Flower Power Quiz

by Claire Valenty on October 23, 2010

World-wide, flowers always work as a gift in most situations. However, there are some things a real flower guru would know. Are you one? Take our 10 question quiz and find out!

Red roses can be given to:

your dinner host
your lover
your parents
your boss

In Mexico, if someone was having a spell of bad luck, and you wanted to cheer them up, you would send them:

white flowers
red flowers
yellow flowers
black flowers

White lilies should only be used for funerals. True or false?

True.
False; it depends on the culture of the recipient.
False; they can also be used in get well bouquets.
False; they can be used every day for every type of bouquet.

Men like to get flowers. True or false?

True; they like to be pampered, too!
True, but just don't have them delivered in front of his buddies.
True, but only red roses from a lover.
100% utterly false.

In Asia, why should you never give someone a bouquet that contains only four flowers?

Because four is considered unlucky.
Because the word for four sounds similar to the word for death.
Because it represents a marriage proposal.
Because it is reserved for funerals.

At a wedding, corsages are traditionally worn by whom?

The flower girl
The reception wait staff
The mothers and grandmothers of the bride and groom
The bridesmaids

In the bridal party, how many different types of bouquets are there (assuming you have the bride, a matron of honor, three bridesmaids and a flower girl)?

6
1
4
3

Where is a boutonniere traditionally worn?

On the left lapel.
On the right lapel.
On the tie.
On the butt (get it? "bout"! Like how a Canadian says "butt"! - oh, never mind!

Who pays for the groom's and the groomsmen's boutonnieres?

The bride's family.
The groom's family.
The groom.
They all pay for their own.

Which of the following should be considered when sending flowers to someone at their workplace?

The size of the bouquet.
The card.
The workplace environment.
All of the above.

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justin mathis September 5, 2018 at 4:34 pm: i don’t agree with sending flowers to other people you don’t known people should not do that.