Are you confident with your gardening knowledge? If you are, take our challenge today! Here’s a Flower & Gardening Quiz we have put together for you to share with your senior residents in aged care. Let’s gather all the gardening enthusiasts! Let’s start now!
The A4 Printable version can be found at the bottom of the page.
Quiz Benefits for Seniors
Engaging in quizzes can be a delightful activity for seniors in aged care, offering both mental stimulation and social connection. Here’s why:
- Sharpens the Mind: Quizzes act like a mental workout, challenging memory and recall. This helps keep cognitive skills sharp and may even delay age-related decline.
- Boosts Mood: Answering questions correctly triggers the release of dopamine, a feel-good chemical in the brain. This can elevate mood and promote a sense of accomplishment.
- Sparks Joy: Recalling trivia or learning new facts can be genuinely enjoyable. Quizzes provide a lighthearted and stimulating activity that brings a sense of fun and laughter.
Answer the Flower & Gardening Quiz Now!
1. A tropical flower named Strelitzia is also known as which kind of bird?
Bird of Paradise
2. Which flower can change its color from blue to pink by adding acid into the soil?
Hydrangea
3. Which famous French artist painted a series of paintings of water lilies?
Claude Monet
4. Saffron is extracted from which flower?
Crocus flowers
5. From which movie does the song Edelweiss come from?
The Sound of Music
6. What young girls name is associated with Green Gables?
Anne
7. What flower does Dame Edna Everage give away at the end of each show?
Gladiolus
8. The Chelsea Flower Show is held in England every year in what month?
May
9. In Holland which bulb was once worth more than gold?
Tulip
10. Which flowers were once known as Gillyflowers?
Carnations
Continuation:
11. True or false, Gnomes are banned at the Chelsea Flower Show?
True
12. Which flowering plant takes its name from the Greek word for rainbow?
Iris
13. What color is a Welsh poppy?
Yellow
14. What forest was Robin Hood associated with?
Sherwood Forest
15. Mary, Mary quite contrary how does your garden grow. What did Mary grow in her garden in the nursery rhyme?
Silver Bells and Cockle Shells and Pretty Maids all in a row
16. Japan has a cherry blossom season celebrated typically in what month?
April
17. In the song “A White Sports Coat” what flower was mentioned?
Pink Carnation
18. Finish the words to this popular Dean Martin song, I want some red roses for…
A blue lady
19. What flower shares its name with Donald Ducks girlfriend?
Daisy
20. Name a flower that shares its name with also a part of the eye?
Iris
