Botanic Gardens — Set 3

Correct Answer: A. Cherry Blossoms

• **Cherry Blossoms** = The Brooklyn Botanic Garden is famous for its Japanese Hill-and-Pond Garden and its extensive collection of these flowering trees, celebrated annually during Sakura Matsuri. • **52 acres** — The Brooklyn Botanic Garden, famous for its Japanese Hill-and-Pond Garden, covers this area in the heart of Brooklyn. • 💡 Wrong-option analysis: Roses: While roses might be present, cherry blossoms are its most famous collection; Tulips: The garden is not specifically renowned for tulips; Lotus: Lotus flowers are not the primary collection for which the garden is particularly famous.

Correct Answer: C. Eden Project

• **Eden Project** = This botanical garden in Cornwall, England, is known for its Mediterranean and Tropical 'Biomes' housed inside massive hexagonal panels within a reclaimed kaolinite pit. • **Cornwall** — The Eden Project, known for its iconic biomes, is located in this county in England. • 💡 Wrong-option analysis: Kew Gardens: While famous, Kew Gardens does not feature hexagonal biomes in a pit; Wisley Garden: This is a Royal Horticultural Society garden, not known for such biomes; Chelsea Physic Garden: This historic garden is in London and does not have this architectural feature.

Correct Answer: D. Canada

• **Canada** = The Montreal Botanical Garden, often cited as one of the largest in the world, is a significant garden located in Montreal, Quebec, in this country. • **1931** — The Montreal Botanical Garden, featuring 10 exhibition greenhouses and over 20 thematic gardens, was founded in this year. • 💡 Wrong-option analysis: France: The Montreal Botanical Garden is not located in France; Switzerland: This garden is not in Switzerland; Belgium: The garden is not situated in Belgium.

Correct Answer: A. San Marino (California)

• **San Marino (California)** = The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens, a world-class cultural center, is located in this city, near Los Angeles. • **120 acres** — The Huntington features a library of rare books, a significant art collection, and this many acres of specialized botanical gardens. • 💡 Wrong-option analysis: San Francisco: The Huntington is located in Southern California, not San Francisco; Los Angeles: San Marino is a distinct city adjacent to Los Angeles; Palo Alto: The Huntington is not located in Palo Alto.

Correct Answer: C. Portugal

• **Portugal** = The Botanical Garden of the University of Coimbra, one of the oldest in the world, was founded in 1772 in this country. • **1772** — The University of Coimbra Botanical Garden, part of a UNESCO World Heritage site, was founded in this year. • 💡 Wrong-option analysis: Spain: The garden is not in Spain; Italy: This ancient botanical garden is not located in Italy; France: The garden is not found in France.

Correct Answer: D. National Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin

• **National Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin** = This botanical garden in Dublin, Ireland, managed by the Office of Public Works, is famous for its restored historic curvilinear glasshouses. • **Dublin** — The National Botanic Gardens, noted for its historic glasshouses, is located in Glasnevin, a suburb of this Irish city. • 💡 Wrong-option analysis: Mount Usher Gardens: This is a different private garden in County Wicklow; Kylemore Abbey Garden: This Victorian walled garden is in Connemara, County Galway; Powerscourt Estate: This estate is known for its formal gardens, not specifically curvilinear glasshouses managed by Public Works.

Correct Answer: A. Russia

• **Russia** = The Main Botanical Garden of the Academy of Sciences, also known as Tsitsin Garden, is one of the largest in Europe and located in Moscow in this country. • **1945** — This botanical garden, named after Nikolay Tsitsin, was founded in this year and is one of Europe's largest. • 💡 Wrong-option analysis: Ukraine: The Tsitsin Garden is not located in Ukraine; Belarus: This botanical garden is not in Belarus; Kazakhstan: The garden is not situated in Kazakhstan.

Correct Answer: C. Brazil

• **Brazil** = The Inhotim Institute, a botanical garden and contemporary art museum featuring a massive collection of tropical plants, is located in Brumadinho, Minas Gerais, in this country. • **Brumadinho** — The Inhotim Institute, one of the world's largest open-air museums, is located in this municipality in Minas Gerais, Brazil. • 💡 Wrong-option analysis: Argentina: Inhotim is not located in Argentina; Chile: The Inhotim Institute is not in Chile; Colombia: This unique botanical garden and art museum is not found in Colombia.

Correct Answer: D. London

• **London** = The Chelsea Physic Garden, one of the oldest botanical gardens in the UK established in **1673** for apprentice apothecaries, is located in this city. • **1673** — The Chelsea Physic Garden was established in this year by the Worshipful Society of Apothecaries. • 💡 Wrong-option analysis: Oxford: The Chelsea Physic Garden is not in Oxford; Manchester: This historic garden is not located in Manchester; Cambridge: The garden is not situated in Cambridge.

Correct Answer: A. The U.S. Capitol

• **The U.S. Capitol** = The United States Botanic Garden (USBG), one of the oldest in the country, is located on the grounds of this historic building in Washington, D.C. • **1820** — The USBG, including a large conservatory with various simulated habitats, was established by Congress in this year. • 💡 Wrong-option analysis: The White House: The USBG is near the Capitol, not the White House; The Lincoln Memorial: This is a monument, not directly adjacent to the USBG; The Smithsonian Institution: While related to national cultural institutions, the USBG is specifically on the Capitol grounds.