Quiz Question: July 24, 2011

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  1. Delly

    Delly In Flower

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    Which historical gardening fact is NOT true?

    A. Mesopotamian King Sargon returns from his campaigns in the Indus valley, Mediterranean, and other areas with specimens of foreign trees, vines, figs, and roses for acclimatization in his own land in 2300 BC.

    B. Fujiwara Nagatsune, a Japanese courtier, wrote the first known work on landscape gardening in 1206

    C. A failure at landscape gardening, Caligula decided to try his hand at the job of Roman Emperor in 37 AD

    D. James Beekman erected the first greenhouse in New York City in 1764.
     
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  3. Frank

    Frank GardenStew Founder Staff Member Administrator

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    Hmmm, I guess...

    C.
     
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    eileen Resident Taxonomist Staff Member Moderator Plants Contributor

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    Mmmm this is tougher but I'll go with C.
     
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    Jerry Sullivan Garden Experimenter Plants Contributor

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    Caligula working as a pizza delivery kid was so slow that a pizza ordered by Emperor Tiberius went bad, causing the emperors death. Roman politicians were so ecstatic at the prospect of a new emperor that they selected Caligula. So obviously the answer is 'C'

    Jerry
     
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  6. Delly

    Delly In Flower

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    The Correct answer is C :)
     
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    AAnightowl Young Pine

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    That was a tricky question. I knew Caligula had been Emporer of Rome at one time, but wasn't sure on the rest of that. I thought perhaps the Japanese guy, but I am not up on Japanese history.
     

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