The Orchid Thief Quiz | One Week Quiz A

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The Orchid Thief Quiz | One Week Quiz A

Susan Orlean
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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Barbecued Doves.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the height of his smuggling days, Lee Moore had his own plane, two Lincoln Continentals, a large house and how much money in the bank?
(a) $1,000,000.
(b) $850,000.
(c) $2,500,000.
(d) $600,000.

2. In Orchid Fever, Susan writes that the international trade in orchids is more than how much per year?
(a) $200 million.
(b) $700 million.
(c) $10 billion.
(d) $2 billion.

3. How many genera are there in the orchid family?
(a) 975.
(b) 880.
(c) 650.
(d) 129.

4. What time of smuggling did Lee Moore's wife regale when she met Susan?
(a) Post-WWI art phase.
(b) Nazi memorabilia phase.
(c) Pre-Columbian art phase.
(d) Pre-Benedectine art phase.

5. There are over how many known species of orchids?
(a) 35,000.
(b) 90,000.
(c) 30,000.
(d) 42,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of pollination do orchids undergo?

2. When did the legendary first Sapa Inca, Manco Capac, found the Kingdom of Cuzco?

3. When was the Cattleya Orchid named?

4. In what neighborhood of Miami does Lee Moore live?

5. What is a term for any one of a large number of unrelated small to medium sized species of parrot, that generally have long tail feathers?

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