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Quiz about Weird and Wonderful Traditional Remedies

Weird and Wonderful Traditional Remedies Quiz

The remedies in this quiz appeared in a book first published in 1924 and were taken from remedies compiled during the period 1790 - 1867 by a sacristan in a Cypriot monastery.

A multiple-choice quiz by gme24. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
gme24

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
407,290

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Average

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Question 1 of 10

1. Are you losing your hair? Well, there is a traditional Cypriot remedy for you! You need to gather berries of which plant of the Myrtaceae family? Hint

Bay rum tree

Myrtle

Bramble

Thistle

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Question 2 of 10

2. Maybe you have a splitting headache and don't know what to do. There is a quick traditional remedy from Cyprus for your ailment. What plant's leaves are a ready remedy for the headache, although products of the same plant might give you a different one? Hint

Pine

Grape

Alder

Elder

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Question 3 of 10

3. Your vision is rather blurry and you want a natural remedy for it. A traditional remedy from Cyprus uses fennel juice together with the bile of which game bird? Hint

Grouse

Chicken

Pigeon

Partridge

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Question 4 of 10

4. You have earache and you hear about a traditional Cypriot remedy that uses the juice of leek and mint. The juices are used with seven drops of what milk? Hint

Goat

Human

Sow

Donkey

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Question 5 of 10

5. If you happen to have mouth sores (aphthae) you can start by burning some paper to ashes before putting them in a pot together with some other ingredients from a list provided. Which one is not part of this particular traditional remedy from the Island of Cyprus? Hint

Dried rose leaves

Red wine

Cumin

Honey

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Question 6 of 10

6. You have a rather nasty cough and you need a remedy for it. There is another traditional Cypriot remedy for this ailment. You start with the flowers of which plant, with the scientific name Anthemis nobilis? Hint

Thyme

Sage

Chamomile

Rosemary

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Question 7 of 10

7. You feel a very bad stomach pain so you turn to your traditional Cypriot remedies book. You start with the seeds of a very tasty fruit that comes from the Prunus persica tree. What is your starting point? Hint

Plum

Lime

Orange

Peach

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Question 8 of 10

8. You are constipated and looking for a quick remedy that will cure it. This traditional Cypriot remedy calls for a cupful of sweet oil, first thing in the morning. It comes from which plant that goes by the name Prunus amygdalus? Hint

Almond

Pecan

Pistachio

Chestnut

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Question 9 of 10

9. You are suffering from kidney stones. All you need is some ersatz coffee twice a day. What pulse is used for this traditional remedy from Cyprus (if you forgo hummus for a couple of days!)? Hint

Broad beans

Lima beans

Chickpeas

Lentils

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Question 10 of 10

10. You have pain in the feet, knees or other joints. To relieve this pain one of Cyprus' traditional remedies calls for a poultice made mainly with a solution of acetic acid, which is better known as what? Hint

Lime juice

Ketchup

Pomegranate juice

Vinegar

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Are you losing your hair? Well, there is a traditional Cypriot remedy for you! You need to gather berries of which plant of the Myrtaceae family?

Answer: Myrtle

This traditional Cypriot remedy tells you to boil myrtle berries in water and wash your head with the mixture. Your hair will stop falling out. If this remedy fails then use cabbage leaves with salt and olive oil and press well. Then use the extracted liquid on your scalp.

Answer: Grape

Apparently, as the Cypriot remedy instructs, if you crush grape vine leaves and place them on your head that will cure you. Unless of course you would prefer to use earthworms, that can be used for the same purpose.

3. Your vision is rather blurry and you want a natural remedy for it. A traditional remedy from Cyprus uses fennel juice together with the bile of which game bird?

Answer: Partridge

This Cyprus remedy instructs you to apply the mixture to your eyes for a few days. If you don't fancy, or cannot get, bile then you can mix the juices of fennel, basil and amaranth and use that instead.

Grouse is not a game bird that lives in Cyprus.

4. You have earache and you hear about a traditional Cypriot remedy that uses the juice of leek and mint. The juices are used with seven drops of what milk?

Answer: Human

According to this Cypriot remedy, you mix them well, drop the results in your ear and the pain will disappear. If you cannot get human milk there's always an alternative. A mixture of amaranth, garlic, bay leaves and onion juice together with hot olive oil should ease your pain.

Answer: Red wine

There is another traditional Cypriot remedy that does utilise sweet wine together with spiny broom leaves and fresh mint. I am sure that if you drink red wine, you will feel a lot better, but your mouth ulcers may not be cured!

Answer: Chamomile

For this Cypriot remedy, you boil and strain the chamomile. You mix it with almond oil, sugar, cinnamon and cumin and heat the mixture. Drink a cupful a day, before eating anything else. You will get rid of your cough in three days. You will also have to abstain from drinking wine or zivania (Cypriot brandy)!

Answer: Peach

This traditional Cypriot remedy asks you to take twenty peach stones, crack then and take the seeds. Crush the seeds and boil them together with sugar. Drink a cupful twice a day and you will be cured. Alternatively, a mixture of strong sweet wine, rosewater, cinnamon, cloves, ginger and sugar made into syrup will ease your pain.

Answer: Almond

The almond belongs to the same family as the peach. Almond oil is made by pressing the seeds.

If you do not fancy almond oil then there is another traditional Cypriot remedy for you. Pit nine dates and stuff them with mastic tree resin, roast them (using charcoal) and eat them.

9. You are suffering from kidney stones. All you need is some ersatz coffee twice a day. What pulse is used for this traditional remedy from Cyprus (if you forgo hummus for a couple of days!)?

Answer: Chickpeas

Roast the chickpeas and grind them. Use the powder to make coffee (the Greek variety) sweetened with a little sugar.

There are other traditional Cypriot remedies that call for the use of hedgehog bones or the blood of a billy goat, but stick with chickpeas, which are easier to find!

Answer: Vinegar

This traditional Cypriot recipe asks you to boil the vinegar together with lard. Mix with barley flour and quick lime and stir well. Put the poultice on the aching joint. Alternately, you can use lily, the whole plant including roots, leaves and flowers, in a glass container together with olive oil. You leave it in the sunshine for forty days and apply the oil to the aching joint.

Source: Author gme24

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