Test Your Herbal IQ

 

Fun Herbal Trivia!

 

How much do you really know about herbs and spices?  Find out with our Herbal Trivia Test!  We guarantee that everyone will learn something.  Scroll down to the bottom of the page for the answers.  Have fun, and we wish you the best of luck!

 

Questions:

 

1.                   What spice, according to Malaysian folklore, had the power to protect against crocodiles?

2.                   Which herb has notoriously stinky fruit?

3.                   What herb was once utilized as an antidote for poisoned arrows? (Hint: Today, it is used to thicken culinary dishes and sauces.)

4.                   Cilantro comes from which type of seed, also commonly used to flavor food?

5.                   Which herb was regarded as a symbol of immortality by the Greeks and Romans?

6.                   In a botanical name, what does spp. stand for?

7.                   The essential oil distilled from what spice is used by Fishermen to disguise their scent from fish?

8.                   Which spice is harvested from the stamens of a beautiful purple crocus? Hint: it is also the most expensive spice in the world.

9.                   What herb is nicknamed “the royal herb�?

10.               Other than catnip, what is the other herb that sends cats into pure ecstasy?

11.               Which North American herb was named for the gold color of its rhizome?

12.               In Shakespeare’s Hamlet, which herb is for remembrance?

13.               Which herb provides the salicylic acid from which aspirin was originally synthesized?

14.               What herb comes from the pimiento plant?

15.               The French claimed which herb could cure the bite of reptiles and mad dogs?

16.               Which herb will produce a deep red color when the fresh flowers are infused in oil?

17.               This herb was once believed to be eaten by serpents to improve their eyesight, making it easier to attack their victims. What herb is it?

18.               What is the difference between Gojii berries and Lycii berries?

19.               In Beatrix Potter’s Tales of Peter Rabbit, what herbal tea does Peter’s mother give him to drink once that he returns from the cabbage patch?

20.               What herbal liqueur has been credited for the birth of the Impressionist art movement?

21.               The Aztecs made hot chocolate using powdered Cacao beans, and which spice?