Keukenhof Quiz: Tulips and Spring Gardens of the Netherlands
This Keukenhof quiz explores the world-famous spring flower garden in Lisse, the Netherlands, with questions on how long it opens each year, how many bulbs are planted, what its name means, its first season in 1950, tulip mania, where tulips first came from, the botanist Carolus Clusius, the Flower Parade, striped Rembrandt tulips and the Bollenstreek bulb fields. Ten questions.
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Seasons
For roughly how long is Keukenhof open each year?
Bulbs
Roughly how many flower bulbs are planted at Keukenhof each autumn?
Names
Keukenhof's name means what in Dutch?
History
In which year did Keukenhof first open as a flower exhibition?
Tulip mania
During tulip mania in the 1630s, what happened in the Dutch Republic?
Origins
Tulips first reached Western Europe in the 16th century from which empire?
Botanists
Which botanist planted some of the first tulips in the Netherlands, at Leiden's botanical garden in the 1590s?
Parades
What travels from Noordwijk to Haarlem each April during the Flower Parade?
Stripes
What caused the famous flame-like stripes on old Rembrandt tulips?
Fields
What is the Bollenstreek, the area around Keukenhof?
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Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions
- Q1: For roughly how long is Keukenhof open each year?
Answer: About eight weeks in spring
It usually opens from mid-March to mid-May, when tulips, daffodils and hyacinths bloom. More than a million people visit in that short season.
- Q2: Roughly how many flower bulbs are planted at Keukenhof each autumn?
Answer: About 7 million
Gardeners plant them by hand in carefully designed beds. The garden covers about 32 hectares.
- Q3: Keukenhof's name means what in Dutch?
Answer: Kitchen garden
In the 15th century, the land supplied herbs and game for the kitchen of Countess Jacoba of Bavaria. Her castle was nearby.
- Q4: In which year did Keukenhof first open as a flower exhibition?
Answer: 1950
Bulb growers wanted a showcase for their flowers. The first season drew about 236,000 visitors.
- Q5: During tulip mania in the 1630s, what happened in the Dutch Republic?
Answer: Prices of some tulip bulbs rose to extraordinary levels
Some bulbs reportedly sold for more than the price of a house. The bubble collapsed in 1637.
- Q6: Tulips first reached Western Europe in the 16th century from which empire?
Answer: The Ottoman Empire
Tulips were loved in Ottoman gardens and art, and an era of Ottoman culture is called the Tulip Period. The word tulip may come from the Turkish word for turban.
- Q7: Which botanist planted some of the first tulips in the Netherlands, at Leiden's botanical garden in the 1590s?
Answer: Carolus Clusius
Clusius studied how bulbs grew and shared them with other gardeners. A recreation of his garden can be visited in Leiden.
- Q8: What travels from Noordwijk to Haarlem each April during the Flower Parade?
Answer: Floats covered with flowers
The Bloemencorso floats are decorated with hyacinths, tulips and daffodils. The parade passes Keukenhof along the way.
- Q9: What caused the famous flame-like stripes on old Rembrandt tulips?
Answer: A virus
Scientists later discovered that a virus carried by aphids caused the patterns. Modern striped tulips are bred without the virus.
- Q10: What is the Bollenstreek, the area around Keukenhof?
Answer: The Dutch bulb-growing region
In spring, its fields turn into stripes of red, yellow, pink and purple. Many visitors cycle between the fields.
Keukenhof Quiz – The Garden of Europe
Keukenhof, in the town of Lisse in the Netherlands, is one of the most famous flower gardens in the world. Often called the Garden of Europe, it opens for about eight weeks each spring, when millions of tulips, daffodils, hyacinths and other bulbs bloom. More than a million visitors come from around the world to see its colorful displays.
The land has a long history. In the 15th century, it was the kitchen garden of Countess Jacoba of Bavaria, which gave Keukenhof its name. In 1950, bulb growers turned it into a showcase for Dutch flowers. Today, gardeners plant about 7 million bulbs each autumn across 32 hectares, creating new designs every year.
Tulips have a fascinating story. They came to Western Europe from the Ottoman Empire, where they were treasured in gardens and art. In the 1590s, botanist Carolus Clusius planted some of the first tulips in the Netherlands at Leiden. In the 1630s, tulip mania drove some bulb prices to astonishing heights before the market crashed.
Keukenhof sits in the Bollenstreek, the Dutch bulb region, where fields turn into colorful stripes in spring. The Flower Parade passes nearby each April, and visitors can cycle among the fields, take boat tours and climb a historic windmill in the park.
Pavilions show orchids, lilies and roses, and a different theme guides the designs each year.
The Netherlands is the world's largest exporter of flower bulbs, sending them to gardens across the globe. Flower auctions near Amsterdam, such as Aalsmeer, sell millions of flowers every day.
This quiz covers the history, flowers, traditions and records of Keukenhof.
What This Quiz Teaches
This quiz is perfect for garden lovers, travelers and photographers.
- When Keukenhof opens and how many bulbs it has
- What the name Keukenhof means
- Tulip mania and the Ottoman origin of tulips
- Carolus Clusius and Leiden
- The Flower Parade and Rembrandt tulips
- The Bollenstreek bulb fields
Quick Facts About Keukenhof
- Keukenhof is about 35 kilometers from Amsterdam.
- The park has around 800 varieties of tulips.
- A historic windmill in the park offers views of the bulb fields.
- Tulips usually peak in mid to late April.
- Keukenhof's bulbs are dug up and replaced after each season.
- The park is closed to visitors in summer, autumn and winter.
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