species of these contain deadly poisons that attack the liver and kidneys and have no known antidote?
* Which one of these is not a fungus?

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