The Grass Type Trivia Quiz

Answer: To control water weeds

North America, particularly the United States in 1963, started introducing the Amur carp to control the overabundance of aquatic weeds growing in its waterways. Because it would eat the weeds, the Amur carp began to be called the grass carp. The species is considered among the most bioefficient ways to control aquatic weed growth.

Answer: Orchid

The cedar is a prominent symbol of Lebanon and is featured on its flag. The orchid, or more specifically Bauhinia blakeana, the Hong Kong Orchid Tree, is a prominent symbol of Hong Kong and is on its flag.

Answer: Robert Plant

Robert Plant is considered an icon in the music industry. Many musical icons themselves, including Freddy Mercury, credit Robert Plant as their main inspiration. Plant has been called "the Greatest Voice in Rock" and "the Greatest Metal Vocalist of All Time" according various critics and magazines in the industry as well as in online polls.

Answer: Maori

Harakeke is a plant that is native to New Zealand and has been used by the Maori people to make clothing for thousands of years. The Maori also use harakeke to make rope and sails.

Answer: Buttercup

The other two "Powerpuff Girls" are Blossom and Bubbles. Together, the trio of toddlers fight to save Townsville from a variety of villains, including Mojo Jojo, Fuzzy Lumpkins and Him. Each of the three girls represents the ingredients that are said to make up girls with Blossom being "everything nice," Buttercup being "spice" and Bubbles being "sugar."

Answer: Crop circles

Legend says that a farmer in Hertfordshire was too stingy to pay a laborer to cut his wheat field and said he would rather the devil do it instead. During the night, the farmer woke up to his field on fire and once the flames subsided, the wheat field was perfectly mowed.

This "crop circle" differs slightly than most "traditional" ones since it was said to be made by the devil, not an alien life form, and because the wheat was cut and not simply bent back.

Answer: Australia

About 19% of Australia's land area is forested land, which is among the highest of nations on earth. Despite its reputation as a desert-nation, roughly the same amount of Australia is desert as it is forest.

Answer: Ninevah

Dalley suggests the location of Ninevah because of writings and carvings mentioning a garden belonging to Sennacherib that sound similar to the elusive hanging gardens. Dalley also says that old records referring to the Hanging Gardens of Babylon may be misinterpreted because Babylon means city gate, something most large cities in the day had.

Answer: A cherry liquor

The cherry liquor is called Schwarzwälder Kirschwasser in German. The liquor does originate in the Black Forest region of Germany but the cake is named after the liquor not the region. The Germans call the cake Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte and traditionally it is made with black cherries, not maraschino cherries as popularly seen in the English speaking world.

The English name is a direct translation of the German.

Answer: Your cheating ex-girlfriend or ex-boyfriend

A snake in the grass is someone who is likely betray you to suit their best interests. A theoretical cheating ex-lover has already done that. A stick in the mud is someone who is boring to be around and likely too uninteresting to betray you anyway.

Answer: None of its twelve poems had names

None of Whitman's twelve poems in the original publication had names. They were added to the poems in later editions. Emerson is widely credited for inspiring Whitman to write "Leaves of Grass" by pointing out that the United States did not have a unique poet or poetic identity. Whitman, however, said that he already had the idea of "Leaves of Grass" before he read about Emerson and that Emerson's influence on him was not as big as stated to be.

"Leaves of Grass" contains some poems about sensual want and desire, topics that were not morally acceptable in 1855 when the collection was first published. The title "Leaves of Grass" does not refer to actual blades of grass, but rather the leaves are the pages of the book and grass refers to trivial matters.

Answer: Herding cattle

"Grass" follows the Bakhtiari people of Iran as they herd their cattle across the country to find better pastures for grazing and living. The film focused mainly on the hardships of nomadic people in a secluded part of the world. The documentary was preserved by the Library of Congress and the National Film Registry in 1997 for its historical significance.

Answer: U2

"The Joshua Tree" is one of U2's top selling albums of all time. It is known for its politically inspired lyrics and the band's love and criticism of the United States. In 2007, U2 released a remastered edition of the album in celebration of its 20th anniversary.

Answer: Lakota

John Grass was a Blackfeet chief, with the Blackfeet being a band of the Lakota. Grass was known for being a negotiator with the U.S. government because he spoke English. However, his failed attempts to make peace with the U.S. was not popular with other Native American leaders.

Answer: Frankincense and myrrh

Frankincense is plant resin that comes from torchwood family of trees. Myrrh is also a plant resin that comes form the torchwood family, but more specifically commiphora genus, whose plants usually have thorns. Historically, frankincense and myrrh were both used in perfumes and oils for their fragrant aroma.

Answer: The smell of freshly cut grass

The formula is called cis-3-hexenal and is a colorless, but fragrant liquid that we smell when grass (and other plants) is cut. It's main purpose is to act as a pheromone to insects for pollination and protection from other insects who may eat or damage the grass.

Answer: Houston Astrodome

AstroTurf is the trademarked name of Donald L. Elbert, James M. Faria and Robert T. Wright's invention which they called ChemGrass. AstroTurf is more properly termed artificial turf. It was first used in the Houston Astrodome in 1965, although it had a number of problems before it was perfected.

The name AstroTurf was trade marked by Monsanto, a company more famous for its genetically modified foods. In recent years, there has been some concern involving the artificial turf including an increase in the number of injuries players receive and a possible connection between the artificial turf and cancer.

Answer: Married...with Children

In this two-part episode, the Bundys went on a lousy vacation to Dumpwater, Florida, and stayed at a hotel were an ax murderer kills bothersome guests every five years. The Bundys are the first to survive the ordeal and uncover the serial killer, however the townspeople let him go because he is the town's only attraction.

Answer: Minuet of Forest

"Minuet of Forest" is the second of six teleportation songs that Link learns in the game. It is first learned by Link when he arrives at the Forest Temple entrance after travelling through the Lost Woods and the Sacred Forest Meadow.

Several games in the series feature a forest temple with a similar design, theme or obstacles. In some cases, these other temples are also called Forest Temple, while others have different names.

Answer: Albergo - Italian

Albergo is actually the word for hotel in Italian. The Italian word for tree is "albero."