Gaia's Garden Prize Quiz - Spring 2006
The Spring Prize Quiz deadline has been reached. Congratulations to P. Mills who was picked at random from the correct entries. Here are the answers....
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1. The Goddess Brigid / Bride is most commonly associated with which festival?
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a) Imbolc b) Beltane c) Samhain d) Yule |
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| 2. What is the botanical name for Dandelion? |
a) Rubus idaeus b) Taraxacum officinale c) Urtica dioica d) Achillea millefolium |
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| 3. 'Mookaite' is a type of : |
a) herb b) gemstone c) drum d) bird |
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| 4. Which colour is most commonly associated with the throat chakra? |
a) red b) yellow c) green d) blue |
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| 5. In a traditional tarot deck which card is the 6th card (major arcana)? |
a) lovers b) moon c) death d) star |
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| 6. Humulus lupulus is the botanical name for which herb? |
a) hemlock b) hops c) horsetail d) henbane |
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| 7. Goddess Epona is most commonly associated with which of the following animals? |
a) stag b) hare c) badger d) horse |
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| 8. A Garnet gemstone is usually what colour? |
a) blue b) white c) red d) violet |
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| 9. How many people were hanged on Gallows Hill in 1692 as a result of the Salem Witch Trials? |
a) 9 b) 19 c) 29 d) 39 |
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| 10. The Egyptian Goddess Bast is commonly depicted as having the head of... |
a) a cat b) an ox c) a dog d) an ibis |
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| 11. In which (UK) county are the standing stones of Avebury to be found? |
a) suffolk b) wiltshire c) powys d) somerset |
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| 12. Which of the following herbs also has the folkname 'knitbone'? |
a) borage b) plantain c) coltsfoot d) comfrey |
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| 13. Thor's hammer is known by what name? |
a) excalibur b) mjollnir c) gleipnir d) draupnir |
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| 14. What type of bird did Branwen use to send a message to Bran after her husband betrayed her? |
a) robin b) blackbird c) starling d) thrush |
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| 15. Who acquired wisdom from The Salmon of Knowledge? |
a) Fin mac Cool b) Eogan mac Durthact c) Fergus mac Roich d) Finneces |
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| 16. The Greek Goddess Demeter is sister to... |
a) Asklepios b) Helios c) Apollo d) Zeus |
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| 17. The necklace of the Brisings is associated with.... |
a) Branwen b) Artemis c) Freyja d) Skadi |
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| 18. When boiled with salt or allum the roots of the stinging nettle yield what colour dye? |
a) yellow b) blue c) green d) red |
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| 19. Gaia's Garden 'Vision Quest' incense includes which of the following resins? |
a) benzoin b) myrrh c) copal d) dragon's blood |
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| 20. Paisley weavers of Scotland made shawls to Indian designs which were then exported to Europe and further afield. What fragrance was the fabric impregnated with? |
a) patchouli b) geranium c) jasmine d) ylang-ylang |
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