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Medicinal Plants trivia quiz

Medicinal Plants trivia, played live: seven rounds, ten seconds a question. QuizDown has over 120 Medicinal Plants questions, from easy to expert, and you’re matched with a real player who gets the same seven.

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What the Medicinal Plants questions cover

  • Antimalarials
  • Cancer Drugs
  • Alkaloids
  • Tropane Alkaloids
  • Adaptogens
  • Anti-inflammatory
  • Astringents
  • Cancer Alkaloids
  • Cardiac Glycosides
  • Eye Medicine
  • Herbal Tea
  • Immune Herbs

Try three Medicinal Plants questions

Question 1

Which succulent with thick, gel-filled leaves is commonly used to soothe minor burns and sunburn?

  1. Aloe vera
  2. Jade plant
  3. Yucca
  4. Agave
Show the answer

Aloe vera

Question 2

Bark from which tree was historically used as a source of salicin, a compound related to aspirin?

  1. Silver birch
  2. White willow
  3. Sugar maple
  4. English oak
Show the answer

White willow

Question 3

Which daisy-like flower is widely brewed into a caffeine-free tea associated with relaxation?

  1. Sunflower
  2. Echinacea
  3. Chamomile
  4. Dandelion
Show the answer

Chamomile

In a real match you’d have ten seconds for each, and faster right answers score more.

How a Medicinal Plants match works

  1. Seven rounds. The same seven Medicinal Plants questions for you and your opponent.
  2. Ten seconds each. A right answer in two seconds scores 20; at the buzzer, 11.
  3. The last round counts double. It’s never over until it’s over.

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