The Colours in My Garden Trivia Quiz

Answer: Yellow

Sunflowers are usually various shades of yellow. These large flowers will face towards the sun as it makes its way across the sky every day. The centre of the flower is usually a dark colour because that is where the seeds form. The seeds can be harvested and roasted for a delicious and nutritious snack.

Answer: Honeybees

Honeybees live in a hive that contains one queen, and many workers and drones. The worker bees head out to find flowers where they harvest the nectar and take it to the hives to be turned into honey. The honey feeds the bees that live in the hive and can be removed by beekeepers and packaged for us to enjoy.

Answer: Because of an important substance inside them

Green leaves on garden plants have chlorophyll inside. That is an important substance that helps the plant to create food for itself. It also helps the plant to create oxygen, which is in the air that we need to breathe.

Answer: Ladybug (ladybird)

Ladybugs (as they are called in the US), or ladybirds (as they are called in the UK), are small red beetles with black dots on their backs. They are extremely helpful in the garden because their main diet is other insects that damage plants. The average lifespan of ladybugs is two to three years, and during that time, it is estimated that they eat about 5,000 other bugs that could be harmful in the garden.

Answer: Yellow

Shasta daisies have white petals spreading out around a yellow centre. This flower was named after Mount Shasta in California because the white petals looked like they were the same colour as the snow on the mountain.

Answer: Orange and black

Tiger lilies are native to China, Japan, and other areas in the Far East. They have been imported in many other areas of the world where they are often planted in flower gardens because of their beautiful orange and black flowers. They are perennials in many zones, so they will come back year after year there once they are established.

Answer: Bright yellow-orange

Zucchini blossoms are beautiful in the vegetable garden. Most people who plant them find that they are very fast growers that can take over a vegetable garden and produce too many of the delicious squashes. Rather than being overrun with mature vegetables, you can pick the bright blossoms to prevent the squash from forming and toss them into a stir fry or a salad.

The pretty blossoms are nice to look at and are also nutritious and delicious.

Answer: Orange

There are many varieties of apple tree that might grow in your garden. Since they produce fruit, they will all have blossoms. Apple trees will always have pink, white or red blossoms depending on the variety of the apple that is grown.

Answer: Green

When pumpkins first form after the plant has bloomed, they are small and green. As they grow and mature, they will turn orange as it gets close to the time when they should be picked. Once they ripen and turn orange, they can be used in cooking and baking, or they can be carved into jack-o-lanterns on Halloween.

Answer: Dandelion

The dandelion is seen as a garden pest by many gardeners. It got its name from the French phrase "dent-de-lion", or "lion's tooth". Although many consider this colourful plant a pesky weed, it is completely edible from its flower down to its root.