Is a Rose a Rose? Trivia Quiz

Answer: Rose Hip

What is rose hip? I'm just learning this myself. You know those berry that are on rose bushes after they have been pollinated, those are rose hips. They can be made into jam, beverages, teas, jelly, marmalade, soup and even eaten as they are. Make sure they're ripe and don't eat the hairs inside. Those hairs can be used to make "Itching Powder."

Rose hip can be found as an ingredient within some vitamin C supplements. It is loaded with lycopene and is a very good antioxidant. The product has been given to rodents as their source of vitamin C, and horses to enhance their coats and hooves.

Answer: Briar Rose

The Walt Disney version of "Sleeping Beauty" used the name Princess Aurora for the main character however, she was also known as Briar Rose. In 1697, Frenchman Charles Perrault called her "The Sleeping Beauty."

However, in 1812 when the Brothers Grimm reluctantly included the tale in their "Children's and Household Tales" collection the title give the story was "Little Briar Rose." Perhaps this was in an effort of peasant guise and meant to appeal to the common people.

Answer: Rose Wilson

While on a search and rescue mission in Cambodia Slade Wilson met Lillian Worth. The two had a subsequent intimate relation that unknown to Slade produced a child. Lillian thought it best to keep this from Slade Wilson. The child Rose, moved with her mother to New York. There they later came in contact with an injured Slade Wilson again, and Lillian nursed him back to health.

While nursing Wilson back to health it is found out that the child is Wilson's. Feeling himself a threat to Rose, Wilson places her in the care of the "Teen Titans." While training, Rose is injured and hospitalized. During her stay she becomes aware of her precognitive powers when she has a long dream about Slade. Soon after Rose leaves the "Teen Titans."

Some time later Slade Wilson, alias Deathstroke, accepts Rose as his daughter and even offers Rose an apprenticeship with him. Rose accepts and takes the name "Ravager." In an effort to make her abilities equal to his own Wilson injects her with the same serum that gave him his abilities. However, Rose was unable to adapt to the serum her father secretly used on her.

Answer: Rose Garland

The "Rose Garland" we are most commonly used to seeing was first worn by "Burgoo King" winner of the 1932 Derby. One of the most recognized awards in sports, the "Rose Garland also known as "Blanket of Roses" or "Garland of Roses" is composed of roses, ribbons, and foliage hand sewn into a satiny green background less than 12 hours before the start of "The Run for The Roses." Each rose has its own little vial of water to keep it fresh. The roses are framed with boxwood, camellia and coffee leaves.

The Rose Garland also depicts the seal of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, the Twin Spires, of Churchill Downs, the current race event number, and a "Crown" of roses in the center with a single vertical rose. While the crown represents a rose for each horse in that year's race, the single upward pointing rose is indicative of the heart and struggle it takes to be in the Kentucky Derby Winner's Circle.

The Kroeger Company became the official florist of the Derby in 1986 taking over for another florist; however their first garland didn't make its way into the winners circle until 1987. Construction of the garland begins at 4 P.M. on the eve of the derby and the public can drop by to view the construction of this timeless piece.

During the '20s the Derby winner was adorned with a horseshoe wreath. Samuel Culberston, an official at Churchill Downs, commissioned Grace Walker to make the first Rose Garland for the 1932 race. The 2014 garland and each one for the previous 27 years Carol Besler had a hand in its construction. Carol is well versed in the upkeep of fresh flowers and is the "Lead Lady" in the making of the garland.

The "Garland of Roses" is composed of a selection from about 6000 Freedom roses. Workers search and search for the best of close to 450 of the roses. Each rose is then hand sewn onto the backing and rests in its own water vial sewn into the satin green backing. Also in the composition of the garland are leaves of camelia, coffee, and boxwood, along with ribbons. The garland usually measures 122 in. x 22 in. and weighs in at between 40 and 42 lbs. when completed.

Answer: Rose Red

In January of 2002 "ABC" presented Stephen King's, "Rose Red" as a television miniseries. What exactly was "Rose Red"? A mansion... a supposedly haunted mansion. The house was originally built by John Rimbauer, a wealthy oilman, for his wife Ellen in 1906. Through the years the house became the subject of many tales of hauntings since it was said that 23 people either died or disappeared there, including the owners.

The house was investigated by a psychology professor and her team looking for proof of paranormal activity. Aside from the disappearances, the house was said to be growing in size.

Answer: Rose Nylund

Rose Nylund the ditzy one of "The Golden Girls" was very skillfully played by Betty White. Rose's mom died giving birth to her. Rose's dad was a monk who said he knew nothing about her until after she was adopted. Rose was left on a doorstep and adopted by a family named Lindstrom.

Although she didn't graduate from high school, she was valedictorian. Rose drew the longest straw and was declared valedictorian, but a case of mono kept her in bed on graduation day. Rose furthered her education by attending Rockport Community College, St. Gustaf University and St. Paul Business School.

Strict parenting by the Lindstroms kept Rose from dating until she was a senior, but did she ever make up for that. Between first dating and marriage Rose dated 56 men. She finally married Charles Nylund in 1948. They had at least 5 children according to "The Golden Girls" scripts. Sadly Rose lost Charlie during a night of passion which made Rose a bit skittish about sex. She got over it, but if you watched the show you know Charlie wasn't the only man to die because of sex with Rose Nylund.

Rose Nylund proclaimed to be from St. Olaf, Minnesota, a Norwegian farming settlement. While there is a St. Olaf Township in Minnesota, it is in the western part of Minnesota while Rose's St. Olaf is in the north.

Answer: Rose Tyler

In 2005, Billie Piper as Rose Tyler was introduced to audiences of "Doctor Who" during his Ninth incarnation. Piper also shared top billing with the shows main character actor Christopher Eccleston during the Ninth and Tenth incarnations. Introduced as the shows audience surrogate (person who asks the questions you might ask) she quickly became a fan favorite.

Piper won numerous awards for her role as Rose Tyler and returned to the show for a short while during the 2008 incarnation.

Answer: Garlic Bulb

Why is the garlic known world-wide as a stinking rose? People are still baffled, especially after the name given garlic by the Greeks and Romans. Scorodon is the name ancient Greeks gave garlic. This came about when Henri LeClerec researched the name and came up with skaion rodon. LeClerc a French physician translated that name to rose puante, which means "Stinking rose."

Garlic is a part of the Liliaceae family of plants which includes lilies. It no doubt made its way into the American food chain through the various European explorers of the day. Why is it called a stinking rose... when turned bulbous side up it doe look a bit like a rose. That's as far as I'm willing to go.

Answer: Sterling

Rarely seen in nature sterling roses are breath-taking. If you're lucky enough to receive them you should know that you have really impressed the giver. Sterling roses come in shades from Silver-purple to dark purple and are truly an unmatched elegance.

Believed to be the result of European and Chinese crossbreeding, sterling roses were introduced in the 1800s and are a centerpiece of elegance at any function today.

Answer: Ellen Wilson

Before 1902, the sight of the "White House Rose Garden" used to be stables and carriage houses. The stables were replaced with a fruit and flowers conservatory. First Lady Edith Roosevelt later insisted that a proper colonial garden be located on that site. In 1913, President Woodrow Wilson's wife Ellen Wilson, began planting roses in the gardens along the Colonnade. The garden was later designed by George Burnap.

The garden grew into a place of distinction used today to host press conferences and dignitaries. The garden was redesigned in the Kennedy era by Rachel Mellon and Perry Wheeler to centralize the lawn space. It measures 125 feet long by 60 feet wide. Aside a variety of roses the garden also feature a specimen of magnolia Mellon found growing near the "Tidal Basin", jonquils, daffodils, tulips, hyacinth, and other fragrant flowers sure to make the "White House Rose Garden" a showpiece.