Science

Which plant holds its leaves in vertical position and aligns its edges north to south?
Compass plant

Who discovered the parathyro glands while dissecting a rhinoceros?
Sir Richard Owen

Which plant seed inspired the invention of Velcro fasteners?
Burdock

Phos[horescent Bay near parghera in Puerto Rico is so named because of the glow from certain organisms. Which ones?
Pyrodinium

Which plant use a battery of natural air-guns to disperse its dust like spores?
Sphagnum moss

The popular name of which tree is derived from a remark by an anonymous joker that ‘it would puzzle a monkey to climb that tree’?
Chile pine

Which tree has branches having the appearance of roots, giving rise to an ancient belief that the devil had turned the tree upside down?
Baobab

Which tree derives its name from a common legend that Judas Iscariot hanged himself on it?
Cercis Siliquastrum

Which rose variety became the emblem of the Lancastrians during the 15th century wars of Roses in Britain?
Red Provins Rose

During 1630s, Holland was gripped with mania for a particular flower. Which one?
Tulips