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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Gorgeous.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the binomial name of the Ghost Orchid?
(a) Dendrophylax serpentilingua.
(b) Dendrophylax helorrhiza.
(c) Dendrophylax porrectus.
(d) Dendrophylax lindenii.

2. The first orchid to bloom in England was not collected by a professional hunter, but brought back by whom?
(a) A Quaker cloth merchant.
(b) A doctor.
(c) A Buddhist Monk.
(d) A Catholic preist.

3. When did William Spencer Cavendish begin collecting orchids?
(a) 1828.
(b) 1826.
(c) 1833.
(d) 1823.

4. Where was Benedict Roezl from?
(a) Egypt.
(b) Poland.
(c) Spain.
(d) Czechoslovakia.

5. When did the Seminole Wars take place?
(a) 1816-1838.
(b) 1828-1833.
(c) 1822-1856.
(d) 1818-1858.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Laroche attempt to use to get in for free at the orchid show in Gorgeous?

2. There are over how many known species of orchids?

3. Where did John Laroche grow up?

4. At what strength did Hurricane Andrew hit south Florida?

5. John Laroche was in a car accident which led to what defect?

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