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....

1. The Goddess Brigid / Bride is most commonly associated with which festival?

 

a) Imbolc

b) Beltane

c) Samhain

d) Yule

2. What is the botanical name for Dandelion?

a) Rubus idaeus

b) Taraxacum officinale

c) Urtica dioica

d) Achillea millefolium

3. 'Mookaite' is a type of :

a) herb

b) gemstone

c) drum

d) bird

4. Which colour is most commonly associated with the throat chakra?

a) red

b) yellow

c) green

d) blue

5. In a traditional tarot deck which card is the 6th card (major arcana)?

a) lovers

b) moon

c) death

d) star

6. Humulus lupulus is the botanical name for which herb?

a) hemlock

b) hops

c) horsetail

d) henbane

7. Goddess Epona is most commonly associated with which of the following animals?

a) stag

b) hare

c) badger

d) horse

8. A Garnet gemstone is usually what colour?

a) blue

b) white

c) red

d) violet

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

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

11. In which (UK) county are the standing stones of Avebury to be found?

a) suffolk

b) wiltshire

c) powys

d) somerset

12. Which of the following herbs also has the folkname 'knitbone'?

a) borage

b) plantain

c) coltsfoot

d) comfrey

13. Thor's hammer is known by what name?

a) excalibur

b) mjollnir

c) gleipnir

d) draupnir

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

15. Who acquired wisdom from The Salmon of Knowledge?

a) Fin mac Cool

b) Eogan mac Durthact

c) Fergus mac Roich

d) Finneces

16. The Greek Goddess Demeter is sister to...

a) Asklepios

b) Helios

c) Apollo

d) Zeus

17. The necklace of the Brisings is associated with....

a) Branwen

b) Artemis

c) Freyja

d) Skadi

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

19. Gaia's Garden 'Vision Quest' incense includes which of the following resins?

a) benzoin

b) myrrh

c) copal

d) dragon's blood

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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