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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Osceola's Head.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of orchid produces a series of adjacent shoots which grow to a certain size, bloom and then stop growing, to be then replaced?
(a) Autopodial.
(b) Tripodial.
(c) Sympodial.
(d) Monopodial.

2. When did the legendary first Sapa Inca, Manco Capac, found the Kingdom of Cuzco?
(a) 1200.
(b) 1324.
(c) 1250.
(d) 1290.

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

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

5. What is a modified or specialized leaf, especially one associated with a reproductive structure such as a flower, inflorescence axis, or cone scale?
(a) Sheath.
(b) Bract.
(c) Lamina.
(d) Frond.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who accompanies Denise to Motes Orchids in Anyone Can Grow Orchids?

2. The collector of Ghost Orchids in Plant Crimes had the secret of putting the baby ghost orchids in what kind of tree?

3. What German tireless collector is the reason why Frederick Sander became so influential in the orchid community?

4. When did Frederick Sander meet Benedict Roezl?

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

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