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The Pointsettia, "La flor de Nochebuena"

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 2mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the name of the plant that we learned about (called "La flor de Nochebuena")?

a)

carnations

b)

poinsettia

c)

roses

d)

broccoli

2.

Where does this plant come from?

a)

Mexico & Central America

b)

Spain

c)

Argentina

d)

Aztecville

3.

What are the two main colors of the poinsettia, in Spanish?

a)

dorado y plateado

b)

amarillo y rojo

c)

rojo y verde

d)

azul y anaranjado

4.

Which indigenous group grew poinsettias?

a)

The Inca

b)

The Wampanoag

c)

The Aztec

d)

The Lenape

5.

How did the poinsettia get its name?

a)

from the Aztec leader, Moctezuma

b)

from USA's first ambassador to Mexico, Joel Roberts Poinsett

c)

from the Spanish conquistador, Hernán Cortés

d)

it named itself

6.

How did the Aztecs first use poinsettias?

a)

to wash their horses

b)

as medicine or red dye

c)

as color and flavoring in beef and chicken dishes

d)

as a cleaner for the house

7.

The poinsettia is called "___________________________" because of its bright red leaves.

a)

The Mexican Flame Leaf

b)

The Red Flower

c)

Big Red

d)

The Red Scare

8.

The poinsettia actually have...

a)

red flower petals

b)

red plant leaves

9.

Poinsettias love...

a)

darkness

b)

sunlight

c)

winter weather

10.

How are poinsettias used today?

a)

to decorate the Christmas holidays due to their green and red leaves.

b)

to provide medicine to sick people.

c)

to dye hair red