1. When does the Ghost Orchid blossom?
(a) Between December and April.
(b) Between May and September.
(c) Between May and August.
(d) Between June and August.

2. What did Nathaniel Bagshaw Ward put into a jar and then forget about it?
(a) A caterpillar.
(b) A firefly.
(c) A mouse.
(d) A moth.

3. Hollywood, Florida is just south of what city?
(a) Orlando.
(b) Palm Bay.
(c) Miami.
(d) Fort Lauderdale.

4. The owners of the Orchid Jungle won how much money in the Florida state lottery?
(a) 2.48 million.
(b) 6.76 million.
(c) 56 million.
(d) 124 million.

5. Orchids from seeds take a long time because many of the plants rarely form what?
(a) Seed pods.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Roots.
(d) Cotyledons.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a venomous pit viper species found in the southeastern United States which is the heaviest (though not longest) venomous snake in the Americas and the largest rattlesnake?

2. When did Robert Fuchs begin growing orchids professionally?

3. How many species are in the Pleurothallis genus of orchids?

4. What monkeys are the genus Lagothrix of New World monkeys, usually placed in the family Atelidae?

5. Who was killed in the car accident John Laroche experienced?

(see the answer key)

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