Questions
and Answers
'A
Potpourri of Trivia'
Day
One
The
History of Roses
Fifteenth
Century War of the Roses name the two families involved.
the
York's and Lancaster's
Name
the rose each family took as their emblem, common name and species name.
the
York's taking Rosa alba (now known as the White Rose of York) and the Lancaster's
taking Apothecary's Rose (Rosa gallica officinalis)
What
was the color of the rose, that is fabled to have ended the war?
fabled
rose of red and white
Answers
found -
http://www.timelessroses.com/historic.htm
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Day
Two
The
History of Candels (Candles)
No longer
man's major source of light, candles continue to grow in popularity and
use. Today, candles symbolize celebration, mark romance, define ceremony,
and accent decor continuing to cast a warm glow for all to enjoy.
Who
is given credit for making the first candles?
The
first candles were developed by the Ancient Egyptians who used rushlights,
or torches, made by soaking the pithy core of reeds in molten tallow.
Who
is given credit for creating the wick candle?
It is
the Romans who are credited with developing the wick candle.
Who
created the Bayberry candle?
Colonial
women of New England, offered America's first contribution to candlemaking
when they discovered that boiling the grayish green berries of bayberry
bushes produced a sweet-smelling wax that burned clean.
Answers
found -
http://www.candles.org/Candlemaking/index.htm
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Day
Three
The
History of Herbs
The
art of apothecary, knowledge of the plants and herbs. The human
race
learnt the ways of the world as well as how to keep their health
intact
by the only approach they knew trial and error. Mud,
cool
water or a leaf, were some of the methods they applied while
taking
care of themselves. Soon these initial pieces of information
were
being disseminated for the benefit of the tribe. And so it began
the
wisest person of the tribe, whose knowledge of the plants and
herbs
had been gathered either from experience or by the word of
mouth
from} their ancestors, was called upon to attend the sick and
wounded.
Thus from here the art of apothecary took its roots. Even
though
the ancient mans methods were crude and rudimentary,
they
form the basis of present day medicines that are as simple
and
elementary as those used in prehistoric times.
What
is the name of the document dated (1500 B.C.) that is a
collection
of 700 herbal remedies?
The
Papyrus Ebers
What
people have practiced herbal use for over 5,000 years?
The
Chinese
The
"father of medical literature", often used diet and herbs as the basis
of treatment. Name him.
Hippocrates
Answers
found -
http://www.jimadams.com/history.html
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Day
Four
The
History of Butterflies
Butterflies
did not have bright colors or wings until they were in their present form.
It was the first colorful insect in the world.
The
butterfly has been in its present form for 50 million years.
Did
the butterfly and dinosaur live together?
yes
Butterflies
appeared on earth about __ years ago.
140
million
The
oldest known butterfly fossil is _____ years old?
40 million
Answers
found -
http://bvsd.k12.co.us/schools/coalc/Pages/Butterfly_index.html
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Day
Five
The
History of Incense
The
use of incense is as old as history itself. The early Egyptian and Indian
civilizations utilized incense as a basic ingredient for sacrificial rituals,
and the manufacture of herbal incense was nothing less than a sacred art.
Used to counteract disagreeable odors and drive away demons, incense was
said both to manifest the presence of the gods (fragrance being a divine
attribute) and to gratify them.
What
are the two types of incense?
combustible
and non-combustible
Name
three shapes common to incense.
blocks,
bricks, cones, sticks
It is
noted in the Bible, that the Three Wise Men or Three Kings,
gave
incense as a gift to the infant Jesus of Bethlehem. Name them.
frankincense
and myrrh
Answers
found -
http://aromatherapy-incense.virtualave.net/natural/incense-history.html
For
those who enjoy riddles -
Day
1, Day 2, Day 3, Day 4, you want more?
'Seek
and ye shall find'
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Day
Six
The
Mythical Creatures
Far away
in the twilight time,
Of every
people, in every clime,
Dragons
and griffins and monsters dire,
Born
of water and earth and air and fire.
By Heather
A legendary
sea creature having the head and upper
body
of awoman and the tail of a fish.
Mermaid
A tiny
imaginary being in human form, depicted as clever,
mischievous,
and possessing magical powers.
Fairy,
also excepted Lepruchan
One
of a race of monsters having the head, arms,
and
trunk of a man and the body and legs of a horse.
Centaur
A fabled
creature symbolic of virginity and usually represented as
a horse
with a single straight spiraled horn projecting from its forehead.
Unicorn
A bird
in Egyptian mythology that lived in the desert for 500 years
and
then consumed itself by fire, later to rise renewed from its ashes.
Phoenix
One
of a group of sea nymphs who by their sweet singing lured mariners to destruction
on the rocks surrounding their island.
Siren
A figure
in Egyptian myth having the body of a lion and
the
head of a man, ram, or hawk.
Sphinx,
also excepted Griffon (Gryphon)
Answers
found -
http://www.dictionary.com
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