Q 01/05

Lavender, long used to scent baths and linen, is traditionally traced to Latin lavare, meaning what?

A) To heal

B) To wash

C) To calm

D) To bloom

Answer · why

B) To wash

To wash is the usual explanation, since the plant perfumed baths and laundry, though some dictionaries suggest the name began with a Latin word for bl...

Q 02/05

Which region of southern France draws tourists each flowering season to lavender centres such as Sault and Valensole?

A) Provence

B) Gascony

C) Languedoc

D) Aquitaine

Answer · why

A) Provence

Provence celebrates the crop every 15 August in Sault, where a festival stages France's championship for cutting lavender by sickle.

Q 03/05

In Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, which classmate does Lavender Brown date, to Hermione's fury?

A) Dean Thomas

B) Seamus Finnigan

C) Ron Weasley

D) Neville Longbottom

Answer · why

C) Ron Weasley

Ron Weasley starts dating Lavender to spite Hermione, who lashes out at him in return.

Q 04/05

In Pokémon Red and Blue, Lavender Town's Pokémon Tower is the only place to catch which type of Pokémon?

A) Psychic

B) Dragon

C) Ice

D) Ghost

Answer · why

D) Ghost

Ghost-type Pokémon live among the graves, and the town's eerie background music later inspired an internet urban legend.

Q 05/05

Dried lavender buds grow more potent than fresh ones, so overdoing them gives food which unpleasant aftertaste?

A) Soapy

B) Metallic

C) Smoky

D) Fishy

Answer · why

A) Soapy

Soapy is the cook's warning, so a recipe written for fresh lavender needs only about a third as much of the dried buds.