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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many species are in the Pleurothallis genus of orchids?
(a) 200.
(b) 1000.
(c) 70.
(d) 475.

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

3. Who discovered the last species of Cattleya that would be discovered?
(a) Robert Fuchs.
(b) Frank Smith.
(c) John Lindley.
(d) Lee Moore.

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

5. One of the largest nurseries in south Florida, Kerry's Bromeliads houses over how many orchids?
(a) 7.7 million.
(b) 3.6 million.
(c) 950,000.
(d) 1.2 million.

Short Answer Questions

1. One of the most notorious plant crimes in Florida occurred when someone stole prize-winning orchids worth how much from the R. F. Orchids shadehouse?

2. Of what profession was Nathaniel Bagshaw Ward?

3. Where did Susan Orlean leave to go to Florida in The Millionaire's Hothouse?

4. When was Du Pont founded?

5. Who owned the Gulf American Corporation?

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